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Just four days to go until the July meeting and despite the track being very wet this morning (Sunday) we are confident that racing will be able to go ahead on Thursday evening as the weather forecast over the next few days appears to be excellent. Please check the web site for any updates as the meeting gets nearer. We have a nine race card with some very competitive looking racing with live entertainment in the bar afterwards so make a date in your diary!
PROVISIONAL START SHEET FOR PIKEHALL THURSDAY 24th JULY FIRST RACE 5.30PM
QUALIFIER TO TAKE PLACE AT 5pm
RACE 1 GRADE 0 – 1
G 0 1 MOODY BLUE 2 PENNY SERENADE 3 MY LIGHTENING BLUE 4 LIMELIGHTS LEGACY 5 YNYS SARA 6 KEEP IN TOUCH 7 MUSIC BOX 8 ROYAL DESTINY
9 LITTLE BENJIO
RACE 2 GRADES 0 – 1
G 0 10 BRYWINS JOCK 11 GLENFIELD FRANKIE 12 DIDO 13 ROYS BOY G 1 14 HILLTOP SPRINTER 15 AYR DESIRE 16 SCOOBIES DREAM 17 HILLTOP CLAIRE
RACE 3 HEAT 1 GRADE 3 – 4
G 3 18 GLENFIELD PATSY 19 DAWBANK 20 PRUCOSIOUS 21 LN BILLY THE KID 22 WHAT A COMMOTION 23 FLEECUM G 4 24 GIRLSWANNAHAVFUN 25 RED OAK
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RACE 4 HEAT 2 GRADE 4 – 5
G 4 26 SABLE SEQUEL 27 GOLDEN HIGH 28 COUNTRY QUEST 29 BLACKWELL GABRIEL G 5 30 RHYDS HABIT 31 STRIKE GOLD 32 JIFFY SUNSHINE 33 DIXIE CHICK
RACE 5 HEAT 3 GRADE 6 – 7 – 8
G 6 34 PEAKS PASTIME 35 DISTURBIN 36 MAGICAL STAR 37 PRESTON PADDY 38 ON TOP 24-7 G 7 39 CLEMTEX G 8 40 JULIES DISRAELI 41 RIVER INNY
RACE 6 GRADE 1 – 2
G 1 42 SHERWOOD JASPER 43 BRYWINS BEST MATE 44 CFS STATON ISLAND G 2 45 MOORSIDE CHRISSY 46 VYRNWAY MARK 47 MASTER ROBBIE 48 VYRNWAY FANTASY 49 IMMORTAL JIM 50 PAMELA HALL
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RACE 7 GRADE 1 – 2
G 1 51 NORA BLUE CHIP 52 WELLFIELD BLAZE 53 SHERWOOD SHERRIFF G 2 54 BIG TOM 55 BEYONCE SEELSTER 56 HAPPY DAYS 57 STELLAS CHOICE 58 BLYTHE VIEW BILLY 59 WILD CARD 60 CEIRON EAGLE
RACE 8 FREE FOR ALL TROT
61 TOMAHAWK 62 MOORSIDE ACROBAT 63 CHAMPION COR JEN 64 IRIS DE LINDE 65 NEPTUNE BUV 66 MAGIC LEADER 67 NEED FOR RUN 68 OFFICER BROLINE
RACE 9 FINAL
THE 3 HEAT WINNERS AND THE 5 FASTEST LOSERS.
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Despite a morning weather forecast for showers the first meeting of 2008 for Pikehall Harness Racing held on Sunday 15th June had a glorious day with bumper crowds attending.
There was very competitive racing from the 93 horses entered with many of the spoils from the eleven races going to local owners and trainers despite horses from london, york, newcastle and ireland attending the meeting.
Sally Teeboon from Flagg was over the moon with her two winners, her own Strike Gold, and John Mycocks Blue Russian who won a very competitive Cock of The North qualifier in a near record time for the mile and a quarter race. Andrew Stenhouse came in for the drives on both horses as usual pilot Alan Haythornthwaite had commitments to other horses.
Jason Podmore from Uttoxeter won two races with Ayr Kid and Blackfield Lowri. Ayr Kid beating the very useful L N Billy the Kid in a close finish of which Jason must have been very satisfied. Another local trainer driver Simon Clark from Burton on Trent had a winner with the very useful young horse Sherwood Jasper.
Irish raider, and regular at Pikehall, John Richardson came over with four top class horses but had to settle for one race win with the very impressive American Import Forafewdollarsmore. One to watch out for in the coming 3 year old races around the Country.
Both trotting races were won by local trainers/drivers with Colin Trot getting a recent hatrick of wins for Paul Mather from Stockport and Dancer Brodie winning for John Towe from Matlock. Pikehall seems to suit the trotting horses and both races were very competitive.
However not to be outdone by the locals Londoner Johnny Foy drove a double with his own Rhyds Native and Fleecum in the lower grade races.
