Results & Reports

Seniors: 1 Endure 2 Arizona 4 Ran 2 Finished.

Pups       1 Del Boy 2 Thorn Diamond  3 Overwater Stanley 4 Blue Solo 5 Sergeant James 6 Provincial . Time 17.42.14 Ran

:Also Ran Cracking Star – Rio – Rodney Rascal – Atlas – Impulse – Broncho – Kinniside Mel – Kinniside Molly.

Open Maidens 1 Step Up 2 Wanted 3 Blue Boy 4 Artisan 5 Kinniside Spot 6 Breeze.   Time 16.36. 23 Ran.

Also Ran  Cracking Gold- Sugar Ray – Barncroft Gold – McCoy – Billy Bowe- Keystone -my way – Kinniside Joe – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Beauty – Sultan – Stand By -0Irish Pride – Flash Dance – Rio.

All In 1 Thorn Fire 2 Ben 10 3 General James 4 Silver Dusk 5 Accolade 6 Remember Me  Time 16.32 . 13 Ran

Seniors 1 Try Again 2 Try Time 3 Canny Mover  4 Ran 3 finished Time 32.20.

Pups 1 Crazy 2 Huntsman’s Major 3 Nikita 4 Captain America 5 Foxparke Billy Elliot 6 Say It As It Is . 13 Ran Time 21.53

. Also ran Foxparke Homeward Pride. Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Katy Lou – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Diamond Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Uldale Tramp

ONW 1 Foxparke Babushka 2 Huntsman’s Mist 3 Jenny’s Breeze 4Ronnie’s Rascal 5 Miterdale Steel 6 Foxparke Golden Balls.12 Ran Time 22.18.

Also Ran. Escape – Summer Dancer – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Mama Mary – Foxparke Homeward Dude.

All In 1 Persian Sky 2 Misha 3 Kerrymore 4 Summer Rose 5 Cotto 6 Fireman Sam . 31 Ran Time 20.04

Also Ran Persian Bay – Wansfell- Black eyed Pea – Black Eyed Boy – Grange Music – Levitate – Jenny’s Aura – Jenny’s Choice – Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Queen – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Fandando – Foxparke Yabadabadoio – Temptress – Flawless – Mickledore – Great Gable – Out Of The Blue – Eshdale Matilda – Overwater Jack – Billy Whizz, Come Home Alfie.

Report : A new venue and apart from one or two slight adjustments everything augurs well for trails on the western side of Corney Fell.

There was a disappointing entry for the seniors ,but, what with the kennel cough and general lack of fitness , the promoters have seized on the opportunity of providing all-in trails which has contributed to the lack of seniors running in their own grade.Nevertheless the three that completed the course did a competent job and kennelmates the two Tries were one-two.

The puppy trail consisted of a group of four ,all clipped, and a minute adrift were the other nine all unclipped.

Crazy notched up win number four with a five yard victory over  Huntsman’s  and Nikita and in fourth , putting a smile on Anne and Mal’s face was ‘Gordon’ not flash but Captain America .

The non-winners and once more another smiling face as Tony Irving’s Foxparke Babushka held on for a victory over Huntsman’s Mist. When the short head verdict was announced by the judge , a hand was raised and a stifled yes from his delighted owner.

The all -in and Persian Sky won in a decisive fashion from Misha and veteran Kerrymore with the popular Fireman Sam , who led for most of the way , back in sixth. 31 runners of which all of them were seniors.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Marli 3 Try Again 4 Canny Girl 5 Overwater Arnie 6 LIz . 13 Ran Time 30.23

Also Ran Queen- Buble – Bobby Dazzler – Try Time – Canny Mover – Arizona – Debra,

Senior Maidens. 1 Another Bay 2 Willow Bay 3 Sunset Ridge 4 Persian Prince 5 Frankel 6 Irish Pride . 17 Ran Time 32.32.

Also Ran: Wild Gypsy – My Way – Sugar Ray – Casanova – Jazz Band – Yogi Bear – Step Up – Blue boy – Lone Rebel – Jacob McClink – Night Vision .

Pups 1 Nikita  2Huntsman’s Major 3 Bronco – -4 Overwater Stanley -5 Hawkswood 6 Rio . 26 Ran Time 19.22

. Also Ran Cracking Star – Crazy – Escape – Black legend – Rodney’s Rascal – Foxparke Billy Eliott -Red Will – Impulse – Steel End – Northern Star – Sparrowmire Casanova – Mystery Bound – Say It As It Is- Mac’s Choice  Foxparke Diamond – Foxparke Katy Lou – Foxparke Homeward Again- Foxparke Homeward Pride . Foxparke .  Wizard.

Open Non Winners . 1 Cotto 2 Westgate Autumn – 3 Artemis 4 Jenny’s Breeze 5 Summer Dance 6 Miterdale Steele.23 Ran Time 19.13.

Also Ran . Blue Solo- Barncroft Road – Westgate Luther – Howgill Annabelle – Huntsman’s Mist – West Tip- Provincial – Foxparke Babushka – Thorn Diamond – Thorn Dollar – High Mac – Foxparke Golden Balls – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Homeward Dude  – Foxparke mamma Mary – Atlas – Nixon –

All-In 1 Persian Sky 2 Little Messy 3 Mr Ant 4 Tommy’s Legacy 5 Carrick 6 Summer Rose . 47 Ran . Time 17.31

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Also Ran .. Razzle Dazzle – Cracking On – Cracking Gold – Persian Bay – Starlight –  Misha – Hunter’s Dale – Venus – Thorn Fire – Thorn Dancer – Grange Music – Howgill Blondie – Dark Mist – Jenny’s Choice – Jenny’s Rascal – Jenny’s Aura – Huntsman’s Hope – Showtime – Westgate Belle – Westgate Rose – Wansfell – Keystone Dawn – Remember Me – Eden Rossi – Flawless – Foxparke Fandando – Foxparke  Peggy Sue – Foxparke  So Be It – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Rosie Lee –  Artisan – Accolade – Summer Rose – Skiddadle –  Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Stand By – Bedazzled – Cherish.

,Report;

A nice day and plenty of runners for the first meeting on the Helton Fell and this was also a preview for the forthcoming May day trails.

Endure established himself as a leading contender for the senior championship when he comprehensively outpointed his field , he and Marli finished well clear and the rest of the runners were well spread out.

The first senior maiden of the season and first and second were kennelmates -Another Bay and Willow Bay from Barrow. These two attracted plenty of support in the market but apparently according to the ‘money’ finished the wrong way around

Notching up win number three in the junior section was Kendal puppy Nikita who came away from the bunch to beat Huntsman’s Major and Broncho, a note here one fell over in the trod when holding every chance of victory- what was it ? and can you be reliant on it next time.

The non- winners and one or two inspired gambles went astray but running in public for only the second time and quietly fancied was the Fletcher, Deacon owned and trained two year old Cotto , who held on from Westgate Autumn and Artemis.

The biggest field of the day was the all-in – 47 went to post and Persian Sky and Little Messy finished well clear of the third Mr Ant.

Statistics- last season the relative times for the trails compared to this season were.

2016 Seniors were 2mins 13 secs faster than the maidens.

The all-in was 1m 25s faster than the non winners and 1m 31s faster than the pups.

2017 the seniors were 2mins 9 secs faster than the maidens and the all-in was 1min 42 secs faster than the non-winners and 1m 51 secs faster than the pups. Timeform!

Seniors 1 Explore 2 Kenmore 3 Miterdale Rusty 4 Washington 5 Layla 6 Glory . 6 Ran Time 30.29.

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Raven’s Crag 3 Miterdale Chance 4 Sandyman 5 Paddywack 6 KInniside Mel . 9 Ran Time 20.38.Also Ran Hawkswood – Captain America – Kinniside Molly

Open Maidens 1 Kinniside Joe 2 Miterdale Proper 3 Kerrymore 4 Kinniside  Beauty 5 Kinniside Spot 6 Kinniside Bess. 14 Ran TIme 18.13.

Also Ran. Miterdale Prim- Black-Eyed -Pea What Look – Eshdal Matilda – Come Home Alfie – Cool Miracle – Ronnie’s Rascal

Open Restricted 1 Song Bird 2  Free Spirit 3 Overwater Jack 4 Miterdale Princess 5 Kaiser Sosa 6 Billy Whizz.7 Ran Time 18.18 Also Ran ‘ Canny Girl.

Report :Only one bookie present until Ian turned up, sheepishly ” I thought they were at 2pm. Only 36 contested the four trails with a fair smattering of Miterdales and Kinnisides.

Explore won nicely in the first ,but, would it have been different if Washington who came with the ‘four’ together hadn’t  downed tools on the hillside and for a minute refused to race. As it was it stopped and Explore beat kennelmate Kenmore- a one -two for the McCleans.

Miterdale Shadow redeemed the local’s pride when he easily won the pups and a host of first time ‘ ticketers’ Raven’s Crag – Sandyman – Paddywack and Mel.

There was no problems in the final two trails where Kinniside Joe tumbled down the hill and Songbird won as she liked and also complimenting ‘joe’s win in the maidens were ‘Beauty’ ,’Spot’ and ‘Bess’  ” The Kinnisides’.

Seniors 1 DEBRA 2 Endure 3 Prudence , 4 Ran 3 finished. Also Ran Arizona

Time. 30.30.

Pups 1 DEL BOY 2 Provincial 3 Atlas 4 Thorn Diamond 5 Broncho 6 Impulse. 27 Ran Time 18.58.

Also Ran. Black Legend- Sergeant James – Rio – Rodney Rascal – Red Will – Showcase –  Huntsman’s Magician – Mystery Bound- Uldale Tramp – Sa y It All As It Is – Blue Solo -Kinniside Meg – Kinniside Molly – Kinniside Mel – Foxparke  Golden Balls – Foxparke Jucy Fruity -Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Homeward Pride –  foxparke Katie Loo –  Foxparke Diamond. Foxparke Lucy Lou.

Open Maidens 1 Captain Jack 2 Artisan 3 Step Up 4 Sugar Ray 5 Wanted 6 Irish Pride. 34 Ran Time 17.26.

Also Ran.  Barncroft Gold – Westgate Luther – Keystone – Jazz Band – Accolade – Gambler – Westgate Autumn – My Way – Frankel – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Yabadabbado – Foxparke Hooligan – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Blue Boy – Carrick – McCoy – Foxparke Babushka -Night Vision- Sultan –  Stand By – Kinniside Joe – KInniside Bess – Kinniside Beauty – Kinniside Spot – Jimmy Choo – Flashdance – Skiddadle – Breeze.

Report.

The first of the season at Gamelsby and the sizeable patrons were rewarded with three exciting finishes.

Only four seniors ,quickly reduced to three as Arizona failed to negotiate the first turn and retuned on the outgoing trail. ( can’t win them all) that left Debra, who came with a nice lead, only to lose it to Endure  ,then get it back, and hold  it to the line, Prudence was back in third and was reported to have tender feet.

The pup trail and it was a non -winners-maiden and pup trail combined and finishing  fast from a group of seven was Alan Blacklock’s Del Boy,  ” I was keeping it for the non- winners on Sunday” so were the rest of them !

The open maidens went to Captain Jack who in a bunched finish held on from veteran Artisan, who led for most of the trail, and Step Up

Ps In reference to being accused of calling somebody “fat” , the reference to the young lady regarding her ability to hold a boisterous hound, with the words , it will not pull her over, was a light hearted comment and should be taken thus.

Seniors 1 ARIZONA 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Queen 4 Prudence 5 Buble 6 Canny Mover . 9 Ran Time 27.30. Also Ran Jenny’s Rose – Liz – Showtime.

Pups 1 Overwater Stanley 2 Provincial 3 Huntsman’s Magician 4 Rodney Rascal 5 Sergeant James 6 Hawkswood . 16 Ran Time 23.41.

Also Ran  Rio – Mystery Bound – HI Jack – Mac’s Choice – Thorn Diamond – Showcase – Steel End –  Del Boy – Raven Crag – Nixon.

All-In 1 Thorn Fire 2  Tommy’s Legacy 3 Eden Rossi 4 General James 5 Paloma Faith 6 Hunter’s Dale.31 Ran Time 19.08.

Also Ran = Accolade – Silver Dusk – Razzle Dazzle – Canny Girl – Billy Bowe – Cartier – Eden Rocco – Layla – Levitate – Summer Dancer – Summer Rose – Remember Me – Lady Bethan –  Westgate Belle – Westgate Autumn – Kaiser Sosa – Chavenel – Lone Rebel – – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Stand By – Spring Rose – Overwater Arnie – Dawn – Flash Dance.

Report. Only nine seniors ,mind, there was a few more in the all- in, and it was first win of the season for Arizona who beat off the challenge of Jenny’s Delight,  after Prudence had led them a merry dance for most of the trail but dropped back to finish fourth, Queen and Buble ,first timers in the Lazonby senior rank were third and fifth and Russel was quoted as saying ‘Watch out next time’.

The pups had an untimely scale on the finish perhaps due to  the fact that somebody drove his car over the trail and spread it about .Not sure who it was but it was a Kia with a dint in the front.

The consensus of opinion is that the result was not affected as Overwater Stanley won handily from Provincial  and ‘Magician’. the first  five were well clear of the remainder.

The all-in was once again won by Thorn Fire, fourth of the season!nearly  four minutes faster than the pups- they finished bunched up and overheard was ‘ I thought I was fifth ‘ ” it doesn’t matter it’s an all-in , a £2 run.”

Seniors. 1 ENDURE 2 Debra 3 Try Again 4 Liz 5 Arizona 6 Washington. 9 Ran Time 28.40. Also Ran . Try Time – Showtime- Sunset Ridge.

Pups 1 CRAZY 2 Rio 3 Provincial 4 Broncho 5 Del Boy 6 Kinniside Meg. 25 Ran Time 17.36.

Also Ran – Huntsman’s Magician. – Escape – Red Will- Rodney Rascal-Black Legend – Showcase- Say It As It Is-Mystery Bound – Impulse- Foxparke  Billy Elliot – Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Foxparke Homewards Pride – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Golden Balls – Foxparke Diamond- Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Katy Lou – Kinniside Molly- Kinniside Mel

Open maidens 1 STEP UP  2 Carrick  3 Sugar Ray 4 Artisan 5 Irish Pride 6 Miterdale Steel.27 Ran Time 16.45

.Also Ran .- Frankel – Jimmy Choo – Eden Rocco – McCoy – Summer Rose – Summer Dancer – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Fandando – Foxparke  Yabadabbadoo – Keystone – jazz Band – Kinniside Beauty – Kinniside Spot – Wanted – Breeze – Captain Jack – Foxparke Babushka – Fireman Sam – Night Vision – Skiddadle.

All- In 1 THORN FIRE 2 Eden Rossi 3 Canny Mover 4 Accolade 5 Just Mick 6 Dairy Lightning. 13 Ran Time 17.03.

Also Ran. Westgate Belle-Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Mamma Mia – Foxparke So Be It- Showtime – Littman – Ben 10.

Summary of the first three meetings at Oulton, as seen from a scouts view.

The first three meets at Oulton and out of the eleven trails just one finish was seen but that doesn’t take away the excitement and the ‘crack’.

Endure showed his liking for the course with a treble and the former border hound Showtime showed his dislike , refusing at Raby, on all three occasions,. By the way the cur dogs don’t help, we ,once enticed them with a titbit and put them on leads.

Crazy won all three pup trails, unfortunately the first  one was overtime, not for the first time, but once they have had a ‘look’ things improved , just as well as it puts a lot of pressure on the scouts, hounds returning on a fast road on which some drivers take a great delight in trying to break the sound barrier.

It didn’t rain for the all-in on Sunday it absolutely threw it down just as the hounds were slipped, in five minutes there was an inch of water flowing down the road. David Studholme, who doesn’t like hi viz was seen putting on water-wings, can’t swim?

How many pups -24 . Chief scout Harry counts across the first road,all 24 of them in the road at the same time, 25 says Harry, Can’t be ? we will count them across the fields , confirmed 24 by two specialists ( Abacus) . A phone call confirmed 25 but the scouts on the second crossing were unaware, so a car is dispatched to inform the scouts of an extra runner (all in a days work).

At the ‘wood corner’ crossing there is no signal and all communication is by car, so down the road we go to inform the scout that we haven’t a clue where a number of hounds are but to stay there until ‘the cows come home’. That’s Dickie’s Sunday night church service on hold!

By the way the grass is long next to the trod going into the ‘last wood’ ask Keith Smith.

A stranger pulled up and said’ I’ve just seen a tall person walking across the moss ,He was yellow ,wearing an odd cap and carrying a bottle and pulling something, was I seeing things’. No! that was Phil , known locally as the ‘ Cockermouth Canary’

Poor Jazz Band , leads all the way and then comes to that last climb , he probably knows how Mallory felt,

I didn’t mention Grange Music winning the open maidens. living on the outskirts of the HTA, Graham Thornton from Millhead Carnforth has a long journey for most of the trails and a willing helper in the Westmorland Area deserves a  little bit of luck and also overdue a win was ‘Scrunt’ aka Bill with Sunset Ridge and not often in the winners enclosure ‘Kipper’ who’s Step Up did just that to win on Sunday.

And finally 142 hounds ran over the three meets and 24 of them were Foxparkes .

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Prudence 3 Try Again 4 Debra 5 Arizona 6 Eden Rossi . 7 Ran Time 28.18.

Pups 1 Crazy 2 Rodney Rascal 3 Broncho 4 Escape 5 Impulse 6 Foxparke Billy Elliot. 15 Ran Time 18.02. Also Ran . Mystery Bound – See it As It Is_ Uldale Tramp – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Diamond – Foxparke  Katy Lou – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Golden Balls.

Open Maidens 1 Sunset Ridge 2 Jazz Band 3 Carrick 4 Del Boy 5 Irish Pride 6 Wanted. 15 Ran Time 17.39. Also Ran.

Rio – Eden Rocco – Gambler – Keystone – Jimmy Choo – McCoy – Summer Dancer – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Captain Jack – .

Seniors 1 Bewitched 2 Miterdale Copper 3 Miterdale Rusty 4 Washington 5 Buble 6 Queen 17 Ran Time 29.07. Also Ran. Miterdale Proper- Cool Enough – Layla-Levitate – Lady Anne – Kenmore – Huntsman’s Jewel – Jenny’s Deight – Galemire Grace- Overwater Hally – Night Vision

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Hawkswood 3 Jenny’s Breeze 4 Black Legend 5 Sergeant James 6 Overwater Gemini. 7 Ran Time 18.07. Also Ran Steel End.

Open Restricted. 1 Paloma Faith 2 Artisan 3 Yorkshire Lad 4 Songbird 5 Cartier 6 Free Spirit . 24 Ran Time 17.40

.Also Ran . Miterdale Princess – Miterdale Prim – Razzle Dazzle – Jenny’s Choice – Jenny’s Rascal – Huntsman’s Hope – Glory – Cherish — Cool Miracle – Lady Bethan – Kaiser Sosa – Chavenel- Jacob McClink- Midnight Show – Littman – Dairy Lighting – Bedazzled

Report;  The sun might be shining , Easter is upon us, but the night up Low Place can be summed up by one sentence, ” The hair that you clipped off the hound last night can you stick it back on”, Yes! it was rather cold.

Seventeen seniors faced the starter, who was in the correct position, contrary to Bower House report which erroneously stated that she was not in position, if you going to get it wrong do it in style!!!.

On the long downhill finish, the Rosthwaite hound , Stanley and Carol Jackson’s Bewitched came from third to take up a winning lead which was dramatically reduced in the final strides by the local Miterdale Copper and kennelmate Miterdale Rusty, Washington was fourth , laughingly accused of not been called in by none other than Jim Bob, who , I might add, once shouted a hound home until he was blue in the face only to find out it wasn’t it!

The kennel cough is still rife, hence some small fields, only seven pups and an easy victory for Miterdale  Shadow , in second and showing promise the Langdale hound Hawkswood.

The third race and for some “the dreaded restricted” If you have a maiden and you win a restricted you no longer have a maiden! Ask Russell Dawson Who stayed at home only to take a call saying Paloma Faith finished well clear, won easily, three maidens gone!

Wendy was supposed to run in the seniors but decided against it.

If you want an input Russell, thou best turn up!

And to cap it all in second place was a second year veteran and in third Yorkshire Lad, who was a non- winner until October and by the way Low Place is one of the longest journeys for yours truly so it’s a long way from Settle for Mick and his pick-up.

Seniors:

1 Endure 2 Debra 3 Washington 4 Prudence 5 Cracking On . 6 Ran 5 Finished Time 31,10. Also Ran Showtime.

Pups : Void Over Time.

Runners Crazy- Rio- Nikita – Cracking Star – Thorn Diamond – Broncho – Blue Solo – Jenny’s Breeze – Huntsman’s Mist – Atlas – Rodney Rascal.

Open Maidens ;

1 Grange Music 2 Blueboy 3 Lone Rebel 4 Irish Pride 5 Frankel ( Jazz Lyric) 6 Keystone. 17 Ran Time 18.19

. Also Ran – Cracking Gold – Deepdale Frank – Jazz Band – Artemis – Levitate – Eden Rocco – JImmy Choo – Carrick – Artisan – Del Boy – Huntsman’s Mist ( re- Entered).

All-In

1Thorn Fire  2 Eden Rossi 3 Queen 4 Jenny’s Choice  5 Arizona 6 Flash Dance.  8 Ran Time 18.35. Also Ran – Buble – Canny Girl –

Report. As most of the day was spent scouting , then all I can report on is what happened outside .

The conjecture of opinion was that as the hounds had run two trails previously at Kirkbride and this trail at Oulton ran part of that trail and that included the Kirkbride finish, problems arose! Then as the seniors scaled when approaching this area , putting paid to Prudence ‘s chances, how come the open maidens on reaching the same place , never faltered neither the all- in but the pups made a mess of things and consequently the three that completed the course , led by Crazy, were well over the time limit of 25 minutes.

It is not unusual for the pups to struggle on the first occasion and should have no problem on Thursday but what was afoot with the seniors ? well one can only surmise, the comparable times with last season put them about two minutes adrift, like most things we will blame the weather, whether or not. And thanks to those who helped to pick up the odd stray and watched the traffic.

And on a trying afternoon a little titter as the Chairman was seen crawling through a hole in the hedge and Caroline ass over tit in the roadside ditch, it got a laugh out of ‘Studdy’.

And the ‘ Rocker’ Geoff Duke ( for the oldtimers) was Graham Reid , reliving his youth!

Senior

1 Try Again  2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Try Time 4 Huntsman’s Jewel  5 Miterdale Copper 6 Miterdale Rusty 11 Ran Time 28.40

. Also Ran . Miterdale Proper – Sparrowmire Angel – Lady Anne – Explore – Cool Enough

Juniors:

1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Crazy 3 Cuchulainn 4 Overwater Gemini 5 Hawkswood 6 Steel End . 16 Ran Time 16.25.

Also Ran . Black Legend – Foxparke Billy Elliot – Say It As It Is – Sandyman – Paddywack – Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Golden Balls – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke Homeward- Foxparke Diamond.

Open Non – Winners.

1 Wild Gypsy 2 Miterdale Steele 3 Escape 4 Ronnie’s Rascal 5 Miterdale Chance 6 Cool Miracle .10 Ran . Time 16.46.

Also Ran Summer Dancer – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Mamma Mary – Thorn Dollar

All-In.

1 Kerrymore 2 Bewitched 3 Overwater Jack 4 Casanova 5 Yorkshire Lad 6 Free Spirit.  34 Ran Time 16.12

. Also Ran Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Princess – Sparrowmire Lily – Sugar Ray – Bobby Dazzler – Huntsman’s Hope – Chavenel – Songbird – Westgate Belle – Summer Rose – Dairy Lightning – Littman – Flawless – Billy Whizz – Eshdale Mathilda – Come Home Alfie – Fox[parke Invisible – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Yabadabadoo- Yogi Bear – Out Of The Blue – Mickledore – Bedazzled – Cherish – Night Vision – Manna – Marlou – Silverbelle

Report: Grand National day at Bower House and with a grandson called Arthur , ‘ Come on my (grand) Son’.

Clipped out Miterdale Copper cut out the early pace but on the finish it was Try Again who showed in front and held on for his first win of the season and his progeny Huntsman’s Major won handily from Monday’s winner Crazy in the juniors with the Irish hound in third.  Just an observation here the entries were all in the same handwriting bar one,

The first non- winners of the season and in the winners enclosure , and not before time, the Wilding’s ( Town Crier) with their late bred senior ( unraced as a junior ) beat her sibling Miterdale Steele. Wild Gypsy finished fast to overhaul ‘ Steel’ and win going away .

And in the fastest race of the day the veteran Kerrymore belied her age and beat Bewitched with Overwater Jack in third.

Seniors

1 Prudence 2 Endure 3 Debra 4 Washington 5 Liz 6 Cracking On  7 Ran Time 27.51. Also Ran Accolade.

Pups

1 Nikita 2 Huntsman’s Magician 3 Red Will 4 Cracking Star. 4 Ran Time 17.40.

All-In.

1 Artisan 2 Jazz Band 3 Hunter’s Dale 4 Westgate Autumn 5 Sunset Ridge 6 Summer Dancer. 17 Ran Time  16.27 Also Ran.

Keystone – Cracking Gold -Cartier- Westgate Belle – Summer Rose – Gambler – Frankel – Dark Mist – Irish Pride – Mr Ant – Thorn Dancer.

Report.  Once again Endure drove every inch only to be mugged on the line by a rejuvenated Prudence who is now on the quest of her third championship, after her’ gap year’

A disappointing field of four for the pups and once again ,after overcoming a tumble on the finish, Nikita prevailed over the favourite Huntsman’s Magician by a couple of lenghts with an unclipped Red Will handy in third.

The All-in and ——- what can you say apart from the frivolity of one who shall remain nameless catching the wrong hound, similar coloured , but hers had balls this one hadn’t.

SENIORS:

1 Try Time 2 Try Again 3 Explore 4 Miterdale Copper 5 Jenny’s Delight 6 Sugar Ray . 14 Ran Time 28.19.

Also Ran Lady Anne – MIterdale Proper- Galemire Grace -Cool Enough – Flawless – Huntsman’s Jewel – Night Vision – Mickledore .

PUPS  1 Crazy  2 Cuchulainn 3 Huntsman’s Major 4 Miterdale Shadow 5 Overwater Gemini 6 Escape . 16 Ran Time 16.30.

Also Ran . Miterdale Chance – Black Legend – Huntsman’s Mist – Jenny’s Breeze – Steel End – Overwater Stanley – Paddywack – Sandyman – Blue Solo .Hawkswood.

OPEN RESTICTED ; Void Trail : All hounds disqualified for a false start.

Runners who were lead home by Kerrymore and Overwater Jack.

Miterdale Princess – Miterdale Prim – Free Spirit – Glory – Canny Girl – Cool Return – Huntsman’s Hope – Jenny’s Choice – Kerrymore – Blackeyed Boy – Out Of The Blue – Great Gable – Layla – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Spot = Kinniside Beauty = Kiniside Meg – Kinniside mel – KInniside Molly – Overwater Jack – Billy Whizz – Come Home Alfie – Littman – Rooster – Ronnie’s Rascal- Sultan = Sweet Harmony.

Report>

In the seniors the second  favourite beat the favourite , Try Time getting the better of kennelmate Try Again minus Jonty and Evie but left in the capable hands of Jack and Jake, Try Again made most of the running but in the end was five metres adrift, another clipped hound Explore was third and in fourth unclipped Miterdale Copper.

If you wanted a tip in the pups ,well! Jonty turned up, and in went Crazy ,fulfilling winter  promise , she just held the former chairman’s and his son-in-law’s Cuchulainn, I’ve nicknamed it ‘cuckoo lane’ but it’s pronounced Kahulin ( Culann’s Hound), Crazy was a six to one shot and was three minutes faster than Saturday’s event.

The last trail or not the last trail- what happened? well! a pup came back as the hounds were lined up ,causing confusion, the starter wasn’t in position when some hounds ‘got off’ , then some more went, Now, the correct procedure would have been to disqualify those hounds , remark the rest – but as there were no hounds left to mark, the whole lot were disqualified and the trail made void.

Just a note here- this was a restricted trail consisting of mainly maidens, which as you are aware if they win they lose their status-if ,by chance the expected winner a restricted hound by definition is one of those hounds that beat the flag  then the trail in reality becomes a maiden trail with restricted rules, therefore if you are slipping a maiden , what are your options?

Seniors :

1 Try Time 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Try Again 4 Huntsman’s Jewel 5 Kenmore 6 Miterdale Copper . 14 Ran Time 29.12.Also Ran. Lady Anne – Miterdale Rusty -Mr Ant- Kinniside Joe -Jenny’s Rose-Explore – Cool enough.-Jenny’s Aura.

Pups

1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Escape 3 Overwater Gemini 4 Cuchulainn 5 Jenny’s Breeze 6 Huntsman’s Major  19 Ran Time 19.30. Also Ran.Miterdale Chance-Huntsman’s Mist — Steel End -Kinniside Meg – Kinniside Molly – Kinniside Mel – Crazy- Black Legend – Mystery Bound – Overwater Stanley – Paddywack – Sandyman -Hawkswood.

Open Maiden

1 Sugar Ray 2 Miterdale Proper 3 Miterdale Steel 4 Kerrymore 5 Blueboy 6 Spring Rose 35 Ran Time  16.45.

Also Ran. Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Princess -Bobby Dazzler – Glory – Jenny’s Rascal -What Look – Lone Rebel – Jacob McClink- Kinniside Spot – Kinniside Beauty – Kinniside Bess – Black-Eyed Boy -Cool Miracle -Westgate Autumn – Chavenal – Yogi Bear – Casanova – My Way -Rooster – Sultan – Blue Solo -Eshdale Matilda – Come Home Alfie – Jimmy Choo – Layla – Levitate – Great Gable – Mickledore – Ronnie’s Rascal.

All In

! Tommy’s Legacy 2 Bewitched 3 Sweet Harmony 4 Night Vision 5 Overwater Jack 6 Free Spirit 24 Ran Time 16.33. Also Ran.

Wild Gypsy – Galemire Grace – Westgate Belle – Kaiser Sosa – Songbird – Canny Girl – Lady Bethan – Jimmy Whizz – Skiddadle – Out Of The Blue – Jenny’s Choice – Dairy Lightning – Littman – Beddazled – Flawless – Marlou = Manna- Huntsman’s Hope.

Report.

Well! the season got underway with a bang, literally, when Denis Peare’s car exploded when the pups were finishing, the front suspension air-bag went of (don’t ask me) and numerous people ducked for cover , ‘ what the hell was that ?’.

The camera was in use for the first trail and then again for the maidens and it was also used in the pups , not for a photo but to find the second!

The seniors and which ‘Try’ would it be-Try Again cut out the early work but on the finish it was Try Time with a ten metre lead which he almost threw away and after a long consultation with the camera He was given the verdict by a short head over the fast finishing Jenny’s Delight.

In the pups and Miterdale Shadow won by the proverbial mile and the second was also well clear of the third and they were all the same colour!.

Sugar Ray started the season with a short head win over Miterdale Proper with Miterdale Steele a close up third, that put a smile on Lisa’s face but I can’t say the same for the owner (Grumpy).

Tommy’s Legacy held off Bewitched in the all-in and the field owner came after we’d left and planted a crop of seed potatoes.