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Talsarn Results

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Talsarn races moved this year to a parkland field near the village, although the track had obstacles to vision for the spectators, the long straights provided spectacular racing, with blanket finishes testing the judges and the camera.

The first Nursery race gave a comprehensive win for Greenhill Ani (Williams, Brecon) from Hyar Temptation (Thomas Tregroes) and Just Hold On (Neville Guilsfield). In the second Nursery Faraway (Atherton Narberth) was driven by a new driver Steve Rees who used the horse’s experience to blow away the first-timers, in second was Dernol Duke (Wozencraft, Llangurig) with Ceirion Omega (Haslam Llanybydder) in third.

Greenhill Cliff owned by Dale Williams from Brecon and driven by Mark Evans is rapidly gaining a reputation as one to follow and they did not disappoint by taking the first Novice heat ahead of Brywins Snowflake (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) and Cross Current (Sisto Glanaman). In the second heat recently upgraded Nimbles Dream (Lloyd Kington) with Lee Morris at the controls claimed victory from Sunnyside Geoff (Williams Brecon) and A & A Beauty (Wilson New Inn).

In the Grade B heats last week’s success story continued for Strike a Light (Atherton Narberth) on her first run in open company beating Clares Own (Evans Newcastle Emlyn) and another recent upgrade Wellfield Inspired (Griffiths Pontardawe). In the second Grade B heat Highbrooks Impress (Probert Merthyr) lived up to his name to come home in front of Alpine Heights (Davies Kington) and C U Boykin (Hitchcock Haverfordwest).

Another repeat from last week was Saunders Playboy (Pritchard Rhosgoch) as he took the first heat of the Grade A with only inches to spare, from Fold be Nimble (Perks Presteigne) and Serenity (Jones Llanllwni) in third. The second heat was another close decision as Bon Bethan (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey), always a favourite with the crowd, driven as usual by Louisa Barton, took the race from another crowd pleaser Believe (Pritchard Rhosgoch) with Mahogany Duke (Edmunds Porthcawl) in third.

In the first Baby Novice race Ithon Gem (Walker Kelsall) another up and coming mare driven by Wayne Knox claimed a deserved victory from backmarker Dragon Fly (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) with Murray (Gittins Four Crosses) in third. In the second race the camera was the only hope of separating the first three and it was Blackies Boy, this week responding to the gentle touch of Samantha Lloyd at the controls, who rewarded enthusiastic owners the Prosser family from Libanus. In second was Dragon Penlan (Barton Clynderwen) with Glan Martini (Evans Talgarreg) in third.

The Dash as usual was a battle from start to finish with the welcome reward going to Forgeside Jack (Walker Gwernogle) driven by Marie Lamport, in second was the lightly raced Scarlet Lady (Bevan Builth) while Meadowbranch Mike (Jones Llanllwni) was third.

The experience of East of Eden (Pritchard Rhosgoch) in the junior driven by grandson, Jacob Webb out-paced Hafod Grace (Layton Talgarreg) and sixteen year old Glyn Evans from Llanrhystud, although the youngster was by no means disgraced.

The Novice Final was the next on the card with another blanket finish to trouble the judges, it was the grey mare Brywins Snowflake with owner Horst Weigel from Llanddewi Velfrey on board that got the verdict from Cross Current (Sisto Glanaman) with Greenhill Cliff (Williams Brecon) in third.

The Grade B Final produced another fine victory for the aptly named Highbrooks Impress (Probert Merthyr) driven by Mark Evans from Brecon it looks as if both horse and driver are destined for the top of the sport. In second was Strike a Light (Atherton Narberth) a mare looking as if she will also hit the heights while Wellfield Inspired (Griffiths Pontardawe) another horse making the grade this season ran superbly to claim third.

The Final of the Grade A again proved the value of the camera as Fold be Nimble (Perks Presteigne) with young Joe Knox in the seat claimed a narrow victory from the consistent black mare, Bon Bethan (Weigel, Llanddewi Velfrey) while third place confounded the camera so a dead-heat was declared between Saunders Playboy (Pritchard Rhosgoch) and returning to form, Mahogany Duke (Edmunds Porthcawl).

Detailed Results

Race 1 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Greenhill Ani Gate £0
2 Hyar Temptation Gate £0
3 Just Hold On Gate £0
4 Brywins Starling Gate £0
5 Hendre Flyer Gate £0
Time: 2.373

Race 2 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Faraway 30 £0
2 Dernol Duke Gate £0
3 Ceiron Omega Gate £0
4 Habberley Mayday Gate £0
Time: 2.428

Race 3 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ithon Gem 10 £60
2 Dragon Fly 20 £25
3 Murray 10 £15
4 Sable Sam 10 £0
5 Glan Marie Gate £0
Time: 2.331

Race 4 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Blackies Boy 10 £60
2 Dragon Penlan Gate £25
3 Glan Martini Gate £15
4 Sable Sam 10 £0
PU Miss Jackpot Gate £0
Time: 2.351

Race 5 - Novice H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Greenhill Cliff 10 £20
2 Brywins Snowflake 10 £10
3 Cross Current 10 £0
4 Boomshakalakka 20 £0
5 Ithon Ghost Gate £0
6 True Grit II Gate £0
7 Greenhill Megan Gate £0
8 Luck Matters Gate £0
Time: 2.298

Race 6 - Novice H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Nimbles Dream Gate £20
2 Sunnyside Geoff 20 £10
3 A And As Beauty Gate £0
4 Fold Eventful 10 £0
5 Durham Direct Gate £0
6 Sandside Cash Gate £0
7 Razzle Dazzle Gate £0
Time: 2.302

Race 7 - Novice Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Brywins Snowflake 10 £150
2 Cross Current 10 £50
3 Greenhill Cliff 10 £30
4 Sunnyside Geoff 20 £0
5 Nimbles Dream Gate £0
6 A And As Beauty Gate £0
PU Boomshakalakka 20 £0
Time: 2.312

Race 8 - Grade B H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Strike A Light Gate £40
2 Clares Own 10 £20
3 Wellfield Inspired Gate £10
4 Scarlet Lady Gate £0
Time: 2.258

Race 9 - Grade B H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Highbrooks Impress Gate £40
2 Alpine Heights Gate £20
3 C U Boykin Gate £10
4 Faraway 10 £0
5 East of Eden Gate £0
Time: 2.274

Race 10 - Grade B Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Highbrooks Impress Gate £300
2 Strike A Light Gate £60
3 Wellfield Inspired Gate £30
4 Clares Own 10 £0
5 Alpine Heights Gate £0
6 C U Boykin Gate £0
Time: 2.279

Race 11 - Grade A H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Saunders Playboy 20 £40
2 Fold Be Nimble 20 £20
3 Serenity 20 £10
4 Scoobys Dream 40 £0
5 Forgeside Jack Gate £0
6 Blackfield Buddy Gate £0
Time: 2.288

Race 12 - Grade A H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bon Bethan 10 £40
2 Bellieve 20 £20
3 Mahogany Duke 20 £10
4 Meadowbranch Mike Gate £0
5 Ithon Eagle Gate £0
6 Merrington Man 20 £0
Time: 2.303

Race 13 - Grade A Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Fold Be Nimble 20 £400
2 Bon Bethan 10 £80
3 Saunders Playboy 20 £15
3 Mahogany Duke 20 £15
5 Scoobys Dream 40 £0
6 Bellieve 20 £0
7 Serenity 20 £0
Time: 2.293

Race 14 - Dash
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Forgeside Jack 20 £60
2 Scarlet Lady Gate £20
3 Meadowbranch Mike 20 £10
4 Durham Direct Gate £0
F Blackfield Willy Gate £0
Time: 1.287

Race 15 - Junior
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 East of Eden 40 £0
2 Hafod Grace Gate £0
Time: 2.391

Race 16 - Consolation
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Blackfield Buddy 60 £20
2 Miss Jackpot Gate £0
3 Greenhill Megan 30 £0
4 Sandside Cash 30 £0
Time: 2.335