Didmarton Point-to-Point course located just off the A46 on the A433 in the village of Didmarton is home to the Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt Point-to-Point Fixture run every year on the first Saturday in March. It is an undulating course on a hillside so makes for excellent viewing. It has been noted as a well organized and popular meeting with plenty of tradestands and good parking. With good refreshment facilities and if you dress for warmth, it makes a great day out for the family and the seasoned racegoer. It celebrated its 50th Anniversary as the venue for the hunts point-to-point meeting in 2006 and up until 1956 was also used as the steeplechase course for the world famous Badminton Horse Trials.

The course has produced some big race winners such as COOL DAWN (winner of the 1998 Cheltenham Gold Cup), RUSHING WILD (winner of the Cheltenham Foxhunters and 2nd in the Gold Cup), EARTHMOVER (a winner of the Cheltenham Foxhunters twice) and KATARINO (winner of the Triumph hurdle and the Aintree Foxhunter twice).

Duchess presents cheque
At this year`s Beaufort Hunt Point to Point, held last Saturday at Didmarton, a cheque for £2,500 for Help for Heroes was presented by the Duchess of Beaufort to Col. Michael Bromley- Gardner. The money was donated from proceeds of a raffle held at last year`s Point to Point. This highly successful raffle is run ably by the Bishop family for the Beaufort Hunt and has raised over the years considerable sums for charity.

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