Sandale Thu 7th Sept.

Seniors 1 Willow Bay 2 Quiet Otter 3 Persian Prince 4 Sambuca 5 Canny Mover 6 Persian Bay. 13 Ran Time 28.05.

Pups 1 Red Will 2 Huntsman’ Magician 3 Cuchulainn 4 Huntsman’s Mist 5 Raven Crag 6 Escape 13 Ran tIme  17.40

Open Restricted 1 Grange Music 12 Ran  only one finished.

Veterans Cancelled.

Report. It certainly wasn’t trailing weather, visibility on the trail field was minimal, but you could see the action lower down. And that is where the report comes from. Firstly unlucky 13 well it was if you went to Sandale with a maiden and came home without one., both Willow Bay and Grange Music fell into this category.

The seniors made a number of mistakes but  on the whole managed well in what can be described as a shade damp. Willow bay led by 50 yards at the last road and there wasn’t a lot between all thirteen, in contrast , the puppy trail were well spread , The first three at the finish were well clear at the first road and Red Will and Magician had a nice lead at the last road over Cul ( Beau) Bronco had made ground on the leaders but five of the field had their own race in a time similar to the seniors.

The veterans race was cancelled at last common sense prevailed.

The next trail got under way , with reservations from the scouts as too the wisdom of racing in the light of the conditions. This was born out when Grange Music was the only hound to compete the course and the last of the runners were  rounded up somewhat late into the evening.

Then to round off the night we came across a van or to put it properly half a van in the middle of the road ,courtesy of somebody running a give way sign, luckily for Brian and Shirley nobody was seriously hurt.