The Blue Riband gets underway on Friday at Hall Green with six first round heats. Charlie Lister has the first and second favourites in Ninja Jamie and Farloe Reason but its a wide open event with the bookies going 7/1 the field, here's the draw -

FRIDAY APRIL 11
HALL GREEN

19.50 480M THE WILLIAM HILL BLUE RIBAND 1ST ROUND HEAT 1

1 WRIGHT SIGNAL (E T PARKER, SHEFF)
2 WESTMEAD PRINCE (N SAVVA, HNLOW)
3 SEANIS STRIKE (M A WALLIS, WSTOW)
4 FARLOE SUPERMAN (B DRAPER, UNATT)
5 BARAN PEDRO (S BAGGS, WSTOW)
6 BROADACRES ROCCO (W) (R JURY, READG)

20.20 480M THE WILLIAM HILL BLUE RIBAND 1ST ROUND HEAT 2

1 ROCKBURST MASON (M A WALLIS, WSTOW)
2 REV COUNTER (C ALLSOPP, MONMR)
3 FANTASY TIGER (S M BUCKLAND, HALLG)
4 FARLOE DASH (B DRAPER, UNATT)
5 ICEMAN VADER (L BURFORD, COVEN)
6 EYE ONTHE FORCE (W) (M A WALLIS, WSTOW)

20.50 480M THE WILLIAM HILL BLUE RIBAND 1ST ROUND HEAT 3

1 BLONDE JEANNIE (J G MULLINS, UNATT)
2 NINJA JAMIE (C R LISTER, UNATT)
3 FARLOE REASON (CR LISTER, UNATT)
4 GALMONIAN RODGE (M) (F C WRIGHT, COVEN)
5 HACKNEY CARRIAGE (M) (J G MULLINS, UNATT)
6 ICEMAN ROSS (W) (L BURFORD, COVEN)

21.20 480M THE WILLIAM HILL BLUE RIBAND 1ST ROUND HEAT 4

1 WINETAVERN BOXER (P A SALLIS, HALLG)
2 AFFLECK ELITE (C R LISTER, UNATT)
3 NEWTOWN KOALA (C L ANDREWS, COVEN)
4 COMMANDER CHIEF (M A WALLIS, WSTOW)
5 CLASH HARMONICA (C R LISTER, UNATT)
6 BENS COURT (W) (C T LUND, HULL)

21.50 480M THE WILLIAM HILL BLUE RIBAND 1ST ROUND HEAT 5

1 VIGOROUS PAT (G KOVAC, DONC)
2 MAKO MAGIC (M) (E T PARKER, SHEFF)
3 WESTMEAD KEWELL (M) (N SAVVA, HNLOW)
4 LAST MOHICAN (M) (D B BUTLER, UNATT)
5 ROMEO LLAN (W) (D P FIRMAGER, COVEN)
6 FARLOE SPIDERMAN (W) (B DRAPER, UNATT)

22.20 480M THE WILLIAM HILL BLUE RIBAND 1ST ROUND HEAT 6

1 BALLYMAC KEN (S BAGGS, WSTOW)
2 BOHERNA ON AIR (B DRAPER, UNATT)
3 TYRUR ROCKY (A G BAKER, HALLG)
4 MARLOW GAMBLE (C ALLSOPP, MONMR)
5 SNIPER ORLA (M) (A G BAKER, HALLG)
6 TOOSEY BLUE (W) (J G MULLINS, UNATT)

The latest betting is available here.

Two big competitions kick off on Friday, first up the Golden Sprint from Romford, here's the trap draw -

GOLDEN SPRINT FIRST ROUND FRIDAY 11TH APRIL
(FIRST 3 IN EACH HEAT TO QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS ON FRIDAY 18TH APRIL)

19.45 400M FLAT GOLDEN SPRINT - HEAT 1

1 CLYDEVIEW (CHRIS ALLSOPP, MONM)
2 FILINGPLUSDOGCOM (DAVID MULLINS)
3 CONKER ALL (BOB PATTINSON, SITT)
4 LOVE MAC (MAXINE LOCKE)
5 HEAVENLY PRINCE (M) (JIM REYNOLDS)
6 SNOOZYS PALACE (W) (STACEY BAGGS, WSTW)

20.01 400M FLAT GOLDEN SPRINT - HEAT 2

1 BLONDE JET (MARIA DENNIS, UNATT)
2 HORSESHOE PING (M) (JIM REYNOLDS)
3 DRINK UP ZORRO (M) (PAUL SALLIS, HALLG)
4 BARAN HAWAII (M) (STACEY BAGGS, WSTW)
5 WINDGAP VENUS (M) (PETER PAYNE)
6 AS TIME SLIPS BY (M) (JIM REYNOLDS)

20.17 400M FLAT GOLDEN SPRINT - HEAT 3

1 BLINK DE BOOKIES (CAROL GRASSO, HNLOW)
2 CAGEY JEFF (JOHN MULLINS, UNATT)
3 MILLDEAN BUSTER (SEAMUS CAHILL, WSTW)
4 NINAS CAPONE (MARGARET LUCAS)
5 LAMBSTOWN HILL (MAXINE LOCKE)
6 KAMJAMJET (M) (MARTYN WILEY)

20.32 400M FLAT GOLDEN SPRINT - HEAT 4

1 FARLEY LEGEND (BERNIE DOYLE, WDON)
2 STAR OF TWILIGHT (PAUL SALLIS, HALLG)
3 WESTDALE BLUE (MARTYN WILEY)
4 KINDRED SPARKY (W) (MICK PUZEY, WSTW)
5 SLUG CITY (W) (BOB PATTINSON, SITT)
6 ROOSTER NOSEY (W) (SEAMUS CAHILL, WSTW)

20.48 400M FLAT GOLDEN SPRINT - HEAT 5

1 SEANIS LAD (MARK WALLIS, WSTW)
2 BLINDIN BELL (DAVID MULLINS)
3 KINGSMILL SPARKY (LANCE BURFORD, COV)
4 DROOPYS ARIADNE (PAUL SALLIS, HALLG)
5 BAWNA BOY (CHRIS ALLSOPP, MONM)
6 BEAT THEM KING (M) (SEAMUS CAHILL, WSTW)

21.04 400M FLAT GOLDEN SPRINT - HEAT 6

1 BONVILLE PODGE (MAXINE LOCKE)
2 BLACK TAXI (JOHN MULLINS, UNATT)
3 CENTAUR ROVER (PETER PAYNE)
4 BEARHAVEN RIO (M) (ELIZABETH MCNAIR, UNATT)
5 SECRETARIAT (W) (SEAMUS CAHILL, WSTW)
6 BLONDE BARNEY (W) (JOHN MULLINS, UNATT)

The latest betting is available here.