Sandale Tues Aug 22nd

Seniors 1 Menorah 2 Persian Bay 3 Silver Dusk 4 Sambuca 5 Kaiser Sosa 6 Cool Enough. 18 Ran time 30.02

.Also Ran. Arizona -General James – Fireman Sam – Canny Girl – Thorn Dancer – Meadow Dixie – Cracking Gold – Cracking On – Persian Prince = Sweet Harmony = Bedazzled .

Pups 1 Red Will 2 Black Legend 3 Provincial 4 Escape 5 Cuchulainn 6 Bronco.  17 Ran Time 15.44.

Also  Ran .Rio – Rodney Rascal – Sergeant James – Hi Mac- Mystery Bound -= See It As It Is – Foxpasrke Golden Balls – Foxparke Homeward Again – Foxparke Juicy Fruity – Huntsman’s Magician – Del Boy .

Open Maidens 1 Tempress 2 Keystone 3 Thorn Diamond 4 Howgill Annabella 5 Layla 6 Spring Rose . 22 Ran Time 15.04

Also Ran . Willow Bay – Sugar Ray – Barncroft Gold.- – Maybe – Black Mist – Raven Crag – Chavenel – Frankel – Foxparke Hooligan -Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Rosie Lee -My Way – Blue Solo – Captain Jack.

Report . Sandale, perched above  Uldale Common with the Solway Firth to the north, once more back in the hound trailing calender.

And what was in store ? three close finishes, two close to the clock. the maidens only 4 secs to spare.

In the seniors Menorah notched her second win in a row when she kept Persian at bay with a head win, Silver Dusk was third, the hounds were closely bunched for the first half but the last hill took its toll in this race as well as the other two , of which Red Will asserted on the flat run in to get the Better of black Legend, some hounds had a throw at around 5 minutes running which  virtually put paid to their chances.

In the last the clock nearly put paid to hounds as it was they had plenty of time ! If tempress had started her winning run any earlier then its no  doubt it would have been a short ‘un as it was she got up on the line in a photo between the first four, half a length ‘short head, and a length separating them.