COTSWOLD SCURRY
25 FEBRUARY
CLARE KING and Cesar Et Rosalie got their spring campaign off to a flying start with a decisive victory over Zack Davidson and Crievehill at the Cotswold Scurry, held over the Bailey family's land at Charlton Abbotts.
Clare's husband, trainer Neil King, bought the 11-yearold Network gelding from Tattersalls' Ascot sale in December 2021, and the former chaser has taken well to his new life of hunting with the VWH and hunt races.
"He's been brilliant," said Clare. "I haven't had the right horse for these races for a while - it takes a pretty special one, and it is luck as to whether they will be brave enough and clever enough. He's very enthusiastic about everything and is a lovely, forward-going ride, but neat and sharp enough with his jumping to cope with the variety of fences you encounter in these races, which I think are the ultimate test of a hunter.
"This track suited him down to the ground because it was big, open and galloping and we had a really smooth ride. I sat in behind the leaders, and my horse just picked up beautifully to pass Zack at the end."
Henry Nicholson and Easter Eric finished third, with William Fox Grant fourth on Iona Lad. There were 30 finishers from 42 starters in the Ivy Lodge Farm Rehabilitation Centre-sponsored race, and former jump jockey Jason Maguire, who runs Ivy Lodge Farm with his wife Lauren, made his hunt race debut on a former event horse.
COTTESMORE SCURRY
5 MARCH
WILL BISHOP took the Cottesmore Scurry for the second year running on exracehorse Top Up The Fashion, with whom he won the Melton Hunt Club Ride last November.
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'Sorry, but I wasn't feeling it'
Fresh from the opening meet, Tessa Waugh hasn't quite yet been bitten by the hunting bug. Without the crisp autumnal air and cheek-pinching cold she hoped for, it's a sluggish start
New pair pull off a win
A former European Championships pony is on form with his new rider, while elsewhere former showjumpers and eventers take ribbons
Lording it over the rest
Horses who have returned from injury, a second generation homebred and a long format specialist score on the final weekend of the British season
Smith hits flying form
A \"her way or no way\" mare helps Zoe Smith to an impressive ribbon haul and a rider beats his own boss to the top spot
Jankorado hits the jackpot
Paul Sims is triumphant despite his interrupted jump-off preparation and a borrowed horse comes up trumps
Peanut
From \"dangerous, scary\" to hedge-hopping brilliance, hunting has been the making of this unstable but very lovable equine character
She's a corker
Communication, says long-standing and highly respected Belvoir master Lady Sarah McCorquodale, is the key to all, as Catherine Austen discovers
Access all areas Cavalier Centre
The Cavalier Centre is a fully accessible, state-of-the-art equestrian centre designed to improve lives through horse-based activities. Ellie May Forrester pays a visit
'Use it or lose it'
Not everyone wants to reach for the pipe and slippers at a certain age. Becky Murray speaks to some veteran horse-and-rider combos for their secrets of human and equine longevity
A new way forward
Worm control in horses is vital, but established methods will not remain effective for much longer. Tim Mair FRCVS explains why and how we need to change
