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The provisional fixture list is out and there are a few changes in the schedule for Midlands Pointing. The Melton Hunt Club meeting, usually held at the end of May, moves to the 5th February. The Meynell and South Staffs fixture will not take place in 2023. Here is the full provisional list of Midlands […]

[Photos of the Meynell & South Staffs meeting] The Meynell & South Staffs brought the curtain down on possibly their longest season ever with an evening meeting at Garthorpe to take advantage of the start of the extended Jubilee weekend. The going was good after a refreshing amount of rain in the run-up and the […]

[Photos of this meeting] Garthorpe Clerk of the Course Brian Crawford chose his favourite meeting, The Melton Hunt Club, to retire after 29 seasons and some 122 race meetings. Brian has kept the course at Garthorpe among the very best in the country and will be sorely missed. We do hope he enjoys his retirement. […]

The next fixture on the Midlands Area calendar is the Quorn meeting at Garthorpe, this Saturday, 30th April, with the first race starting at 2pm. Garthorpe is a few miles East of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, on the B676. The satnav postcode is LE14 2RS and What 3 Words is slings.elect.panics. For this meeting all […]

Following the cancellation of the Cottesmore fixture in February it felt great to be back at Garthorpe on Sunday. The sun was shining and the public supported the meeting in large numbers, despite two other central England fixtures on the same weekend. This seven-race card began with a Conditions race which was won by Toby […]

This year’s Belvoir meeting at Garthorpe will take place on Sunday 20th March. Gates open at 10am with tickets on the gate at £15 for adults, under-16s are free. The weather forecast is dry throughout this week. We will post going updates to our social media platforms as and when we have them. The Belvoir […]

Garthorpe 20th March. Moving on from the disappointing cancellation of the race meeting on 27th Feb due to excessive rain, we look forward to March 20th when the Belvoir hold their Point to Point. The course is drying out and is in excellent condition.  The fences are placed near the outside of the course. The […]

We would like to apologise for the miscommunication over the abandonment of the fixture last weekend. The decision was made on Friday and we immediately posted notices on our two Garthorpe social media platforms and three Midlands Pointing ones which were shared widely. This is the first cancellation where the message has not got through to […]

Sadly an inspection of the course was carried out on Friday and the decision was made to cancel the meeting due to unsafe racing ground. Spectator tickets will be refunded. Please be patient as we have to go through a protracted financial process to organise them.

The Cottesmore meeting on Sunday 27th February is the traditional Garthorpe curtain-raiser every season but returns this year after a two-year break having become one of the victims  of the COVID lockdown in 2021.  Tickets are available online for £15 (under-16s are free) but will be £20 on the gate on the day. Dogs are very welcome […]