Saturday 4th July Dog Produce Waberthwaite.

Seniors. 1 Overwater Arnie 2 Try Again 3 Huntsman’s Hope 4 Washington 5 Debra 6 Jenny’s Rascal .25 Ran. Time 28.01.

7-10 Jazz Singer Westgate Rose – Huntsman’s Jenny -Dawn

. Also Ran- Serenity -Tan Ted- Westgate Belle – Celtic Malone – Jenny’s Rose -Langdale Ranger – Black-eyed Pea -Quiet Linnet – Ladybird -Lady Bethan – Endeavour -Marli -Jenny’s Choice – Huntsman’s Jenny- Where’s Wallie -The Last Man.

Senior Maidens 1 Tommy’s Legacy 2 Huntsman’s Jewel 3 Mickledore 4 High Stile 5 Layla 6 Chavenel . 45 Ran Time 30.26.

7-10  Eshdale Matilda-Sugar Ray- Foxparke Hurry on – Miss Ellie.

Also Ran  – Miterdale Prim -Proper -Force – Valhalla -Cinnabar -Mr Ant -Bobby Dazzler – Skidaddle -Titanium -Glenwood Mist -Dark Mist – Thorn Girl -Time Traveller -Irish Pride -Lady Helen – Cool Return -Foxparke  -Ronelle – Invisible -Yabadabbadoo – Turbo – Magical Mist – My Way -Out Of The Blue – Rooster -Come Home Alfie – Blueboy -Free Spirit – Yogi Bear -Casanova – Explore -Stand On –  Trooper Thorn -Momentum -Dairy Diamond -Full House.

DOG PRODUCE>  1 REMEMBER ME 2 Try Time 3 Oban Express 4 Eden Rossi 5 Arizona 6 Kinniside Joe.  18 Ran Time 20 18

7-10  Eden Rocco- Jazz Band Dairy Thunder-Dairy Lightning.

Also Ran – Persian Gold -Superstition – Cool Miracle -Chaos – Billy Bowe -Stroll On – The Script -Wyatt Earp –

Open Pups  1 Jenny’s Delight 2 Persian Sky 3 Lady Anne 4 Marlou 5 Thorn Dancer 6 Huntsman’s Kraka. 21 Ran Time 21.26.

7-10 Foxparke Peggy Sue -Venus 9 Paloma Faith 10 Bewitched.

Also Ran. Daisy Dream -Bant’s Mist -Kaiser Soza – Foxparke Lovebug – Tootie Fruity – Chinook -Vesta – Mystery Girl -Foxparke Mystery –   -Jade’s Jem -Lone Rebel.

OPen Restricted.  1 Flawless 2 Tagget 3 Celtic Ty 4 Mrs McGregor 5 Kerry more 6 Howgill Blondie >43 Ran Time 19.58

7-10 Cartier -Starlight -Thorn Dolly -Foxparke Homeward Bound. 43 Ran Time 19.58. Also Ran – Miterdale Princess -Freya – Rumours -Cleveland – Mr Dec- Freebie – Black Eyed Boy – Quiet Siskin -Simply Rascal – Carrick -The Penny Arcade – Persian Sun -Bonny – Levitate – Foxparke Hallelujah -So Be It – Great Gable -Tinkerbellle – Silver belle – Razzle Dazzle – Grange Music -Keystone _ JLS -Foxparke Bash On – Blackbird – Littman -Overwater Bessy – Pip’s Lad -Barmaid – Little Messi – Howgill benella -Blue Savannah -Casey’s Lass.

Report.

Firstly, plaudits to the Whitehaven Area for a well organised,efficiently run trail meeting. Thanks to the farmers ,trailers, raffle sellers entry clerk and the Gateman.If I’ve missed anybody ,Thanks! Oh and the evergreen Ray ( Pepperpot) Mattinson , he’s the one in the video, for everything!

The Dog Produce and speaking from experience, International maiden followed by a narrow defeat in the Dog produce, Les and Jeanette went one better when Remember Me completed the double when he won the Produce in a bunched finish from ‘ second again’ Try Time and Oban Express

Dairy Lightning showed in front from Arizona after failing to negotiate the slight turn, the race opened up and Remember Me although swerving slightly at the tape won by a length. Only last week did I use Les and Jeanette as an example of ‘patience and the backbone of the sport after having three lasts at one meeting. What a difference a day makes?

Onto the opening event and somebody remarked 25 runners and 15 in the last field with a chance what sort of a trail is that–  well the answer is if you’ve got a number of hounds of equal ability on a fresh trail ,what do you expect!  Anyway Huntsman’s Hope ,back from injury, led onto the finish where Try Again took up the mantle but they were both ran out by the fast finishing Overwater Arnie As Emily was at Skelton Show James was in charge and made a good job of it apart from not being photogenic (  no comb). As you can gather from the video and opening statement there were a few hard luck tales and the proverbial blanket covered most of the field.

The Maidens weren’t much different ,coming in a bunch missing the last gap and running a little wide in the last field.  It made no difference to the favourite Tommy’s Legacy,making up for last week, who finished strongly to beat Huntsman’s Jewel and MIckledore, once again they were well bunched and hard luck to some including ‘yours truly’.

The open pups and four hounds neck and neck towards the line . Persian Sky attempting the ‘double’ after the international was thwarted by a narrow margin by the Patterdale pup Jenny’s Delight an excellent third was Lady Anne with Marlou just behind.

Last, but not least’ the Restricted trail and true to form if any hounds will make a ‘pigs ear’ of the finish , these will. N ext to the last field and turning left ( some not all)it looked as if they might go around again. What was in front? I’ll guess ‘Littman maybe not.

That doesn’t detract from a Flawless victory when the Troutbeck bitch got up to deny veteran Tagget, another double with Celtic Ty finishing fast to take third. As with the other trails there were plenty with a chance and hard luck stories will be told but as they say ‘ c’est la vie.