The usual large crowd at Pembridge harness races saw plenty of thrills and unfortunately one spill on the six race card.
It was a satisfying day for some of the unsung heroes of Wales & West, including the driver of the start car, Pete Lloyd. His headstrong gelding, No Problem thundered home by a neck in heat 1 of the Open Handicap with the likeable Glyn Slade-Jones, just foiling Max Factor and Pete Collins.
The gorgeous roan, Blue Rajah (Ian Lloyd) looked every inch a champion as he sprinted negligently clear of JJ Jules in heat 2, but in the final, little Jules got her revenge. Dylan Lloyd-Jones, a pharmacist from Llanbister, climbed onto her sulky seat after rescuing a loose horse from the adjacent (luckily shallow) river, and the dogged mare flew from the throng like a bullet in the home straight to triumph by a length. Doubtless the video footage of the race will be somewhat shaky, as she is owned and trained by 'Cameraman Keith' Thomas, who deals with the photo-finishes. This was a double for Dylan, who had earlier scored with Delwyn Thomas' Cerion Ecology.
Fearless Scoot, a half-brother to the celebrated Fearless JR, hinted that he could be another star in the firmament when making all the running with owner/trainer Libby Lloyd to take the maiden event on only his second appearance.
Eighteen year-old Julian Price continued his purple patch when winning the other division with his mother's Tyson II.
Henry Carroll's Paigewood enjoyed the tight track that caught out so many of his opponents, blazing home with David Bevan by a wide margin in the novice/improver race.
Mark Pritchard was at the head of affair with Radnor Silvie turning for home in the improver/intermediate, when she slipped on the bend and bought down Billsgoldnandshake who was breathing down her neck. Cerion Again seized the initiative and emerged from the chaos to score for Alan Jones, a relatively new recruit.
Next meeting: Sunday 2 p.m -Acorns Hospice Charity meeting at Hanley Swan.

Results. Going: Firm

NEW INN OPEN HANDICAP HEAT 1
1 No Problem (Glyn Slade-Jones); 10 yds 2 Max Factor (Pete Collins); 3 Black Star (Roy Wilson)
2:10.6 Neck, 7L. 8 ran. Owned & trained by Pete Lloyd, Kington.


KINGSPAN INSULATION HEAT 2
1 Blue Rajah (Ian Lloyd) 10 yds;  2 JJ Jules (Dylan Lloyd-Jones); 3 Sourbrook Stanley (Glyn Slade-Jones)
2:10.8. 3/4L, 11/2L. 6 ran. Owned & trained by DG Phillips, Walton.

MAIDEN DIV 1
1 Tyson II (Julian Price); 2 Ginger Spice (Andrew Rees);  3 Disraeli Baby (Brett Strickland)
2:16.7 5L, 21/2L. 6 ran. Owned & trained by Julie Price, Presteigne.

MAIDEN DIV 2
1 Fearless Scoot (Libby Lloyd); 2 Wellfield Alison (Huw Thomas); 3 Today's Lady (Jamie Davies).
2:17.0. 21/2L. Hd. 6 ran. Owned & trained by Libby Lloyd, Much Cowarne.

NOVICE
1 Cerion Ecology (Dylan Lloyd-Jones); 2 Cerion Cardi (Roy Wilson); 3 Leckwith Spirit (Colin Bevan).
2:13.3. 3/4L, 2L. 7 ran. Owned & trained by Delwyn Thomas, Lampeter.

NOVICE/IMPROVER
1 Paigewood (David Bevan); 2 Drovers Gold (Colin Bevan);  3 Ystwyth Daniel (Huw Thomas)
2:11.8. 7L, 5L 6 ran. Owned by Henry Carroll Jnr, trained by David Bevan, Maesmynis.

IMPROVER/INTERMEDIATE
1 Cerion Again (Alan Jones);  2 Castle Rajah (Ian Lloyd); 3 Eli (Brett Strickland)
2:13.6. 3/4L, 4L. 7 ran. Owned & trained by Dorian Davies, Llanybydder

EVAN EVANS MEMORIAL OPEN HANDICAP FINAL
1 JJ Jules (Dylan Lloyd-Jones); 2 Blue Rajah (Ian Lloyd); 3 No Problem (Huw Thomas)
2:8.9. 1L, 1/2L. 8 ran. Owned & trained by Keith Thomas, Llanybydder.