{"id":5007,"date":"2016-04-08T10:32:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T09:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattbristow.net\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2016-04-08T11:57:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T10:57:22","slug":"kent-grand-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Grand National &#8211; First Time at the Races"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kent Grand National &#8211; With the\u00a0Grand National 2016 upon us I thought I would share my first experience covering horse racing.<\/h2>\n<p>Kent Grand National &#8211; A few weeks ago I went and covered my first point to point meeting at <strong>Charing Race Course<\/strong>. Its fair to say that I&#8217;m not a huge horse fan and that I had never before even been t a race meeting so I didn&#8217;t really have much idea what to expect. I was there to cover the <strong>Kent Grand National<\/strong> as well so no pressure there then. As\u00a0the cherry on the cake it was very muddy and I only had trainers! One of which got stuck in the mud and fell off my foot to the amusement of some of the race goers that saw it happen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/a-day-at-the-races\/_78v1998\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5006 size-full\" src=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1998.jpg\" alt=\"Kent Grand National\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1998.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1998-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1998-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1998-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1998-390x261.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of my favorites<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5007 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/_c4r0796\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0796-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5020\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5020'>\n\t\t\t\tThe first fences\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-2\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1993-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5013\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5013'>\n\t\t\t\tsomething nice about good old fashioned ways of doing things\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/_c4r0864\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0864-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5024\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5024'>\n\t\t\t\tEventual winner Hunters Lodge leads over the last fence\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-3\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5014\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5014'>\n\t\t\t\trace goers studying form\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V1992-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5012\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5012'>\n\t\t\t\tMuddy business this horse riding affair.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-11\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0917-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5026\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5026'>\n\t\t\t\tWinner Hunters Lodge ridden by Gareth Henderson \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/_c4r0769\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0769-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5017\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5017'>\n\t\t\t\tThe final fence and one of the support races\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-4\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5015\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5015'>\n\t\t\t\tHorse 12 falling at the first fence. The Kent Grand National. Charing Racecourse \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-9\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0820-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5022\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5022'>\n\t\t\t\tHorses parade before the main race\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/_c4r0829\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0829-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5023\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5023'>\n\t\t\t\tThe field \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-8\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0806-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5021\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5021'>\n\t\t\t\tHorses parade before the race\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-6\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0784-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5018\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5018'>\n\t\t\t\tCharing Racecourse \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-7\/#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0792-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5019\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5019'>\n\t\t\t\tHorses marshells\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;m guessing this jockey has had betters days at the office<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5028\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/sp-charpoint-140216-12\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5028\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5028\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5028\" src=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2032-1.jpg\" alt=\"Faller at the second fence\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2032-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2032-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2032-1-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2032-1-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faller at the second fence<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was\u00a0Winner Hunters Lodge ridden by Gareth Henderson that won the coveted Kent Grand National 2016<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5030\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/_c4r0887\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5030\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5030\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5030\" src=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0887.jpg\" alt=\"Winner Hunters Lodge ridden by Gareth Henderson \" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0887.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0887-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0887-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0887-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/C4R0887-390x261.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winner Hunters Lodge heading for the finish line<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I thoroughly enjoyed my first experience covering point to point racing, as a <a href=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-freelance-photographer\/sport-photography-kent\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sport Photographer<\/a> it had long been on my list of sports to turn my hand to, safe to say I thoroughly enjoyed it even though it was a baptism of fire I will hopefully look to spend more time covering horse racing in the future. I even managed to experiment\u00a0a little as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/index.php\/kent-grand-national\/_78v2060\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5033\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5033\" src=\"httpss:\/\/mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2060.jpg\" alt=\"_78V2060\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2060.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2060-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2060-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2060-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mattbristow.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/78V2060-390x261.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As ever always interested in what people think so please feel free to let me know what you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kent Grand National &#8211; With the\u00a0Grand National 2016 upon us I thought I would share my first experience covering horse racing. 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