Amy Coltherd's partnership with Oscar Wilde a story well worth following

Not every trainer’s child wants to leap into a racing saddle at the age of 16 but Sam Coltherd, son of Scottish Borders licensed trainer Stuart, grabbed the chance. He scored on his first ride and subsequently became a professional jockey, but his older sister Amy held back. That was until Stuart bought seven-year-old Oscar Wilde from Sue Smith’s yard for £7,000 at Doncaster last year.

Amy says: “The plan was to run him under rules but he needed a wind operation and then had back problems. I had always wanted to try a point-to-point but I’m probably not the most confident person.

"Then in February Dad said, ‘Let’s run Oscar in a point-to-point to
see how he goes.’ It was a horrible wet day at Friars Haugh [in Kelso] and it felt quite daunting – we didn’t know if Oscar would like the ground, stay the trip or if the wind op had worked.