The highlight of the day must be the Senior Welsh Dragon which is set up to find out how the top 3yos from last year have trained on. Coalford Tetrick will start favourite as he was very impressive in winning the Little Welsh Dragon in the August Festival last year but he will not have things all his own way. Frisco Frisk won the Little Welsh Dragoness at the same meeting so she will represent the ladies whilst the Laidler team are double handed. They send recent Tir Prince winner Ayr Major and Mikey Camden so significant that Rocker himself has chosen to drive the latter as opposed to a recent winner.

The Free For All sees a couple of local heroes battling it out once more in Meadowbranch Josh and Foolaround who will both benefit from a run in Tir Prince over the week-end but Stamp Hill loves this track and will be a serious danger, whilst Wellfield Official has a live each-way chance.

The Spring Handicap has thrown up two very competitive heats. In the first heat Alexander Camden, in the hands of Michael Lord, is an obvious choice following a tough win in Tir Prince but the connections of Burning Dust have put up William Laidler Jnr (C class driver) to drive. Burning Dust gets a two grade lift in the handicap, which equates to an apprentice allowance in the thoroughbreds, and this makes him very competitive.

In the second heat there are several seasoned campaigners. Beacon Spellbound is well drawn, Wellfield Earl and Ayr Hero will make their mark but following an excellent win at the week-end I'm Impartial Too could follow up with a quick double before winning the final as well!

There are some excellent maidens on show, Southside Jubilee has made a very long journey to race here in Tregaron, Ffaro looks the banker of the meeting, Blue Desperado should take the Novice and Mattriarch and John Barley Could provide two local winners in the grade 1/2 races.

This leaves the Le Trot race which sees Robec making a return to the track after 12 months off. He was a very impressive winner here in August 2014 and if back to that form will not be bothered by his 20 yard trail. Tenor Meslois has the best record of the new intake of French trotters and could benefit from a good draw.

The first race is at 2.00pm though best to get here nice and early to see the Qualifiers who start racing at 1.00pm.

Huw Evans (Chairman) will be giving us a going update later tonight and we will post that news here. If any reader has any further information they would like to share please post to paulmoon@theracinghorse.co.uk and we will share with fellow enthusiasts. Our intention is  to promote our sport and request help.

Update Saturday night: We are looking forward to a massive crowd for tomorrow and the ground is good to firm so will be perfect for all concerned – Huw Evans. The Chairman took this most recent picture and we have placed it at the end of the piece...

Jackie Maguire will be at Tregaron, she has a couple of runners but will also be running more samples through the Blood Gas Analyser to ensure integrity is kept up to scratch. We will talk more about this subject in the coming weeks but it is satisfying to know that the races will be monitored and fair to all.

We are also pleased Sarah Thomas is attending. She naps Mattriach in Race 8. Her lively and incisive views always make for good reading. The Racing Horse shares a lot of her views on our sport: http://numberonescottishgroom.blogspot.co.uk/

On her Monday 9th May 2016 blog she said: “There was a race meeting at Tairgwaith, South Wales, at which there were no bookmakers. I fear this will have irreparable damage to the track going forward.” She is right - horse racing cannot exist without bookmakers! Surely in 2016 we can address something like this?

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Here are the runners, owners, trainer and drivers for the 12-race card:

Race 1 MAIDEN (Division 1)
Easy Mover    Elizabeth Whitehouse    John Wright    John Wright
Southside Jubilee    Les Tookey    Les Tookey     William Greenhorn
Ynyston Onamission     Peter Dyer      Peter Dyer     Angela Dyer
Brywins Vincent   Laura Price-Davies   Carl Davies   Jaimie Davies
Lakeside Ronaldo      Eirwyn Davies     Mike Evans      Mike Evans
Dragon Sam   Naked Cowboy.   Michael O'Mahony    Michael O'Mahony
Real Delight         Huw Evans         Rhys Evans       Rhys Evans
Monugs Boy    Billy Grievson     Joanne Cairns     Andrew Cairns
No Stoppin    John Duggan     William Laidler     William Laidler

Race 2 MAIDEN (Division 2)
Ffaro      Elwyn Jones     Dylan Lloyd Jones    Dylan Lloyd Jones
Greenhill     Gracie Marina    Thomas Sheelagh Lord    Michael Lord
Whiskeyandwater     Alun Lewis    Jason Podmore      Jason Podmore
Afan Mona Liza        Peter Dyer      Peter Dyer         Angela Dyer
Hilltop Mildred  William Eggerton  Michael O'Mahony  Michael O'Mahony
Thats Life Again        Mike Richards      Rhys Evans     Rhys Evans
Connor Camden        John Love        John Gill        Vicky Gill
Bowriver      Alf Swinbank     Joy Swinbank      William Greenhorn
A Kind Of Magic      Amanda Stanley   Jim McInally     Jim McInally

Race 3 NOVICE
Caenwood Jack       Julian Price     Julian Price    Julian Price
Blytheviewpeterpan    Gareth Evans      Alun Evans    Jaimie Davies
Tyler Camden  Robert Richards    Robert Richards   Robert Richards
Llwyns Delight          Robin Price        Lee Price      Lee Price
Blue Top Gun       Edward Jones      Hughie Burton     Lee Vaughan
Blue Desperado      Matt Staples      David Bevan      David Bevan

Race 4 OPEN PREFERRED Handicap Heat 1 - Grades 3 & 4 (5 horses on the gate)
 700 Talavary Activator 3  Trevor Knott    Trevor Knott   Trevor Knott
 700 Kite Hallmighty 3  Garry O'Grady   Garry O'Grady   Garry O'Grady
 730 Woodstone Jingo 3  Austin Price   Colin Bevan   Julie Phillips
 800 Alexander Camden 3  David Morton  Sheelagh Lord   Michael Lord
1500 Daktar 3    Lee Edwards      William Laidler      Lee Edwards
     (Driver allowance 2 grade)
1600 Burning Dust 3 Raymond Huschka W. Laidler  William Laidler Jnr 
     (Driver allowance 2 grade)
1100 Wellfield Posh 4     Roy Sheedy      Roy Sheedy     Sarah Allen
1100 Masquerade Avenue 4  David Davies    Colin Bevan   Colin Bevan
1100 Ffairrhoshillbilly 4   Iwan Jones Evans    Mike Evans   Mike Evans
1100 Sure Iam Shady 4     Vivien Gill     John Gill      Vicky Gill

Race 5 OPEN PREFERRED Handicap Heat 2 - Grades 4/5/6/7 (5 horses on the gate)
1100 Beacon Spellbound 4   Ivan Davies   David Bevan   David Bevan
1750 Im Immpartial Too 4 Robert Richards Rob Richards Robert Richards 
     (Driver allowance 1 grade)
1500 Ystwyth D T 5       D T Morgans      Dai Isaac      Dai Isaac
1500 Happy Hands 5 Raymond Huschka William Laidler William Laidler
2000 Wellfield Earl 6       Roy Sheedy     Roy Sheedy     Sarah Allen
2000 Rhyds Panache 6      Roy Cooper      Roy Cooper     Lee Morris
2000 Next Generation 6   Kelly Peacock  Kelly Peacock  Kelly Peacock
2000 Ayr Hero 6     Cheryl Podmore    Jason Podmore   Jason Podmore
2000 Rush Around 6      Huw Evans       Rhys Evans      Rhys Evans
2550 Merrington Motion 7 Raymond Huschka  W Laidler  William Laidler

Race 6 GRADE 1 (Division 1)
Imadreamer         Darren Mahon      John Wright       John Wright
Temujin       J Maguire & W Jones    Wesley Jones      Wesley Jones
Landa Dreams     Peter Preston      Peter Preston     Peter Preston
Lady Claires Best Claire Fletcher T Haythornthwaite J Haythornthwaite
Shark Penlan         Alan Jones        Alan Jones        Alan Jones
Springhill Dustin    Joy Swinbank    Joy Swinbank    William Greenhorn
Garths Jupiter          Gethin Davies     David Bevan     David Bevan
Come By          Helen Price       William Laidler       William Laidler

Race 7 GRADE 1 (Div 2)
Brywins Medusa   Joseph Cordina   Joseph Cordina    Terry Laventure
Next Best Thing    Kelly Peacock     Kelly Peacock     Kelly Peacock
James Brown      Cheryl Podmore     Jason Podmore    Jason Podmore
Sun Glasses Ron        Kim Alman       Kim Alman       Gareth Price
John Barley         Wayne Roache       David Bevan      David Bevan
Brooklyn Howard     Robert Howard     Joanne Cairns   Andrew Cairns
Blackfield Button        Huw Thomas       Huw Thomas       Huw Thomas
Evenwood Tinkerman  Patrick Connors Patrick Connors  Patrick Connors

Race 8 GRADE 1 & GRADE 2
Mattriarch 1   Elwyn Jones   Dylan Lloyd Jones    Dylan Lloyd Jones
Talavary Prince 1     Trevor Knott     Trevor Knott    Trevor Knott
Ginger Man 1     Graham Hammonds    Graham Hammonds    David Bevan
Wellfield Picasso 2  Robert Richards  Robert Richards Robert Richards
Hendre Bob 2        Glenys Jones       Alan Jones       Alan Jones
Rhyd N Write 2    Steven Vaughan     Steven Vaughan     Lee Vaughan
Ystwyth Valley 2   D T Morgans    William Laidler    William Laidler

Race 9 Tregaron INAUGURAL LE TROT - 1.25 mile
  0 Azla La Belle BFP 1-2 Peter Mather  P Mather Snr  Paul Mather Snr
  0 Tenor Meslois BFP 1-2   Gwenan Thomas   Rhys Evans    Rhys Evans
 80 Agathe Royale 3   David Hartley   David Hartley   D avid Hartley
400 Bravoure De Mai 4    Thomas Ripley     John Love     Phil O'Neil
580 Thunder Jiel 5     George Button     Emma Frieze     Emma Frieze
1700 Ulysse Du Bosq 6    Julian Price    Julian Price   Julian Price
2650 Tiki D'Occagnes 7    Peter Mather   Paul Mather Snr  Peter Mather
2980 Uve Dju Kriss 8       Wil Evans       Mike Evans      Mike Evans
3130 Three Pack 9         John Love       John Gill       Vicky Gill
6000 Robec 20yds   John Howard    Samboy Howard  R Haythornthwaite

Race 10 OPEN PREFERRED Handicap(g8 - g12) (5 horses on the gate)
3100 Jack Frost 8        Vivien Gill       John Gill       Vicky Gill
3200 Wellfield Official 8     Roy Sheedy   Roy Sheedy    Terry Laventure
3700 Shades Of Grey 9  Claire Fletcher T Haythornthwaite J Haythornthwaite
4450 Stamp Hill 10 Raymond Huschka  William Laidler  William Laidler
4450 Meadowbranch Josh 10 D T Morgans William Laidler William Greenhorn
5200 Fool Around 11       Huw Evans       Rhys Evans       Rhys Evans

Race 11 DOONBEG SENIOR WELSH DRAGON 4yo
Ayr Major      John Duggan     William Laidler     William Greenhorn
Coalford Tetrick      Stephen Jones      Stephen Jones      Steve Lees
Frisco Frisk Fools Who Dream   T Haythornthwaite    J Haythornthwaite
Mikey Camden   Raymond Huschka   William Laidler    William Laidler
Shaba Hanover      Marina Thomas     Sheelagh Lord     Michael Lord
Sports Trick   Claire Fletcher   T Haythornthwaite  A Haythornthwaite

Race 12 CAMDEN SPRING Handicap FINAL
Open Preferred Handicap with 2 lines of 4.
First four from each heat to final.