Annual June SIA charity raceday hosted at Newbury
11-06-2009
Over £30,000 was raised from the SIA charity race day lunch held at Newbury Racecourse on 11th June in addition to thousands of pounds being raised in sponsorship by the 10 jockeys who valiantly took part. Picture above, the jockeys line up following their presentations – from left to right: Chris Boreham, David Plunkett, Sarah Knight, Amber Griffiths, Jason Packhouse, Gay Kindersley, Sarah Oliver, Richard Buckfield, Leon Nurse, Julian Williams, Caroline Fleming and winning jockey Mark Weeks. Many thanks go to all those who took part as well as Bollinger Champagne for their support together with many others who made this day such a success.
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CHRIS BOREHAM |
Chris rides out for David Arbuthnot and has ridden in point-to-points for 8 years. In his professional capacity he is also helping to raise funds at today’s charity lunch by acting as auctioneer. |
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RICHARD BUCKFIELD |
A keen polo player, Richard rode in his first charity race at Goodwood last year and now hopes to improve on that performance. He rides out regularly for Gary Moore. |
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CAROLINE FLEMING |
Caroline rides out for Nicky Henderson and is Sponsorship Executive at Newbury Racecourse. Caroline makes her debut riding in public today. |
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AMBER GRIFFITHS |
Amber has worked in racing since she was 15 and currently works for Tim Vaughan. This is her debut ride on the racecourse. |
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SARAH KNIGHT |
Sarah is attached to Andy Haynes’s yard and previously held an amateur jockey’s licence when working for Charles Cyzer. |
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LEON NURSE |
This is Leon’s 12th charity race in which he will be attempting to retain his title having won this race last year. |
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JASON PACKHOUSE |
Jason has ridden in over 25 point-to-points and held a conditional licence when attached to Roger Curtis’s yard. He now works for Andy Haynes. |
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DAVID PLUNKETT |
David, better known as Trigger, is having his debut ride in public today. He is Assistant Trainer to Charles Egerton and has worked in racing for 18 years. |
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MARK WEEKS |
This is Mark’s debut ride in public. He is Pupil to Alan King and previously Charles Egerton. |
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JULIAN WILLIAMS |
Julian has ridden in 3 point-to-points and is Assistant Trainer to Mick Easterby. |
