Laura Thomas's successful point-to-point season - and a Fontwell winner
Laura Thomas rides Full Trottle up the long gallopAt Hackpen Farm - just below the downs near Barbury Castle - Laura Thomas trains point-to-pointers. Her yard always hopes to have a horse ready to go beyond the point-to-point circuit and tackle a Hunter Chase and on Thursday (May 14) she had a winner in the evening's Hunter Chase race at Fontwell Park.
Ridden by Mr Jonathan Bailey, the six year-old gelding Full Trottle won by one and three-quarters lengths in the starspreads.com Maiden Hunters' Chase over two miles and six furlongs. He was last of the 12 runners at the ninth fence, but was in fourth position by the thirteenth and led before the next fence.
Full Trottle is owned by Laura's father, Norman Thomas.
With the end of the point-to-point season now in sight, Laura's yard has had ten winners so far.