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Racing by the Sea

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This week racing was at the lovely Aberystwyth track alongside Cardigan Bay, the weather was perfect for racing with a slight breeze making for a pleasant afternoon of enjoyment. The good open track gave all the horses plenty of opportunity to show off their paces with some very mixed results.

In the Nursery Oakwood Rocket (Layton, Brecon) lived up to his name as he shot off from the gate with trainer Derek Pritchard at the controls winning from the ever improving Kamikaze (Hughes, Cwmbach) with Hyar Friction (Thomas, Tregroes) in third.

In the first Novice heat the often placed Beg For Mercy (Tromans, Newcastle Emlyn) won from another talented horse Ook whos Coming (Evans, Brecon) while Howdoyoulikemenow (Perks Presteigne) was third. Lady Lisleen belonging to the Jones Harries partnership from Merthyr won her first race since joining Wales & Border in the second heat driven by Shane Eggerton from Builth, in second was Kentucky Roam (Perks Presteigne) while Hurricane Howard (Duggan, Llangunllo) was third.

The stylish Meadowland Maverick owned, trained and driven by young Oliver Jones from Evenjobb won the first Grade B heat from Ayr Major (Eggerton, Builth Wells) while Rhyds Panalulah (Gething, Ewyas Harold) was third. Cool Ice also from the Gething stable of Ewyas Harold and driven by trainer Derek Pritchard won the second Grade B heat in classic form from newly promoted Immortal Breeze (Williams, Llanafan) while Enter the Dragon (Harrison, Onibury) was third.

In the first heat of the Grade A the impressive Woodstone Jingo (Meaney & Harris, Merthyr) driven by Andrew Hardwick took top honours from last week’s winner Habberley Playboy (Johns & Gittins, Shrewsbury) while the ever reliable Second Affair (Morgan, Rhymney) was third. Ayr Hero (Bevan, Llanddewi) won heat and final last year at this meeting and repeated his heat success under the direction of Mel Langford, in second was Rhyds Design (Weigel, Llanddewi Velfrey) with Camden Casanova (Jones, Evenjobb) in third.

Ithon Legacy (Hardwick, Llanbister) driven as usual by Mathew Tromans went one better than last week to take the first Baby Novice race ahead of Dannys Gift (Perks, Presteigne) while Dernol Yankee (Wozencraft, Llangurig) ran on well to be third. Llwyns Mercy (Collingwood, Huntington) showed great tenacity in the second Baby Novice with young driver Jonny James at the controls to win from the back so she will upgrade into the Novice division, with another back marker Eli Camden (Williams, Pencader) in second and Luminite (Atherton-Rees, Narberth) in third.

Makemeamillionayr (Weigel, Llanddewi Velfrey) with daughter Louisa Barton on board claimed the Dash from lightly raced Dulais Daniel (Thomas, Llandeilo) with the charismatic Danny Blue (Peters, Upper Longwood) in third.

In the saddle race The Bold Jack (James, Dorstone) with Elizabeth Collingwood in the saddle took the inside line up the home straight to claim first prize from the front running Makemeamillionayr (Weigel, Llanddewi Velfrey) while last week’s winner Habberley Haste (Lloyd, New Radnor) had to settle for third.

In the Junior race the experience of Ellie Tromans from Newcastle Emlyn and Brywins Lucky Charm (Edwards, Pontsian) provided a good win from the Duggan family from Llangunllo’s Ystwyth Valley with granddaughter Izzy John in the saddle.

In the Novice Final the back marker Kentucky Roam claimed a memorable victory for the Perks family from Presteigne driven by Mark Evans, this brilliant mare now moves up into open racing, in second was the improved Lady Lisleen (Jones & Harries, Merthyr) while Howdoyoulikemenow the other Perks, from Presteigne’s runner was third.

In the Grade B Final the newcomer to open racing Immortal Breeze driven by Janet Thomas for Helen Williams from Llanafan produced a magnificent run to claim first prize from the classy Cool Ice (Gething, Ewyas Harold) while Ayr Ontario (Weigel, Llanddewi Velfrey) was third.

In an exciting Grade A final the inform Rhyds Design (Weigel, Llanddewi Velfrey) swept up the home straight to claim victory from Camden Casanova (Jones, Evenjobb) while Woodstone Jingo (Meaney & Harris, Merthyr) was close behind in third.

The afternoon’s racing finished with a consolation race where Greenhill Lillian (Thomas, Rhymney) made up for a mistake in her previous race to win from Made in Wales (Hawkes, Wigmore) with Luminite (Atherton-Rees, Narberth) in third.

After a lovely relaxed day of racing, the tempo steps up with racing at the Royal Welsh Show on Tues/Wed July 24/25th followed by the weekend meeting at Caersws on Saturday July 28th with the prestigious Penybont meeting on Wednesday 1st August both race days starting at 1.30pm.

Detailed Results

Race 1 - Nursery
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Oakwood Rocket Gate £0
2 Kamikaze Gate £0
3 Hyar Friction Gate £0
4 Samuri Gate £0
5 Fold Take Flight Gate £0
6 Luminous Gate £0
7 Afan Alert Gate £0
Time: 2.177

Race 2 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ithon Legacy 10 £60
2 Dannys Gift Gate £25
3 Dernol Yankee 10 £15
4 Bets All Off 10 £0
5 C U Maggie 20 £0
6 Evenwood Preditor Gate £0
Time: 2.125

Race 3 - Baby Novice
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Llwyns Mercy 20 £60
2 Eli Camden 20 £25
3 Luminite Gate £15
4 Hilltop Recon 10 £0
5 Pegasus Dream Gate £0
6 Hyar Truly 10 £0
Time: 2.132

Race 4 - Novice Heat 1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Beg For Mercy Gate £15
2 Ook Whos Coming Gate £10
3 Howdya Likemenow Gate £5
4 Afanbellsprincess Gate £0
5 Dulais Daniel 20 £0
6 Danny Blue 10 £0
7 Jets Girl Gate £0
8 Ystwyth Valley 20 £0
Time: 2.111

Race 5 - Novice Heat 2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Lady Lisleen Gate £15
2 Kentucky Roam 20 £10
3 Hurricane Howard 10 £5
4 Turn The Paige Gate £0
5 Tyssul Penny Lane 10 £0
6 Fronfelen Duchess 20 £0
7 Garth Vader Gate £0
8 Meadowbranch Belle 20 £0
Time: 2.117

Race 6 - Novice Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Kentucky Roam 20 £100
2 Lady Lisleen Gate £25
3 Howdya Likemenow Gate £15
4 Beg For Mercy Gate £0
5 Turn The Paige Gate £0
6 Hurricane Howard 10 £0
7 Afanbellsprincess Gate £0
8 Ook Whos Coming Gate £0
Time: 2.123

Race 7 - Grade B Heat 1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Meadowland Maverick 10 £25
2 Ayr Major Gate £15
3 Rhyds Panalulah Gate £5
4 Ayr Ontario Gate £0
5 Made In Wales 10 £0
6 Greenhill Lillian Gate £0
7 Dan Gate £0
Time: 2.105

Race 8 - Grade B Heat 2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Cool Ice Gate £25
2 Immortal Breeze Gate £15
3 Enter The Dragon Gate £5
4 Lakeview Meg Gate £0
5 The Bold Jack 10 £0
6 Tillies Larg 10 £0
7 Blackwell Drive 10 £0
Time: 2.098

Race 9 - Grade B Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Immortal Breeze Gate £500
2 Cool Ice Gate £50
3 Ayr Ontario Gate £20
4 Meadowland Maverick 10 £0
5 Lakeview Meg Gate £0
6 Enter The Dragon Gate £0
7 Ayr Major Gate £0
8 Rhyds Panalulah Gate £0
Time: 2.100

Race 10 - Grade A Heat 1
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Woodstone Jingo 10 £25
2 Habberley Playboy Gate £15
3 Second Affair Gate £5
4 Saunders Mach 3 20 £0
5 Brywins Luckycharm Gate £0
6 Scoobys Dream 20 £0
Time: 2.109

Race 11 - Grade A Heat 2
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Ayr Hero Gate £25
2 Rhyds Design Gate £15
3 Camden Casanova 20 £5
4 Lakeside Pan 30 £0
5 Fold The Notes 10 £0
Time: 2.101

Race 12 - Grade A Final
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Rhyds Design Gate £600
2 Camden Casanova Gate £50
3 Woodstone Jingo 10 £20
4 Second Affair Gate £0
5 Saunders Mach 3 20 £0
6 Lakeside Pan 30 £0
7 Habberley Playboy Gate £0
8 Ayr Hero Gate £0
Time: 2.079

Race 13 - Dash
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Makemeamillionayr Gate £60
2 Dulais Daniel Gate £20
3 Danny Blue Gate £10
4 Fronfelen Duchess Gate £0
5 Tyssul Penny Lane Gate £0
Time: 1.371

Race 14 - Saddle
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 The Bold Jack 10 £60
2 Makemeamillionayr Gate £20
3 Habberley Haste Gate £10
4 Fold The Notes 30 £0
Time: 2.108

Race 15 - Junior
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Brywins Luckycharm 30 £30
2 Ystwyth Valley Gate £20
Time: 2.193

Race 16 - Consolation
Position Horse Name Handicap Prize
1 Greenhill Lillian 60 £20
2 Made In Wales 70 £10
3 Luminite Gate £5
4 Jets Girl 30 £0
Time: 2.125