Welcome
Welcome to southmidlandp2p.co.uk - the official website for Point-to-Point horse racing in the South Midlands. The new point to point season is just around the corner and we will be covering all of the meetings at the following courses: Ashorne, Barbury Racecourse, Brafield-on-the-Green, Dunthrop, Guilsborough, Kimble, Kingston Blount, Lockinge, Siddington,Tweseldown and Westfield. We will also have all the latest news, views, reviews and events taking place in the South Midlands Area.
The new Point to Point season begins on Sunday 30th November 2008 with the regular Cottenham and Black Forest Lodge fixtures opening the proceedings. With 7 meetings planned before the end of the year, racegoers will have plenty of early racing action to wet their appetite before the season really kicks into gear. There are 212 meetings scheduled to take place this season over 117 different courses finishing off as usual at Umberleigh on the 13th June 2009. We are sure to see plenty of ups and downs throughout the season so come and join us and be part of the action.
There are two new courses for the 2008-2009 season. Whitfield is the new location for the Grafton meeting on May 17th and further a field North Carlton is to be used by the Burton and the Blankney Hunts in place of Market Rasen. The Albrighton fixture which is usually held at Weston Park has been moved to Bangor as Weston Park is not being used anymore. The other meeting to of changed homes is the Meynell Meeting on 24th May this now takes place at Garthorpe.
As mentioned above the Grafton Hunt meeting which is renowned for being run at Mollington before its demise in 2007 had one season at the Guilsborough course before finding a new permanent home at Westfield. After the recent open day on Sunday 28th September 2008, which proved a great success, it looks as if we have another great point to point venue in the South Midlands area. Reports are that the course looks in excellent condition and is set in an ideal location with picturesque surroundings in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside. The address is Manor Farm, Whitfield NN13 5TQ. It will also be signposted from the A43.
A preview of every meeting in the South Midlands area will be posted to the site every Thursday before the weekend fixtures. I would also like too hear all your news and views of the weekends action and any other information you would like to discuss on the sport on the sites forum. I will also be putting up on the site before the start of the new season some horses to follow throughout the season , so please feel free to send me details of any horses you think are worth following. Also check out all of the fantastic photos on the site which have been very kindly supplied by Neale Blackburn of Chasdog. If you are looking to purchase any horse racing photos Neale has a fantastic portfolio and will be very accommodating on size, style and pricing issues. For further details contact Neale on www.chasdog.com.
Hopefully you will enjoy the site and we look forward to receiving your comments and views regarding the racing events as they unfold. Please email any comments to info@southmidlandp2p.co.uk or join our discussion forum here.
Looking forward to you joining us for a new and exciting season pointing.