EQUESTRIAN - Sponsored by Brickfields and Froghill Tack
life
Sun shines on the
Island's answer to
Aintree.
Crowds turned out to
enjoy a sunny spring
day at the Isle of Wight
Grand National and
Ashey Scurry, an event
held annually in April
on the Island's original
race course in Ashey,
and sponsored by
Estate Agents, Creasey
Biles and King. Even
the steam train made
its annual 'unscheduled'
stop at Ashey
Halt, disgorging its
passengers who streamed
across the race course
towards the tea tent and
the runner's paddock.
Isle of Wight Hunt
Scurry committee
manages this popular
event which, among its
five classes, includes
some for the junior riders
as well as the infamous
Grand National itself.
Twice round a challenging
course, built by Harold
George and Barry Elliott,
over Alan Aylett's big
hedges and including
an open water ditch, it
requires a seriously fit
horse to compete the
CBK Grand National in
style, but, for the young
thrusters, once round was
quite enough.
Winners were:- Puffing
Billy Stakes - Rebecca
Winter with Midnight
Super Star, Junior
Ashey Fun Stakes - Lily
Blacksell with Finnochio,
Ashey Maiden Stakes
- Karen Begley with
Delta, F H Winter Ashey
Scurry - Izzy Brown with
George, and winner of
the Isle of Wight CBK
Grand National was
Sophie Sheldon and
Shalcombe Skyline.
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