JOCKEY Gary Hanmer took the plaudits at the South Herefordshire Hunt point to point meeting at Garnons on Sunday when the Chesire-based jockey scored a treble with wins on Just Cliquot, Festival Time and Gaynors Gamble.

Just Cliquout has long been held in high regard by Hanmer. The improving eight-year-old mare was always travelling smoothly in the opening Confined race and once Hanmer had sent his mount into he lead in the final back straight the result was a foregone conclusion as they drew away to win by 10 lengths from runner-up Inis Cara.

Hanmer later completed his treble with wins on Festival Time and Gaynors Gamble in two divisions of the young horse Maiden races. He said of his afternoon's work: "I'm very pleased especially with the two Maiden winners as hopefully they should come on again for the runs and should follow up. I'd like to think they have a future."

Bright Beacon was sent off an odds-on favourite for the eight-runner Men's Open for jockey Evan Williams and owner Pat Tollit and the result was never in doubt on the rain-softened ground early on the final circuit.

Front-running Thats-foreel had already surrendered the lead before coming to grief at the second last fence, giving jockey Adrian Wintle a crashing fall, and Williams was was able to allow his mount to coast home a distance clear of the only other finisher, Time Can Tell.

Castlemorton jockey Tim Stephenson continued his good run of form with a double at the meeting, scoring aboard owner Alan Hollingsworth's Hijacked in the PPORA race and then a Maiden success on Justadream.

Course specialist Upton Adventure duly confirmed odds-on favourtism in the Ladies' open race for owner Peter Corbett and jockey Emma James.

RESULTS

Confined: 1. Just Cliquot (G Hanmer) 5/4Fav, 2. Inis Cara 7/2, 3. Haste Ye Back 16/1. 12 ran.

Ladies: 1. Upton Adventure (E James) 2/5 Fav, 2. Gipsy Cricketer 10/1, 3. Lucky Master 25/1. 9 ran.

Restricted: 1. Love at Dawn (P Mason) 2/1 Fav, 2. Ballingale Dawn 7/2, 3. Paddy Bettalot 12/1. 12 ran.

Open: 1. Bright Beacon (E Williams) 4/5 Fav, 2. Time Can Tell 12/1. Only 2 finished. 8 ran.

PPORA: 1. Hijacked (T Stephenson) 13/2, 2. Generaux 7/1, 3. Arctic King 7/4Fav. 7 ran.

Maiden 5,6,7 yo 2m4F (Div 1, Part 1): 1. Festival Time (G Hanmer) 5/2Fav, 2. Dans Blarney 4/1. Only 2 finished. 8 ran.

Maiden 5,6,7 yo 2m4F (Div 1, Part 2): 1. Justadream (T Stepehnson)8/1, 2. Che Guevara 2/1jf, 3. You can Call Me Al 4/1. 9 ran.

Maiden 5,6,7 yo 2m4F (Div 2): 1. Gaynors Gamble (G Hanmer0 6/1, 2. Rosegrove Rooster 12/1, 3. Chicago's Padre 10/1. 13 ran.

Maiden 8 yo Up (Div 1): 1. Northern Prince (C Allen) 13/2, 2. Rosie Stroud 2/1, 3. Risk Advisory 11/2, 9 ran.

Maiden 8yo Up (Div 2): 1. Craiova Comet (T Weston) 3/1, 2. Lord Woodyard 6/1, 3. Johnston's Ville 5/1. 9 ran.

l THERE is a double bill of point to point racing this weekend with the Teme Valley Hunt meeting on Saturday and the Ledbury Hunt meeting on Sunday.

The Teme Valley event is at Brampton Bryan with the first race at 1pm. The Ledbury meeting is at Maisemoor Park and starts at 12 noon.