Results & Reports –

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 General James 3 Washington 4 Isabella 5 Cracking On 6 Meadow Josie. 13 Ran Time 26.01.

Also Ran Meadow Dixie – Carrick – Marlou – Menorah – Quiet Linnet – Kaiser Sosa – Dawn.

Senior Maidens 1 Jazz Band 2 Maybe 3 Sugar Ray 4 Skiddadle 5 Bant’s Mist 6 Foxparke So Be It . 7 Ran Time 26.40. Also Ran Full House.

Pups 1 Liz 2 Silver Dusk 3 Manna 4 Silver Dawn 5 Cool Enough 6 Wanted . 9 Ran Time 16.12. Also ran Accolade – Quiet Otter – Stand By .

Puppy Maidens 1 Speed On 2 Captain Jack 3 Spring Rose 4 Foxparke Babushka 5 Adventure 6 Summer Rose. 7 Ran Time 16.55 Also Ran Popeye .

Veterans 1 Artisan 2 Silver Spangle 3 Tagget 4 Jimmy Choo.  4 Ran Time17.07.

Report. On a spring day in October the 2016 season came to an end. Well!  the day started spring like but by the end it was autumnal , colder and hazy. And it was a day for favourites , all five , and one Champion, one runner -up and three HTA points winners.

In the seniors ,the video of the hounds crossing the last road has Meadow Josie in third place, the only one of the first six to finish ‘ out of order’ and the reason  the hound was bowled over by an exuberant collie in the penultimate field and consequently lost all chance.

Jazz Band won the maidens in a ‘hack canter’ and got a half – hearted cheer when he walked over the line, he could afford to walk as he was ‘a mile’ clear of second place Maybe. Just a mention for John (keep trying) Hoggy if it hadn’t been for the gate  ‘Skiddadle ‘ would have been second. maybe?.

The other three trails ran to form and in the words of ‘ a bookie’ -‘ Veterans , I’m tired of the name ;’ Artisan ‘ I’m not surprised that was her thirteenth veterans win.

That’s it for the trailing reports for this season but there will be a report on the annual general meetings of the seven areas and occasional notes on the close season activities.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Endure 3 Meadow Dixie 3 Ran Time 27.46.

Pups 1 Liz 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Silver Dusk 4 Silver Dawn 5 Cool Enough 6 Accolade. 8 Ran Time 16.49. Also Ran Spring Rose – Adventure.

Open Maidens 1 Meadow Josie 2 Wanted 3 Stand By 4 Sugar Ray 5 Foxparke Yabadabbadoo 6 Bant’s Mist . 15 Ran Time 17.39.

Also Ran . Barncroft Return – Skiddadle – Captain Jack – Sultan – Foxparke Babushka – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Hurry On – Foxparke Rosie Lee – foxparke Hallelujah –

Open Restricted 1 Artisan 2 Westgate Belle 3 Silver Spangle 4 Kaiser Sosa 5 Carrick  5 Ran Time 17.24.

Report. The 2016 season is coming to the close and it isn’t going out on a whimper but a bang – in more ways than one. I don’t if its the time of the year but that’s the second time in the last three years that I’ve pranged the car in the last week of the season.

The senior trail and the restricted trail had that end of season look only eight hounds partaking but  nevertheless two close finishes especially the last where Artisan had to ‘dig deep’ to fend off Westgate Belle.

In the pups Liz confirmed runner-up position in the junior championship and it was all change in the maidens as Meadow Josie unplaced on Thursday won from Wanted and Stand Up third , just doing yours truly out of his place bet.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Endure 3 Issabella 4 Overwater Arnie.  4 Ran Time 28.39.

Pups 1 Liz 2 Silver Dusk 3 Silver Dawn 4 Sweet Harmony 5 Cool Enough 6 Stand By . 7 Ran Time 17.51.

Open Maidens 1 Foxparke Peggy Sue 2 Foxparke Yabadabbadoo 3 Bant’s Mist 4 Foxparke Hurry On 5 Captain Jack 6 Foxparke Babushka . 16 Ran Time 18.21.

Report.  Overwater Arnie had to win the last three championship trails to tie with Bracelet , it was a tall order and He fell at the first hurdle when Bracelet came from behind Endure to win and seal the 2016 senior championship, Arnie was a game fourth and only in the final stretches did he lose ground to the leading pair.

The puppy trail and it wasn’t the winner or the second that was the talking point , it was the unfortunate unplaced General James, as most of you are aware the ” General ” has been placed in all his trails since the season commenced, a feat unparalleled  in trailing history , and with only three meetings left , he, for some unknown reason, was ‘ tailed off’ at the first road crossing and couldn’t make up the lost ground.  To finish seventh of seven must be a bitter blow , but still it is a wonderful achievement and will be recorded in the history of trailing firsts ( nearly)

Onto the maidens and ‘ would you believe it’ it was won by one of the few non winners that are left, Foxparke Peggy Sue , who  led the ‘ purple army’ interspersed by Bant’s Mist and another one was sixth . ‘ Babushka’, whose trainer was heard to say ‘ I’ll beat Sugar Ray tonight ‘  reply was –

‘No chance’!

“If  it does then he’s for sale ”

– anybody want a pet !

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Cracking Gold 3 Overwater Arnie 4 Endure 5 Washington 6 Issabella. 14 Ran . Time 28.15

. Also Ran Jazz Band – Lady Anne – Meadow Dixie – Persian Prince – Marlou – Menorah – Cool Enough – Songbird

Pups 1 General James 2 Liz 3 Silver Dusk 4 Silver Dawn .5 Manna 6 Accolade . 9 Ran . Time 16.11

Also Ran. Foxparke Baushka – Speed On- Cool Enough.

Open Restricted . 1 Cracking On 2 Artisan 3 Starlight 4 Carrick 5 Westgate Belle 6 JLS. 10 Ran Time 16.18

. Also Ran Sugar Ray- Maybe – Silver Spangle – Jimmy Choo.

Report. Bracelet is ,in golfing terms, lying dormy, three up with three to play. At Millstone this afternoon she had to pull out all the stops to get the better of Tuesday’s maiden winner – Cracking gold- who led onto the finish but in the end got beat by a length with Arnie finishing strongly in third and six others in close contention.

In the pups General James and Silver Dusk were vying for the lead but out of sight ‘Dusk’ lost ground and the ‘General’ was left to win easily, liz  was second and the silver kennelmates were third and fourth.

In the final event three hounds had a nice lead at halfway and they finished that way – Cracking On winning comfortably from Artisan and Starlight.

Thanks go to Norma and Caroline for stepping in at the final moment with refreshments as Ronnie parted company with the ‘snack van’ at Buttermere.

I commented on Saturday as to what happened to the tea van and apparently the tea van was okay the car was okay but the bit joining the two together wasn’t.  Mars bars but no tow bar!

The anonymous person ( last Tuesday’s report) who said “look out Bracelet ” was damn near right.

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Menorah 3 Ladybird 4 Marlou 5 Huntsman’s Jenny 6 Jenny’s Rose. 9 Ran Time 26.51.

Also Ran . Huntsman’s Jewel, – Overwater Bessy – Explore.

Senior Maidens 1 Out Of The Blue 2 Persian Prince 3 Mickledore 4 Bant’s Mist 5 Kinniside Joe 6 Superstition. 19 Ran . Time 28.42.

Also Ran . Hunter’s Dale – My Way – Come Home Alfie – Maybe – Westgate Rose – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hurry On – Foxparke Peggy Sue- Foxparke Hallelujah – Foxparke So Be It . Jazz Band – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Manna 3 Just Mick 4 Miterdale Rusty 5 Miterdale Coper 6 Sweet Harmony . 8 Ran Time 16.11

. also Ran ,Stand By . Quiet Otter.

Puppy Maidens 1 Captain Jack 2 Foxparke Rosie Lee 3 Miterdale Steel – 4 Sultan -5  Foxparke Homeward Dude 6  Summer Rose.  12 Ran . Time 18.09

Also Ran . Adventure – Popeye – Spring Rose – Kinniside Bess. Speed On –  Foxparke Babushka .

Open Restricted 1 Songbird 2 Kerrymore 3 Artisan 4 Silver Spangle 5 Carrick 6 Quiet Linnet .13 Ran Time 16.20.

Also Ran . Billy Whizz – Tagget – Kaiser Sosa – Remember Me – Jimmy Choo .- Dawn-What Look .

Report. The penultimate weekend of the season , a nice day , a good crowd , good trails what more could you ask for ?. A cup of tea but what happened to the tea van ?

The senior trail and last Thursday the report said ” where does “Roo” go in the marsh before the finish well! after today , who cares! she found her way through and kept on well to beat Menorah, the puzzle of the trail was – “Where was “Bessy ” going- after taking up the lead approaching the finish she turned uphill and climbed putting herself out of the race and her supporters as well.

On to the maidens and the majority of the runners were in with a chance at one stage or another. On the finish and Mickledore turned left after jumping the final obstacle leaving the race for kennelmate Out Of The Blue who also benefitted from Persian Prince’s reluctance to finish. An early wedding present for Liz and Tom.

The pup trail and Jenny’s Aura signed off with a bang winning easily and crowned puppy champion for 2016 with 34 wins.

The pup maidens and from a non- winner Captain Jack has now won two in a week. He beat Foxparke Rosie Lee and Miterdale Steel in a good race and still has one more opportunity on the final day of the season.

And the last trail resulted in the easiest win of the day as Songbird minus lynn won as she pleased from the next three which could have been a veterans trail, Kerrymore ,Artisan ( 6 year old and her first Buttermere trail) and Silver Spangle.

Seniors 1 Bracelet  2 Endure 3 Try Again 4 Izzabella 5 Meadow Dixie 6 Meadow Josie . 8 Ran Time 27.48.Also Ran Overwater Bessy – Westgate Belle.

Pups 1 Liz 2 General James 3 Silver Dusk 4 Accolade 5 Stand By 6 Adventure . 10 Ran Time 17.25.Also Ran . Cool Enough – Silver Dawn – Sweet Harmony – Wanted .

ONW 1 Captain Jack 2 Foxparke Babushka 3 Foxparke Peggy Sue 4 Foxparke Homeward Dude. 4 Ran Time 20.06.

Report. Bracelet scored win number eighteen  to take her two clear in the senior championship at Seaton tonight . She won by ten yards from her old rival Endure who passed Try Again for second place, representing the Overwater kennel was “Bessy ” but she was in last place after making a few mistakes which proved costly in the end .

The pup trail developed into a three hound race and the three regulars Liz, General James and Silver Dusk finished in that order.

Only four non winners of which three were Foxparkes but the winner was the odd one out Captain Jack , there wasn’t much in the four of them, and that concludes the non-winners for 2016 and the one with the most points is Spring Rose.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Overwater Arnie 3 Endure 4 Washington 5 Izzabella 6 lady Anne.  10 Ran Time 26.20.

Also Ran Dawn – Thorn Dancer – Quiet Linnet –  Cracking On .

Senior Maidens 1 Cracking Gold 2 Persian Prince 3 Jazz Band 4 Kinniside Joe 5 Aspire 6 Bant’s Mist. 17 Ran Time 26.46

.Also Ran Willow Bay – Sugar Ray – Out Of The Blue – Superstition – Westgate Rose – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Hurry On = Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah – Skidaddle – Plan B .

Pups 1 Silver Dusk 2 Liz 3 Just Mick 4 Silver Dawn 5 Stand By 6 Accolade .10 Ran Time 16.17

. Also Ran .Cool Enough – Boston – Wanted – Quiet Otter.

Pup Maidens 1 Speed On 2 Summer Rose 3 Adventure 4 Captain Jack 5 Breeze 6 KInniside Bess  10 Ran Time 17.03

. Also Ran – Popeye – Sultan – Foxparke Babushka – Spring Rose.

Report. Bracelet showed in front ran on stoutly and put “Arnie” to the sword and goes one up in the senior championship. That was the senior trail at Millstone Moor , the first of four in the last fortnight of the season. Endure ran his usual” always in the first three” race, pipped this time on the line for second.

The senior maidens and ,as you were, as Saturday, the same first four in the same order, you don’t need a crystal ball, not only the same order at the finish but the same as Saturday for most of the trail,. It was only 26 secs slower than the seniors , and in the words of “anonymous” look out Bracelet on Monday.

The pup trail and Liz looked to have taken the initiative on the uphill climb, only to veer off with Just Mick and hand the race to Silver Dusk, who at the time was still in front and might have won anyway.

The puppy maidens and Speed On secured the HTA puppy maidens points winner with a win over Summer Rose and as the senior maidens it was a case of finish second on Saturday, move up one on Tuesday.

Seniors 1 Galemire Grace 2 Jenny’s Rose 3 Lady Anne 4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Try Time 6 Try Again.13 Ran Time 29.08.Also Ran .Miterdale Proper-Canny Girl – Come Home Alfie- Hunter’s Dale -Huntsman’s Jewel- Huntsman’s Jenny -Songbird .

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Miterdale Copper 3 Sweet Harmony 4 Miterdale Rusty  5 Quiet Otter 6 Foxparke Fandando 8 Ran Time 16.56.Also Ran.Foxparke Rosie lee – Kenmore ( disq )

Onw 1 Spring Rose 2 Miterdale Steel 3 Kinniside Bess 4 Foxparke Homeward Dude 5Foxparke Peggy Sue 6 Borderman 7 Ran Time 17.50.

Also Ran Apollo ( disq)

Open Restricted. 1 Ladybird 2 Casanova 3 Tinkerbelle 4 Quiet Linnet 5  Kerrymore  6  Black Eyed Boy. 12 Ran Time 17.09..

Also Ran – Miterdale Glory – Billy Whizz -Glory – What Look -Kaiser Sosa – Silverbelle .

Report. On the final day of the Whitehaven area it was fitting that the senior trail went to a local kennel , that of Ken Routledge  together with joint owner Ian Hunter of Galemire veterinary and not forgetting Cath Logan , ever present slipper and catcher.  This two length win took her onto eleven for the season and joint third in the championship.

Jenny’s Aura had an easy victory in the pup trail ahead of Miterdale Copper, coming back after an enforced rest.

In the non- winners Miterdale Steel, a late bred pup, making only his fifth appearance, came tantalising close to winning but he swerved towards the Judge and was pipped on the line by Spring Rose.

Ladybird won the last in front of the “well supported” Casanova.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Endure 3 Meadow Josie 4 Washington 5 Overwater Arnie 6 Cracking On . 13 Ran Time 26.45.

Also Ran – Starlight – Thorn Dancer – Dawn – Meadow Dixie – Menorah – Marlou – Westgate Belle.

Senior Maidens 1 Cracking Gold 2  Persian Prince 3 Jazz Band 4 Kinniside Joe 5 Foxparke So Be It – 6 Willow Bay . 19 Ran Time 28.09.

Also Ran .- Bant’s Mist – Superstition – Sugar Ray – Maybe – Westgate Rose – Super Sandy – Foxparke Turbo – Skiddadle – Blue Boy – Full House – Out Of The Blue – Plan B – Flash Dance .

Pups 1 Silver Dusk 2 General James 3 Just Mick 4 Silver Dawn – 5 Wanted 6 Cool Enough. 9 Ran . Time 16.48.

Also Ran . Telstar – Stand By – Manna.

Pup Maidens 1 Accolade 2 Speed On 3 Breeze 4 Adventure 5 Captain Jack 6 Popeye.10 Ra Time 17.50

. Also Ran – Summer Rose – Foxparke Babushka – KInniside Bess – Sultan.

Report. Bracelet drew level at the top of the senior championship when she strode away from Endure to take win number 16 , the first of four meetings at Millstone Moor . Her challenger for the title Overwater Arnie was back in fifth place but that was his first run over the course and things could change next Tuesday. Also running an excellent race in third was Meadow Josie.

In the senior maidens once more leading them a merry dance was Jazz Band no worse for his Wednesday afternoons ” hunting with the pack ” adventure. He showed in front but Cracking Gold took up the running and came away on the uphill finish ,. Persian Prince got up on the line for second with Jazz Band in third .

The pup trail and a two hound finish with the favourite Silver Dusk coming clear of General James , Just Mick ( no others ) in third .

In the last just about all the puppy maidens left competed and Accolade,finishing rather well for an October maiden , won going away from Speed On and Breeze.

Seniors 1 Huntsman’s Jenny 2 Thorn Dancer 3 Marlou 4 Overwater Bessy 5 Huntsman’s Jewel 6 Songbird .15 Ran Time 27.31.

Also Ran Mickledore – Out Of The Blue – Jenny’s Rose – Sugar Ray – Jenny’s Delight – Come Home Alfie – Miterdale Proper – Miterdale Prim – Bant’s Mist .

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Just Mick 3 Kenmore 4 Manna 5 Miterdale Rusty 6 General James . 10 Ran Time

16.45. Also Ran – Boston – Liz – Miterdale Copper – Cool Enough .

Open Restricted 1  Menorah 2 Ladybird 3 Remember Me 4 Kaiser Sosa 5 Silver Spangle 6 Billy Whizz. 8 Ran Time 18.17

– Also Ran -Overwater Jack- Miterdale Princess.

Report. Buttermere for the second time in a week , this time there was no Arnie but Bessy but it was Jenny that took the honours. She ground out a workmanlike performance in front of Thorn Dancer who’s connections are still trying to fathom out where she goes to in the marsh before the finish.

Perhaps the answer will appear in 2017 when the programme ” Park Life”  is aired on More 4 . It will be interesting to see what the drone filmed,. Is it the future , priced at around ten to twelve thousand on the road ,” no probs we will have two ” lol.

Jenny’s Aura notched up another win at the expense of Just Mick and Kenmore and popping up out of the gloom in the last was Menorah to complete a successful evening for Christine and Eric.

We are now entering the final straight of the 2016 season and the senior championship is still “up for grabs”. Can we predict the winner;  on paper- 4 trails at Millstone Moor where Arnie hasn’t run in the last two seasons , but Bracelet has won, Bower House where Arnie has won and then there is Seaton where this season Bracelet was fourth and Arnie was fifth. Perhaps the answer could be “Arnies”  kennel mate Overwater Bessy dual winner at Millstone Moor last season.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Lady Anne 3 Galemire Grace 4 Bracelet 4 Lady Bethan 6 Meadow Dixie. 10 Ran Time 30.03.

Also Ran Canny Girl – Sambuca – Explore – Eden Rossi

Senior Maidens 1 Hunter’s Dale 2 Cracking Gold 3 Foxparke So Be It .4 Persian Prince 5 Foxparke Hallelujah 6 Superstition. 13 Ran Time 32.51

. Also Ran – Willow Bay – Glory – Mrs McGregor – Jazz Band- Foxparke Peggy Sue -Silverbelle – Aspire .

Pups 1 Buble 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Misha 4 Queen 5 Stand By 6 Summer Rose . 9 Ran Time 17.41.

also Ran Adventure – Accolade – Speed On.

Open Restricted. 1 Razzle Dazzle 2 Artisan 3 Carrick 4 Starlight 5 Eden Rocco 6 Black Eyed Boy . 10 Ran Time 17.46

. Also Ran Tinkerbelle – Casanova – Borderman –  Cracking On .

Report. Helton had a typical back – end look to it. But Enduring the change in the weather was BOB aka Endure winning for the second time this week holding off the challenge of Lady Anne with “Gracie “a close third.

The Hunt was out and apparently clashed with the maidens , this is not the first time and perhaps a change of date is needed. It didn’t seem to hinder Hunter’s Dale , despite the name , and he got the better of brother Cracking Gold to take first prize by half a length.

The final two events went to favourites with Buble and Razzle Dazzle.. Buble ,had a nip and tuck race with Sweet Harmony , just holding on by a neck with Misha in third. And Razzle Dazzle passed Artisan ” just short ” of the line to give the Dawsons a daytime double. That’s Wendy and travelling head lad Russel !

Seniors 1 Overwater Arnie 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Huntsman’s Jenny 4 Ladybird 5 Marlou 6 Huntsman’s Jewel. 12 Ran Time 29.02

Also Ran – Songbird – Billy Whizz – Try Again – Try Time – Westgate Rose – Thorn Dancer.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Kenmore 3 Just Mick 4 Manna 5 Miterdale Copper 6 General James . 15 Ran Time 17.23.

Also Ran – Liz – Telstar – Popeye – Cool Enough- Silver Dusk – Sliver Dawn – Miterdale Rusty – Spring Rose – Captain Jack.

Open Maidens 1 Kinniside Joe 2 Out Of The Blue 3 Miterdale Prosper 4 Kinniside Bess 5 Miterdale Princess 6 Mickledore . 19 Ran  Time 18.41.

Also Ran . Come Home Alfie – Boston – Bant’s Mist – Maybe – Meadow Josie – Sugar Ray – Miterdale Prim – Wanted – Plan B – Eden Rocco – Breeze – Sultan – Miterdale Steel –

Vetarans 1 Kerrymore 2 Silver Spangle 3 Jimmy Choo 4 Jacob McClink 5 Tagget 6 What Look 7 Ran TIme 18.31.  Also Ran Simply Rascal.

Report . The weather had a certain autumnal feel about it as the coats came out for the first time this “backend”. Gatesgarth at the bottom of Honister Pass played host to the trails and in the seniors Overwater Arnie scored his sixteenth victory of the season when he came from fourth to overhaul Jenny’s Delight, Huntsman’s Jenny and Ladybird. Once again the downhill path and the ground before the final jump put paid to many a chance.

Jenny’s Aura put the puppy championship to bed with  win number thirty one beating Kenmore by two lengths after dominating the race for most of the way ..

Kinniside Joe won the maidens comfortably from four Eskdale hounds and kennel mate “Bess “. There was one hound that had a bit of a chance but made a proper “tea party” of the finish.

Kerrymore rounded off a successful night with her fourth veteran  win of the season with the consistent Silver Spangle in Second.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Bracelet 3 Sambuca 4 Issabella 5 Washington 6 Cracking Gold. 11 Ran Time 29.41.

Also Ran Persian Bay – Aspire – Persian Prince – Skiddadle – Plan B.

Pups 1 LIz 2 Silver Dusk 3 Silver Dawn 4 Wanted 5 Cool Enough 6 Breeze . 13 Ran Time 17 .05.

Also Ran . Adventure – Accolade – Telstar – Boston – Just Mick – Popeye – Foxparke Babushka.

Open Restricted 1 Westgate Belle 2 Cracking On 3 Razzle Dazzle 4 Starlight 5 Kaiser Sosa 6 JLS. 11 Ran Time 17.14

. Also Ran Willow Bay – Bant’s Mist – Dawn – Remember Me – Carrick.

Veterans 1 Artisan 2 Silver Spangle 3 Tagget 4 Jimmy Choo 5 What Look 6 Ran 5 finished Time 17.27.

The third trail in a week at Dearham and another senior winner. This time it was Endures turn and as Thursday night he came head to head with Bracelet but this time Bracelet made a hash of the last beck and subsequently gave Endure a five length lead which was being whittled away by the favourite but the line came in time for Endure who’s win ended a long sequence of seconds and thirds.

The pup trail and although Liz had it sewn up before crossing the beck she put in a spectacular leap to make certain of her 20th victory of the season. And the same six on Sunday as Thursday, just a slightly different order.

Westgate Belle, Cracking On and Razzle Dazzle had a rare old battle in the restricted , a length between each .

And once more in the veterans it was Artisan and Silver Spangle who had the race to themselves. The Kendal hound won readily, her thirteenth of the season at this level.

Seniors 1 Overwater Bessy 2 Thorn Dancer 3 Marlou 4 Ladybird 5 Bedazzled 6 Jenny’s Delight . 15 Ran Time 27.10.

Also Ran .Free Spirit – Billy Whizz – Jenny’s Rose – Huntsman’s Jewel . Huntsman’s Jenny .- Lady Anne – Quiet Linnet – Songbird – Menorah .

Senior Maidens 1 Foxparke Turbo 2 Foxparke So Be It 3 Foxparke Hallelujah 4 My Way 5 Silver belle 6 Westgate Rose . 21 Ran Time 20.43

. Also Ran – Miterdale Princess – Hunter’s Dale – Miterdale Proper – Miterdale Prim – Come Home Alfie – Out Of The Blue – Mickledore – foxparke Hurry On – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Super Sandy – Superstition –  Full House – Blue boy – Casanova – Mrs McGregor.

Pups 1 Miterdale Rusty 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Jenny’s Aura 4 General James 5 Stand By 6 Queen 9 Ran Time 16.13.

Also Ran – Manna – Foxparke Fandando-.Miterdale Copper .

Pup Maidens 1 Foxparke Rosie Lee 2 Foxparke Handsome Dude 3 Kinniside Bess 4 Spring Rose 5 Sultan 6 Foxparke Mamma Mary . 11 Ran Time 17.56.

Also Ran . Foxparke Honky Tonky – Popeye – Summer Rose . Apollo – KInniside Nell ( Disq).

Report (  Third Attempt ) Against the backdrop of Kirk Fell, Lingmell, Great Gable , Wasdale show once more played host to people from all over the country , enjoying the unseasonal weather and the numerous attractions ,including four trails giving the spectators excellent views as the hounds negotiated the surrounding fells.

In the senior trail Overwater Bessy stole a march on the field on the approach to the finish and won readily from Thorn Dancer and Marlou , who has recovered well from her mishap earlier in the season.

The rest of the afternoon belonged to the Napiers as out of ten runners they had six tickets including the first three in the senior maidens and the first two in the puppy maidens. Foxparke Turbo set the ball rolling with a hard fought battle with kennel mate “So Be It “, winning by a head. “Rosie Lee” completed the double with a behind the judge victory over Kinniside Nell, who was disqualified for interference, promoting ” Homeward Dude” to second place .

The pup trail and Miterdale Rusty put his previous course experience to good use and held off the strong challenge of Sweet Harmony with Jenny’;s Aura leading in the pack, after making several mistakes, together with “the General”.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Endure 4 Sambuca 4 Washington 5 Persian Prince 6 Meadow Dixie  7 Ran . Time 30.12. Also Ran . Cracking Gold

Pups 1 Silver Dusk 2 Liz 3 Silver Dawn 4 Cool Enough 5 Breeze 6 Wanted. 12 Ran Time, 16.52.

Also Ran. Telstar _ Adventure – Buble – Boston – Captain Jack – Foxparke babushka.

Open Restricted 1 Ben 10 2 Artisan 3 Kaiser Sosa 4 Silver Spangle 5 Carrick 6 Razzle Dazzle. 13 Ran . Time 16.52.

Also Ran Starlight – Willow Bay – Cracking On – Jimmy Choo – Cool Return – Remember Me – What Look .

Report. What a difference a day makes, Thursdays trail was two seconds slower than Tuesday, and on Tuesday Bracelet came from behind Endure to get  second, last night she came from just behind the same hound but this time it was for first ticket.

In the pups Silver Dusk showed with a good lead and although Liz made ground she couldn’t peg back the Dearham pup. It was pointed out that five of the first six were from the Prancer- Silver Dollar litter and also if Wanted and Breeze get one more ticket apiece .’ Wishy will be able to afford a haircut. He went last week and inquired ” How much are haircuts and how much are shaves” the reply was £ 10 for haircuts and £2 for a shave, wishy replied ” Shave me head ”

In the last Ben 10 won by a length from the favourite Artisan with Kaiser Sosa in third.

Joining the spectators for the final trail were Four Belgians  who are working on the new ford car in association with Malcolm Wilson. They were intrigued by this sport and really enjoyed their brief visit, especially the one with my binoculars who couldn’t see a thing whilst the others watched them all the way down the finish. They were happy to give me a test drive but I declined on the principle of the steering wheel was missing and there were no pedals.