Results & Reports –

Seniors 1 Persian Bay 2 Accolade 3 Jenny’s Aura 4 Washington 5 Marlou 6 Wild Gypsy .12 Ran Time 28.10.Also Ran . Jenny’s Rose – Summer Rose – Huntsman’s Jewel – Thorn Dancer – Sweet Harmony – Overwater Bessy –

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Nikita 3 Foxparke billy Elliot 4 Cuchulainn 5 Overwater Stanley 6 Jenny’s Breeze . 8 Ran Time 18,57 Also Ran  Del Boy = Huntsman’s Mist

Open Maidens 1 Two Tone 2 Capetown 3 Thorn Diamond 4 Bronco 5 Artemis 6 Maybe . 13 Ran Time 23.56. Also Ran West Tip – Manna – Sultan – Layla –  – McCoy – Carrick – Eden Rocco..

Report. Persian Bay kept up her momentum with another win , this time at the expense of Accolade and Jenny’s Aura, who was reported to have scaled in the first ten minutes and together with Sweet Harmony put in a circle and at one stage looked like returning to the start.

Huntsman’s Major had a workmanlike success in the juniors beating the over- enthusiastic Nikita with “Billy” in third.

In the last race and the hounds passed the trail Field , “Well spread out!, something was amiss as the winning hound Two Tone took all off five minutes longer than the pups to complete the same trail.

Seniors 1 Song Bird 2 Buble 3 Kinniside Beauty 4 Miterdale Steel 5 Explore 6 Galemire Grace. 17 Ran Time 27.28.

Also Ran. Miterdale Copper- Queen – Miterdale Prim -Overwater  Jack – General James -Yogi Bear – Casanova -Kenmore = Bedazzled – Bewitched -Ladybird

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Kinniside Molly 3 Kinniside Mel 4 Hi Mac 5 Escape 6 Sergeant James 12 Ran Time 19.02

Also Ran.Sandyman- Paddywack – Kinniside Meg – Hawkswood = Crazy = Steel End.

Open Restricted.1 Black Eyed Pea  2 Kinniside Bess 3 Night Vision 4 Razzle Dazzle 5 Kerrymore 6 Artisan. 13 Ran Time 20.53;

Also Ran. Paloma Faith – Glory – Billy Whizz – Come Home Alfie = Black Eyed Boy – Cherish- Hunters Dale.

Report> A dampish ,misty evening in  the Miterdale valley and back from holiday the Farrens ,—- Songbird, also back from holiday , Dearham not  Ibiza! She came in front and held off the strong challenge of Buble with Kinniside Beauty finishing strongly in third.

Visibility was  poor and it is likely that the second pup to finish never saw “Shadow” notching up win 32 and is two clear in the puppy championship, A brace of Kinnisides were second and third and Hawkswood ,another runner was still missing at midday on Thursday.

Black eyed Pea won easily in the last with Kinniside Bess in second making it a kinniside treble for second place.

P.S Hawkswood was returned home , none the worse for her experience.

Seniors 1 Washington 2 Sambuca 3 Cool Enough 4 Silver Dusk 5 Arizona 6 Songbird. 8 Ran Time 27.08. Also Ran Wild Gypsy – Kaiser Sosa.

Pups 1 Mystery Bound 2 Rio 3 Black Legend 4 Foxparke Golden Balls 5 Miterdale Shadow 6 Bronco. 13 Ran Time 16.48.

Also Ran Red Will – Say It As It Is- Del Boy – Nixon = Foxparke Lucy Lou – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Homeward pride.

Open Maidens 1 Meadow Josie 2 Captain Jack 3 Barncroft Gold 4 Foxparke So Be It 5 Sugar Ray 6 Foxparke Yabadabadoo . 13 Ran Time 17.13

. Also Ran Rodney Rascal – Keystone – Carrick- McCoy- Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Homeward Dude

Open Restricted 1 Ben 10 2 Cracking Gold 3 JLS 4 Starlight 5 Foxparke invisible . 5 Ran Time 20 44.

Report. Washington beat Sambuca for win number six of the season and I managed to get him on film . There wasn’t a great distance between all eight runners and it was only in the later stages that the first two pulled away from Cool  Enough in third ,who was in the rear for most of the trail.

The puppy trail and current table leader Miterdale Shadow could only manage fifth place after losing ground at the halfway stage, the race became a dual between Mystery Bound and Rio the former getting the better by a length, she is in the capable hands of the Brownlee’s whilst Glenis and Ray are on holiday and as one person put it to Victor who caught the winner , “When was the last time you were in the winners enclosure.”

The maiden trail and Meadow Josie came clear in the last 50 meters to beat Captain Jack and Barncroft Gold.

Ben 10 came home in the restricted trail consisting of only 5 runners I suppose three meetings ,15 trails over the weekend in the middle of September, what do you expect!

On Sunday a tongue in cheek experiment was carried out regarding aniseed of old and the present day aniseed. half of the 50 people preferred the scent of the old  and the other half was divided by the modern and couldn’t tell any difference.

Although this was not an accurate test it was noted that while we were on the field the old aniseed crystallized whilst the other stayed in liquid form.  There might be something to work on or it could be a load of balls!

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Seniors 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Explore 3 Miterdale Copper 4 Huntsman’s Jewel 5 Jenny’s Rose 6 Queen  9 Ran Time 27.02.Also Ran. Ladybird – Miterdale Steele – Buble.

Senior Maidens 1 Miterdale Prim 2 Chavenel 3 Aspire 4 Casanova 5 Miterdale Proper 6 Sparrowmire Lily . 11 Ran Time 30.08 . Also ran . Lone Rebel – Yogi Bear – Lady Anne – Black Eyed Boy .-Sparrowmire Angel .

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Cuchulainn 3 Huntsman’s Mist 4 Hawkswood 5 Steel End . 5 Ran Time 20.06

Open Non- Winners 1 Paddywack 2 Sandyman 3 Sparrowmire Casanova 4 Raven Crag. 4 Ran Time 23.48..

Open restricted 1 Razzle Dazzle 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Paloma Faith 4 Overwater Jack 5 Billy Whizz 6 Grange Music . 7 Ran. Time 20.14.Also Ran  Accolade.

Veterans 1 Kerrymore 2 Free Spirit 3 Black – Eyed Pea -4 Capetown 5 Artisan 6 Huntsman’s Hope. 7 Ran. Also Ran Come Home Alfie.

Seniors 1 Bedazzled 2 Persian Bay 3 Menorah 4 Bewitched 5 Marlou 6 Quiet Otter. 10 Ran Time 33.29. Also Ran – General James – Quiet Otter – Thorn Dancer -Willow Bay

Senior maidens 1 Night Vision 2 Manna 3 Kinniside Beauty 4 Howgill Annabella 5 Out Of The Blue 6 Thorn Diamond . 13 Ran Time 36.46.

Also Ran Maybe – Layla – Sergeant James – Summer Rose – Great Gable – My Way – Kinniside Bess –

Pups 1 Overwater Stanley 2 Hi Mac 3 Foxparke Billy Elliot  4 Kinniside Molly 5 Artemis 6 Kinniside Meg. 8 Ran Time 20.45. Also Ran – Nikita – Kinniside Mel.

Veterans 1 Cherish 2 Two Tone 3 Quiet Linnet 4 Tagget 5 Jimmy Choo 6 What Look.6 Ran  Time 20.36.

All- In 1 Overwater Hally 2 Dawn 3 Overwater roger 4 Westgate Autumn 5 Eden Rossi 6 Debra . 14 ran Time 20.44. Also Ran – Thorn Fire – Hunter’s Dale – Eden Rocco – Venus – Liz – West Tip – Persian Sky – Tommy’s Legacy .

Report.Two kennel doubles at Mirkholme on Saturday, Bedazzled and Cherish for the Jackson’s of Rosthwaite and from O’erwater came Stanley and Hally. On the steepest downhill finish in the hound trailing calendar and two obstacles at the bottom to contend with it is a true test for any hound. In the seniors four hounds were in contention at the top but Bedazzled came away although Persian Bay made ground on the run in , the first favourite of the day duly obliged.

Similarly in the maidens ,the ‘drop’ sorted them out and although Night Vision looked an assured winner ,Manna finished with purpose and only failed by a head to win.

Overwater Stanley followed up his mid-week win over the improving Hi -Mac and completing the double was Overwater Hally in the All-In.

Just six in the veterans , Cherish and TwoTone  were neck and neck on the downhill section but an awkward jump put paid to Two Tone’s chances and Cherish completed a favourite four-timer.

Seniors 1 Queen 2 Buble 3 Galemire Grace 4 Songbird 5 Overwater Jack 6 Miterdale Steele . 15 Ran Time 27.34. Also Ran.Miterdale Copper – Thorn Dancer – Yogi Bear – Billy whizz – General James – Explore – Ladybird – Kinniside Joe .

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Hawkswood 3 Steel End 4 Escape 5 Kinniside Mel 6 Kinniside Molly 11 Ran Time . 19.25. Also Ran . Thorn Diamond – Paddywack – Sergeant James – Crazy – Sandyman .

Open Maiden 1 Capetown 2 Kinniside Beauty 3 Miterdale Prim 4 Kinniside Bess 5 Kinniside Mel 6 Black-eyed- Pea . 13 Ran.Time 19.54. Also Ran .  Miterdale Propewr – Silver belle – Come Home Alfie – Glory – Black Eyed Boy – What Look. Keystone.,

Report : There was a story going around that” we are using our own mixture “- I far as I can ascertain  they have been using their own mixture all season, paraffin from a known source and aniseed from the same dealer, made by Spike who also looks after the rags, any variation of this is against the rules. All I can say is Queen beat Buble- in the seniors – Hawkswood second in the juniors , Capetown won  the maidens all travelled from the Westmorland Area, an area renowned for sticking to the rules regarding the mixture.

To put matters right – It is not my mixture but mixture that has been in Black and White since the beginning of time.

Back to the evenings entertainment , a few bob on Galemire Gracie went astray as the Dawson’s Kendal pair Queen and Buble took a one two in the seniors , not much between the three with Songbird in fourth ,at the moment in the McMaster kennel at Dearham whilst Raymond and Denise take a break in Ibiza.                                                    In the juniors ” Shadow” strengthened  his position at the top of the table with a facile victory, around a half – minute in front of Hawkswood and Steel End..

And the bookies bogey , veteran Capetown won the maidens from , yet another Kinniside ,this time “Beauty”  , half a length separating them.

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Seniors  1 Jenny’s Rose 2 Canny Mover 3 Persian Bay 4 Persian Prince 5 Willow Bay 6 Jenny’s Aura. 21 Ran Time 27.31.

Pups 1 Overwater Stanley 2 Huntsman’s Major 3 Foxparke Billy Elliot 4 Rio 5 Huntsman’s Magician 6 Mystery Bound. 18 Ran Time 19.39.

Open Maiden 1 Two Tone 2  Manna 3 Sultan 4 Sugar Ray 5 Captain Jack 6 West Tip . 22 Ran   Time 18.28

Seniors 1 Persian Bay 2 Buble 3 Washington 4 Willow Bay 5 Explore 6 Accolade. 11 Ran Time 32.03. Also Ran.  Galemire Grace-Miterdale Steel -Queen – Eclipse- Canny Mover ( returned and re- entered in the restricted trail)

Senior Maiden 1 Summer Rose 2 Howgill Annabella 3 Yogi Bear 4 Sparrowmire Lily 5 Layla 6 Frankel  17 Ran Time 31.54. Also Ran My Way- Wild Gypsy – Levitate –  Sparrowmire Angel – Black Eyed Boy – Capetown – Chavenel – Aspire – Lone Rebel – keystone – Casanova.

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Major 2 Hi Mac 3 Huntsman’s Magician 4 Cuchulainn 5 Nikita 6 jenny’s Breeze.  9 ran Time 17.37. Also Ran.Steel End – Artemis – Raven Crag.

Open Restricted 1 Canny Mover 2 Razzle Dazzle 3 Paloma Faith 4 Sweet Harmony 5 Persian Prince 6 Cracking Gold. 16 Ran Time 17.49.Also Ran . Kerrymore – Artisan – Black Eyed Pea – Two Tone – Thorn Dollar – Starlight – Eden Rocco – Eden Rossi -Carttier- Mr Ant.

Report. Not a pleasant day but it could have been worse.

The senior trail and without demeaning the hounds if you look at the times recorded the maidens ran the dead rag a few seconds faster than their counterparts this suggests that all wasn’t well with  the senior trail and with the favourite Galemire Grace and three others returning to the start and the winner won by a country mile.

The senior maidens and the first seven had pulled clear and Summer Rose beat Howgill Annabella and Yogi, not sure of the distance as Baden Powell had called me up for duty.

Huntsman’s Major won by 50 metres in the juniors, the funny thing here was, that seven pups crossed the road and having time to watch them running up the trod to the finish  I counted eight.

And for the final trail I sat in the car counted 16  and went home.

Seniors 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Thorn Dancer 3 Marlou 4 Huntsman’s Jewel 5 Bedazzled 6 Ladybird  12 Ran Time 29 .17 Also Ran.- Miterdale Copper – Free Spirit – General James  Kinniside Joe – Overwater Hally -= Songbird.

Senior Maidens 1 Night Vision 2 Manna 3 Great Gable 4 Kinniside Beauty 5 Miterdale Proper 6 Foxparke So Be It 20 ran Time 31.01

Also Ran  Miterdale Prim- Out Of The Blue- Come Home Alfie Wansfell –  – Sugar Ray -Lady Anne – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Blue Solo – Foxparke Rosie Lee/=-Foxparke Yabadabbadoo – Foxparke Artiste- Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Rosie Lee .

Pups 1 Miterdale Shadow 2 Overwater Stanley 3 Kinniside Mel 4 Hawkswood 5 Foxparke Golden Balls 6 Huntsman’s Mist ‘ 16 Ran Time 20 26. 16 Ran Time 2,25 .

Also Ran. Sandy Man – Paddywack – Crazy – Escape – foxparke  Homeward Again- Foixparke  Homeward pride – Foxparke Lucy Lou – FoxparkeJuicy Fruity – Kinniside Molly – Kinnisidec Meg.

Open Restricted 1 Bewitched 2 Overwater Jack 3 Billy Whizz 4 Huntsnan;s Hope 5 Westgate Belle 6 Cherish , 8 Ran Also Ran Foxparke Invisiblke – Grange Music

Another afternoon on the road, shortage of scouts in the Eskdale valley or, is it a ploy to keep me out of the way? By the way I’ve got eyes in the back of my head!

The seniors and Songbird set the early pace but as they approached the finish it had developed into a two dog race, Jenny’s Aura and Thorn Dancer, the former winning for the tenth time , second place in the Championship and with Endure still on the side lines could make champion two years running..

The senior maidens and there is an old saying in trailing circles if a hound is said to be lame ,then back it and, in goes Night Vision, slightly lame after Sandale, must have worn it off said Neil with a smile .

Miterdale Shadow, long odds on and won easily – but it was the only hound out of all of them that made a pig’s ear of the last road, mind it had time for a cup of tea at Tom Posses’ and still win.

And in the last- three crossed the last road together :A red’un and two locals. The red’un won by a small margin- Bewitched in front of  Jack and Billy.

Seniors 1 Sambuca 2 Quiet Otter 3 Cool Enough 4 Silver Dusk 5 Kaiser Sosa 6 Fireman Sam . 6 Ran Time 28.19/

Pups 1 Rio 2 Black Legend 3 Foxparke Billy Elliot 4 Red Will 5 Mystery Bound  Time 18./02.

Open Non Winners 1 Bronco 2 Barncroft Gold 3 Foxparke Hooligan 4 Say It As It Is 5 Nixon . 6 Ran Time 19.35.

Report: Not a lot to report on just as the amount of runners.

Three favourites obliged but the wily old bookie Dennis wouldn’t come to any harm, mine was second favourite in the last at evens! by the way it was the only hound that failed to get a ticket.

There might have been a shortage of runners but that didn’t mean a shortage of excitement, Sambuca just held off the challenge of Quiet Otter , similarly Rio just over Black Legend and Bronco didn’t have a lot to spare in the last. Newcomer Caspar was being shown around the trail and a phone call back to the field said ” Don’t take  the photo of the senior winner until I get back.”

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.

Seniors 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Galemire Grace 3 Marlou 4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Bedazzled 6 Menorah . 26 Ran Time 28.13

. Also ran. Thorn Dancer – Sparrowmire Angel –  Jenny’s Rose – canny Mover –  Cool Enough – Washington – Overwater Jack – Billy Whizz – Huntsman’s Jewel – Bewitched – Accolade – Songbird – Yogi Bear – Explore – Miterdale Steel – Eden Rossi -= KInniside Joe – Overwater Roger – Ladybird – Miterdale Copper.- Overwater Roger – Ladybird – Miterdale Copper .

Pups 1 Overwater Stanley 2 Foxparke Golden Balls 3 Miterdale Shadow 4 Bronco 5 Kinniside Mel 6 Hawkswood. 23  Ran Time 18.01. Also Ran.  Cracking star – Black Legend – Sergeant James – Sandyman – Paddywack – Huntsman’s Major – Huntsman’s Mist – Jenny’s Breeze – Mystery Bound – Kinniside Molly – Artemis – Nikita – Rio – Rodney Rascal – Steel End – Cuchulainn – Foxparke Billy Elliot –

Open Maidens 1 Casanova 2 Manna 3 Westgate Belle 4 Howgill Annabella 5 Thorn Diamond 6 Highness . 29 Ran Time 17.40. Also Ran.- Sparrowmire Lily – Sugar Ray – Glory – Come Home Alfie – Maybe – Silver Belle – Black Eyed Boy – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Beauty – Layla – mIterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper – Venus – Blue Solo – Wansfell – Foxparke Saucy Nancy – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke So Be It –  McCoy Carrick – Sultan _ Great Gable .- Meadow Josie

Veterans . 1 Artisan 2 Capetown 3 Westgate Belle 4 Tagget 5 Huntsman’s Hope 6 Free Spirit.11 Ran Time 16.43.Also Ran . Two Tone – Out Of The Blue – Kerrymore – Cherish- Black Eyed Pea.

REPORT: We have to have trails everyday or do we? 89 runners midweek. no meets on Monday none on Wednesday. !!!!

The seniors and another win for last year’s junior champ Jenny’s Aura puts her in second place with 9 wins and with Endure out of action his 17 wins looks vulnerable.

Tonight Jenny’s came with a good lead which might have been fortunate, she was in front and then dropped back whilst the two up front Miterdale Steele and Thorn Dancer either of which got a ticket. Finishing second was Galemire Grace, who is yet to register a win this season, and in third Marlou.

The pups and the eagerly awaited clash of the top two was somewhat disappointing as Huntsman’s Major struck the senior trail in the opposite direction and ran the starting end of the seniors ( Who said the aniseed was no good?) meanwhile Miterdale Shadow couldn’t take advantage ,after the leaders had made several mistakes coming down the fell onto the finish, he came on to the finish with ground to make up and although finishing like a train could only  manage third behind  Overwater Stanley ,who passed ” Golden Balls” to win by a couple of lengths.

The maidens and a close finish with the hounds under the judges feet and in the middle of the line finally it was sorted out in favour of Casanova just in front of Manna ,a head to Westgate Autumn and Howgill Annabella with Thorn Diamond behind the judge.

The old timers in the veterans and the fastest time of the night, perhaps a little knowledge isn’t dangerous but advantageous. Artisan , trained by the old man of Kendal Reg Smith won easily from early leader Capetown and the favourite and well- supported Westgate Belle.

Seniors 1 Washington 2 Sambuca 3 Silver Dusk 4 Dawn 5 Cool Enough 6 General James. 11 Ran Time 31.20 Also Ran -Eclipse – Quiet Otter – J L S – Fireman Sam – Ben 10.

Pups 1 Rio 2 Black Legend 3 Mystery Bound 4 Rodney Rascal 5 Foxparke Golden Balls 6 Red Will. 7 Ran Time 17.30 Also Ran. Del Boy

Pup Maidens 1 Thorn Diamond 2 Escape 3 Bronco 4 Blue Solo 5 Sergeant James 6 Foxparke homeward Again . 11 Ran Time 17.23 Also Ran  Say It As It Is- Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Foxparke Homeward Pride – Foxparke lucy Loo- Nixon.

Open Maidens 1 Foxparke Peggy Sue 2 Sugar Ray 3 Foxparke Rosie Lee 4 Foxparke Yabadabadoo – 5 Foxparke So be It 6 Tagget. 18 Ran Time 17 44.

Also Ran – Keystone- Blue Boy –  Meadow Josie – Cool Return – My Way – Jimmy Choo – Barncroft Gold – Captain jack -Dark Mist – Carrick – foxparke Artiste – Wansfell.

Report.For Loweswater Show read Dearham, a substitute yes, but has a traditional show meeting been lost or not? Loweswater or Lorton is not everybody’s cup of tea but it is steeped in trailing’s history and I for one will miss it.

Back to reality and once more the gutter in the last field had a say in who won . Sambuca led into it in the seniors and Denzil led out, hesitated,but challenged firstly by Silver Dusk and then by Sambuca, he held on for victory, which to Heide’s delight was filmed albeit a shade bright.

The pup trail and with 24 second places between them ,who was going to win ? Rio by a length , a philosophical owner and trainer shrugged  his shoulders- another second whilst his part owner is sunning himself abroad probably enthusing the locals about nowt! The unlucky pup was Mystery Bound who “missed ” two jumps and still managed third place.

Thorn Diamond won the pup maidens from Escape and “Billy “Bronco and the last race was commandeered by the ” yellow  bus” red bus gang in the shape of Foxparke’s who narrowly beat Sugar Ray and as owner of one of the umpteen in the kennel and also the  owner of the second ,held an enquiry into the outcome and blamed it on the person who started shouting them home soon after leaving Tallentire , Peaked to early and couldn’t match ” Peggy Sue” in the final stages.  The quicker she gets married the better! That’s the hound not the owner!

Seniors 1 Song Bird 2 Miterdale Copper 3 Kinniside Beauty 4 Kaiser Sosa 5 Jenny’s Delight 6 Kenmore . 15 Ran Time 28.32. Also Ran.Lady Anne – Sparrowmire Lily – Huntsman’s Jewel -Yogi Bear – Highness – Buble -Explore . Sparrowmire Angel .Thorn Fire

Pups 1 Steel End 2 Cuchulainn 3 Huntsman’s Mist 4 Miterdale Shadow 5 Artemis 6 Foxparke Billy Elliot. 12 Ran Time 19.20, Also Ran. Sandyman – Paddywack – Jenny’s Breeze Hawkswood -Kinniside Mel – Nikita –

Open Non – Winners 1 Kinniside Bess 2 Huntsman’s Magician 3 Kinniside Molly 4 Cracking Star 5 Raven Crag  5 Ran Time 20.52.

Open Restricted 1 Queen 2 Grange  Music 3 Night Vision 4 Casanova 5 Venus 6 Razzle Dazzle.  15 Ran Time 19.28. Also Ran.Aspire – Overwater Jack – Black Eyed Boy – Eden Rossi- Canny Mover – Billy Whizz – Hunter’s Dale -Silverbelle – Chavenel –

Veterans 1 Free Spirit 2 Huntsman’s Hope 3 Artisan 4 Capetown 5 Kerrymore 6 Westgate Belle   9 Ran Time  19.29.Also Ran . Come Home Alfie – Canny Girl – Black Eyed Pea,

Report. A warm afternoon , nice and peaceful , until all hell was let loose as the chairman’s  Grand kids plus another three took command and just about drove me Pat and Caroline around the bend.

But we did see five trails and three of them within eight seconds in length.

In the seniors the favourite Songbird showed with a good lead but on the long uphill finish she tired but had enough petrol in the engine to last home from Miterdale Copper.

The pups and the return of Championship leader Miterdale Shadow and although he had every chance he could only finish fourth to Steel End and brother Cuchulainn and Huntsman’s mist in third,

The non- winners and only five runners-  Kinniside Bess and Huntsman’s Magician were well clear ,finishing in that order.

The restricted trail and a close run thing between to Westmorland hounds , Queen and Grange Music, who finished behind the judge and that might have cost her the race, with Night Vision in third. The final trail , the veterans, and Huntsman’s Hope came with a similar lead as Songbird , but this time the petrol ran dry and Course winner Free Spirit notched up another victory, showing a new lease of life as an “old timer “