Marton Bitch Produce Sat 2nd July

Bitch Produce 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Overwater Hally 3 Canny Mover 4 Meadow Elsa 5 Sweet Harmony 6 Spring Rose . 21 Ran Time 18.54.

Also Ran.Thorn Dollar – Foxparke homeward Dude – Foxparke Mamma Mary -Foxparke Rosie Lee- Queen – Buble – Quiet Otter – Silver Dusk – Silver Dawn – Hunter’s Sparkle – Ronnie’s Rascal – Margaret Rose – Phoenix – Adventure -Accolade.

Seniors 1 Dead Heat Lady Bethan – Washington 3 Huntsman’s Jenny 4 Daisy Dream 5 Overwater Arnie 6 Arizona. 23 Ran Time 31.05.

Also Ran .Debra – Tommy’s Legacy – Jenny’s Choice- Jenny’s Delight -Huntsman’s Jewel -Langdale Ranger – Ladybird – Quiet Linnet – Dairy Lightning – Persian Gold – Persian Sky – Night Vision – Celtic Ty – Celtic Malone -Full House – Superstition.- Explore.

Senior Maidens . Void Trail.

Open Pups 1 Miterdale Copper 2 General James 3 Just Mick 4 Foxparke Fandando 5 Huntsman’s loyal 6 Yorkshire Lad . 12 Ran Time 19.23

. Also Ran. Kenmore – Foxparke Honky Tonk – Popeye – Miterdale Rusty – Cool Enough. Overwater Roger.

Open Restricted 1 Thorn Fire 2 Dawn 3 Razzle Dazzle 4 Eden Rossi 5 Santino 6 Littman . 33 Ran Time 20.32.

Also Ran. Cracking On – Thorn Dolly – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Chaos – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Artist.-Mrs McGregor – Jenny’s Rascal – Jenny’s Rose – Persian Sun- Free Spirit – Great Gable – Mickledore – Flawless – Highness – Shameless- Kaiser Sosa – Hunter’s Dale – Cool Return – Carrick – Remember Me – Venus – JLS – Eden Rocco – Borderman – Sparrowmire Lily – Sparrowmire Angel.

Veterans 1 Simply Rascal 2 Kerry more 3 Artisan 4 Tagget 5 Langdale Jack 6 Miterdale One. 13 Ran Time 20.55. Also Ran. Tinkerbelle – Quiet Siskin – Silver Spangle – Pip’s Lad – Da Look – Olivia – Jacob McClink.

Report.

Many thanks to the work put in by the Ulverston Area and their volunteers, after the disappointment of the first venture, they turned things around and under adverse weather conditions provided five trails with exciting finishes.

Thanks to all the farmers and landowners, sponsors, and, without naming them in case somebody’s missed, the scouts , trailers ,gatekeepers  etc.

The main event of the afternoon on what was an extremely windy one was the Bitch Produce and the odds on favourite and table leader Jenny’s Aura justified her short price with a ten metre victory over Overwater Hally, the breeders prize went to the owner, out of Jenny’s Pride by Endeavour and her sister Canny Mover was third.

And continuing with the Open pups her litter brother Miterdale Copper won with siblings  Just Mick in third and Huntsman’s Loyal in fifth. The latter two hounds were unlucky as they ran wide on the finish but all plaudits to ‘Copper’ and the General who provided us with another photograph finish, the result being known with a shout of delight from the ‘Miterdale Steeles’.

The day started with the seniors and four hounds were vying for honours in the end they were shared between Lady Bethan and the fast finishing Washington with Huntsman’s Jenny just behind and an excellent run by Daisy Dream in fourth.

The senior maidens , and not for the first time a complete b**** up. Firstly and this is only conjecture and with hindsight, the hounds were walked to the slip practically down the finish, then lined up in an arc causing a concertina effect  after slipping, then all of them missed the road crossing and did a tour of the starting field , some then struck the trail ,whilst ten others jumped the wall and after a ‘meeting’ struck the finishing end and ran the trail in reverse. The trail was declared void and first past the post in the right direction was Persian Prince , a Westgate, Trooper Thorn and in the other direction Sambuca, Sental,another Westgate and one from Ennerdale.

Just a thought – A westgate went one way and one went the other I wonder if they acknowledged each other as they passed.

The largest field of the day and here the enigmatic Thorn Fire was having a going day and made a winning leap over the tape to justify favouritism beating Dawn, Razzle Dazzle and Eden Rossi in a bunched finish.

In the veterans and a double on the day for the ‘undertaker’ with Louise , when Simply Rascal got the better of Kerrymore in another head bobbing finish, with Artisan a close third.

Marton provides magnificent  views over Morecambe Bay and The Irish sea over the Furness peninsula but when the wind blows , it blows and when it rains , it rains. It’s called ‘ Trailing weather’ and we love it.