Future champions line up at pony racing finals

Finals inward 2 Pony Racing divisions are at Newmarket on Saturday, Oct 6.

Two divisions of immature jockeys volition pit their skills at Newmarket Racecourse on Saturday, amongst 24 riders aiming to hold upward named 2012 Charles Owen Pony Racing Champions.

The riders direct maintain qualified throughout the Series at 27 British racecourses, betwixt Apr in addition to October. Those competing, in addition to many others involved inward the initiative, volition hold upward hoping to follow inward the footsteps of the 100+ graduates from Pony Racing who direct maintain already progressed in addition to agree a BHA Jockeys’ Licence, inward improver to many to a greater extent than that straightaway piece of employment inside the racing industry.

Riders are aged from eleven to 15, in addition to the 2 divisions for the ponies are 138cm in addition to nether in addition to 148cm in addition to under.

The 2 finals volition accept house earlier racing over distances of half-dozen furlongs in addition to a mile.  An awards luncheon volition follow amongst the annunciation in addition to presentation of the 2012 Rose Bengal Leading Rider in addition to Scholarship Awards.

Former Pony Racing passenger Harry Derham said: “I am in addition to then thankful to Pony Racing for the sense it gave me earlier I turned professional. I learnt in addition to then much from it, from race riding tactics in addition to technique to full general fitness requirements, etiquette in addition to procedures inward racing. I had about non bad days Pony Racing in addition to promise I tin laissez passer on notice hold upward every bit successful every bit a professional person jockey now! I rode inward The Finals a few times merely sadly never won them.  Good luck to everyone riding inward them this weekend.”

Rebecca Davies, Chief Executive of the Pony Racing Authority, said the finals were the culmination of the best piece of employment of a year’s difficult piece of employment for many riders, in addition to it was the showtime fourth dimension that the finals are existence held at Newmarket.

“Charles Owen’s investment in addition to back upward of Pony Racing is significant,” she said.

“Not entirely direct maintain they backed the maiden since 2005, they direct maintain latterly committed to a farther 2 year’s sponsorship until 2014.  At The Finals, all riders volition have a Charles Owen helmet of their selection (worth over £1500 inward total) thank you lot to the continued generosity of our sponsor.”

Newmarket Racecourses’ managing director of racing Michael Prosser said he was delighted to hold upward staging The Finals. “We’ve e'er been staunch advocates of the Pony Racing Authority in addition to of the Series.”

“In the past times we’ve enjoyed having pony races on the Rowley Mile and, for the showtime fourth dimension this year, too on the July Course when they preceded racing at our early on June Sabbatum fixture,” he said.

“The Series has already played a cardinal piece of employment inward nurturing the talents of several really promising riders in addition to nosotros are certain Sabbatum volition ane time to a greater extent than showcase like mightiness – nosotros really much hold off forrad to both races.”

 

 

138cm & Under Charles Owen Pony Racing Final
Rider Name		Age	County / From	Pony Name	2012 Charles Owen Series Pony Form
Charlie	Todd	11	Durham	Little Anne	1 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
Jamie	Perrett	12	Berkshire	Dillan’s Girl	1 , 1 , three , 1 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 2
Harry	Cobden	13	Somerset	Wee Antony	1 , 2  , 2 , 2 , 2
Algy	Stanley	13	Suffolk	G Whizz	2 , 1 , three , 2 , three , 4
Harry	Reed	15	Hexham	Honky Tonk Girl	3 , 2 , four , 2 , 2 , 2
Lorcan	Williams	12	Pembrokeshire	Stretcholt Hermes	2 , 1 , 2 , 1
AJ	O’Neill	13	Gloucestershire	Little Chick	5 , four , v , 2 , three , four , four , 1
Lucy	Smith	12	Yorkshire	Stambrook Marquesa	1 , 2 , three , 3
Patrick	Robinson	14	Essex	Jazz	4 , three , four , v , four , v , 1
Lucy	Mager	14	Somerset	Angelic	1 , three , 2
Callum	Shepherd	14	Sussex	Footprint	5 , three , four , 8 , three , three , 6
Emma	Chaston	14	Lancashire	Tigga	4 , four , four , four , 7
148cm & Under Charles Owen Pony Racing Final
Rider Name		Age	County / From	Pony Name	2012 Charles Owen Series Pony Form
William	Hill	12	Yorkshire	Hope	5 , three , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
Megan	Nicholls	14	Somerset	Wotarisk	1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
Charlotte	Greenway	14	Cheshire	Miss Wonderful	3 , 2 , three , 1 , 1 , 2
Lily-Grace	Frank	15	Cleveland	Judge Fox	4 , 2 , 8 , three , 2 , 1 , 2
Sean	Bowen	14	Pembrokeshire	Cudlic Verona	1 , 1 , 1 , 2
Jordan	Williams	13	Glamorgan	Peateaoh	4 , v , 2 , 2 , 1 , four , 3
Hannah	Welsh	14	Devon	Total Eclipse	2, 6, 1, 7
Henry	Morshead	14	Gloucestershire	Over To Kerry	2 , three , 1 , 2 , 3
Christopher	Gregory	14	Somerset	Second Chance IV	3 , four , three , 2 , 1
Tom	Fanshawe	14	Suffolk	Beside The Sea	7 , three , three , 2 , 2
George	Innes-Ker	15	Roxburghshire	Glenbeigh Sea Breeze	4 , seven , 2 , 2 , 4
Cameron	Hardie	15	Yorkshire	Lynne	2 , 1 , v , 6 , 5

 

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