Helton Sun 23rd July 2017.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Marli 3 Liz 4 Eden Rossi 5 Marlou 6 Arizona 17 Ran Time 32.47.

Also Ran Persian Bay – Galemire Grace – Hunter’s Dale – Meadow Dixie – Flawless – Buble – Explore – Bewitched – Bedazzled –  Sweet Harmony – Menorah .

Senior Maidens 1 Step Up  2 Lone Rebel 3 Yorkshire Lad 4 Wild Gypsy 5 Sparrowmire Lily 6 Cracking Gold 18 Ran Time 33.33. Also Ran .My Way – Highness – Persian Prince – Layla – Levitate – Lady Anne – Black MIst – Black Eyed Boy – Maybe – Manna – Cleveland – Frankel –

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Red Will 3 Nikita 4 Rio 5 Hawkswood 6 Huntsman’s Magician. 7 Ran Time 18.18. Also Ran  Hi Mac –

Puppy Maidens 1 Steel End 2 Provincial 3 Cuchulainn 4 Mystery Bound 5 Artemis 6 Thorn Diamond . 9 Ran Time 19.,05.

Also Ran  Mac’s Choice – Sparrowmire Casanova – Cracking star –

Open Restricted 1 Little Messy 2 Canny Mover 3 Miterdale Steele 4 Mr Ant 5 Cartier 6 Songbird . 17 Ran Time 17.30

. Also Ran . Willow Bay – Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle -Starlight – Grange Music – – Wansfell – West Tip – Meadow Josie – Sunset Ridge – Jenny’s Choice – Remember Me.

Report:  It is not often the video is switched off after only filming two hounds then switched on to film the rest. That’s how far the first two seniors were in front , Endure and Marli , by a country mile, the rest nowhere!

The senior maidens and lone Rebel “threw away” an early lead, apparently hindered by bracken, but still came with the lead on the long uphill finish but was run out in the latter stages by Step Up with ” Alfie” in third. Alfie, !Alfie !,Alfie! could be clearly heard from the last road,.

The pups and Huntsman’s Major making his second appearance of the weekend made no mistakes and won comfortably from Red Will and Nikita.

In contrast to the first trail all nine pup maidens were on the finish together and what price a light -coloured winner,they were 1-2-3 Steel End making up for the defeat of “Rebel” in a close race with Provincial and Cuchulainn

The restricted trail and as predicted ( see blog ) Little Messy made it three out of four at Helton,