Formidable quarry is no obstacle for Tolson
(9) J Tate 9-12(6ex) (D) ...............................O Murphy 74
(41) Mrs L Mongan 9-9 (CD) ............... L Jones 73 (69) Mrs L Pearce 9-8 ............................... A Kirby 36
(14) Ed Walker 9-7 ........................... L Keniry 67 (13) J Given 9-7 ............................R Kingscote 22 (15) H Palmer 9-6 (BF) ..........................L Morris 80 (128) B Meehan 9-2 .................................. C Shepherd — (34) S Kirk 9-1 .................................. G Mahon (3) 69
(23) I Williams 8-12 ........... S Donohoe — BETTING: 9-4 Zmhar, 9-2 Assimilation, 6 On The Line, 7 Alicia Darcy, 8 Black Medick, Altar Boy, 10 Mitigator, Laxmi, 33 Gabrial The Giant.
5-1 Held up behind, driven and headway on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon quickened clear, pushed out, impressive, won at Chelmsford City 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb beating Bubbelah by 6l, 9 ran. 5-1 Tracked leader, ridden inside final furlong, held post, 2nd of 9, shd behind Bay Of Naples at Lingfield 7f Novice Stakes (3yo) (5) pol in Feb. 10-11fav Chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind Probability at
Chelmsford City 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb. 5-2 Chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, never a threat, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Cockney Hill at Kempton 6f nov stk (5) pol in Feb. 7-1 Led over 2f, with leader, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, faded towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Gold Bere at Lingfield 1m Novice Auction Stakes (3yo) (6) pol in Jan. 9-2 Raced keenly, tracked leaders, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Nefarious at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) in Jan. 12-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Al Fajir Mukbile at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct. 13-2 Pushed along early, in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 11l behind Top Rank at Lingfield 1m 2yo nov auc stks (5) pol in Dec.
25-1 Steadied in rear, outpaced halfway, badly hampered over 3f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up, 9th of 10, well behind Sir Ox at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
13-2 Keen tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden 2f out, clear entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f 2yo mdn stks (4) in Nov beating Jalmoud by 1 3/4l, 7 ran. Sea The Moon colt out of Miss Chaussini. 40-1 Started slowly, always behind, last of 7, 6l behind Elisheba at Wolverhampton 1m 1f Fillies Novice Stakes (3yo+) (5) in Feb. 40-1 Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, late headway, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 12l behind Target Zone at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan. 50-1 Slowly into stride, ran green and always behind, last of 6, 13l behind Wings Of Time at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Feb.
Going: Standard to slow
D raw: No data availiable for the All-Weather track SPRING-LIKE conditions greeted Huddersfield Falcons last Sunday for the second round of their club championship series.
Thurlstone Quarry just over the South Yorkshire border was the venue of choice which, as the name suggests, has some pretty formidable rock steps and climbs for the riders to contend with.
On the Championship course Will Tolson stood head and shoulders above everyone else playing with the ten-section course and turning in a winning total of just six marks lost.
Tolson was using the event to break in a new bike which clearly caused him no harm as he breezed through the difficult rocky hazards.
Section eight caused real problems for most, starting with a tricky turn, it then led on to a difficult climb over rock slabs that despite the dry conditions offered little grip for anything but a committed attempt.
Tolson showed true class here with a total of two, runner up Matt Jackson totalled eight and the normally dependable Andrew Jackson was all at sea with a total of 12.
Other than the leading two only Ben Robinson and Martin Beardsell managed a feet-up attempt.
Not to be out done, on the Clubman A course Tony Heath was equally as dominant turning in a winning total of seven finishing well clear of his chasing rivals.
Heath was steady all day, his total built up of single figure losses, sec- tion nine being where he made his biggest gains.
Ridden as a hard course option Heath lost a miserly one mark, in contrast runner-up Curtis Johnson totalled eight and third placed Matt Treweek was even further off the pace with a total of 11. Ian Blackburn was the only other rider to master this with a two mark total.
Winning low scores being very much the order of the day the lowest of all came on the Clubman B route with Mark Hawkins piloting his Montesa around for just a single mark loss, which went on section six on his first lap.
Hawkins like Tolson and Heath was in a class of his own leading home a trio of Wilsons – Johnny, Chris and Brandon in that order.
Section seven was the major mark taker, in the corner of the quarry in the shadow of a pretty substantial rock face it had greasy rocks and turns for the riders to contend with.
Hawkins was feet-up on every lap, runner up Johnny Wilson started with a feet-up ride but then went on to total six, the only other feet-up ride seen here was from Richard Dodson.
Expert: Gary Huxley (Beta) 60, Novices: Will Tolson (Beta) 6, Matt Jackson (Gas Gas) 25, Ben Robinson (Jotagas) 29. Over 40s: Andrew Jackson (Montesa) 26, Martin Beardsall (Sherco) 34.
Inter: Martin Treweek (Beta) 24, Novices: Tony
Heath (Beta) 7, Curtis Johnson (Sherco) 17, Ian Blackburn (Sherco) 26. Over 40s: Simon Slater (Gas Gas) 30, Richard
Beever (Montesa) 38, Dave Morley (Sherco) 58.
Novices: Jonny Wilson (Gas Gas) 13, Brandon
Wilson (Gas Gas) 26, James Whitham (Sherco) 28 Over 40s:
Mark Hawkins (Montesa) 1, Chris Wilson (Gas Gas) 15mc, Richard Dodson (Montesa) 35. Over 60s: Philip Dyson (Gas Gas) 26. Pre-65: Steve Gossop (BSA) 54 Beginners: Ian Barrett (Sherco) 32, Paul Martin (Gas Gas) 131.