Another rare trip out for MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY this weekend 20-2-21 again to Ascot for the well named Ascot chase day, five races were watched for the runners coming and going to the races. With no further ado lets get into the 1st race a 2m 3f Novices hurdle won by Midnight River 5/4 Fav for Dan Skelton and ridden by Harry Skelton. Midnight River  Race 2 The Grade II Reynoldstown novices chase was taken by the David Pipe trained and Tom Scudamore ridden Remastered at 9/2. Remastered  With the sad loss of Sevarano (below) in the r ..read more

A trip out through this lockdown pandemic for MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY, the same position as I had during summer lockdown for my Royal Ascot blogs I went back to Ascot for an exciting national hunt chase fixture The Clarence House chase day. Six races full of horses going 'to and fro' to the course so here goes  The  1st race a juvenile hurdle won by 5/4 fav TETRONIC from Alan Kings yard ridden by Adrian Heskin. TETRONIC Race two a Grade 2 mares hurdle was won very impressively by 8/15 fav Roksana from Dan Skelton's yard ridden by Harry Skelton.   ROKSANA   ..read more

At the Start for the 4&5 YO maiden at Barbury 13-12-20 My first photo blog from point to pointing this 2020-21 season, with the season on a stop and start opening it was great to get out with the Go Pointing crowd. though all socially distanced and no paying public i got to take images in the driving rain for 10 races with 116 horses declared, I'm told  a record at Barbury. So here we go  RACE 1&2 4&5 year old flat race DivI Autumn Equinox (IRE) Alex Edwards jockey trained by Melanie Rowley As was Div II He's A Knowall (IRE)   The field o ..read more

Another superb trip to the Royal Berkshire racecourse of Ascot this time on the first day of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth meeting. Nine races on the card and with heavy rain coming in 7 out of the 9 were recorded by WWW.MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK The main race recorded the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes. Race one Won by Mohawk King  Mohawk King Race two Won by Zabeel Queen  Zabeel Queen Race three Won by Chindit Chindit WWW.MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK Race four Won by Blue Mist  Cliff ..read more

The final day of a five day festival of British flat racing that had the eyes of the world upon it, Royal Ascot under strict lockdown with some electrifying  racing.  WWW.MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK was about taking photographs for a picture blog each day and today 7 races worth of photographs to show, Silver Wokingham Handicap Won by Chiefofchiefs Queen Mary Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) Race won by Campanelle Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Won by 150/1 shot  Nando Parrado Coronation Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) Alpine Star won the first ..read more

The penultimate day of racing on this lockdown Royal Ascot 2020  and again six more winners to bring you from WWW.MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK photography blog. Race one Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap Won by Art Power Albany Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Race won by Dandalla Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)The Lir Jet winning the Grp 2 race Two Grp 2 races on the bounce Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) Won by Fanny Logan giving jockey Frankie Dettori his 70th Royal Ascot winner Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) The feature race of the day w ..read more

The start of day on day 3 of the Lock down Royal Ascot  was not a great one we had heavy rain overnight and in the morning. Social media went down (and still is ) so was unable to get some of my photography posts out, more rain and downloading the final race images when i got home they all went blank.... Did i mention the rain? Thank the lord for the Ascot Gold cup and Stradivarius running despite the going and winning decisively so here are a few of the raced winners and runners of the day. Golden Gates Handicap Won by Highland Chief Wolferton Stakes race ta ..read more

MJAYPHOTOGRAPHY DURING ONE OF HIS BEST SEASONS EVER During lockdown and with the very disappointing and sad end to the 2019-20 point to point season i decided to put a few posts on my social media outlets of some of my images taken since 2013 at point to points. We are now looking forward to a new 2020-21 season hopefully starting slightly earlier so i  have decided to blog 12 of the best images from my 'Virtual' point to point season run. No particular order just 12 of the images i liked if you would like to see all my posts you can follow me on twitter POINTINGTHELENDS  https ..read more

With our worldwide lockdown this year a lot of top international show as well as the smaller local shows have been cancelled, but with the wonders of technology that not only have people been still being able to make virtual contact with each other also some shows have been able to go ahead. Photographs have been sent into judges who have looked at them  judged them and placed them into order  the Royal windsor horse show created #VIRTUALWINDSOR2020 enterents encouraged to send photos in most of the showing classes that would have been staged if the show was on 100's of pict ..read more

With uncertain times ahead we head off to High Easter  near Chelmsford, a good crowd gathered and all pointing followers hoping the rumours that racing would be suspended and the point to point season closed for the season were just hearsay. Six races with good fields starting off with Leading novice rider Paige Topley on Perfect Pirate winning the PPORA Novice riders conditions race, High Easter  Paige Topley 2019-20 leading novice rider Tom Ellis trained, Gina Andrews ridden Tigers Song win the 2m 4f Restricted  Jack Andrews on Volnay De Thaix (l ..read more