CHADDESLEY CORBETT, Hereford & Worcs. (Established 1925) Left-Handed turns

Location: South of the A448: situated along-side the road, midway between Bromsgrove and Kidderminster (access from M5 at Junctions Exit 4 or 5): between Clattercut Lane (the entrance for Horse-boxes) and Fox Lane: Car-park entrance at top of Lodge Hill - exit at foot of hill:  
view map        Set Sat-Nav to Postcode DY10 4QT    Remember, when you arrive, set eyes and brain to "ON"

Meeting(s): 
Sunday 25th January sees the start of the Midlands Area season when the Midlands Area Club stage their ever-popular meeting, held at Thorpe Lodge, nr. Newark.

Chaddesley hosts the following meetings:
        Harkaway Club - Sunday, 01 February 2009; 
        Worcestershire - Saturday, 18 April 2009; 
        Wheatland - Sunday, 10 May 2009; 
        Albrighton Woodland - Bank Holiday Monday, 25 May 2009

Course Summary: Fairly flat track; easy 3 miles with one sharp bend, extended for Open races at Worcestershire meeting and also Mixed Open at Wheatland meeting; winners usually well there by 3 out; run in of 125 yards. Good access to car parks; viewing is good from all parts of course. Big fields and crowds. Strong betting market.

Top Riders: A. Wintle 11,     Miss C. Allen 10,     R. Burton 10,     M. Wall 6

Stuart Morris, a top Midland rider, starts his second season as trainer/jockey with a string of five or six horses at his stables at Winwick, nr. Daventry. His ride Paulinski was twice a winner last year and 9-year-old Pardini is a promising addition. Look out for him at Chaddesley.

Start Times, Admission Prices & Special Features: 
Details available in 'Go Pointing', available to download free of charge the week of the Meeting.

Entries: 
Available (.pdf Download) for Members (Weatherbys Chase) on the Sunday or Monday before the meeting. Non-members can view from the Friday before the meeting.

Courtesy of Weatherbys Point-to-Point, the official website of Point-to-Pointing, run by Weatherbys Chase. http://www.pointtopoint.co.uk/index.html

Entries are also available in the Racing Post Weekender, plus check Local Press for details.

Lady Dudley Cup (Established .. 1897)

2008 Result: 1^st_Cottage River (D Mansell) 3/1,     2^nd_Canon Bridge 9/2,     3^rd_Irilut 9/4 Fav. 8 ran.

Cottage River, trained by Julie Houldey and ridden by David Mansell, despite tiring badly at the final fence kept on gallantly to record a length-and-a-quarter win in the 2008 Lady Dudley Cup at the Worcestershire Hunt point-to-point meeting at Chaddesley Corbett.

2007 winner, Irilut, which went off with jockey Sam Waley-Cohenthe as the 9/4 favourite in the eight runner field  was content to bide his time as first Gentle Rivage and then Cottage River set a strong pace from the outset. Making his move at the fifth-last fence as the leaders set sail for home his challenge ended early and although Welsh challenger Canon Bridge (Dai Jones) also challenged over the final two fences Cottage River (trained at North Nibley for owners Peter and Lisa Hall) proved the winner - living-up to the description by Houldey as an out-and-out stayer.

David Mansell (based at Bishops Cleeve near Cheltenham - but with many Herefordshire connections) said:

"No, I wasn't worried .. .. I was frightened to death, but my horse has kept on well and this is a great result!"

Fresh from a riding treble at the Ludlow Hunt meeting the previous week, Mansell scored another double when he also took the final Maiden race aboard Grey Image.