Gatesgarth Buttermere Thu 4th June.

Seniors 1 Overwater Arnie 2 Westgate Rose 3 Serenity 4 Try Again 5 Howgill Blondie 6 Quiet Linnet. 17 Ran .Time 27.17.

Also ran. Washington -Ladybird – Celtic Malone – Jenny’s Rose -Huntsman’s Jewel – Huntsman’s Jenny -Dawn – Westgate Belle – Thorn Dolly -Thorn Fire -Sental.

Pups. 1 Huntsman’s Kracka 2 Huntsman’s Kooga 3 Mystery Girl 4  Persian Prince

5 Delta Dawn 6   Sparrowmire Angel. 22 Ran. Time 18.07.

Also Ran. Billy Bowe -Oban Express – Cracking Gold -Cracking On – Thorn Dancer -Chaos – Try Time – Foxparke Mystery – Bants Mist -Foxparke Whatever – Remember Me -Blue Bond – Jenny’s Delight  Lone Rebel -Ben 10 -Wyatt Earp .

OM 1 Miterdale Prim 2 Trooper Thorn 3  Yogi Bear 4 Doll   5 Howgill Benella

6 Miterdale Proper .  34 Ran .Time 18.30.

Also Ran. Quiet Swift -Cracking Mover – Sparrowmire Lily -Thorn Girl – Casanova -Silver Belle -Glenwood Mist – Dark Mist -Foxglove – Layla -Free Spirit – Rickman -Barncroft Return – Night Shadow -The Penny Arcade -Sunset Ridge -Eshdale Matilda -Billy Whizz-Out Of The Blue -Jacob Mclink -Plan B -HIgh Stile -Time Traveller -Irish Pride – Miterdale Princess. Valhalla -Come Home Alfie

OR 1 Jimmy Choo 2 Night Vision 3 Littman 4 Celtic Ty 5 Keystone 6 Cartier 17 Ran. Time 16.53.

Also Ran.- The Last Man — -Cracking Thorpe – Levitate – Carrick -Great Gable -Simply Rascal – Cancellara -Celtic Warrior -Celtic Spirit – Romulus -Miterdale One

Report.

Over Honister and into Buttermere for the valleys first trail meeting of the season and not without controversary ,both incidents were dealt with promptly and efficiently by the area Committee ,no doubt there will be those who don’t agree with the decisions and everybody is entitled to their opinion but in fairness the decisions were correct.

The senior trail and in form ‘Arnie’ showed a ‘clean pair of heels ‘ to his opponents and won easily from Westgate Rose . He led through the fell opposite the field but myself, relying on the ‘kenners’ to keep me informed, was told three different names for the second . I think we’ll say it was Quiet Linnet and Serenity, and these three had a nice lead.

The pup trail and it altered when they scaled badly after ten minutes running, they also missed the trod on the finish but eventually the kennelmates ‘Kracka’ and ‘Kooga’ ran on to finish one/two for the Patterdale kennel with Mystery Girl in third..

A welcome success for the Steeles in the open maidens when Miterdale Prim got the better of the reluctant Trooper Thorn [ five points] to win going away in third was ‘Yogi’ who according to the encouragement from the ‘punters’ must have had a ‘shout’

In the last and at the same place where the other trails had scaled these did the same only they made a ‘proper job’ of it ,at one time it seemed that a few weren’t going to climb but eventually they ‘righted’ themselves and on the finish Littman threw away a winning lead by veering off in the last field leaving the way clear for the former Mayor of Cockermouth ,Phil Graham’s Jimmy Choo  to gain an unwanted victory ( no longer a maiden) over Night Vision. Nevertheless the owner gave a substantial tip to the trailers!