Sat 20th June at Lamplugh.

Seniors  1 Overwater Arnie 2 Celtic Malone 3 Quiet LInnet 4 Dawn 5 Acacia 6 Washington .8 Ran Time 31.36,

Also Ran. The Last Man -Where’s wally

Pups 1 Huntsman’s Kracka 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Thorn Dancer 4 Daisy Dream 5 Persian Gold 6 Jazz Band .21 Ran. Time 16.15,

Also Ran.Billy Bowe – Oban Express – Lone Rebel- Bant’s Mist -The Sundance Kid -Wyatt Earp -Cool Miracle -Cool Momentum -Dairy Thunder -Kinniside Joe -Foxparke Mystery -Chaos -Foxparke Tooty Fruity- Lovebug -Peggy Sue

OM  I Trooper Thorn   2 High Stile 3 Mr Ant 4 Lady Anne 5 Tempress 6 Lady Helen. 43 Ran. Time 16.53.

Also Ran -Overwater Tan -Miterdale Princess -Prim -Proper -Free Spirit -Roulette -Rickman -Dark MIst – Glenwood Mist -Foxglove -Cool Return -Lakeland Jan -Chavenel -Layla -Cleveland -Miss Ellie –Skidaddle – doll -Bonny -Persian Sun – Barton -Foxparke Hurry On -Turbo -Yabadabadoo -INvisible -Magical Mist – Persian Prince -Come Home Alfie -Mickledore -Out Of The Blue -Stand On-Silver Belle -Tinkerbelle -Night Shadow -Tommy’s Legacy

OR  1 Celtic Ty 2 Cartier 3 Levitate 4 Howgill Blondie 5 Littman 6 Thorn Dolly .21 Ran. Time 16.51.

Also Ran  Overwater Bessy -Miterdale One -Cancellara _ Mr Dec -Quiet Siskin -Silver Spangle Foxparke Bash On -Hallelujah Great Gable -Get Up -Celtic Warrior -Celtic Spirit -Romulus -Spartan=.Carrick.

Report.

Royal Ascot at Lamplugh and nobody dressed for the occasion..Oh! well on with trailing and ‘Arnie’ is making strides up the Championship table- into second place with a hard fought win over Celtic Malone ,who led on the downhill finish ,only to be passed in the final few yards by the odds on favourite, Quiet Linnet was back in third.

The junior trail and a one two for the Patterdale kennel when ‘Kracka’ held on to beat Jenny’s Delight with Thorn Dancer finishing tidily  passing table leader Daisy Dream to gain third place.

Now I have already reported that if you question a hounds willingness to win – It will win – and Trooper did it again-three in a week- Mind! he wont be winning any more short maidens!  Quite a few had a chance but Trooper stuck to his task for a narrow victory over High Stile.

In the Restricted Gerard started to shout for ‘Ty’ as soon as they showed ( makes a change to hear somebody wanting to win) and it paid off  as Cartier fairly shot down the hill only to be denied by a fast diminishing dog length. I’ve looked at the video and perhaps it was ‘Ty’ stopping that made it close.

It might be noted that although it is a long downhill finish most hounds are reluctant to ‘let themselves go’.