Low Place Eskdale Sat April 14th.

Hounds 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Miterdale Steele 3 Miterdale Shadow 4 Kinniside Joe 5 Queen 6 Washington . 12 Ran Time 26.38

Also Ran  Miterdale Copper – Jenny’s Delight – Overwater Arnie – Overwater Stanley – Chavenel – Raven Crag .

Pups 1 Babylon 2 New Agenda 3 Miterdale Spirit 4 Best Mate 5 Cuckoo Lane 6 Red Dragon . 21 Ran Time 18.01.

Also ran . Twilight – Overwater Seth – High Glen – Solitaire –  Bluebell – Valentino – Mr Blue Sky – Grange Lyric – Time Bandit – Simply Red – Chance -/Zulu – Forlorn Spring Huckleberry Finn – Red Mist .

Open Maidens . 1 Night Vision 2 Sandyman 3 Cuchulainn 4 Kinniside Molly 4 Miterdale Proper 6 Paddywack. 27 Ran Time 18.37.

Also Ran . Miterdale prim – Lady Bethan – Wild Gypsy – Kaiser Sosa – Lady Anne – Kinniside Mel – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Beauty – Yogi Bear – Braveheart – Silver Belle – Kerrymore0- – Black Eyed Mist – Artemis – Canny Girl = Voodoo – Black Mist – Dollar – Border Lad – Capetown .

Open restricted 1 Explore 2 Buble 3 Overwater Hally – 4 Sweet Harmony 5 Paloma Faith 6 Miterdale Rusty . 11 Ran Time 17.56.Also Ran Hawkswood – Overwater Jack – Black Eyed Boy – Nikita.- Jimmy Choo.’

Report. The sun came out, and a pleasant day ensued – Caroline Graham celebrated her 21st, a few wished they were. Colin bet on the Grand National and was rolled -over, Lisa . Donald and Joe collected their first wins of the season and thanks to Les Reid for sponsoring the afternoon’s events.

Thorn Dancer ,clipped out , slipped down the finish akin to renard and won easily from Steel and Shadow with Kinniside ( consistent Joe ) in fourth. his owners were last seen thumbing a lift to the Bower.

Four pups came clear and in a close finish Babylon was given the race by a head  from New Agenda and also in another close finish Joe and substitute Gerard’s Night Vision beat Sandyman and Cuchulainn by two- half lengths.

Donald and Jean’s Explore won the restricted just getting the better off Buble.

And for those who stayed , Tony and Steph had provided an outdoor do of, nuts and nibbles , televised grand national. Jud Booth warbling. Fleetwood’s hopes uncovered, the flight of a cork as it hit the 21 inch television.  I  suppose it was a case of “have your cake and eat it” and all 21 candles.