Bratton Down Racecourse (Devon)

Close to Exmoor National Park, Bratton Down Point-To-Point Racecourse has hosted fundraisers for many hunts over the years. Point to Points are built around keeping hunts in the public eye. According to the British Horseracing Society, Point-to-Point Steeple Chases are for horses owned and ridden by members of an affiliated Hunt. A fixture can either be arranged by a Hunt or group of Hunts. Hunting’s ‘friendly face’ they often feature a dog show and are recruiting vehicles for hunts. They are often heavily sponsored by hunt-supporting businesses. As Gloucester Races puts it, “the Point-to-Point provides a great opportunity for the hunt to say thank you to the farmers and landowners whose land they cross throughout the year. It’s the hunts [sic] way of ‘putting a little bit back’.” Meetings at Bratton Down in 2024 were for the Dulverton West Foxhounds (May 2024); the Exmoor Foxhounds (May 2024); and the notorious Tiverton Staghounds (June 2024). The Tiverton are there again in June 2025.