Michael Renney memorial trails Loweswater.

Seniors 1 Huntsman’s Jewel 2 Tan Ted 3 Jazz Singer 4 Tommy’s Legacy 5 Try Again 6 Dawn 13 Ran Time 34.41. Also Ran. Two Tone Washington -Layla -Jenny’s Choice -Night Vision -Bedazzled -Canny Girl.

Senior Maidens 1 Titanium 2 My Way 3 Dark Mist 4 Cracking Mover 5 High Stile 6 Mickledore .13 Ran. Time 37.45 Also Ran.Flash Dance -Freya -Cool Return -Rickman -Out Of The Blue -Plan B.

Pups 1 Delta Dawn 2 Bewitched 3 Silver Charm 4 Huntsman’s Kraka 5 Remember Me 6 Marlou 16 Ran. Time 20.07

Also Ran. Persian Bay -Try Time -Venus -Ben 10 -Billy Bowe -Dairy Lightning -Artist -Bracelet -Chinook -Kaiser Sosa.

Pup Maidens 1 Stroll On 2 Persian Prince 3 Bluebond 4 Cracking On 5 Dairy Thunder 6 Silver Lining 14 Ran Time 20 15.

Also Ran Jazz Band ( disq) Cracking Gold -Foxparke Mystery -The Script -Hunters Dale -Eden Rosso -Eden Rocco .Oban Express.

OR 1 Keystone 2 Sundance 3 What Look 4 Blueboy 5 Great Gable 6 Howgill Blondie      18 Ran Time 19.01.                   Also Ran  Jimmy Choo -Cherish -Another Bay -Cartier -Barton Trooper Thorn Issabella -Carrick -Eden Rouge -Littman -Sunset Ridge -Howgill Benella -.

Vets 1 Da Look 2 Night Shadow 3 Colleen 4 Celtic Spirit  5 Celtic Brave 5 Ran Time 19.44.

Puppy Show.

Dogs – 1  Prancer-Silver Dollar.

2 Westgate Kyza- Rose.

3 Westgate Kyza- Quiet Swallow.

Bitches  1 Westgate Kyza- Quiet Swallow 2  Sunshine 3 Sunshine.

Overall Prancer -Silver Dollar walked by ‘ I’m taller than my mum’ .

Report: A nice, sunny and pleasant day at Loweswater for the Michael Renney memorial trails . It’s a pity it had to clash with Coniston.

Six trails and perhaps one of the most unusual finishes I’ve seen and certainly, in hindsight, one of the funniest. I’m referring to the Pup trail, if the trailer had laid the trail where the hounds went he have been sacked. To appreciate what happened watch the video  on www.houndtrailingassociation.com and open you tube icon and then open videos..

To put it into words – Delta Dawn and Silver Charm were the leaders of the gang- follow me I’m the pied piper. They went left ,then they turned right, past the gate, then turned left through the gap then—– watch the video! In the end Delta held on from Bewitched ( red one on the right) ‘Charm’ was third.

Then we had what can be described as’ chase me ,chase me as the hounds went behind the owners. Darren caught the winner after dancing from side to side , lost his lead and carried the winner to the Judge . ‘Priceless!!!!.

Back to reality and Huntsman’s Jewel was a surprise 12/1 winner of the Seniors . She was caught by ‘substitute’ Les Reid 50 yards in front of brother Graham’s Tan Ted with Jazz Singer in third.

The senior maidens and it was now apparent that hitting the trod in the bracken was crucial and then hitting the last gap head on . The latter put paid to ‘ Movers’ chances and the spoils went to Titanium in a close finish with My Way and Dark Mist.

The pup maidens and to add to the woes of Jazz Band, his collar parted from his neck ( faulty catch) and he went on his own and finished thus . Stroll On led the rest and won from Persian Prince and the favourite Bluebond.

The restricted trail and once more the downhill section of the finish was crucial and in the end Keystone won,denying the Holmes kennel a rare double , when Sundance was second just in front of a packing field of which anyone could have won ; with a ‘bit of luck’

And in Michael’s memory it was a ‘Crackerjack’ day.