A brace of victories for Hodges

Buccleuch, Friars Haugh, Borders

LYALL HODGES enjoyed a double on the day, with his first victory coming in the Jockey

Club maiden for mares and fillies aboard Feel The Breeze. The five-year-old, trained by Jimmy Walton, improved from her first run last time out, where she finished ninth.

“She improved massively from her last run in a bumper under another jockey,” explained Lyall, who has worked for trainer Nicky Richards for four years. “I never knew much about her before the race, but I think she did plenty of schooling at home.”

Lyall’s second victory came aboard the Jimmy Walton-trained Frankies Fire in the mens’ open.

“I got the running and set the fractions myself,” said Lyall. “I was able to run the race how I wanted it and fill my horse up before the favourite made a mistake four out and that was that.”

Jack Holliday celebrated his first pointing winner on Cooking Fat in the conditions (level three) novice riders (see box, right).

Immy Robinson partnered her 50th point-to-point winner on

Thyne For Gold, who is trained by Ray Owen and owned by The Tyrnog Racing Partnership, in the ladies’ open.

Classical Sound won an eventful five-runner PPORA Club members’ maiden under Joanna Walton, in which he managed to avoid the fall of the leader Ardbruce two out. Classical Sound is owned and trained by West Percy joint-master and former point-to-point jockey Kirstie Hargreave, who has done plenty of hunting with him this season.

Finally, six-year-old Tom

Cody made it three wins on the bounce when taking the PPORA Club members’ intermediate under John Dawson for trainer Cherry Coward and owner Ian Charles Wilson.

“She improved massively from

her last run” LYALL HODGES ON FEEL THE BREEZE