Daily Mirror – Monday 28 February 1983
An excellent Monday card at Doncaster was backed up by Leicester’s traditional Hunter Chase meeting on 28 February 1983. Download QR
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An excellent Monday card at Doncaster was backed up by Leicester’s traditional Hunter Chase meeting on 28 February 1983. Download QR
Two meetings on Friday 27 February 1976. Kempton in the south and Teesside up north. Download QR
A very interesting and above average Monday on 26 February 1979. Fontwell featured the National Spirit Hurdle, while a highly competitive Doncaster carad hinged on a morning inspection. Download QR
Catterick and Warwick cards from Wednesday 25 February 1987. Download QR
A terrific field gathered for the Jim Ford Chase at Wincanton on Thursday 24 February 1983, while a hugely competitive Warwick card hinged on a morning inspection. Download QR
Kempton and Stratford were the ITV cards on Saturday 23 February 1980, while Stockton’s BBC card required a morning inspection to go ahead. Download QR
Southwell relied on an inspection, with Kempton already called off on Friday 22 February 1985. Download QR
I would struggle to find a better Saturday than 21 February 1981. An absolute cracker of a day with so many old favourites and future legends in action at Newcastle,…
Wincanton was the only hope this side of the water on Thursday 20 February 1975. Gowran Park had a very competitive card in Ireland. Download QR
Today we celebrate another NH Legend as Cheltenham fast approaches. Badsworth Boy (19 March 1975 – October 2002) completed a hat-trick from 1983 to 1985 in the Queen Mother Champion…
Only Newcastle survived on Saturday 19 February 1977, with an unusually small field for the Eider Chase. Leopardstown provided a cracking card in Ireland for the Irish Champion Hurdle. Download…
A wonderful day of NH racing on Saturday 18 February 1984 with the Eider Chase at Newcastle, the Fairlawne Chase at Windsor, plus excellent cards at Chepstow and Nottingham, topped…
Cards from Sandown, Newcastle and Fakenham from Friday 17 February 1984. Download QR
The brilliant, but ill-fated Lanzarote was among a host of old favourites in action at Ascot on Wednesday 16 February 1977. Download QR
Moderate but competitive cards from Worcester and Folkestone on Wednesday 15 February 1984. Download QR
Not only were the cards at Wolverhampton and Teesside competitive on Monday 14 February 1977, but there were some class acts on show at two courses that sadly no longer…
An excellent card at Newbury on Friday 13th February 1981, while Sedgefield needed some good luck to go ahead as they faced a morning inspection. Download QR
Sadly, Newbury was abandoned on Saturday 12 February 1983, but Ayr and Leopardstown went ahead to provide some sport. Download QR
Warwick was the principal meeting on Tuesday 11 February 1975, but Carlisle was in jeopardy after being threatened by frost. Download QR
A magnificent midweek meeting at Ascot was televised on Wednesday 10 February 1982. Ludlow was the second card on the day. Download QR