The Rainy Brown Memorial Trophy is awarded to the leading rider at Friars Haugh, Kelso, every season and this is it’s tenth year. The late Rainy-Brown (pictured above, presenting Harry Haynes after a victory in his riding days) was a keen supporter of Point-to-Pointing and he was both secretary and treasurer to the Berwickshire Point-to-Point Committee for a number of years.
John Dawson (pictured above) received the trophy, presented to him at Tranwell, 29th March, for the second time having been the leading rider at Friars Haugh in 2022, last season it was won by the 2024 National Leading Gentleman rider James King and the previous year by Jack Power who is doing really well under Rules at present.
John has ridden 15 winners so far this season 8 of which were trained by his wife Alice (pictured above, left) who is also responsible for John’s four winners at Friars Haugh. He rode a double at the Jedforest on The Village Way and Trust Me Nate and repeated the feat at the Berwickshire on the same two horses. Not to be left out Alice was presented with a bobble hat in the Dawson's racing colours, by Myles McNulty (pictured right).
**photo credits – Grace Beresford