More frustration for owners and trainers as the sport is shut down again

Start, stop, start, stop sums up Britain’s point-to-point season, which came to a halt this week for a second time as national lockdowns were again introduced.

A resumption on the weekend of February 20 and 21 is a possibility if the government’s review of the situation, which is planned for February 15, results in a loosening of restrictions.

This is a deeply frustrating situation for the majority of point-to-point trainers and owners, for while the sport still has a number of do-it-yourself owner/trainers who take part for fun, the majority of horses are now in fee-charging yards.