THE inaugural Barbury International Racing Club fixture meeting takes place at picturesque Barbury Racecourse today, situated high on the Marlborough Downs, and is the first to draw together riders and horses from Britain and Ireland on a British point-to-point course.

The races are open to licensed trainers, provided horses have not run under Rules for 50 days and have a hunt qualification certificate, and the event also stages the first ever bumper at a British point-to-point.