James King edging Biddick in title race after riding wave of April winners

James King: leads Will Biddick by one in the point-to-point riders' championshipCredit: Carl Evans

It has been a remarkable April for Warwickshire-based rider James King. From February 22 last year to the start of this month he did not ride a point-to-point winner, and while there was a close season and Covid-related stoppages, he rode in 54 races without success.

Yet in the past four weeks he has won 14 point-to-points and leapt to the top of the men’s championship, in addition to landing Aintree’s Foxhunters’ Chase on 66-1 shot Cousin Pascal.

He has also trained his first winner (and added two more), and last Friday at Chepstow he won on 33-1 outsider Nikki Steel, a first permit success for Pontypool’s Daniel Bourne.

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Carl EvansPoint-to-point expert

Published on 29 April 2021inFeatures

Last updated 15:43, 29 April 2021

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