Carol Lawrence (Meilyr) and Mr Reip (Jay Jay Valentine)
Leading owner/rider/trainer
HJ Widdicombe Memorial
2016/17
Mike Biddick
2014/15
Jennifer Davenport – Mic’s Delight – 16 points
2013/14
Sarah Dennis – Print the Money, 7 points
2012/13
PENNY LAY – Knoxhill Archie, 7 points
2011/12
Lucy Gardner – Bach on Tow, Call Me Sir, total 8 points
2010/11
Jimmy Cole
2009/10
Lee Rowe – Tatsu 7 points
Leading horse
Axminster Carpets Cup
2017/18
The Bradley Partnership – The Two Amigos (20 points), E Summersby, N Banks, T Hughes, B Fuller – Honest Deed (20 points)
2016/17
Dean Summersby – Chosen Lucky
2014/15
Miss Verity Nicholls – Dicky Bob, 20 points
2013/14
Roger Knowles – Byerley Bear, 25 points
2012/13
John & Sandra Heard – Faasel, 19 points
2011/12
Sue Trump’s Kirkleigh and Ross Oliver’s Wee Fly 18 points each. Challenge Cup goes to Kirkleigh after greater number of wins taken into account.
2010/11
Ken, John & Sandra Heard – Paddy The Piper
2009/10
Mr W Westacott (Come What Augustus)
Leading novice horse
Little Vanity Cup
2017/18
The Edward Walker Racing Club – Wind Tor (14 points)
2016/17
Dean Summersby with Chosen Lucky
2014/15
Dicky Bob –Miss Verity Nicholls- 20 points
2013/14
Shared between five: Master Hooper (Mrs J E Purdie); Whispering Wild (The Notso Innocent Partnership, Mike Watson); Ambitious Pursuit (Mrs L Glanville); Carheney River (Mrs K Heard & Mr M Evans); O’Flo (Mrs C Lawrence & Ms K Lawrence) all with 8 points
2012/13
Railway Vic 15 points (Mr Jim Frost & Mrs Susan Roe joint owners of Railway Vic)
2011/12
David Congdon’s Searree and Charlie Rush’s Indiana Bay 12 points each. 3 wins each – Challenge Cup shared.
Ross Oliver – Wee Fly, 17 points (good luck with your foals Fly)
2011/12
Ross Oliver – Wee Fly
2010/11
The High Rollers syndicate (Ken Heard, Mike Smale, Mervyn Willis, David Willis, Bernie Langdon) – Roll On Rose
2009/10
Glacial Call (Jane Brake)
Leading veteran horse
Anjubi Trophy
2017/18
Jennifer Davenport – Mic’s Delight (13 points)
2016/17
Mike Biddick – There’s No Panic
2014/15
Bellflower Boy – Ben Robarts – 12 points
2013/14
Ned White – Mrs Jacqui Elliott, 11 points
2012/13
Faasel – John & Sandra Heard
2011/12
Clew Bay Cove (Dominic Furnell) and Doof 5 points each (Leslie Jefford, Miles Pengelly and Stuart Bradley). 1 win each Challenge Cup shared
2010/11
Paddy The Piper – Ken, John & Sandra Heard
2009/10
Beau Supreme (10 points); Paddy The Piper (10 points)
Rider gaining most points at single meeting
Prideaux Horse Trophy
2017/18
Will Biddick at Axe Vale Harriers
2016/17
Darren Edwards – 14 points at Eggesford
2014/15
Will Biddick – 5 winners and a third = 21 points Dulverton West
2013/14
Robbie Henderson 14 points at Dulverton Farmers
2012/13
IAN CHANIN 14 points at Silverton
2011/12
Will Biddick at Trebudannon 9th April. 19 points
2010/11
Josh Guerriero at Stevenstone
2009/10
Josh Guerriero 18 points Stevenstone May 3
Bookmakers Trophy Rider longest official SP reside in area
Devon & Cornwall BPA
2017/18
Barnaby Treneer – Syracuse’s Dream 25-1 at Great Trethew
2016/17
Jake Bament – The Overflow 50-1 at Tiverton Staghounds
2014/15
Mervyn Woodward – Highland Thistle 66-1 at Dulverton West
2013/14
Michael Heard – It’s All or Nothing 33-1 Eggesford
2012/13
Robbie Henderson – Jopero 25-1 at Four Burrow
2011/12
Dominic Furnell – Clew Bay Cove 200-1 at Stafford Cross 26th May
2010/11
Jo Buck – Nicks Power 33-1 (Jimmy Cole also rode 33-1 Mayfair Lastchance East Cornwall 27 Feb but rules state younger rider gets the award)
2009/10
Dead heat between Ben Robarts Mioche D’estruval (Dulverton, May 15) and James Best Think On This (Mid Devon, Feb 13) both 25-1.
Western Morning News Trophy
best individual performance
2017/18
The Western Morning News trophy for 2018 has been awarded jointly to Joe Tickle and Leanda Tickle. The brother and sister pair enjoyed many successes in the saddle in recent years, principally in the Devon & Cornwall point-to-point area. As a young trainer with a small string, Joe is now sending out winners (all meticulously turned out) from his training base in mid Devon He trained Horwood Lad to win three times this season, progressing from Maiden to Intermediate races. Leanda recently announced her retirement from race riding after partnering the four- year-old filly Lily The Pink, trained by Joe Tickle for Exmoor based owner Paul Nicholas, to win the prestigious Irish Thoroughbred Marketing point-to-point bumper at Stratford in June. Leanda also helped to organise and co-ordinate the 2018 calendar which raised around £11,000 for the Injured Jockeys Fund. The pair have always been a great credit to point-to-point racing in the Devon & Cornwall area and are worthy winners of the Western Morning News trophy.
2016/17
Stuart Sampson: Trainer Stuart Sampson achieved a memorable performance at the South Tetcott meeting at Upcott Cross on 29th May by saddling three winners from his small string. The horses he trained at Culmstock won a total of nine point-to-points in all this year in the Devon & Cornwall area, plus others outside the area..
2014/15
Ryan Chapman – Ryan and his family are the essence of a pointing family having supported the sport locally for generations. Ryan himself rode as a 16-year-old but had a long break to further his career as a farrier. He shed 5 stones in order to continue riding in point-to-points in the last couple of years. Riding pointers prepared by the family, and with only a handful of rides, he rode his first winner at Wadebridge in January, and rode a double on Easter Monday at his local Trebudannon track.
2013/14
Robert Chanin – Achieved a remarkable feat of sending out seven winners from his first eight runners of the season with four separate horses.
2012/13
Merv Woodward who has been around for years without much recognition. He was riding at his best this season. His 4 wins on Double Bank were outstanding.
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