Dick Baimbridge’s aim to train a winner at the age of 80 was achieved when Shernally – given a splendid ride by Jane Williams – beat a top-class field to win the AGA Ladies’ Open Championship qualifier at Whitfield in Northamptonshire on Sunday, February 6.
The AGA-sponsored ladies’ open championship qualifier at Buckfastleigh in Devon on Sunday February 20th was won by 2-1 favourite Oscatello, ridden by Suzy Berry.
At the South Dorset Hunt’s point-to-point meeting at Milborne St Andrew on February 13, Ask Again came back to his best in the AGA Ladies’ Open Championship qualifier, making virtually all the running under Sarah West, who trains him for her father Chris and brother Tim.