THE local point to point season ended with the Harkaway Club's fixture at Chaddesley Corbett at the weekend where honours fell to Shobdon trainer Steve Isaac who saddled a double and rider Lorna Brooke who also scored a double, writes GRAHAM SAVEKER.
The duo teamed up with Magicien in the Ladies Open race and they were sent off favourites to follow up their recent course win in the nine-runner field. Once Brooke had allowed her mount to take the lead on the final circuit they drew away steadily to record a six-length win from the chasing Returned Unpaid.
Isaac followed this in the next race with Chief Mouse capitalising upon the odds-on favourite Caught At Dawn breaking a stirrup leather and battling on well for rider Rob Hodges to score by six lengths despite the trainer's pre-race fears about the ground.
This win completed a fine run of form for Isaac who has saddled four winners in the past three weeks.
Brooke completed her double in the final race on the card, riding Sir Sharif, owned by her mother, Lady Sue Brooke, in the Maiden race. Once again she demonstrated her growing abilities with a confident ride, taking up the running at the third last fence and staying on well to win by a length from Jovian Pond.
Lady Sue Brooke confirmed that Sir Sharif had originally been bought 'unseen' at the start of the season for her daughter, who had been away studying in America as part of her studies at the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester.
RESULTS
Members: 1 Prince Dundee ( B Keighley) 6/4 JF, 2 Idaho Falls 5/1, 3 Southbay 12/1, 7 ran.
Restricted: 1 Shuil Monty (P York) 5/4 fav, 2 Slave's Adventure 25/1, 3 Not Yet Decent 25/1. 8 ran.
Ladies Open: 1 Magicien (L Brooke) 11/10 fav, 2 Returned Unpaid 10/1, 3 Rhetoric 50/1. 9 ran.
Open: 1 Chief Mouse (R Hodges) 9/1, 2 Captain O'Neill 7/1, 3 Lannkaran 33/1. 10 ran.
Intermediate: 1 The Unamed Man (W Hill) 11/10 fav, 2 Whites Touch 5/1, 3 Mr Nabarro 5/1. 6 ran.
Maiden: 1 Sir Sharif (L Brooke) 4/1, 2 Jovian Pond 3/1 JF, 3 Weiser Bud 4/1. 10 ran.
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