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Ludlow Results

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It wasn’t only the weather that was sizzling on Saturday, when the Ludlow committee hosted their annual races at the Leominster track, there was some scorching races with plenty of tight finishes to keep the judges busy.

Three nursery races began the day, in the first the youngster Ayr Miracle owned by the Pryce family from Welshpool led the way over the winning line from Ithon GB (Williams Brecon) and Jasper Morello (Evans Brecon). In the second C U Choteau driven by his young owner Emrys Thomas from Llanbister won from Immortal Breeze (Williams Llanafan) and Ithon Hawk (Williams Brecon). Top Secret (Pugh Clifford) was victorious in the third Nursery in front of The Fuffer Man (Evans Brecon) and Habberley Haste (Lloyd New Radnor).

The Novice heats followed with Ithon Inmate (Price Brecon) using his remarkable turn of foot to secure a good victory in the capable hands of trainer Derek Pritchard with Merefield Jack (Broome Ludlow) in second and Fold the Notes (Perks Presteigne) in third. Dernol Duke the impressive young horse belonging to Edward Wozencraft from Llangurig driven by Andrew Bevan from Maesmynis took the second heat from backmarker Miss Jackpot (Langford, Ludlow) with Greenhill Emily (Morgan Rhymney) in third.

Kickstart (Williams Brecon) the backmarker in the first Grade B heat with encouragement from his trainer-driver Andrew Hardwick, overcame his twenty yard handicap to win from the race favourite Clares Own (Evans Newcastle Emlyn) with the speedy Maple Star (Perks Presteigne) in third. Favourite backers were a little luckier in the second Grade B heat as Greenhill Cliff driven by his young owner Dale Williams from Brecon surged over the line in front of new-comer Holmes Dreamer (Eggerton Staunton) with Brywins Ducklyn (Gethin, Gilwern) returning from 2 months off to be third.

Strike a Light the brilliant Irish-bred mare belonging to the Lloyd family from Kington continued to display her speed as she and driver Mathew Herlihy overcame the maximum trail of 60 yards to win the first Grade A heat ahead of two other speed merchants, Fold be Nimble (Perks Presteigne) and Merrington Man (Thomas Rhymney). In the second Grade A heat Bon Jasper (Jones, Llanllwni) in the hands of Rhun Wilson showed he is no slouch, winning from The Red Devil (Greenway Michaelchurch Eskley) with third place shared between Meadowland Hasty (Price Brecon) and Scoobys Dream (Lloyd Kington).

There were three Baby Novice races this week, the first provided a predictable win for the backmarker Precious Cargo (Gwatkin, Evenjobb) who will now graduate into the Novice class. In second place was Kerry Ann Lobell (Greenway Michaelchurch Eskley) with Fitch (Harries Merthyr) in third. In the second Baby Novice the winner was the popular Tommy the Dealer (Lewis Llanbister) with Mark Bevan at the controls with another Llanbister horse, C U Choteau (Thomas family) in second and Nia Patrol (Williams Ludlow) in third. Forsas Dream (Lloyd Kington) continued on his winning trail to qualify for the Novice division next time out beating Glan Kirsty (Evans Talgarreg) and Finnbarr Messenger (Meaney Merthyr).

The first of the finals was the Novice with the usual battle between Ithon Inmate (Price Brecon) and Dernol Duke(Wozencraft, Llangurig), Inmate pacing perfectly claimed the victory, Duke having to settle for second while Beacons Sorcerer (Bevan Llanddewi) took third spot.

The saddle race is a popular race keeping the old traditions alive and Bon Hasty with her owner Elizabeth Collingwood was defending an unbeaten record for the season, however it was the youngster Dragon Penlan (Barton Clunderwen) with the owner’s daughter aboard (Bridget Lewis) who spoiled the party winning from Ithon Cracker (White Porthcawl) while Bon Hasty(Collingwood, Huntington) had to be content with third.

The Grade B final is as hotly contested as any and this week it was the youngster Dale Williams driving his own Greenhill Cliff who secured victory from Abernant (Greenway Michaelchurch Eskley) while the big ‘Cardi’ mare Clares Own (Evans Newcastle Emlyn) was third.

The Non-drivers race is the fun event of the afternoon as some of the less known drivers take up the reins, Chinatown Maori (Jones Aberdare) in the hands of Paul Miles got the verdict from Tyssul Pearl (Barton Clunderwen) with Bridget Lewis in second and Rhyds Desire (Thomas Rhymney) piloted by Ian Morgan was third.

The final race of the day was the Grade A final when the top horses battle for the premier title. This week Bon Jasper (Jones Llanllwni) in the hands of Rhun Wilson, having the advantage of a gate position claimed victory from the illustrious Strike a Light (Lloyd Kington) while Meadowland Hasty (Price Brecon) secured third.

So after a lovely afternoon of racing in the sunshine, next week racing goes to the seaside as Aberystwyth plays host on Saturday 20th July 1.30 pm start.

Detailed Results

Race 1 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ayr Miracle Gate £0
2 Ithon GB Gate £0
3 Jasper Morello Gate £0
4 Knights Templar Gate £0
5 Hilltop Allart Gate £0
PU Highbrooks Eternal Gate £0
Time: 2.287

Race 2 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 C U Choteau Gate £0
2 Immortal Breeze Gate £0
3 Ithon Hawk Gate £0
4 Danny Blue Gate £0
5 Wellfield Inspired 20 £0
6 Tyssul Penny Lane Gate £0
Time: 2.279

Race 3 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Top Secret Gate £0
2 The Fuffer Man Gate £0
3 Habberley Haste Gate £0
4 Blackmountain Rose Gate £0
5 Dernol Bonus Gate £0
Time: 2.296

Race 4 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Precious Cargo 20 £60
2 Kerry Ann Lobel 10 £30
3 Fitch Gate £20
4 Greenwood Romeo 20 £0
5 Fairyhouse Gate £0
6 Marys Jack 10 £0
7 Murray 20 £0
Time: 2.261

Race 5 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Tommy The Dealer Gate £60
2 C U Choteau Gate £30
3 Nia Patrol 20 £20
4 Ithon Gift Gate £0
5 Grecho Gate £0
6 Ithon Eddie 10 £0
Time: 2.281

Race 6 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Forsas Dream 20 £60
2 Glan Kirsty Gate £30
3 Finnbarr Messenger Gate £20
4 Tyssul Pearl Gate £0
5 Big Harry 10 £0
6 Gold Ness Gate £0
Time: 2.255

Race 7 - Novice H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ithon Inmate 10 £20
2 Merefield Jack 10 £10
3 Fold The Notes 10 £0
4 Beacon Sorcerer Gate £0
5 Ithon Ghost 20 £0
6 Blackies Boy 10 £0
7 Ayr Warrior 20 £0
Time: 2.197

Race 8 - Novice H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Dernol Duke 10 £20
2 Miss Jackpot 20 £10
3 Greenhill Emily 10 £0
4 Sable Sam 10 £0
5 Blackmountain Jess Gate £0
6 Llwyns Hall 10 £0
PU Ithon Hannah Gate £0
Time: 2.213

Race 9 - Novice Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ithon Inmate 10 £140
2 Dernol Duke 10 £40
3 Beacon Sorcerer Gate £20
4 Greenhill Emily 10 £0
5 Miss Jackpot 20 £0
6 Sable Sam 10 £0
7 Merefield Jack 10 £0
Time: 2.192

Race 10 - Grade B H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Kickstart 20 £25
2 Clares Own 10 £12
3 Maple Star Gate £0
4 Abernant Gate £0
5 Duggans Domino Gate £0
6 Boomshakalakka Gate £0
7 Wellfield Inspired Gate £0
Time: 2.228

Race 11 - Grade B H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Greenhill Cliff Gate £25
2 Holmes Dreamer 10 £12
3 Brywins Ducklyn Gate £0
4 Too Hot Today Gate £0
5 Ithon Cracker Gate £0
6 Bon Hasty Gate £0
7 Chinatown Maori Gate £0
Time: 2.214

Race 12 - Grade B Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Greenhill Cliff Gate £200
2 Abernant Gate £50
3 Clares Own 10 £30
4 Holmes Dreamer 10 £0
5 Kickstart 20 £0
6 Brywins Ducklyn Gate £0
7 Maple Star Gate £0
8 Too Hot Today Gate £0
Time: 2.217

Race 13 - Grade A H1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Strike A Light 60 £40
2 Fold Be Nimble Gate £15
3 Merrington Man Gate £0
4 Meadowbranch Mike Gate £0
5 Blackfield Buddy Gate £0
6 Kestrels Rogue Gate £0
7 Saunders Playboy 10 £0
Time: 2.204

Race 14 - Grade A H2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bon Jasper Gate £40
2 The Red Devil Gate £15
3 Meadowland Hasty Gate £0
3 Scoobys Dream 40 £0
5 Chaps Commander Gate £0
6 Immpartial 40 £0
PU Rhyds Desire 40 £0
Time: 2.240

Race 15 - Grade A Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Bon Jasper Gate £250
2 Strike A Light 60 £60
3 Meadowland Hasty Gate £40
4 The Red Devil Gate £0
5 Fold Be Nimble Gate £0
6 Scoobys Dream 40 £0
7 Meadowbranch Mike Gate £0
8 Merrington Man Gate £0
Time: 2.193

Race 16 - Saddle
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Dragon Penlan Gate £60
2 Ithon Cracker 10 £30
3 Bon Hasty 20 £10
4 Sunnyside Geoff 10 £0
5 Blackfield Buddy 30 £0
6 Miss Thunder Gate £0
Time: 2.263

Race 17 - Dash Non-Drivers
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Chinatown Maori 70 £25
2 Tyssul Pearl Gate £0
3 Rhyds Desire 100 £0
4 Grecho Gate £0
5 Blackies Boy 50 £0
Time: 2.293