Narrabri Harness Racing Club meet at Tamworth Paceway results

The Narrabri Harness Racing Club’s annual TAB meet is underway the Tamworth Paceway.

The meeting, which will host the Santos Cup, the Narrabri Cup and the John Dean Memorial among other races, was scheduled to be held at the Narrabri Showground but was relocated to Tamworth due to Harness Racing NSW’s race meeting regionalisation.

Stay up to date with the results from the day’s racing below:

RACE EIGHT – SHOP TWO390 NARRABRI CUP ($8160 NR UP TO 75, DISTANCE – 2360 METRES):

That’s now five for reinsman Tom Ison who has just won the Narrabri Cup after driving the Roy Roots Junior-trained Bohannan to victory in the eighth and final race of the day here at the Tamworth Paceway.

Bohannan started from the number eight barrier on the second row and secured the win by the narrowest of margins, seeing off the Mark Callaghan-trained, Jack Callaghan-driven Glenn Ford in a photo finish.

There was one Narrabri-trained pacer in action in the Narrabri Cup which was the Garry Shepherdson-trained, Chris Shepherdson-driven Future Fun.

Future Fun started from the number four barrier on the front row and finished sixth.

Bohannan’s victory completed a remarkable day for Ison who won five races and placed either second or third in the other three.

His first win of the day was in race two when he drove the Anthony Missen-trained Mickey Ramone to victory, and he has since driven four pacers trained by Roots Junior to wins.

That’s all for now for The Courier’s live blog. More from the day including photos to come.

RACE SEVEN – JOHN DEAN MEMORIAL – MCGRATH FARRIER ($7140 NR UP TO 120, DISTANCE – 2360 METRES):

The John Dean Memorial was won by Glengarry Rose whose trainer Roy Roots Junior and driver Tom Ison combined for a third victory of the day.

Glengarry Rose’s win was Tamworth reinsman Ison’s fourth victory of the day in seven races.

Placing second in that race by 8.6 metres was the Jarred Hetherington-trained Padrisimo which started from the seven barrier on the second row.

Padrisimo was driven by Michael Formosa who drove the Hetherington-trained Night Lights to victory in race one (see below).

Finishing five-and-a-half metres behind Padrisimo in the John Dean Memorial was the Peter Shepherdson-trained, Chris Shepherdson-driven Kid Montana which finished fourth after starting from the nine barrier on the second row.

A third Narrabri pacer was in action in the John Dean Memorial which was the Jarred Hetherington-trained Corporal Luna which started from the four barrier in the front row and was driven to a fifth-placed finish by Guy Chapple.

RACE SIX – SANTOS CUP ($9945 NR UP TO 65, DISTANCE – 1980 METRES):

The Santos Cup was won by the Mark Callaghan-trained mare Repartee.

It was a second win of the day for Repartee’s driver Jack Callaghan who also drove Kanye Crusader to victory in race four (see below).

Finishing second by just 1.3 metres in the Santos Cup was the race’s favourite He’s The Warrior, driven by Tom Ison for Roy Roots Junior.

Ison has now driven to a top three finish in all six races today including three wins.

There were two Narrabri-trained pacers involved in the Santos Cup.

The Peter Shepherdson-trained, Chris Shepherdson-driven Capital Cullect ran home fifth, while the Jarred Hetherington-trained Unico Enchantress finished eighth.

Race results: 8, 3, 1, 5, 10, 7, 2, 6, 9, 4.

RACE FIVE – K AND K SEYMOUR / TAPSCOTT LADYSHIP PACE ($8160 MARES NR UP TO 55, DISTANCE – 1980 METRES):

This was the second of two races with no Narrabri-trained pacers listed to run.

It was won by the Roy Roots Junior-trained Watching You Dream which was driven by Tom Ison.

Ison has now won three of the five races here today and he finished second in one race and third in the other on what is turning out to be a memorable day for the Tamworth reinsman.

Watching You Dream led comfortably for most of the race but ended up just holding on to win a photo finish as a fast-finishing Gregory Coney-trained, Jemma Coney-driven Always A Lexus stormed home to almost steal the victory.

The next three races are the Santos Cup (race six), the John Dean Memorial (race seven) and the Narrabri Cup (race eight) so be sure to check back for results this afternoon.

Race results: 6, 7, 1, 5, 8, 2, 10, 3, 9. (4 scratched).

RACE FOUR – NAMOI HOTEL AND BOTTLESHOP/ TELSTRA SHOP/ J AND H WINDSCREENS PACE ($7140 NR UP TO 65, DISTANCE – 1609 METRES):

There was one Narrabri-trained pacer involved in race four as the first horse from the Shepherdson stable ran.

That was the Garry Shepherdson-trained Sumthin Special which was driven by Chris Shepherdson.

Sumthin Special started the race from the number 10 barrier on the second row and was checked midway through the race and galloped which put her back in last position by about 10 metres.

The mare recovered but she could only manage a seventh-placed finish.

Sumthin Special finished 27 metres behind the race’s winner Kanye Crusader which was driven by Jack Callaghan to a photo finish victory for trainer Clayton Harmey.

Race results: 9, 8, 7, 1, 5, 3, 10, 6, 4, 2.

RACE THREE – WESTERN NAMOI VET/ DAISYS WATER TRUCK/ MAX ORMANS TOYOTA PACE ($7140 NR UP TO 55, DISTANCE – 1980 METRES):

No Narrabri trained pacers in this one as Tamworth reinsman Tom Ison made it two wins for the day.

Ison drove the Roy Roots Junior-trained Black Eight to a 3.7-metre victory, after driving Mickey Ramone to race two glory (see below).

Race results: 5, 8, 2, 10, 7, 9, 1, 6, 4, 3.

RACE TWO – NARRABRI FARM CENTRE/ LEX GORDON/ NRMA PACE ($7140 NR UP TO 55, DISTANCE – 1980 METRES):

The Jarred Hetherington-trained Bettor Getta Lover was the only Narrabri-based pacer in action in race two.

Bettor Getta Lover started the race from the number nine barrier in the second row.

The gelding was driven by Michael Formosa and started as the $2 favourite but finished fifth, coming in 6.4 metres behind the Anthony Missen-trained, Tom Ison-driven winner Mickey Ramone.

Race results: 3, 2, 1, 6, 9, 5, 10, 7, 8. (4 scratched).

RACE ONE – TAB ODDS AND EVENS PACE ($7140 NR UP TO 47, DISTANCE – 1980 METRES):

Race one was won by a Narrabri-trained pacer as the $1.10 favourite Night Lights was victorious for Jarred Hetherington.

Driven by Michael Formosa, the New Zealand-bred mare started her first race in Australian from pole position and showed exactly why she was the favourite, securing a 1.7-metre win.

Her first win for Hetherington was he second in 30 career starts.

Night Lights was the only Narrabri-based pacer involved in the first race.

Race results: 1, 10, 7, 2, 8, 6, 3, 4, 9, 5.