Tonight, fast going.
Race 1 Grade A9 Time 28.93
Darver Lily, 7/4 to 11/4, got off the mark here following a slow start. She paced up into third place at the bend and made just enough progress to be in second place between bends three and four when the leader ran very wide presenting Lily with the win. Manchester Flash, 12s to 10s, finished last following a first bend biff.
Race 2 Grade A5 Time 28.24
Kitchen Talk, 2s to 5/4, finished a creditable second here behind a bit of a tartar who won in a fast time. Talk turned in fourth place following a bump at the first which cost him a couple of lengths. He moved into second place after showing good pace to the third but had no answer when the winner pressed the accelerator on the run in.
Race 3 Grade A8 Time 28.71
Kersal Monet, 11/10 to evens, is clearly getting through the crossword much quicker judging by her fast start here (a missed break to Monet IS a fast start
). She led the bend and won comfortably leaving Capitano Roberto with the problem of how to box her up in the Final.
Race 4 Grade A7 Time 28.80
Jogon Katie, 6/4 to evens, took an early lead until bumped between bends three and four. She finished last.
Race 5 Grade A8 Time 28.86
Where have we heard 'its only got to trap to win' before?
Backed from a short 10/11 to a very short 4/7 the inexperienced Jakes Jewel was badly away and finished last.
Race 6 Grade S4 Time 36.56
Mist Over Pendle, 7/4 to 5/4, led from the first to the line but was far from impressive and underlined how out of form she is at the moment.
Race 7 Grade A6 Time 28.66
Jacks Economy, 3s to 5/4, led the bend but moved off at the second bend crowding his closest rival Dinn Re Bug, 4s to 3s, in the process. This manoeuvre allowed the winner through into the lead at the second and she does not stop. Jacks finished a moderate second. Bug was forced to check at the third and finished last.
Race 8 Grade A3 Time 28.66
A race reminiscent of the days of Doctor Frank Watson with Roscahill Champ, 3s to 7/4, leaving traps very slowly and then suffering a biff at the second bend which saw him back in last place with a tremendous amount to do. He then ran on strong to lead on the run in for an amazing win.
Race 9 Grade S3 Time 35.77
Ballinaglera Lad, 5/4 to 11/10 was dropped to S3 here but after trapping well and soon leading recorded an S1 time!
Race 10 Grade A5 Time 28.49
Rhoden Flicker, 4/5 to 4/6, trapped best and made all though she wasn't to impressive given her price with the stripes on the premises with her at the third bend. Says Your Man, 6s to 5s, turned fourth after missing the second bend aggro on the rails and stayed there to the line.
Race 11 Grade A2 Time 28.11
Ardera Brett, 4s to 3s, finished a solid third staying on well after turning third dog. Jamestown Duke, 2s to 11/8, finished an anonymous fourth following a slow start.
Race 12 Grade A1 Time 28.00
The winner trapped clear and it was left to the Eric dog, 3s to 9/4, to turn in second place following a missed break. He failed to find much and relegated to fourth on the run in. He's clearly not firing at the moment.