FOLKESTONE AFTERWARDS

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Brookland
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AFTER-RACING BASH

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A double for trainer-rider Phil York on Behind The Scenes and Swordsman was the highlight at Penshurst point-to-point on Saturday 21st April, but Libby Lawson, who rode one and trained two winners, wasn't far behind. Her double came with The Duke's Speech, which she rides and owns, and False Identity (Jody Sole), who was gifted the Maiden when favourite Grape Expectations refused at the last. The other two races went to the Andrews sisters with Bridget taking the opener on Festival Bound and Gina winning the Ladies Open on Description. Rider Frankie Hickman was kept in Pembury Hospital overnight after sustaining a head injury when unseated by Thenford Ryde. She is out for the season but leads the lady riders' championship. Marcus Gorman has a suspected broken wrist after a fall with Latalanta. With a second place on Whatever Next, Nick Pearce consolidated his place at the head of the men's title race.

Last fence in the Ladies'

Tom's Toybox and Claire Douglas (nearside) had a marginal lead over the last in the Ladies' Open at Godstone on Sunday March 11th.

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YORK AT THE DOUBLE

A double in the last two races for Philip York saw the Surrey rider resume business as usual at Charing Races on Sunday Feb 19th. Held in bright sunshine, the meeting produced exceptional racing, with other highlights being the Men’s Open win of Master T, the sixth of his career, in the hands of Peter Bull; and the winning return to Charing of Tom’s Toybox (Claire Douglas), who had been beaten in his first point-to-point last month. Tom's Toybox won a handicap chase at Aintree four years ago and is now in the hands of Kent trainer David Phelan.
The two open winners shared fastest time of the day, just a second faster than Harbour Court in the Restricted. This Berkshire raider was stepping up from a maiden victory at Kingston Blount last April and was ridden by top amateur James Tudor.
The opening two-and-a-half mile Maiden went to all-the-way winner Mr Maybe and Will Hickman who took a long, leisurely lead from flagfall and eventually beat Chosen Few by eight lengths. Philip York’s double came from Ringa Bay, beating Durante by three lengths, and a front-running masterclass on the debutant Encantadora, who punished a field of maidens at the odds of 12-1.

By the time the Ladies' Open was under way the snow was pelting down at Tweseldown on Sunday afternoon. But it didn't stop Frankie Hickman and the 1-4 favourite Mount Sandel, who led the whole way for another victory that took 16-year-old Frankie further ahead in the lady jockeys' championship. Brother Will, with two placed efforts, took the lead in the men's title race ahead of Philip Hall and Pete Bull. Of the 60 horses that ran at Tweseldown only 15 were qualified in the SE.

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