JOHN DAWSON and the Coward family celebrated a four-timer in the riding and training divisions at the Middleton Point-to-Point last weekend.

Jockey Dawson rode three winners including favourite One Conemara in the Grimthorpe Gold Cup.

The pair were always in the slipstream of Monsieur Jordain but jumped the last fence in front to win by two lengths.

Owner John Nellis, who farms in Skewsby, said: "The target had been the Foxhunters at Cheltenham but he got balloted out. To win this again is brilliant. Occasionally, he isn’t in the mood, but today was his day."

Dawson won the Restricted Race on the progressive Path to Freedom, trained by Cherry Coward, the daughter of Mick Easterby.

The Highlander was a short priced favourite in the highly competitive Club Members Conditions Race. Again partnered by Dawson they never saw another rival and had the field of 15 strung out.

Jacqueline Coward, representing her mother Cherry and owner Richard Morris, said: "We took a chance running him today as he would have preferred softer going and to go right handed - but this is such a good course, we let him take his chance.”

Progressing through the ranks, the Mary Reveley-owned Dance of Time provided Dawson with his fourth win of the day in the Intermediate Race.

Ridden out the back for much of the race, Dawson timed his run to perfection, despite encountering a closely fought battle with Mickey Miller and Jack Jordan to prevail by a neck.

Sam Coward, daughter of Cherry, trained Asheanymoney to land the McClarron's Hunt Race, ridden by Jack Andrews.

"I knew he would run well and I would love to get him qualified to run in the Intermediate final at Cheltenham," said Sam.

Jockey Billy Garrity was fined £75 after missing a marker on favourite Western Jo and taking the wrong course.

However, the teenager's luck soon changed aboard Not Far Wrong in the Open Maiden Race.

It was Garrity’s first winner since returning from conditional. The 17-year-old is the son of former jump jockey Russ Garrity.

"I rode him handy and treated him as the best horse in the race," Garrity said. "He has such a good attitude at home. I’m so grateful to Andy Nicholls and his owners for giving me my first winner. I’m full time at Richard Fahey’s and help Peter Fahey school his pointers."

Another jockey enjoying a first winner was Rachel Taylor who steered Taylormade Boy to victory in the Non-Rules Maiden.

Rachel, who works for flat trainer Michael Dods in County Durham, acquired the horse from former employer Edwin Tuer.

"I bought him as a hack for £500," she said. "I did some hunter trial then thought I would give pointing a go."

The next fixture is The Bedale at Hornby Castle on Saturday. The first race takes place at 1.30pm. The postcode for satellite navigation is DL8 1NQ.