ENVILLE trainer and jockey Jane Williams tasted double success at the Albrighton and Woodland Point-to-Point at Chaddesley Corbett last Sunday.

She was on top form riding Grandturgeon to success in the ladies open, before guiding his stablemate Hazel Hill to success in the young horse maiden.

Grandturgeon’s racecourse appearances have been rationed over the last couple of years but the 8-year-old continued his upward progression with an easy win over Well Mett and Minella for Party.

Miss Williams sent her mount into the lead as they straightened up for the judge and Granturgeon had the race in safe keeping before a slow jump at the penultimate slowed his momentum and another serious error at the last could have proved costly, but the opposition were unable to take advantage of the situation and the leader went on to prevail by eight lengths.

By the time the 4,5,6,7 year old maiden was scheduled, two fences had to be omitted due to the state of the ground.

Cab on Times and newcomer Wy Worry were prominent from the start of this contest, whereas the favourite Hazel Hill made several mistakes. Mark Wall sent Wy Worry into a clear lead on the second circuit and the opposition were making not closing the gap down the back straight.

The long-time leader was reeled in by his rivals up the final hill before Williams produced her mount with a well-timed run in the home straight. They quickened clear of their rivals a furlong from home and stayed on well to win by eight lengths with Dunraven Royal beating Cab on Times for second spot.

The winner runs in the colours of the trainers mother Diana who has handed the responsibility for the family horses this year to her daughter.

Mrs Williams indicated she’d brought the horse privately in Ireland after he had been placed in several Point-to-Points. Commenting on the numerous mistakes the horse made during the course of the race she said “He was very slow at several obstacles so it’s a good job they took two fences out.”

Rainbow Trout and Kazuri Kate made much of the running in the Connolly’s Red Mills sponsored Intermediate before Josh Guierro produced Johnny OG to lead on the final turn.

The race looked at their mercy but Charlie Dando and Iberico had other ideas and inched closer all the way up the run in and they flashed passed the post just ahead.

Despite the horrendous conditions, Redmarley-based jockey James Ridley had an arm chair ride on War Paint in the concluding maiden.

Sir Reecer and Geoff Barfoot Saunt had seen off a succession of challenges but they were swept aside as Ridley produced War Paint who sauntered clear in the home straight to win by 12-lengths carrying the Surenaga colours of Ken Price.

The favourite Executive Benefit lost significant ground at the start of the Bonhams Mens Open, but Gillian Crow bided his time and his mount had latched onto the rear of the leading group by halfway.

Executive Benefit and Be Definite were vying for the lead on the final bend with Rockabilly and Stone hanging onto their shirt-tails. The two leaders were inseparable at the penultimate flight, but hampered by an extra 7lbs in the prevailing conditions proved a step too far for Be Definite.

With conditions apparently in his favour, the Tom Weston trained and ridden Stonefield was expected to prevail in the Restricted, but he had no answer when Lotus Pond swept clear in the final half mile.

The winner is trained by Shrewsbury based Willie Bryan who sent out the first and second in the Novice Riders. Gullible Gordon was the more favoured of the pairing but he was unable to get to grips with stablemate Cocacobana who ran on strongly in the closing stages to land the spoils for owner/jockey Fred Timmis.