If you have any interest in harness racing you have to be at Tir Prince on Monday 6th September. The nine race card starts at 7pm and what a card.
Starting from race one where we expect something special from the maiden Pretty Special afficianados who watched it qualify at Tir Prince are expecting great things.
In race two Oakview Prince and Poet Chi In Motion have both ran really well here this year.
In the grade three and four race it is hard to pick a winner but at its best Tailgate Princess will take some stopping.
The grade five and six race is a cracker, all eleven horses will fancy their chances, Portersdown Kirk has a proven record at Tir Prince but this may count for naught on the night.
The first of five free for alls pitch horses with under £6000 winnings together with the draw being all important, the likely favourite is Dunlaoghaire who is in fantastic form and won at Tir Prince in 1.598 giving 30 yards and was a big winner at Tregaron last week.
The trotters take the stage next in the final of the Trot Britain series where the imperious Uffra’s Girl is going for a full house of wins.
We then join S4C live for the final three races where Ayr Mission the sub two minute local horse is the likely favourite in the Welsh Cup final.
At 9.55pm the place will go deathly quiet for the start of what could possibly be the best race ever staged in the UK, the final of the Crock of Gold. Eight horses on the gate with the draw being important but it did not go to plan last year when the well drawn Crown Manhattan made a mistake at the gate and after a tactical race Earned Income stormed home with an incredible last quarter. This wonderful horse strode to a relatively easy win at Tregaron last week and was an easy second behind a Few Dollars More in 1.567 in August and holds the Irish Record. Crown Manhattan who just had its UK and Tir Prince records taken from it will try to make amends for last year but a Few Dollars More must fancy its chances after breaking the track record here last time in 1.562. However the crowd may well fancy the fabulous Doonbeg, the million $ winner from North America who is now finding his feet and smashed the UK and British record at Amman Valley the other week in 1.537 an undreamt of time for those of us in the sport, he is to be reacquainted with driver Jody Jamieson one of the worlds top drivers who drove him in the final of the Little Brown Jug in 2006 and who has just driven Hypnotic Blue Chip to a divisional world record in 1.472. The field is made up of double Crock of Gold winner Scoot Around, this horse always performs well and set an age record earlier in the year at York, Stoneriggs Chris was a good winner here, the Welsh favourite Wexford Beach and Cutchall Hanover make up the field.
The final race of the night and possibly the last ever at Tir Prince is the One Mile Billy Williams Free For All, the last two years this race has been won in faster times than the Crock of Gold by Lyons Mach 1 and Matador Hall. This year Laneside Lexus possibly the UK’s finest filly (a 1.57 horse here) takes on a nine horse field including the UK 1.25 mile record holder He’s For Real, ex Crock of Gold winner Connors Dragon the big winner at Tregaron Immpartial but the other five will all fancy their chances with the right draw.
The full card is shown below.
| TIR PRINCE PROPOSED RUNNERS | ||||
| MONDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010 | ||||
| Track rule no pull out after race card published without a vets certificate. | ||||
| NO WORKOUTS BETWEEN RACES EXCEPT BETWEEN RACES 5 AND 6 | ||||
| DECLARATIONS CLOSE 5.45 pm | ||||
| TRACK OPENS 1PM HORSES ONLY ALLOWED ON TRACK WITH COLOURS | ||||
| NO WHITE WHIPS | ||||
| RACE 1 START AT 7.00 PM ONE MILE MAIDEN PACE | ||||
| 1ST £300 2ND £100 3RD £50 Entry £33 | ||||
| Draw for position, six on front line rest on 2nd line | ||||
| 1. BJ’s Angel | ||||
| 2. Justajiffy | ||||
| 3. Miraculous Return | ||||
| 4. Hawthorns Killer | ||||
| 5. Jack the Kipper | ||||
| 6 Ayr Director | ||||
| 7. Pretty Special | ||||
| 8. Lota Bottle | ||||
| 9. Camshaft | ||||
| RACE 2 START 7.25 PM ONE MILE LOW GRADE PACE | ||||
| 1ST £300 £2ND £100 3RD £75 4TH £50 Entry £33 | ||||
| 1. Best Reflection Grade 1 | ||||
| 2. Coalford Ready Grade 1 | ||||
| 3. Oakview Prince Grade 1 | ||||
| 4. Seven Days Grade 1 | ||||
| trail 10 yards | ||||
| 5. Archiepenco Grade 2 | ||||
| 6. Poet Chi In Motion Grade 2 | ||||
| 7. American Gigolo Grade 2 | ||||
| 8. Oakwood Outlaw Grade 2 | ||||
| 9. Dulias Star Grade 2 | ||||
| 10. On Top 24/6 Grade 2 | ||||
| 11. Match That Grade 2 | ||||
| 12. Tiger Den Grade 2 | ||||
| RACE 3 START AT 7.55PM ONE MILE GRADES THREE AND FOUR PACE | ||||
| 1ST £400 £2ND £125 3RD £75 4TH £50 Entry £43 | ||||
| 1. Riverside Hall Grade 3 | ||||
| 2. Talavary Trickster Grade 3 | ||||
| 3. Ayr Hero Grade 3 | ||||
| 4. Springfield Breeze Grade 3 | ||||
| 5. Springhill Biscuit Grade 3 | ||||
| trail 10 yards | ||||
| 6. Next Generation Grade 4 | ||||
| 7. Ayr Power Grade 4 | ||||
| 8. Heart Attack Grade 4 | ||||
| 9. Tailgate Princess Grade 4 | ||||
| 10. Stormy Seas Grade 4 | ||||
| RACE 4 START AT 8.15PM 1 MILE GRADES FIVE AND SIX PACE | ||||
| 1ST £500 £2ND £125 3RD £75 4TH £50 Entry £43 | ||||
| 1. Porterstown Kirk Grade 5 | ||||
| 2. Dulias Spirit Grade 5 | ||||
| 3. Another Man Grade 5 | ||||
| 4. Brywyns That’s Life Grade 5 | ||||
| 5. Whizaround Grade 5 | ||||
| 6. Azar Hanover Grade 5 | ||||
| 7. Sierra Romeo Grade 5 | ||||
| 8. Secret Speed Grade 5 | ||||
| trail 10 yards | ||||
| 9. Sure I Am Shady Grade 6 | ||||
| 10. Tommys Gold Grade 6 | ||||
| 11. Sour Brook Swallow Grade 6 | ||||
| RACE 5 START 8.35PM TIR PRINCE BOOKMAKERS ONE MILE FFA | ||||
| 1ST £600 2ND £200 3RD £125 4TH £75 Entry £53 | ||||
| Draw for position | ||||
| 1. Pamela Hall £3,920 | ||||
| 2. Majestic Rosa £4,006 | ||||
| 3. Dalton £4,092 | ||||
| 4. Dawbank £4,155 | ||||
| 5. Gonastray £4,350 | ||||
| 6. Winetaster £4,572 | ||||
| 7. Dunloaghaire £4,685 | ||||
| 8. Easy Goin £4,790 | ||||
| 9. Howards Contender £4800 | ||||
| 10. Strike Gold £5,375 | ||||
| 11. Spiderman £5,680 | ||||
| RACE 6 START 9.05 PM TROT BRITAIN FINAL 1 MILE FFA | ||||
| 1ST £750 £2ND £350 3RD £250 4TH £200 5TH £150 | ||||
| Draw for position | ||||
| 1. Sheila B Devotion Grade 6 | ||||
| 2. Yleen Zes HB Grade 6 | ||||
| 3. Touch of an Angel Grade 6 | ||||
| 4. Iris Delindi Grade 8 | ||||
| 5.Bambi Kir Grade 8 | ||||
| 6. Tomahawk Grade 9 | ||||
| 7. Quarterpastsix Grade 9 | ||||
| 8.Quick Sugar Grade 10 | ||||
| 9. Buzzit Grade 10 | ||||
| 10. Uffra Girl Grade 11 | ||||
| RACE 7 START 9.35PM WELSH CUP FINAL | ||||
| 1ST £1000 £2ND £250 3RD £150 4TH £100 | ||||
| Draw for position | ||||
| 1. Wilbro Maverick Grade 3 | ||||
| 2. Catscam Grade 4 | ||||
| 3. Fool Around Grade 4 | ||||
| 4. Rhyds Rytham Grade 4 | ||||
| 5. My Lightning Blue Grade 5 | ||||
| 6. Ayr Mission Grade 6 | ||||
| RACE 8 9.55 PM CROCK OF GOLD FINAL 1 MILE FFA | ||||
| 1ST PRIZE £3500 2ND £750 3RD £500 4TH £250 | ||||
| Draw for position | ||||
| 1. Wexford Beach £5,810 | ||||
| 2. Cutchall Hanover £8,460 | ||||
| 3. Stoneriggs Chris £17,060 | ||||
| 4. Forafewdollarsmore £19,434 | ||||
| 5. Crown Manhatten £35,411 | ||||
| 6. Earned Income£52,746 | ||||
| 7. Scoot Around £55,636 | ||||
| 8. Doonbeg £478,207 | ||||
| RACE 9 10.15 PM BILLY WILLIAMS 1 MILE FREE FOR ALL PACE | ||||
| 1ST £1000 2ND £250 3RD £150 4TH £100 Entry £53 | ||||
| Draw for position | ||||
| 1. Dillingers Dream £6,205 | ||||
| 2. Rhyds Puzzle £6,600 | ||||
| 3. Cherry Hall £9,715 | ||||
| 4. River Inny £10,600 | ||||
| 5. He’s for Real £12,127 | ||||
| 6. Major League Star £12,225 | ||||
| 7. Impartial £17,880 | ||||
| 8. Laneside Lexus £23,248 | ||||
| 9.Conners Dragon £46,573 | ||||