NITE'N'GALE ON SONG IN ALLENSMORE SPECTACULAR.

The two-day 'Allensmore Experience' Classic Cup meeting staged by Hereford & Borders HRC provided an action-packed weekend for the sun-kissed spectators who travelled from all over the UK.
The feature race of the first day, the Hoofbeats Magnificent Mile Free For All was an epic battle between some of the fastest pacers on the circuits. Brenda Llewellin's courageous mare, Temptress faced a baptism of fire as she led out of the gate with Roy Wilson, having only recently converted to racing under BHRC rules. But she maintained the searing pace to just better her old adversary Nite'n'gale (Julian Price) and clock the fastest time of the meeting.
It only took Nite'n'gale twenty-four hours to gain breath-taking consolation and establish the nine year-old as a true hero. Largely due to the sympathetic brilliance of eighteen year old Julian on the sulky seat, the Price family lugged home a sackful of silverware to Presteigne and will never forget their first Allensmore Experience. Nite'n'gale sprinted off his forty yard trail to get within a length of the trail-blazing Kay's Boy (Pam Haythornthwaite) in his heat, while Colin Bevan and his rising star, Free Contender headed the other top grade heat.
The truly magnificent spectacle of eight top class horses warring for the £3,000 Final spoils was marred when Kay's Boy (Pam Haythornthwaite) and Scoots Messenger (David Bevan) fell at the halfway marker. The race was stopped, and the restart delayed. The re-run field may have been depleted due to the ruling that rightly bars fallers from participating, but it was an epic battle. Little Nite'n'gale tried with every fibre to just snatch victory by a couple of heartbeats from the beautiful Factory Bacardi (Roy Wilson) and the gallant Joe Hill (Peter Preston) who made so much of the running.
Blue Rajah's valiant victory with Ian Lloyd in the Lower Grade Final was another emotional occasion, and Walton-based owner-trainer Dilys Phillips dedicated the success to the memory of her late husband Ted who bred the dazzling roan.
Likeable Llanbister reinsman, Roy Wilson won the Talavary Trophy for the Leading driver of the meeting, while Colin Bevan and Sally Teeboon tied at the top of the trainers table.
Next meeting: Tregaron Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY  (GOING: Fast)
THE STEVE HARRIS MAIDEN PACE DIV 1
1 Best Man (Gareth Price); 2 Shermans Pasha (Roy Wilson); 3 Charlie (Paul Evans).
2:13.3. 21/2L, 8L. 8 ran. Owned & trained by Nigel Pinches, Gladestry.

 THE BLOEMIN TIMES MAIDEN PACE DIV 2
1 Red Oak (John Murphy); 2 Almedida J (Colin Bevan); 3 Bell's Image (Roy Wilson).
2:12.7. 5L, 1L. 10 ran. Owned & trained by G E Fletcher, Bishop Auckland.

 THE MARK DAVIES (BOOKMAKER) MAIDEN PACE DIV 3
1 Scoot Along Rosie (David Bevan); 2 Millenium Man (Jamie Davies); 3 Gone West (Alan Haythornthwaite).
Owned by N Williams, trained by David Bevan, Maesmynis.

H&B HRC MEMBERS OPEN HANDICAP
1 Max Factor (Pete Collins); 2 No Problem (Glyn Slade-Jones); 3 Herbie's BJ (Mark Pritchard)
2:7.4. 1L, 2L. 7 ran. Owned & trained by Pete Collins, Pandy

 THE WEATHERSEAL WINDOWS NOVICE PACE DIV 1
1 Dalis (Roy Wilson); 2 Sunset Dancer (Glyn Slade-Jones); 3 Wellfield Peach (Gary Wakefield)
2:12.4. 3L, 6L. 10 ran.. Owned & trained by Joss Davies, Aberystwyth.

 THE JOHN BLISSETT NOVICE/IMPROVER PACE DIV 1
1 Burstaway (Julian Price); Conair (Jim McInally) 10 yds; 3 London Lane Dancer (Les Saunders).
2:8.6. 2L, 8L. 6 ran. Owned & trained by Julie Price, Presteigne.
  CHILDREN'S SULKY RACE
1 Tarmac Cub (Robbie Ralph); 2 Chism (Nathan Strickland)
35.0. 2L. 2 ran. Owned & trained by Robbie Ralph, Bishop Auckland.

G F WELLS (CIVIL ENGINEERING) NOVICE/IMP PACE DIV 2
1 Step Dancer (Megan Taff); 2 Greenwood Beth (Richard Owens); 3 Miss Bogart (Sara Mould).
2:10.1 11/2L, 31/2L. 8 ran. Owned by Doug Lloyd, trained by Dave Taff, North Wales.

THE BRIGHTWELLS IMPROVER/INTERMEDIATE PACE
1 Pru's Princess (Sara Mould); 2 Major Current (Lee Price); 3 Free Nukes (Gareth Bevan).
2:9.1.  1/2L, 6L. 9 ran. Owned & trained by Brian Mould, Penkridge.

THE BAILEYS HORSE FEEDS INTERMEDIATE PACE
1 Scoots Master (Gareth Price);  2  Cassy (Alan Haythornthwaite) 3 Barney (Huw Thomas)
2:10.0. 11/4L, 11/2L. 8 ran. Owned & trained by Gareth Price, Brecon.

 DERRICK & PHYLLIS JAMES LOWER GRADE TROT (11/4 Miles)
1 Frederike Kim (Jason Ali); 2 Dandino Bay ( David O Williams)
3.33.0. Sht hd. 6 ran, only 2 finished.

THE 'HOOFBEATS' MAGNIFICENT MILE FREE FOR ALL
1 Temptress (Roy Wilson); 2 Nite'n'gale (Julian Price) 3 Saunders Rapide (Alan Haythornthwaite)
2:3.5. 1/2L, 11/2L. 6 ran. Owned by Brenda Llewellin, trained by Mair Wilson, Llanbister.

SUNDAY -ALL RACES OVER ONE AND A QUARTER MILES.
GOING: Fast

THE ALF EVANS LOWER GRADE OPEN HANDICAP  HT 1 (0-10 y)
1 Home At Last (Huw Evans); 2 Ynys Erin (Paul Evans) 10 yds  3 Castle Rajah (Roy Wilson)
2:44.8. 11/4L, 13/4L. 6 ran. Owned by Glyn Davies, trained by Huw Evans, Tregaron.

THE DAVE LEWIS (Madley Transport) DITTO HEAT 2
1 Blue Rajah (Ian Lloyd) 10 yds; 2 Fools Gold (Alan Haythornthwaite); 3 Bobby Dazzle (Roy Wilson)
2:42.6. 3L, 11/4L. 7 ran. Owned & trained by Dilys Phillips, Walton.

THE GARLANDS CATERING DITTO HEAT 3
1 Country Squire ( Jane Livingstone); 2 Ynyston Chips (Gary Wakefield) 3 Kellies Direct (Alan Haythornthwaite)
2:41.7. 1/2L, 11/4L.  Owned & trained by Jeff Baimbridge, Cumbria.

 THE WALLY ROBINSON (RENOTECH) DITTO HEAT 4
1 Shifty (Dylan Lloyd-Jones); 2 Fidlin (Alan Haythornthwaite); 3 Patchpiece Ted (Patrick Morris).
2:40.1. Neck, 7L. 9 ran. Owned by  M & M Racing, trained by Dylan Lloyd-Jones.

THE BIOTAL TOP GRADE OPEN HANDICAP PACE (20 YDS+)
1 Free Contender (Colin Bevan);  2 Scoots Messenger (David Bevan) 20 yds; 3 Sourbrook Romeo (Gary Wakefield).
2:40.0. 1/2L, Short hd. 7 ran. Owned & trained by Colin Bevan, Llangammarch Wells.

THE BAILEYS HORSE FEEDS TOP GRADE OPEN HANDICAP PACE (20+ Y)
1 Kay's Boy (Pam Haythornthwaite); 2 Nite'n'gale (Julian Price) 40 yds; 3 Joe Hill (Peter Preston).
2:40.2. 1L, 1L. 7 ran. Owned by Kay Alcock, trained by Alan Alcock, Derbyshire.

CHILDREN'S SULKY RACE
1 Tarmac Cub (Robbie Ralph); 2 Chism (Jed Strickland).
38.4. 10L. 2 ran. Owned & trained by Robbie Ralph, Bishop Auckland.

THE HOME FARM TOP GRADE TROT
1 Lucky Furniture (Jason Ali) 60 yds; 2 Lion Window (Paul Mather) 40 yds; 3 Idien Des Raques (Gary Halliday)
2:48.3. 6L, 2L. 9 ran. Owned & trained by Malcolm Ali, Essex.

 ALF EVANS LOWER GRADE HANDICAP FINAL -£500
1 Blue Rajah (Ian Lloyd) 10 yds; 2 Country Squire (Jane Livingstone) 10 yds; 3 Kellies Direct (Ian Pimlott)
2:41.0. Head. 13/4L. 10 ran. Owned & trained by Dilys Phillips, Walton.

BIOTAL TOP GRADE FINAL -£3,000
1 Nite'n'gale (Julian Price) 40 yds; 2 Factory Bacardi (Roy Wilson) 10 yds; 3 Joe Hill (Peter Preston) 4 Saunders Rapide (Alan Haythornthwaite) 40 yds.
2:37.9. 1L, 4L. 6 ran. Owned & trained by Julie Price, Presteigne.

Talavary Trophy (Leading Driver) - Roy Wilson
Bloemin Times Trophy (Leading lady driver) -Sara Mould
Presidents Shield (Leading trainer) =1st Sally Teeboon & Colin Bevan.