REPORT: THE CORNWALL CLUB POINT TO POINT AT WADEBRIDGE – 8TH DECEMBER 2019
GRANVILLE TAYLOR “At last the wind in December lashing the old trees with rain…..” Extract from a poem by W S Merwin, 1927-2019 There was ample lashing rain, not to […]
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A report on a past Point-To-Point meeting in the Devon & Cornwall area
GRANVILLE’S BETTING GOSSIP DUNSMORE CLUB, SILVERTON 17th NOVEMBER 2017
BOOKIES 3 PUNTERS 3 – Score draw Firstly, the organisers deserve much credit for getting this meeting on at this new course, having battled to defeat the recent very wet weather. The jockeys I spoke with […]
REPORT ON THE DUNSMORE CLUB, SILVERTON SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER
The wheel is come full circle. I am here ~ Lear. William Shakespeare What you mean Mr Shakespeare is that it has only been 22 weeks since we last got together in […]
REPORT AND RESULTS: TORRINGTON FARMERS POINT-TO-POINT AND DEVON & CORNWALL PONY RACING FINALS – CHAPLETON BARTON, UMBERLEIGH – 15th JUNE 2019
Written by Donna Harris The final Point-to-Point of the current season was held last Saturday where the stage was set for a dual between National Gentleman Champion jockey Will Biddick […]
GRANVILLE’S BETTING GOSSIP – TIVERTON STAGHOUNDS POINT-TO-POINT, SUNDAY 9TH JUNE 2019
The Devon & Cornwall bookies normally provide a strong betting market and the Tiverton Staghounds fixture was well up to standard. There was some entertaining jousting between the layers and […]
REPORT – TIVERTON STAGHOUNDS POINT-TO-POINT AT BRATTON DOWN ON SUNDAY 9TH JUNE 2019
WRITTEN BY GRANVILLE TAYLOR “You never tire of the moor. You cannot think of the wonderful secrets which it contains. It is so vast, and so barren, and so mysterious.” […]
GRANVILLE’S BETTING GOSSIP – EXMOOR POINT-TO-POINT AT BRATTON DOWN ON SUNDAY 2ND JUNE 2019
Five out of six winning favourites put the bookies on the back foot at Bratton Down, however one or two gambles went astray. “About level on the day,” I was […]
REPORT: EXMOOR POINT-TO-POINT AT BRATTON DOWN, SUNDAY 2ND JUNE 2019
WRITTEN BY GRANVILLE TAYLOR “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer……” William Shakespeare – Richard III Hang on a minute Mr Shakespeare. It was nowhere near glorious […]
GRANVILLE’S BETTING GOSSIP – SOUTH TETCOTT POINT-TO-POINT AT UPCOTT CROSS ON BANK HOLIDAY HOLIDAY 27TH MAY 2019
The well watered ground meant a very good racing surface which attracted a total of 48 runners for the six races at Upcott Cross. 15 bookies produced a strong betting […]
REPORT – SOUTH TETCOTT POINT-TO-POINT AT UPCOTT CROSS – BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 27TH MAY 2019
WRITTEN BY GRANVILLE TAYLOR THE course at Upcott Cross had been well watered to counteract the long dry spell. The organisers were duly rewarded for their efforts when a total […]
