Thursday at Bridekirk May 21st.

Seniors: 1 Prudence 2 Meadow Dixie 3 Tan Ted 4 Aspire 5 Endure 6 Endeavour.

24 Ran Time: 27.01.

Runners:; Willow Bay- Another Bay -Flash Dance -Time Traveller – Foxparke Yabadabbado – Turbo -Skidaddle – Fireman Sam -Westgate Belle – Westgate Rose -Sugar Ray -Keystone -Titanium -Silver Spangle -Trooper Thorn -Blueboy -Skyfall.

Pups :1 Arizona  2 Persian Bay 3 Silver Charm 4 Kayser Sosa 5 Bluebond 6 Try Time. 19 Ran Time 20.27.

Runners :Oban Express.- Dairy Thunder- Dairy Lightning – Foxparke Tooty Fruity -Cracking On -Billy Bowe -Tia Maria -Foxparke Whatever – Remember Me -Chaos -Bracelet -Foxparke Lovebug –

O N W 1 Irish Pride 2 Cool Return 3 Meadow Josie 4 Kinniside Joe 5 Artist 6 Delta Dawn. 17 Ran Time 19.05.

Runners: Silver Lining -McCoy -Barncroft return -Vesta – Venus -Hunter’s Dale. -Summer Glory -The Script -Foxparkr Peggy Sue -Yankee Doodle – Cracking Gold –

OR       1 Overwater Arnie 2 Quiet Linnet 3 Acacia 4 Cracking Thorpe 5 The Last Man 6 Celtic Ty. 17 Ran Time 18.06.

Runners : Cracking Thorpe -Jimmy Choo -Isabella – Carrick -Thorn Music – Olivia -Foxparke Homeward Bound -Blackbird – Bash On- Hallelujah – High Stile.

Report:  A fine night at the opening event of 2015 for the Cockermouth and Workington Area but still a bit on the chilly side.

In the senior trail the early work was done by Fireman Sam with Endure and Tan Ted , the remainder were ‘nose to tail’ in single file and within striking distance. (see video)  . On the long run in, and after negotiating the stock , there were plenty with a chance but the trail had taken its toll and the hound with the ‘finish’ was last seasons champ ‘Prudence’ -she came away to win from her old adversary from two seasons ago Meadow Dixie, formerly Cleverly,with ‘ Ted ‘ plugging on for third.

The junior trail and after a ‘fluff’ at the road crossing that put paid to Bracelets chances the way was left open for the in form Arizona and he duly obliged coming away on the finish to win easily. The finishing end trailer got a tip, the starting end got ‘nowt’.

The Non-winners predictably came in a group, all five of them, and emerging from the pack the Irish bred Irish Pride who short headed Cool Return. It was an emotional finish {[ see blog } and typified what the ‘games all about’.

The last trail, in the impending gloom, went to ‘Arnie’ over Quiet linnet . These two were comfortably clear and I”m not certain whether it was a ‘quiet’ finish or perhaps the owners couldn’t see them coming.