Point-to-Point horse racing action takes place at the popular historic course of Buckfastleigh this weekend on Sunday, March 13. The history of the course dates back to 1883, when the track was first used for National Hunt racing. Two pony races head up the action at noon, starting off what promises to be another fabulous day out for all the family. The main seven-race card starts at 1pm with the Kath Bond Memorial members race, in which it looks to be a local battle between graduate pony racing jockey’s Hannah Welch on either Polo The Mumm, having run well in second at Chipley Park in January, or Beuvron, having clocked up three wins for Hannah, including one at this course, and was unlucky to unseat at the previous meeting here. Barnaby Treneer could take up the ride on North London, trained locally by Nikki Frost; the gelding has a Hurdle win under rules and could be one to follow in the pointing field.

The Winston Pincombe-sponsored open maiden race has already been divided, with a suggestion in the first division being Looking Glass, having looked a certain winner at Black Forest Lodge last month before running out two fences from home. Those catching the eye in the second division include locally home bred and trained for the Frost family, Robin Longstride. He ran well last weekend at Charlton Hawtorne when fourth under Bryony Frost, coming home within two lengths of winner Athreeothree. Debutante Get On The Yager, for the Barber/Biddick team, would be fancied in the betting ring for the current leading yard.    

Totnes & Bridgetown have been supporting the course since the early 1960s and are again sponsoring the mixed open race here. Locally owned, trained and ridden, Doctor Henry for Bronwyn Buttery has been waiting for drier ground to follow up on the second at Black Forest Lodge, but with entries Ziggerson Hill, Welstonedruid and Steeltown included, it is sure to be a competitive race.

Exeter Racecourse sponsor the intermediate race in which Its All Or Nothing should be well fancied after running a good third under jockey Jo Buck at the February meeting here. Applesolutely could make the most of her seven-pound weight allowance and go well for trainer Richard Mitford-Slade.

The Countryside Alliance Club members race for novice riders has attracted seven entries, with the outside raider Premier Portrait from the Levinson team to be sent off certain short priced favourite having won four of his starts this season and will be the one they all have to catch. 

Finally, to end the day, the Subaru-sponsored restricted race, with one for the short list being In The Tub for bloodstock owner/trainer Tom Malone, having won a 17-runner maiden at Larkhill.

The course is located one mile of south west of Buckfastleigh at Lower Dean, adjacent to A38, postcode TQ11 OLT