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Llandewi Races

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Llanddewi Brefi on Saturday enjoyed one of the few sunny days during August which added to the cheerful atmosphere of this typical ‘Cardi’ meeting. With £1000 on offer to the winner of the Grade A final the racing lived up to the expectations for a classic event.

The Nursery kicked off proceedings with a win for the youngster Sunnyside Geoff belonging to new owners the Clarke family from Brecon but driven by his experienced trained Andrew Hardwick also from Brecon, in second was local horse the Talgarreg based Glan Dancer (H Evans) with Radnor Halleluliah and Andrew Bevan from Builth in third.

The first novice heat gave a win for the big hearted grey Ayr Force One (Haslam Llanybydder) and young Emma Langford from Pontardawe with Sam the Man (Tromans Newcastle Emlyn) in second and little Katie Blue (Williams Shrewsbury) in third. Newly promoted My Immortal and his young owner / driver Mark Evans from Brecon took the honours in the second heat beating Classic Day (Miles Merthyr) and Coalford Time (Hardwick Brecon).

The in form Hitchcock stable from Haverfordwest sent out the winner of the first Grade B heat, Chinatown Maori (Jones Llanllwni) on his first open run with Blackfield Willy (Barton Clunderwen) in second and Wellfield Xpense (Langford Ludlow) third. Bon Beti (Evans Jones Rhymney) ran an impressive race in the second heat to win from Meadowbranch Mike (Jones Llanllwni) and Gangster (Evans Brecon).

Three Grade A heats followed with gate horse Vodka Express (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) taking the first from back marker the flying grey Live the Dream (Langford Pontardawe) while Master T J (Gwatkin Evenjobb) was third. The little chestnut mare Believe (Crowther Llanidloes) won the second heat beating Ithon Ace (Williams Shrewsbury) and Blackbird (Lloyd Kington). Bon Bethan (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) continued her sensational season to win the third heat for her young driver Louisa Myers with the back marker Purple Rain (Edwards Bromfield) in second and Fold Surprise (Perks Presteigne) in third.

Emma Langford picked up another drive in the first Baby Novice race as she partnered Ithon Artist (Wozencraft Llangurig) to a win from Man of the Day (Harries Llanllwni) and Fold Tinto (Perks Presteigne). In the second Baby Novice long time supporter Mostyn Jones from Merthyr celebrated a win by the home-bred Highbrooks Teebeau driven by trainer Mathew Williams while Saunders Playboy (Pritchard Rhosgoch) was second and Today’s Future (Hughes Builth Road) was third. C U Boykin (Hitchcock Haverfordwest) claimed his ticket into the Novice section by winning the last Baby Novice race beating long time leader Hilltop Polly (Gittins Welshpool) and newly purchased Ithon Eagle (Edwards Bromfield).

The dash produced the closest finish of the day with a nose dividing Family Circle (Barton Clunderwen) driven by Louisa Myers as they defied what looked like certain victory for Obi-Wan-Kenobi (Williams Llanafan) with Blackbird (Lloyd Kington) notching up third.

In the Novice final the hard pulling home-bred Classic Day (Miles Merthyr) registered a fine win driven by young Rebecca Williams who works in a National hunt stable in Shropshire with My Immortal (Evans Brecon) relegated to second and Ayr Force One (Haslam Llanybydder) third. Unfortunately Chinatown Maori had to withdraw from the Grade B final because of lameness but his stable companion Meadowbranch Mike (Jones Llanllwni) driven as usual by trainer Debbie Hitchcock admirably deputised by winning from the often placed Blackfield Willy (Barton Clunderwen) and the much improved Gangster (Evans Brecon). The premiere race of the day was the Grade A final when the little chestnut mare Believe (Crowther Llanidloes) battled to the front for leading driver Derek Pritchard with stable companions Vodka Express and Bon Bethan both belonging to the Weigel family from Llanddewi Velfrey securing second and third.

The final race of the day was the Junior race where the experienced Bethan Perks on Fold Rajah (Perks Presteigne) made up a long trail to claim a close victory from this season’s new-comer Daisy Cornes driving Hilltop Polly (Gittins Welshpool).

Detailed Results

Race 1 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Sunnyside Geoff Gate £0
2 Glan Dancer Gate £0
3 Radnor Halleluliah Gate £0
99 Highbrooks In Time Gate £0
99 Eve Again Gate £0
Time: 2.323

Race 2 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ithon Artist 10 £60
2 Man Of The Day Gate £25
3 Fold Tinto Gate £15
4 Aberelan 10 £0
99 Ynyston Tommy 20 £0
Time: 2.278

Race 3 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Highbrooks Teebeau Gate £60
2 Saunders Playboy 20 £25
3 Todays Future Gate £15
99 Ystwyth Gwynfor 10 £0
99 Shane II 10 £0
Time: 2.272

Race 4 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 C U Boykin 20 £60
2 Hilltop Polly 20 £25
3 Ithon Eagle 10 £15
99 Ashbrooks Billyboy 10 £0
99 Megs Magic Gate £0
Time: 2.247

Race 5 - Novice H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ayr Force One 20 £20
2 Sam the Man 10 £5
3 Katie Blue 20 £0
99 Hasty Flight Gate £0
99 Dafydds Boy Gate £0
99 Saunders Bliss Gate £0
Time: 2.233

Race 6 - Novice H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 My Immortal Gate £20
2 Classic Day 10 £5
3 Coalford Time 20 £0
99 Glan Master 10 £0
99 Duggans Domino 10 £0
99 Jamies Girl Gate £0
Time: 2.178

Race 7 - Novice Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Classic Day 10 £150
2 My Immortal Gate £50
3 Ayr Force One 20 £30
99 Katie Blue 20 £0
99 Coalford Time 20 £0
99 Sam the Man 10 £0
Time: 2.228

Race 8 - Grade B Heat 1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Chinatown Maori Gate £25
2 Blackfield Willy Gate £10
3 Wellfield Xpense 20 £0
99 Forgeside Jack 10 £0
99 Leprechaun Gate £0
Time: 2.211

Race 9 - Grade B Heat 2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bon Beti 20 £25
2 Meadowbranch Mike 10 £10
3 Gangster Gate £0
99 Maple Star Gate £0
99 Family Circle Gate £0
Time: 2.214

Race 10 - Grade B Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Meadowbranch Mike 10 £300
2 Blackfield Willy Gate £100
3 Gangster Gate £50
99 Bon Beti 20 £0
99 Wellfield Xpense 20 £0
Time: 2.235

Race 11 - Grade A Heat 1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Vodka Express Gate £30
2 Live the Dream 50 £20
3 Master T J Gate £0
99 Double Top 10 £0
99 Fold Rajah 20 £0
Time: 2.217

Race 12 - Grade A Heat 2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bellieve 20 £30
2 Ithon Ace 20 £20
3 Hilltop Blackbird Gate £0
99 Lady Sherman Gate £0
99 Scoot Along Sam 10 £0
Time: 2.208

Race 13 - Grade A Heat 3
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bon Bethan 30 £30
2 Purple Rain 50 £20
3 Fold Surprise Gate £0
99 Shermanator Sam 10 £0
99 Obi Wan Kenobi 30 £0
Time: 2.223

Race 14 - Grade A Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bellieve 20 £1000
2 Vodka Express Gate £100
3 Bon Bethan 30 £50
99 Live the Dream 50 £0
99 Ithon Ace 20 £0
99 Purple Rain 50 £0
Time: 2.201

Race 15 - Dash
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Family Circle Gate £70
2 Obi Wan Kenobi 50 £20
3 Hilltop Blackbird 20 £10
99 Forgeside Jack 10 £0
99 Scoot Along Sam 30 £0
Time: 1.505

Race 16 - Junior
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Fold Rajah 70 £10
2 Hilltop Polly Gate £5
Time: 2.296