Pointing Success!

        Lukke after his well deserved win!

No jumps racing today but there are four flat cards at Ayr, Southwell, Windsor, and Wolverhampton. In Ireland they have a flat fixture at Naas.

We had another reason to celebrate yesterday with a winner at Axe Vale point to point.  Well done to Lukke Morris who rode his first winner aboard Moodofthemoment in the intermediate race. Lukke has only had a handful of rides, but he rode a very good race, always being in a handy position, jumping well and keeping going when challenged.  The result was actually a dead heat for first place and when the judge was taking a long time to decide the result, we said we would all be happy with a dead heat. Lukke is in his first season of working at Pond House and tries hard, so it was a reward for all of his hard work. Fingers crossed this may be the first of many for him!

On Saturday, Willie Mullins finished the season on a high and won the bet365 gold cup en route to become confirmed as champion trainer of Britain.  He has had a tremendous run of things from Cheltenham and it was a deserved championship for him.

Liverpool are effectively out of the title race after drawing in their match on Saturday, well wins for both Arsenal and Manchester City still just one point between them, but Manchester City having played one game less. It remains all to play for the final few matches and I wouldn’t like to call which way it goes, but I would have to think City with the game in hand have to be slight favourites.

There is no premiership action this evening but Leicester, who will be returning to the top league next season after securing promotion recently are in action in the championship away to Preston. It will be good to have Leicester back in the top flight.

Somerset Trail Worcestershire by 137 runs with nine wickets remaining ahead of the final day of their county championship match. We look forward as they haven’t started the second inning and I should think they will be looking to get out of this match with a draw if they can.

I enjoyed watching the final round of the Zürich classic from New Orleans Golf last night. Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won after beating opponents Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer in a play-off. 

How can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?

Easy, one will see you later while one will see you in awhile!

Happy Monday