Oulton 28 April Thursday.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Persian Prince 3 Arizona 4 Prudence 5 Westgate Belle 6 Blueboy. 6 Ran Time 28.37.

Pups 1 Liz 2 General James 3 Margaret Rose 4 Just Mick 5 Speed On 6 Eclipse 17 Ran Time 16.04. Also ran. Quiet Otter- Quiet Badger- Silver Dawn-Cool Enough-Wanted-Telstar- Sunset Hope –  Sultan – Stand By – Kinniside Nell – Kinniside Bess.

OM 1 Sunset Ridge 2 Aspire 3 Bluebond 4 Da Look 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Plan B . 11 Ran Time 16.46. Also Ran. Bobby Dazzler -Fram- Cool Miracle- Kinniside Joe -Hunter’s Dale.

Report. I’ve put the date before the day in the heading because it’s like the weather ‘, topsy -turvy’ . Where else can you survey the fells in the distance covered in snow , it is only six weeks to the longest day! and – a weather warning for tonight and Kirkstone is shut.

The hounds had to run to keep warm and Colin hasn’t started to wear shorts.

Endure, aptly named, showed on the ‘beckside’ with a comfortable lead and Persian Prince equally as far in front of the third. ‘Bob’ kept up his lead and put a smile on ‘Lynchs’ face,he hasn’t been o’er well tha knows!.

In the juniors Liz and the ‘General’ battled it out up the ‘beckside’ and over the tape it was the ‘female’ who got the better by a length.

Only eleven in the last and a welcome success for Bill alias ‘Scrunt’ with Sunset Ridge over Aspire and Bluebond.

We look forward to Kirkstone on Monday – In between trails we have organized a sledging competition and a ‘who built the best snowman’