EASTER ROUND-UP 2010 - Charing & Aldington

CHARING

Nick Pearce's season came back on track with wins for Simon Tindall's PEADAR and Caroline Holliday's GOLD HEART, but Peter Bull had already scored on Durante. Peadar had been pulled up on his debut at Detling in February, but the shorter trip in this Maiden seemed to suit and he pulled 16 lengths clear of his rivals.
MERRY VIC beat Highland Chief in the Mens' Open, while BADGER and Caroline Taylor took the Ladies'.
GOLD HEART's win, by a comfortable 15 lengths from He's On His Way, was his fourth of the season.
The Members' race went to outsider ACHIEVED, riden by Gordon Gallagher and trained by D.C.O'Brien.

ALDINGTON

Heavy ground reduced the number of runners at Aldington to 18 and two of the races were matches. Highlight was the reappearance of HONOURABLE SPIDER, whose win in the Mixed Open over Hannah Grissell and Ben Alder was a hard-fought two lengths.

TOBOUGG WELCOME and Philip Hall won the Open Maiden, beating Particular Man and Kelly Keefe who had finished second to Peadar at Charing two days earlier. He's On His Way and Tom Cannon went one better than their second to Gold Heart at Charing by winning the Veteran & Novice Riders' race by seven lengths from Myson.

Peter Bull's two wins (plus a third on Master Alf) gave him what may turn out to be an unassailable lead in the men's jockey championship. Nearest rival Nick Pearce chose to ride in Nottinghamshire, giving Tom Cannon the chance to challenge him for second spot with hjis win and three seconds over the holiday period.