HEREFORDSHIRE Athletics Association recently hosted the Herefordshire County one-mile Track Championship which were well competed in a range of age categories.

Hereford and County Athletics Club dominated the second race at the new track. 

In the under-13 girls Saffi Reid added the title to her growing collection ahead of Emmie White and Poppy Grundy.

In the boys’ category Sebastian Farrant finished second for the Hereford club and Alexander Swan third.

Lucy Tetley celebrated winning the under-15 girls’, while Henry Lewis won the boys’ ahead of Fred Tyler in second and Ruben Mabberley third.

There was also victories for Macy Balderson in the under-17 girls’ and Eva Tyler took the under-20 girls’.

  • Meanwhile, the Wales & Border Counties Harness Racing league held their recent meeting at Bridge Farm Almeley.

The Nursery race gave victory to Perry Thomas driving the doubtfully named Lucifer, owned and trained by Robin Lloyd from Painscastle, in second was Buster Bradie (Eggerton, Norton Canon) with Shelwick Solitaire (Harris, Hereford) in third.

The next race was the saddle with the sometimes unresponsive Lawless enjoying a win with owner Martha Duggan from Howey

The Novice heats provided a double for Oliver Jones from Evenjobb; in the first heat driving Fold Fearless for the Perks family from Presteigne, beating Greenhill Lucky (Price, Builth Wells) and Sally M (Davies, Orleton). His drive in the second heat was another from the Perks stable, Fold Megastar, this time owned by Lorna Bird and trained at Presteigne, in second was Carrie on Doon (Morgan, Knighton) while Dernol Jacky (Beddoes, Llanbister) was third.

The Novice Final saw the two heat winners battling it out, the victory went to Fold Megastar driven by Oliver Jones with the Perks, Presteigne stablemate Fold Fearless in second.

Next week the venue is at Beulah where the racing forms the finale at Beulah show,