Such a lovely Saturday at Skutterskelfe Park, Hutton Rudby with my family alongside. Henry Crow won 24 hours after Cheltenham, Summerville Boy won 8 years after Cheltenham.

CORONATION GOLD CUP 2026 YouTube video by Jeffery Guyett

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Nothing like a busy numbers board as a throwback thing of beauty.

Combined Services - Sunday 8th February

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Link to the Combined Services racecard at Larkhill tomorrow

The Combined Services point-to-point is the Military point and takes place this Sunday at Larkhill. 147 entries featuring the Coronation Gold Cup, the second classic race of the season. First race of a minimum seven at 12 noon.

There have been a few improvements at Catterick in recent years. This Horseshoe bar is lovely and toasty on a cold, grey day.

68 entries for Cocklebarrow on Sunday, featuring the first classic race of the season, the Lord Ashton of Hyde's Cup. First of six steeplechases at 12.35 with three pony races from 11.00.

Not sure which way you are moving around the pictures Joe, but if you picked out Wetherby as bottom right, that was some shout. Thanks for your engagement.

Hard one - an unnatural angle from a rare BBC visit to the track.

2/4 is smart work. Just one 3/4 over on the other place.

Answers are up, a couple of crossbars there - I can read your guesses completely

Answers: TL Cheltenham before the 1980 reconfiguration, TR Kempton Park sprint course, BL Newcastle home turn, BR 3 out at Wetherby. Merry Christmas 🎄

Happy Christmas Eve. Four more racecourses to name from 1970s and 1980s action - answers and credits later.

3 out of 4 Sean gets the gold medal today. I completely get where you were coming from with Doncaster too.

Answers are up, thanks for guessing

Spot on with Haydock - not many got it!

Spot on with Lingfield, Merlyn

Spot on with Lingfield, Mitch.

Today's answers: TL: Turning out of the home straight Haydock Park; TR: Top of the hill Warwick; BL: Rag Trade at Stockton; BR: pre All Weather hurdling at Lingfield Park. Well done if you got any of those - I may do a final set of four tomorrow.

Here we go, a Bonus quiz from Mike and its in colour.

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No UK racing today so a coffee time puzzle - four UK racecourses to name from 1979s and 1980s. Usual hat tip to @allmanbros2.bsky.social for his efforts throughout the year. Answers and credits later.

Smashing day calling the action at the Border point-to-point, before the rain arrived. Hexham is such a splendid venue.

Rough notes and prep done for four meetings this weekend - and the tape measure is out for the Christmas tree 🎄

The correct answers were TL Friars Haugh, TR Didmarton, BL Bonvilston, BR Siddington. Three out of four guessed correctly across the different platforms.

Will give this until about 6.30pm if anyone else fancies a go.

Sunday puzzle - four British point-to-point tracks to name.

Fascinating picture of the old bend past the stands at Ascot, and the old 1m5f chute.

Drawing up and learning colours and their numbers in lines of four for spotting duties at York. Before and after annotations.

Busy, enjoyable day's pony racing at Bangor-on-Dee. Plenty of education and race experience for young riders. The beginners races divided twice.