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Mid Wales Harness Racing

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August Bank Holiday has been the date for Llandrindod Wells races for generations, although now held on the Penybont track, it is still regarded as one of the classic meetings of the season. The weather may have been a little chilly but ideal for the horses, and the track was in good condition.

The first Nursery race saw Richard Adams from Anchor secure his first win for several years driving Ithon Gift belonging to the Bird family from Ludlow in second was Big Harry (Duggan Llangunllo) while Immortal Ellie (Hughes Cwmbach) was third. Hyar Temptation took the second Nursery race for farmer’s wife Janet Thomas from Tregroes, in front of Just Hold On (Neville Guilsfield) with the newcomer Miss Thunder (Thomas Rhymney) in third.

Murray (Gittins Four Crosses) secured the verdict in the first Baby Novice race in the hands of Alan Peters in a tight finish from Glan Martini (Evans Tagarreg) and a much improved Seren Penlan (Lloyd Painscastle). The second baby Novice was another close race with Sable Sam the Tromans family horse from Newcastle Emlyn claiming top honours, while Dragon Penlan (Barton Clynderwen) was second and Blackies Boy (Prosser Libanus) third.

The first heat of the Novice saw the impressive Greenhill Cliff (Williams Brecon) winning in fine style from newly promoted Ithon Gem (Walker Kelsall) with Merefield Jack (Broome Ludlow) in third. The grey Brywins Snowflake (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) had an easy win in the hands of Louisa Barton in the second Novice heat with another grey, True Grit (Thomas Tregroes) in second and Bon Hasty (Collingwood Huntington) returning to form in third.

Clares Own (Evans Newcastle Emlyn) enjoyed an easy win in the first heat of the Grade B ahead of East of Eden (Pritchard Rhosgoch) and Abernant (Greenway Michaelchurch Eskley & Hardwick Brecon). In the second heat four horses passed the winning line together but the camera showed Wellfield Inspired (Griffiths Pontardawe) as the winner from Scarlet Lady (Bevan Builth) with third place shared between Boomshakalakka (Lloyd Kington) and The Red Devil (Greenway Michaelchurch Eskley).

The flying grey Scoobies Dream (Lloyd Kington) repeated his success in mid week by taking the first heat in the Grade A with usual pilot Lee Morris from Leominster, in second was the little chestnut mare Believe (Pritchard Rhosgoch) with Blackfield Buddy (Barton Clynderwen) in third. Saunders Playboy (Pritchard Rhosgoch) took the second heat of the Grade A from Bon Bethan (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) and Forgeside Jack (Walker Gwernogle).

The saddle provided another win for Rebecca Hitchcock as she partnered Sunnyside Geoff (Williams Brecon) beating saddle specialist Master Tom (Owens Shobdon) and Ithon Express (Beavan Builth).

The Novice Final provided a satisfying win for the grey Brywins Snowflake (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) who now moves into open company, with the other heat winner, Greenhill Cliff (Williams Brecon) in second and the improving True Grit (Thomas Tregroes) in third.

The Grade B final provided Mathew Tromans with his third winning drive of the day as Clare’s Own (Evans Newcastle Emlyn) repeated her heat success, The Red Devil (Greenway Michaelchurch Eskley) was second and Scarlet Lady (Bevan Builth) third.

In the Grade A final Derek Pritchard had the choice of two drives, both his own horses, he elected to drive Saunders Playboy while Melanie Langford drove Believe. The little chestnut mare responded to her lady pilot and led them home, with Scoobies Dream (Lloyd Kington) in second and Saunders Playboy third.

Detailed Results

Race 1 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ithon Gift Gate £0
2 Big Harry Gate £0
3 Immortal Ellie Gate £0
4 Ceiron Omega Gate £0
Time: 2.454

Race 2 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Hyar Temptation Gate £0
2 Just Hold On Gate £0
3 Miss Thunder 20 £0
4 Galaxy B Gate £0
Time: 2.462

Race 3 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Murray 10 £75
2 Glan Martini Gate £25
3 Seren Penlan 20 £15
4 The Contender 10 £0
5 Dragon Fly 20 £0
PU Greenhill Ani 10 £0
Time: 2.410

Race 4 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Sable Sam 10 £75
2 Dragon Penlan Gate £25
3 Blackies Boy 20 £15
4 Beacon Sorcerer 10 £0
5 Charlie Penlan 10 £0
6 Lady Sunbeam Gate £0
Time: 2.418

Race 5 - Novice H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Greenhill Cliff 10 £50
2 Ithon Gem Gate £0
3 Merefield Jack Gate £0
4 Greenhill Megan Gate £0
5 Durham Direct 10 £0
Time: 2.371

Race 6 - Novice H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Brywins Snowflake 20 £50
2 True Grit II Gate £0
3 Bon Hasty Gate £0
4 Nimbles Dream Gate £0
5 Fold Eventful 10 £0
Time: 2.372

Race 7 - Novice Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Brywins Snowflake 20 £120
2 Greenhill Cliff 10 £30
3 True Grit II Gate £20
4 Bon Hasty Gate £0
5 Greenhill Megan Gate £0
6 Ithon Gem Gate £0
7 Merefield Jack Gate £0
Time: 2.327

Race 8 - Grade B H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Clares Own Gate £50
2 East of Eden 10 £0
3 Abernant Gate £0
4 C U Boykin Gate £0
5 Sunnyside Geoff Gate £0
PU Master Tom Gate £0
Time: 2.318

Race 9 - Grade B H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Wellfield Inspired Gate £50
2 Scarlet Lady Gate £0
3 Boomshakalakka Gate £0
3 The Red Devil 20 £0
5 Cross Current Gate £0
Time: 2.379

Race 10 - Grade B Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Clares Own Gate £500
2 The Red Devil 20 £80
3 Scarlet Lady Gate £40
4 East of Eden 10 £0
5 Boomshakalakka Gate £0
6 Wellfield Inspired Gate £0
7 Abernant Gate £0
Time: 2.322

Race 11 - Grade A H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Scoobys Dream 40 £50
2 Bellieve 10 £0
3 Blackfield Buddy Gate £0
4 Mahogany Duke 10 £0
5 Carl Hall Gate £0
6 Wellfield Xpense Gate £0
7 Ithon Eagle Gate £0
8 Meadowbranch Mike 20 £0
Time: 2.329

Race 12 - Grade A H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Saunders Playboy 20 £50
2 Bon Bethan 10 £0
3 Forgeside Jack Gate £0
4 Merrington Man 50 £0
5 Fold Be Nimble 30 £0
6 Serenity 10 £0
7 Obi Wan Kenobi Gate £0
Time: 2.324

Race 13 - Grade A Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bellieve 10 £1000
2 Scoobys Dream 40 £100
3 Saunders Playboy 20 £50
4 Merrington Man 50 £0
5 Mahogany Duke 10 £0
6 Bon Bethan 10 £0
7 Forgeside Jack Gate £0
8 Blackfield Buddy Gate £0
Time: 2.316

Race 14 - Saddle
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Sunnyside Geoff 10 £100
2 Master Tom 10 £30
3 Ithon Express Gate £20
F Wellfield Xpense 30 £0
Time: 2.381