2010- 2011         5th February 2011

Gina Andrews completed her first ever treble when BATALOV won the concluding, older horse maiden race. Gina had opened her account for the afternoon when BLUE GUN prevailed in a tight finish to the Club Members’ race and then enjoyed another excellent outing aboard MID DIV AND CREEP in the Ladies Open. The impressive mare was completing her seventh consecutive Horseheath success.

James Owen took a crashing fall, when going through the wing of the fourth last in Blue Gun’s race and suffered a broken foot which was to keep him out of the saddle for the rest of the season. Louise Allen was quickly drafted in to ride BAVARD COURT, in the Turner’s colours in the next contest, the younger horse’s Maiden, and the new partnership duly obliged by half a length from Chief of the Park.

Trainer Caroline Fryer continued her early first season success rate with a double triumph starting with BALLYGALLEY BOB and Richard Collinson in the novice riders contest. IDE NO IDEA and Rupert Stearn completed a memorable day for Caroline when beating favourite Galway Jack in the Restricted. Thirteen year old DENVALE and the ageless Richard Hunnisett rolled back the years to record back-to-back victories in the Mens Open.

2000-2009             5th February 2000

A large crowd were treated to eight races and a total of 83 horses in racing action. Closest finish of the day came in the Intermediate when Alex Harvey on JUST ONE QUESTION took full advantage of a last fence mistake by odds-on Kent raider Buckaholic, to win by a head.

This was Alex’s first winner of the season and another rider to celebrate a similar situation was Andrew Sansome, who was victorious on the Joan Tice owned and trained TEETON BUILDS in the PPORA Members’ race. Another close finish saw THURLES PICKPOCKET and Sam Hodge finally get the better of Cache Fleur and Gi d’Angibau by a diminishing half a length, after the pair had been locked in a close battle from the second last.

Both divisions of the Maiden provided popular winners. COUNTRY BARLE and Nigel Bloom won the first division for the Hodge family. The twelve year old Country Barle and Glencoy, with Alan Coe aboard, were the only finishers from the 11 who started the race.

The seven year old MONTY’S TAG gave Simon Andrews a welcome clear round to win the second division. Simon had experienced a disastrous start to the season, failing to complete the course on any of his mounts, during the three previous meetings of the campaign.

1990-1999                19th March 1994

Two consistent and top local horses won the Open events with the meeting run on good, good to soft in places, conditions. MELTON PARK rattled up another win in the Mens Open with normal pilot Nigel Bloom aboard whilst RICHARD HUNT and Lisa Rowe won the Ladies equivalent with consummate ease by twenty lengths.

The Restricted race went to that game little horse HORACE and Ollie Vaughan-Jones. The pairing drew clear two out and although finishing very tired, still had there rivals toiling in the rear. The meeting commenced with COPPER THISTLE and Paul Taiano ‘walking over’ in the Hunt race. The pairing were also declared for the second race, this time for full racing action but could only finish fifth in the PPOA Members’ race won by MILLBAY and Nibby Bloom.

1980-1989                15th  March 1986

The opening Hunt race went to the veteran, sixteen year old; KEEP from the Libby Heath stable. Simon Cowell was in the saddle and this win followed up Simon’s first ever treble for the same stable at the Oakley, the previous weekend. Simon finished the day with facial injuries sustained when falling from Jimmy Law, in the Maiden.

Another rider enjoying a ‘purple patch’ was James Fanshawe, now a leading Newmarket trainer, who won the Adjacent on SMOKER and this was James’ third win in as many rides. However, James’ good run also came to an abrupt end when his mount Queen May crashed out in division one of the Maiden.

Josie Sheppard moved to within one of Pat Tollit’s all–time ladies record of 172 wins with a remarkable victory on her father’s SWARM. Having been carried out at the fifth fence, with two other rivals, Josie circled and rejoined the race, was back in contention with a circuit to go and then proceeded to catch and pass, long-time leader Todd’s Hill, two fences out and go on to a comfortable victory.