Trotting Returns to Gilwern
It was a welcome return to the Gilwern track on Saturday, as it is many years since Mid Wales Harness racing raced there. The weather had cleared up from the previous day’s rain and the well draining soil ensured good racing.
In the Nursery first time out Hilltop Mildred belonging to the Eggerton family from Norton Canon romped home in fine style ahead of the improving Knights Templar (Williams Shrewsbury) with Krak de Chevalier (Greenway, Michaelchurch Eskley) in third.
The novice heats were the next on the card with Chinatown Lucky and owner Steve Williams from Pencader in the seat, over the winning line in front of Tyssul Opal (Atherton-Rees, Narberth) and C U Choteau (Thomas Llanbister). In the second heat it was Tyssul Pearl with owner Robert Barton doing the steering who finished first, followed by Precious Cargo (Gwatkin Evenjobb) and Forest Surprise (Miles Merthyr).
The first Grade B heat provided a timely win for Too Hot Today (Jones Merthyr) driven by Derek Pritchard in second was Blackies Boy (Prosser Libanus) while new recruit Brywins Luckycharm (Jones Brecon) was third. Habberley Haste (Lloyd New Radnor) and driven by trainer Andrew Hardwick proved he has recovered from his out of season injury to win the second Grade B heat ahead of The Bold Jack (Gething Gilwern) and the front running Maple Star (Perks Presteigne).
The grade A races were straight races this week with the old stager 14 year old Merrington Man (Thomas Rhymney) proving he is still able to lead the field home, piloted as usual by Mark Evans, in second was Meadowland Hasty (Price Brecon) while The Red Devil (Greenway Michaelchurch Eskley) was third. Dernol Duke (Wozencraft Llangurig) with trainer/driver Andrew Bevan proved he is well up to the task of taking on the premiere horses, and this week making no mistakes, as he held on to win from back marker Ithon Inmate (Price Brecon) and No Mercy (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey).
Goldness with owner Lee Evans in the seat ensured their graduation to the next division by winning the first Baby Novice race ahead of lightly raced Jake Lobell (White Porthcawl) with BG’s Star (Wilson Llanfihangel ar arth) in third. Another backmarker won the second Baby Novice race, so Dolan Hasty (Parker Huntington) also graduates to the Novices, he beat George Gentle (Lewis Welshpool) and Hendre Princess (Jones Llanllwni).
The Novice final saw the impeccable grey Precious Cargo (Gwatkin Evenjobb) with young driver Jake Webb on board go one better than the heat to win convincingly from Forest Surprise (Miles Merthyr) while Jake’s grandfather Derek Pritchard on Mary’s Jack (Jones Church Stretton, & Lewis Presteigne) was third.
Jake then saddled up Bon Hasty (Collingwood Huntington) and gained a back to back double beating Rebecca Williams on Nia Patrol (Williams Ludlow) and Ithon Ghost (Wilson Llanfihangel ar arth).
The Grade B Final provided Gareth (gadger) Jones with a supplement to their heat win as Too Hot Today with Derek Pritchard on board proved to be just too good, coming home in front of the impressive Brywins Jo Jo (Jones Ammanford) with Habberley Haste (Lloyd New Radnor) in third.
The consolation is always popular, where horses which made a mistake earlier in the day have a chance to redeem themselves, this week it was Vyrnwy Taffie (Evans Llanybydder) driven by Aled Davies who came home in front of Brywins Ducklyn (Gething Gilwern) with Dernol Bonus (Lloyd Painscastle) having a much improved run to be third.
The finale of the day’s racing was the Free For All and Ithon Inmate (Price Brecon) produced another scintillating run to claim first prize from No Mercy (Weigel Llanddewi Velfrey) and Merrignton Man (Thomas Rhymney).
Next week’s racing is to close Hundred House Show, a traditional feature of racing for generations, starting at 4pm on Saturday September 6th.
Detailed Results
Race 1 - Nursery | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Hilltop Mildred | Gate | £0 | |
2 | Knights Templar | Gate | £0 | |
3 | Krak De Chevalier | Gate | £0 | |
4 | Tyssul Penny Lane | Gate | £0 | |
5 | Highbrooks Martini | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Jets Boy | Gate | £0 | |
7 | Habberley Bo | Gate | £0 | |
8 | Dernol Cherie | Gate | £0 | |
Time: 2.268 | ||||
Race 2 - Baby Novice | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Gold Ness | 20 | £60 | |
2 | Jake Lobell | Gate | £20 | |
3 | B Gs Star | Gate | £10 | |
4 | Big Harry | 20 | £0 | |
5 | Brywins Crispyduck | 10 | £0 | |
6 | Dernol Bonus | Gate | £0 | |
Time: 2.202 | ||||
Race 3 - Baby Novice | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Dolan Hasty | 20 | £60 | |
2 | George Gentle | 10 | £20 | |
3 | Hendre Princess | 20 | £10 | |
4 | Danny Blue | Gate | £0 | |
5 | Grecho | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Fitch | 10 | £0 | |
Time: 2.186 | ||||
Race 4 - Novice H1 | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Chinatown Lucky | Gate | £20 | |
2 | Tyssul Opal | Gate | £0 | |
3 | C U Choteau | 10 | £0 | |
4 | Marys Jack | 10 | £0 | |
5 | Blackfield Billie | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Greenwood Romeo | 20 | £0 | |
7 | Dragon Penlan | 20 | £0 | |
Time: 2.154 | ||||
Race 5 - Novice H2 | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Tyssul Pearl | Gate | £20 | |
2 | Precious Cargo | 10 | £0 | |
3 | Forest Surprise | Gate | £0 | |
4 | Sable Sam | 20 | £0 | |
5 | Brywins Sweetheart | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Live the Life | 10 | £0 | |
Time: 2.162 | ||||
Race 6 - Novice Final | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Precious Cargo | 10 | £100 | |
2 | Forest Surprise | Gate | £30 | |
3 | Marys Jack | 10 | £20 | |
4 | Tyssul Pearl | Gate | £0 | |
5 | Sable Sam | 20 | £0 | |
6 | C U Choteau | 10 | £0 | |
7 | Chinatown Lucky | Gate | £0 | |
Time: 2.148 | ||||
Race 7 - Grade B H1 | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Too Hot Today | Gate | £30 | |
2 | Blackies Boy | Gate | £0 | |
3 | Brywins Luckycharm | Gate | £0 | |
4 | Miss Jackpot | Gate | £0 | |
5 | Kickstart | 20 | £0 | |
6 | Jango Fett | 10 | £0 | |
7 | Faraway | 10 | £0 | |
8 | Brywins Ducklyn | Gate | £0 | |
Time: 2.140 | ||||
Race 8 - Grade B H2 | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Habberley Haste | 10 | £30 | |
2 | The Bold Jack | 10 | £0 | |
3 | Maple Star | Gate | £0 | |
4 | Brywins Jo Jo | Gate | £0 | |
5 | Bon Hasty | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Vyrnwy Taffie | Gate | £0 | |
F | Nadal | Gate | £0 | |
Time: 2.137 | ||||
Race 9 - Grade B Final | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Too Hot Today | Gate | £250 | |
2 | Brywins Jo Jo | Gate | £40 | |
3 | Habberley Haste | 10 | £20 | |
4 | Maple Star | Gate | £0 | |
5 | Blackies Boy | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Miss Jackpot | Gate | £0 | |
7 | Brywins Luckycharm | Gate | £0 | |
8 | The Bold Jack | 10 | £0 | |
Time: 2.141 | ||||
Race 10 - Grade A | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Merrington Man | Gate | £150 | |
2 | Meadowland Hasty | 10 | £30 | |
3 | The Red Devil | Gate | £20 | |
4 | Blackfield Buddy | Gate | £0 | |
5 | Fold Be Nimble | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Bon Jasper | 40 | £0 | |
7 | Saunders Playboy | Gate | £0 | |
8 | IB Gucci | 20 | £0 | |
Time: 2.151 | ||||
Race 11 - Grade A | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Dernol Duke | Gate | £150 | |
2 | Ithon Inmate | 30 | £30 | |
3 | No Mercy | 20 | £20 | |
4 | Chaps Commander | 20 | £0 | |
5 | Kestrels Rogue | Gate | £0 | |
6 | Clares Own | 10 | £0 | |
7 | Artisan | 20 | £0 | |
Time: 2.128 | ||||
Race 12 - Saddle | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Bon Hasty | 10 | £50 | |
2 | Nia Patrol | Gate | £20 | |
3 | Ithon Ghost | 10 | £10 | |
4 | Blackfield Buddy | 30 | £0 | |
5 | Live the Life | Gate | £0 | |
Time: 2.153 | ||||
Race 13 - FFA | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Ithon Inmate | Gate | £100 | |
2 | No Mercy | Gate | £30 | |
3 | Merrington Man | Gate | £20 | |
4 | Chaps Commander | Gate | £0 | |
5 | IB Gucci | Gate | £0 | |
Time: 3.257 | ||||
Race 14 - Consolation | ||||
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Position | Horse Name | Handicap | Prize | |
1 | Vyrnwy Taffie | 50 | £30 | |
2 | Brywins Ducklyn | 50 | £0 | |
3 | Dernol Bonus | Gate | £0 | |
4 | Brywins Crispyduck | 10 | £0 | |
5 | Fold Be Nimble | 70 | £0 | |
6 | Dragon Penlan | 40 | £0 | |
Time: 2.203 | ||||