Corbiewood Stadium, May 16th 2002
Race 1 - Maiden & Novice Class
1st - The Playboy (Willie Drysdale)
2nd - Armageddon (Alex McDonald)
3rd - Annie Direct (George Drysdale)
Time - 2:07.8 :: 6 Ran :: Distance 5L, ½L
Race 2 - Novice, Improver & Intermediate Class
1st - DJ's Merlin (Hugh Menzies)
2nd - Miss America II (George Drysdale)
3rd - Red Red Robin (Gordon Gilvear)
Time - 2:06.8 :: 6 ran :: Distance 2L, ½L
Race 3 - Maiden & Novice Class
1st - Coalford Direct (Willie Drysdale)
2nd - Touch of Fame (Alex Turner)
3rd - Stolen Moments (Stuart McKenzie)
Time - 2:13.2 :: 4 Ran :: Distance 1L, 1L
Race 4 - Class £000 - £2625
1st - Big Red Dog (Willie Drysdale)
2nd - Dilly's Decision (Gordon Gilvear)
3rd - Shires Hotshot (Stuart McKenzie)
Time - 2:04.7 :: 4 Ran :: Distance SHHD
Race 5 - Novice, Improver & Intermediate Consolation Final
1st - Red Rover (Richard Thomson)
2nd - Miss America II (Stuart McKenzie)
3rd - Red Red Robin (Gordon Gilvear)
Time - 2:12.0 :: 6 Ran :: Distance 2L, ½L
The racing this week, despite the lack of entries, was quite enjoyable. The first race was won by Nuala Goodman’s, The Playboy, who won in 2:07.8 with William Drysdale driving, Armageddon, on his first race of the season ran on gamely to finish second. Race two was the second win in a row for DJ’s Merlin, in a time of 2:06.8 with Hugh Menzies driving. The third race saw Coalford Direct (William Drysdale) just get the better of Touch Of Fame (Alec Turner) in the last few strides before the line, to win in a time of 2:13.2. The fourth race was marred by the unfortunate accident at the first turn when Bigreddog’s sulky hit the inside rail, tipping driver William Drysdale off, but after checking for any injuries and a borrowing a sulky, both were fit to come back onto the track, this race was very close at the finish with Bigreddog holding on to win by a short head from Dillys Decision with Shires Hot Shot just a short distance back in third. The last race was a consolation for non winners in races 1 and 2, this saw Red Rover and Richard Thomson battling on to win in 2:12 from Miss America.