Oulton Sun 7th May HTA and Border HTA.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Persian Bay 3 Try Again 4 Meadow Dixie 5 Arizona 6 JLS . 13 Ran Time 29.27. Also Ran. Bracelet – Cracking Gold -Endure – Prudence- BHTA Shamballa – Test – Hijack.

Maidens 1 Washington 2 Water Spirit 3 Mister Houdini 4 Willow Bay 5 Delta Spice 6 Ozzy The Lad. 14 Ran Time 31.17

.Also Ran. Cracking Mover – Jazz Band – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah  Westgate Belle.   BHTA  Deepdale Frank – Eagle Chic – Eagle Priya – Havana –

Pups 1 Liz 2 General James 7 Ran only two finished Time 18.49

. Also Ran. Margaret Rose – Larty Carty – Just Mick – BHTA  Showtime – Red Hot Bob .

Pup Maidens 1 Step Up 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Boston 4 Kinniside Nell 5 Speed On 6 Sultan . 20 Ran Time 18.14. Also Ran . Jazz Lyric – Dan’s Lad – Breeze – Kinniside Bess – Foxparke Babushka – Meadow Elsa – Spring Rose – Stand By – Quiet Badger -Wanted- Eclipse BHTA Delta Secret-Spring Drifter – Donna’s Diamond –

OR 1 Tate 2 Santino 3 Class McCintosh 4Blueboy 5 Class McCara 6 Denton Eclipse. 22 Ran Time 17.27.

Also Ran.   Bobby Dazzler – Cracking On – Try Time – Fram – Jimmy Choo – Kaiser Sosa – Ben 10 – Kinniside Joe – Carrick – Doll – Remember Me – Meadow Josie

BHTA  Tyler Mon – Eagle Heart – Eagle Loyal – Delta Sparkle.

Report . Scouts eye view- Persian Bay and Jazz Singer battled out the senior trail at Oulton , Bay led over the last road but Jazz put on her usual fast finish to claim first , on the occasion of the first joint venture with the BHTA apart from the major trails.

Being a new venture it appears caught the officials out when it was discovered that the winner of the restricted trail , Tate, although qualified to run under BHTA rules wasn’t under HTA rules. You live and you learn  and in future this anomaly will be addressed. The last race was a particular success for the ‘ borders’ when they claimed four tickets.

By the way to keep with the farmers wishes the meeting was delayed by two hours. It was nice day , pies were up to scratch, what’s two hours in a lifetime.

The senior maidens and after Thursday ‘s excellent run in the seniors Washington was well fancied and justified his support- again the BHTA claimed four tickets with Water Spirit coming second and Mister Houdini third.

The puppy trail and this proved to be a disappointing affair with only two finishing, it can be pointed out that after the first two had crossed the Kirkbride road , the remainder ‘ downed tools’ in the adjoining meadow and were ‘ rounded up’ and repatriated.

The pup maidens , by name, should have had a similar problem, well! as you can see from the times, they were quicker and crossed the road and meadow with no problems. The winner and one of the ante-post championship favourites, Step-Up won, holding off the challenge Sweet Harmony and the ‘Tea Party’.