Cold Fell Gate Wed 5th Aug

Seniors 1 Celtic Malone 2 Marli 3 Galemire Grace 4 Lady Bethan 5 Jazz Singer 6 Razzle Dazzle 17 Ran .Time 28.51

. Also Ran. Bonny- Canny Girl – Lady Helen -Where’s wally -Huntsman’s Jewel – Explore -Layla -Cartier – Night Vision -Acacia -Cherish –

Pups    1 Persian Sky 2 Bracelet  3 Paloma Faith 4 Daisy Dream 5 Huntsman Kraka 6 Jazz  Band.  16 Ran Time !8.25.

Open Maidens 1 Mr Ant 2 Doll 3 Sundance 4 Eden Rouge 5 Miterdale Force 6 Rickman . 30 Ran.  Time 19.22.

Also Ran .Glory -What Look -Casanova –  Silver Belle -Borderman -Maybe – Miss Ellie -Black Mist Vesta – Coleen – Bedazzled -Free Spirit -jade’s Jem -Dark MIst – Miterdale Torment -Miterdale Princess -Chavenel -HIgh Style – Rooster -Celtic Brave -Celtic Warrior. Tempress -MIdnight Show Spartan.

Open Res      1 Levitate 2 Carrick 3 Kerrymore 4 Littman 5 Mrs McGregor 6 Sunlight .  13  Ran Time 18.11. Celtic TY – Pip’s Lad -Cancellara -Olivia -Celtic Spirit -Romulus .

Report. We have seen and reported many unusual things in hound trailing annals and last night was no exception. For, as the leaders  came down the fell at halfway, they ‘put up’ a fox and they quickly caught it ,but in the modern tradition let it go to ‘fight’ another day. This episode ,for a while,changed  the running order but as they meandered out of sight the big three were back in front and that is how it remained to  the finish ,the favourite Celtic Malone passing the ‘looking around’ Marli in the dying strides with ‘Grace in Third’.

The junior trail and the consensus of opinion  was that they didn’t alter much all the way round and onto the finish Persian Sky showed a fine ‘turn of foot’ to win from Bracelet ,second again, and Kendal raider Paloma Faith in third.

The day was no drawing to a close and it was getting gloomier by the minute but there was enough light for Mr Ant who’ got up ‘ to beat Doll and confound his critics who said he was on  honeymoon.

And I am afraid to report that due to torrential rain and imminent darkness we did not see much of the open restricted. But we saw enough to know Levitate had won and David Hogg quoted as saying ‘ it doesn’t like rain’.

I supposed you noticed the free car parking area was cordoned off and so it should be. The event was run for cancer research as was under the banner of the Wils Logan and BIrkett Lawson memorial trails.