Results & Reports

Seniors and senior maidens cancelled .

Pups 1 Overwater Hally  2 Quiet Otter 3 Liz . 7 Ran Three finished.Time 23.28.

Pup Maidens 1 Boston 2 Speed On 3 Spring Rose 4 Kinniside Bess 5 Hunter’s Sparkle. 6 Quiet Badger . 11 Ran Time 29.46. Also ran.  Mylana -Ronnie’s Rascal – Quiet Badger – Step Up – Captain Jack

All In 1 Sambuca 2 Persian Sky 3 Dairy LIghtning  4 Littman 5 Willow Bay 6 Westgate Belle . 18 Ran Time 19.28. Also Ran – Persian Bay -Blueboy – Kinniside Joe – Persian Gold – Persian Sun.- Sugar Ray – Plan B – Ben 10 = Celtic Ty = Celtiuc Malone – Try Time – Skidaddle –

Report.

Well! That is the first time I’ve been to trail meeting where the senior trail has had no entries and to confound matters there were no senior maidens either.

As somebody said I blame the Chairman- so to satisy him I did a rain dance ,standing still !

The pups and only three got round , these were well spread out and victory went to Overwater Hally. Eleven Pup maidens and they beat the clock by a mere 14 seconds , first place went to yours truly with Boston who got up on the line to beat Speed On by a length.

The All In  and ten minutes faster than the pup maidens was Sambuca who beat Persian Sky and the long time leader Dairy Lightning.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Arizona 4 Jenny’s Choice 5 Cracking On 6 Ran 5 Finished  Time 33.45.

Pups 1 Silver Dusk 2 Liz 3 Overwater Hally 4 Margaret Rose 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Jenny’s Aura .9 Ran Time 21.09. Also Ran Phoenix – Huntsman’s Loyal – Queen.

Puppy Maidens 1 Sultan 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Silver Dawn 4 Spring Rose 5 Stand By 6 Adventure . 12 Ran Time 21.55.Also Ran. That’s Life -Accolade – Popeye -Yorkshire Lad – Wanted- .Buble.

Open Maidens 1 Eden Rossi 2 Eden Rocco 3 Mr Ant 4 Bobby Dazzler 5 Mrs McGregor 6 My Way . 11 Ran Time 21.57.Also Ran.Cracking Gold – Eden Rouge – Grange Music – Chinook – Hutton Molly.

Vets 1 Simply Rascal 2 Miss Ellie 3 Silver Spangle 4 Hutton Toyah 5 Artisan 6 Tiagress . 13 Ran Time 20.51.

Also Ran Freebie – Pip’s Lad – Cancellara – Tagget – Cinnabar – Valhalla . Da Look

Report. Considering the conditions the hounds cooped well although the senior trail was longer than usual, here, Bracelet won easily from Jenny’s Delight, Hunters Dale got as far as the ‘pigs’ And declined the challenge.

Silver Dusk came from third to win ‘going away’ from Liz and Overwater Hally. The old saying comes to mind -‘win a maiden ,next run win an open trail’ .Or perhaps because the ‘gaffer ‘was in charge , Nicola was still at Lamplugh .

The puppy maidens and another ‘good race’ and first, second. fourth and fifth went to the Holmes family of Skelton, the three girls giving priority to the’ boys’ via Sultan.

The locals were having a field day when ‘Edens’ took first and second in the maidens and in the veterans and veteran trainer ‘ the undertaker’ scored with Simply Rascal, the favourite Da Look didn’t figure and a disconsolate owner went by humming a ‘moor’ version of the ‘ Hollies’ Just one look’

Seniors . Void Trail Overtime 8 Ran.

Discard- Endure- Night Vision- Thorn Dancer – Jazz Singer- Langdale Ranger – Quiet Linnet- Explore –

Pups 1 Quiet Otter 2 General James 3 Overwater Roger 4 Thorn Dollar 5 Miterdale Rusty . 16 Ran Only five finished. Time 24.46.

Also Ran .Mylana – Miterdale Copper -Eclipse – Kenmore – Cool Enough – Telstar – Apollo – Step Up – Speed On = Foxparke Babushka – Kinniside Nell

Open Maidens 1 Trooper Thorn 2 Miterdale Princess 3 Lady Anne 4 Miterdale Proper 5 Eshdale Matilda 6 Quiet Siskin. 19 Ran Time 21.46

. Also Ran. Langdale Jack – Wyatt Earp – Layla – Billy Whizz – Come Home Alfie – Mickledore – Doll – Kinniside Joe – Kinniside Bess – Glenwood Mist – Bant’s Mist – Washington – Sunset Ridge.

Open Restricted 1 Free Spirit 2 Carrick 3 Levitate 4 Remember Me 5 Ladybird 6 Celtic Ty .11 Ran Time 21.52

.Also Ran . Starlight- Great Gable – Santino = Overwater Jack – Rooster.

Report. If I said that the hounds finished In dribs and drabs, that some were still missing and most of the seniors were ‘picked up’ that would be an accurate report of the afternoons sport , you can’t help the weather, to hot ,to dry and lets face it todays hounds aren’t use to prolong hot and dry spells.

Only one senior, Discard, completed the seniors , almost ten minutes over the allotted time, the pups, only five completed in the allotted time and ‘sods law’ Quiet Otter lost her maiden tag by 14 seconds by finishing alone with the ‘General’  in similar fashion in second.

The maidens and to Add to the confusion five hounds came together three pups and two maidens, Trooper Thorn emerged the winner , a little consolation for Darren  who was still waiting for Endure , together with ‘Studdy’ standing in for holidaying Keith ( lying by the pool waiting for a call) Didn’t stay for the last .

Seniors 1 Huntsman’s Jewel 2 Discard 3 Ladybird 4 Quiet Linnet 5 Washington 6 Night Vision. 12 Ran Time 30.39.

Also Ran. Celtic Malone – Overwater Jack – Try Again – Explore – Layla – Jenny’s Delight –

Pups 1 Miterdale Rusty 2 Overwater Roger 3 Larty Carty 4 Sweet Harmony 5 Huntsman’s Loyal 6 Liz. 26 Ran Time 19.39..

Also Ran Accolade – Adventure – Mylana – Quiet Otter – Out Of Gable – Kenmore – Queen – Buble – Jenny’s Aura – Telstar -Foxparke Babushka = Miterdale Copper – Thorn Dollar – Ronnie’s Rascal -Spring Rose – Sultan – Stand By – Kinniside Bess – Canny Mover.

OM 1 Yogi Bear 2 Come Home Alfie 3 Eshdale Matilda 4 Mystery Girl 5 Eden Rossi 6 Boston. 33 Ran Time 19.04

. Also Ran. Lakeland Jan – Cinnabar -Quiet Badger – Mickledore – Black Eyed Boy – bant’s Mist – Glenwood Mist -Mrs Mcgregor-  Doll – Casanova – Miterdale Proper = Miterdale One – Miterdale  Force – Miterdale Princess – Dan’s Lad – Billy Whizz -Eden Rocco – Eden Rouge – Popeye – Manna – Maybe – Chinook – KInniside Joe -Pip’s lad – Cancellara – Canny Girl -Flash Dance.-

OR 1 Huntsman’s Jenny 2 Jenny’s Rose 3 Menorah 4 Dawn 5 Littman 6 Remember Me 18 Ran Time 17.16. Also Ran. Great Gable – Kerrymore -Jenny’s Rascal -Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Carrick -Free Spirit – Bedazzled – Cherish – Hunter’s Dale – Dairy Lightning – Jimmy Choo .

Report’ Buttermere valley in mid summer, can’t think of anywhere more relaxing and startling. The trail field nestling under Fleetwith Pike, Haystacks, Raven Crag , Red Pike and High Style gives rise to spectacular views and with two tea vans what more could you ask for, a smashing time was had by all bar one unfortunate family who ‘ smashing was relevant’ . When you go trailing you don’t expect to be helped onto the trail field by the car following, nobody was hurt and ‘Rusty’ won to ease the ‘pain’.

In the seniors Huntsman’s Jewel recorded win number two when she beat Discard by Ten yards with a promising run by ladybird in third, she is improving and if she doesn’t run out of ‘ petrol’ could be one to watch.( see titbits)

The puppy trail and once again the majority of the field was in contention coming down the fell and onto the meadow,19 out of 26 to be precise, with Larty Carty throwing away a winning chance it was ‘Rusty’ who took up the mantel and beat ‘Roger’ with L C third.

The maidens and ‘Yogi’ came from second to deny Come Home Alfie by five yards and kennel mate Eshdale Matilda in third and in the last Huntsmans Jenny won handily from Jenny’s Rose and Menorah, these three were in command for most of the race and finished well clear.

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Quiet Linnet 3 Washington 4 Try Again 5 Endure 6 Bracelet.  15 Ran Time 27.41.

Also Ran. Tommy’s Legacy – Persian Bay – Jenny’s Choice -= Arizona – Huntsman’s Hope – Meadow Dixie – Overwater Arnie – JLS – Night Vision.

Senior Maidens 1 Discard 2 Lady Ann 3 Trooper Thorn 4 Sambuca 5 Persian Prince 6 Meadow Josie . 29 Ran Time 28.54

. Also Ran . Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper – Willow Bay = Cracking Gold – Cracking Mover – Skiddadle =- Blueboy – Blueband – Capetown – Full House – Capetown -= Sugar Ray – Rickman – My Way – McCoy = Aspire – Westgate Belle – Westgate Rose – Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Hallelujah – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Sunset Ridge -Kinniside Joe

Pups 1 Liz 2 Eclipse 3 Margaret Rose 4 Overwater Roger 5 General James 6 Larty  Clarty. 15 Ran Time 19 18.

Also Ran Miterdale Rusty – Miterdale Copper – Canny Mover – Huntsman’s Loyal – Quiet Otter – That’s LIfe – Queen – Phoenix – Dan’s Lad.

Pup Maidens 1 Silver Dusk 2 Step On 3 Telstar 4 Silver Dawn 5 Speed On 6 Kinniside Bess . 30 Ran Time 21.25.

Also Ran – Quiet Beaver – Popeye – Thorn Dollar – Quiet Badger – Meadow Elsa – Cool Enough – Buble – Mylana – Apollo – Foxparke Babushka – Foxparke Fandando – Foxpake Homeward Dude – Foxparke Honky Tonk – Foxparke Mamma Mary. Sultan – Spring Rose = Adventure – Accolade – Jazz Lyric – Captain Jack – Wanted – Breeze -Yorkshire Lad – Boston.

OR 1 Santino 2 Dairy Lightning 3 Carrick 4 Overwater Jack 5 Cool Return 6 Celtic  Ty .40 Ran Time 17.55.

Also ran  Issabella – Flash Dance – Free Spirit – Dawn – Thorn Dolly – Silver Spangle – Cracking On – Bobby Dazzler – Ladybird – Cool Miracle – Starlight -Remember Me – Razzle Dazzle – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Yabadabbadoo . Venus – Da Look – Cinnabar – Valhalla- Miss Ellie – Mr Dec- PIp/s Lad – Cancellara – Jazz Band – Ben 10 – Tagget – Hutton Molly.

Report. Back to Bridekirk for their traditional bank holiday meet and as you would expect the senior trail would be exactly the same time as Thursday’s trail, well you would be wrong, it was one second slower. Thorn Dancer , who finished eighth on Thursday , won in great style getting the better of Quiet linnet on the undulating finish, she had been prominent throughout  the trail. finishing third was Washington who was tailed off on Thursday followed by Try Again.

Times , can you trust them, well on Thursday  the non winners were 21,21,today  the pup maidens were  21.25 and the restricted trail on Thursday was 17.48 today it was  17.55, times compared but did the hounds?. Lady Ann tailed off on Thursday finished second to Discard in the senior maidens,, Discard , who missed most of last season ( no transport) and winner of four senior trails in 2014 and well supported in the market won for Terry ( no photos please) McVeigh.

The junior trail and unplaced on Thursday Liz revelled in the hot weather and after a ding-dong battle with Eclipse, also unplaced on Thursday, was a length winner , Margaret Rose was third and the favourite General James only fifth.

The final two trails went to the Dearham kennel of Joe Abrahams and Nicola McMaster with Silver Dusk and Santino both hounds were well backed . Dusk beating a bunched field and Santino got the better of Dairy Lighning in the final strides.’ lightning’ whoes owner Steve Riley won the best dressed award.

Just a point – the cars were all parked together , not split as they were on Thursday- making it more like one trail meeting instead of two, the right move !

Seniors 1 Huntsman’s Jewel  2 Eden Rossi 3 Langdale Ranger 4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Grange Music 6 Overwater Arnie. 8 Ran Time 27.53.

Pups 1 Overwater Roger 2 Jenny’s Aura 3 Kenmore 4 Yorkshire Lad 5 Sweet Harmony .  6 Ran Time 18.12.

OR 1 Explore 2 Free Spirit 3 Black Eyed Boy 4 Paloma Faith 5 Eden Rocco 6 Mr Dec 13 Ran Time 16.57. Also Ran Mrs Mcgregor – Jenny’s Rascal- Eden Rouge – Overwater Jack – Silverbelle – Sparrowmire Lily – Miterdale Princess

Vets 1 Da Look 2 Artisan 3 Miss Ellie 4 Kerry more 5 Tiagress 6 Simply Rascal .10 Ran Time 16.37. Also Ran Langdale Jack- Tinkerbelle – Freebie – Miterdale One.

A report with a different slant as most of the evening was spent ‘ scouting for hounds’.

It is a well know fact in trailing that on running a trail for the second time they will knock one or two minutes off the time. Well! the pups at Kendal knocked Ten minutes off Tuesdays trail. Jenny’s Aura, first pass the post on Tuesday was made odds on to win in regulation time and looked to have every chance but fluffed the gate and Overwater Roger took over and won by a length with Kenmore a close third.

With Huntsman’s Jewel winning the senior trail rather handily from Eden Rossi, it was the start of a profitable evening for the lone Bookie.

Explore won the restricted trail ,not a bad feat as according to one ,who shall remain nameless , was running third in the seniors. Second was Free Spirit, now in the Miterdale kennel, a good performance for a hound that hasn’t ‘ travelled  far!’

Making the journey from Cleator Moor proved no obstacle to ‘Trent’ aka Da Look when he beat ‘local ‘ Artisan , who probably has run more times ‘up above’. These two were well clear of the third , another long traveller Miss Ellie.

Just a note and an eye opener for the scout -I was scouting a one track , dead end lane and- would you credit it five vehicles went past and they all returned, even had to stop one whilst the hounds crossed.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Quiet Linnet 3 Try Again 4 Cracking Mover 5 Jenny’s Choice 6 Persian Gold . 26 Ran Time 27.40.

Also Ran

. Sugar Ray -Lady Anne – Discard – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper -Cracking Gold – Thorn Dancer – Quiet Siskin – Full House –  –  Night Vision- Persian Sky – Washington – Doll – McCoy – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah.- Meadow Dixie – Arizona – Huntsman-‘s Hope – Blueboy –

Pups 1 General James 2 Overwater Hally 3 Larty Carty 4 Margaret Rose 5 Miterdale Copper 6 Canny Mover. 22 Ran Time 20.15.

Also Ran. Cool Enough – Miterdale Rusty – Huntsman’s Loyal – Adventure – Quiet Otter – Mylana – Foxparke Honky Tonk – Foxparke Mamma Mary – Popeye – Step up – Queen – Eclipse – Liz – Dan’ s Lad = Phoenix – Wanted.

ONW 1 Speed On 2 Foxparke Fandando 3 Kinniside Joe 4 Silver Dawn 5 Accolade 6 Foxparke Homeward Dude. 29 Ran Time 21.21

Also Ran Cool Miracle – Miterdale Princess – Thorn Dollar – Quiet Badger – Bobby Dazzler – Boston – Meadow Elsa – Silver Dusk – Hunter’s Sparkle – Buble – Summer Dancer – Telstar – That’s Life – Kinniside Bess – Spring Rose – Sultan – Breeze – Quiet Beaver – Jazz Lyric – Foxparke Babushka – Hutton Molly -Apollo – Foxparke Rosie Lee.

All -In 1 Thorn Fire 2 Endure 3 Meadow Josie 4 Sambuca 5 Bluebond 6 Foxparke So Be It  .Runners 46 Time 17.48.

Also ran. Willow Bay – Another Bay – Starlight – Cracking On – Thorn Dolly – Capetown – Try Time – Freebie – Persian Sun – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Yabbadabbado – Layla – Trooper Thorn –  Santino – Silver Spangle – Hunter’s Dale –  – Razzle Dazzle – Cartier – Rickman – My Way – Da Look – Kaiser Sosa – Cancellara – Aspire – Jazz Band – Keystone – Westgate Belle – Venus –  Celtic Ty – Celtic Malone – Jimmy Choo – Flash Dance – Issabella – Plan B- Ben 10 – Littman – Dairy Lightning – Sunset Ridge – Two Tone.

Report. The first of the Cockermouth and Workington areas trails and a successful start to the season when over £500 was raised for the stroke unit at Cockermouth hospital.

The trails themselves attracted 123 runners , the Produce trails and International trails might have been a contributing factor, at a guess !

The senior trail and it was Jenny’s Choice and Quiet Linnet who exchanged blows in the early stages, apparently ‘ Choice’ put a circle in and on the finish it was down to Bracelet and Linnet and although going between the camera and the judge Bracelet had enough lead to be declared the winner from Quiet Linnet and Try Again in third .

The pups and three ‘Dogs’ out of the six, General James – Larty Carty – and Miterdale Copper showed promise for the Dog produce in a couple of weeks

Overwater Hally looked to be ‘nailed on’ but rather wavered and the ‘General finished strongly to take first place with Larty Carty in third

The non – winners and a number of hounds had a winning chance but it was the wigton hound Speed On that won in a bunched finish , getting the better of Foxparke Fandando and Kinniside Joe There were a few Produce entries in this event , none of which ticketed but there was 12 hounds within striking distance

Once again the All In trail proved popular with 46 runners and a re-run of Monday’s trails when Thorn Fire and Endure dominated , Meadow Josie ran an excellent race in third whilst catching the eye in fourth was local hound Sambuca See video for the finish which features the first 20 +  Houndtrailingassociation  com- press you tube icon- then videos

Seniors 1 Langdale Ranger 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Explore 4 Grange Music 5 Huntsman’s Kraka 6 Casanova  6 Ran Time 27.47.

Pups  Void over Time. 9 Ran.

OM 1 Capetown 2 Lady Anne 3 Eden Rossi 4 Mr Ant 5 Black Eyed Boy 6 Artisan .26 Ran , 16.04

OR 1 Huntsman’s Jenny 2 Mr Dec 3 Cracking On 4 Paloma Faith 5 Simply Rascal 6 Flawless .13 Ran Time 16.01.

Report.

The first of the Kendal committee’s trails and things didn’t go too well in the puppy trail when the nine runners missed the first turn,ran on, and hit the trail on the way back. Four returned to the start, one of them turned and went again. So! we had four runners + one and it took Jenny’s Aura all of 28 mins to complete the trail and ‘ Rusty’ liked the area so much he stopped out until eleven.

Only six runners in the senior trail and Langdale Ranger, handled by Dennis Peare ,won with consummate ease, could be more to come if he has overcome his injury problems.

The maidens and restricted hounds showed how quick the trail is when both trails were just over 16 minutes. The first and a head separated Capetown and Lady Anne , the result being confirmed by the judge on consulting the camera.

The camera wasn’t needed in the last as Huntsman’s Jenny upgraded from the maidens won with plenty in hand, Declan was second with Cracking On third.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 JLS 3 Persian Prince.    4 Meadow Dixie 5 Arizona 6 Westgate Belle. 8 Ran Time 27.08. Also Ran -Westgate Rose – Kaiser Sosa.

Pups 1 Eclipse 2 Liz 3 Margaret Rose  4 Just Mick  5 That’s Life 6 Adventure.

6 Ran Time 18.49

ONW 1 Sweet Harmony 2 Sultan 3 Silver Dawn  4 Spring Rose 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Hunter’s Sparkle. 16 Ran Time 20.13.

Also Ran. Bobby Dazzler – Buble – Accolade – Popeye – Silver Dusk – Summer Dancer – Stand By – Hutton Toyah – Hutton Molly – Meadow Elsa .

OM 1 Hunter’s Dale 2  Mr Ant 3 Cracking Gold 4 Eden Rossi 5 Trooper Thorn 6 Meadow Josie. 25 Ran Time 19 12.

Also Ran. Cancellara – My Way – Cracking Mover – Freebie – Miss Ellie – Cleveland – Superstition – Super Sandy – Grange Music – Black Mist – Artisan – Jacob Mclink –  Eden Rocco – Eden Rouge – Valhalla – Cinnabar – Manna – Maybe – Chinook .

Report:

Four hounds had poached a good lead by halfway in the seniors this was reduced to three on the finish , where Bracelet got the better of JLS to win by half a length with Persian Prince back in third.

Just six pups and Eclipse scored his first championship victory of the season, owned in partnership by Ian Hunter ( Galemire) that made a first and a second today for the genial vet ( the next bill might be cheaper)., he won readily from Liz and well back in third – Margaret Rose.

The Non winners and getting up on the line to deprive Sultan of first was favourite and kennel mate Sweet Harmony, Silver Dawn was a close third and uniquely Spring Rose was fourth  Why? unique – all begin with ‘S’.

In the last ,  after finishing a close third last week and winning on  Sunday ,the enigmatic Hunter’s Dale beat Mr Ant and Cracking Gold in a close finish.

Cracking On last was last  weeks winner and I didn’t file a report , so a special mention for Bill Mellon , who I have been reliable informed is going to name his next hound Cracking Jose.

Seniors 1 Overwater Arnie 2 Galemire Grace 3 Try Again 4 Discard 5 Free Spirit 6 Thorn Dancer.  9 ran Time 28.18.Also Ran. Miterdale Force- Cartier-

Pups 1 Overwater Roger 2 General James 3 Larty Carty 4 Foxparke Fandando 5 Telstar 6 Quiet Otter.16 Ran Time 17.25. Also Ran Miterdale Rusty – Miterdale Copper – Thorn Dollar – Apollo -Mylana -Quiet Badger -Cool Enough – Foxparke Honky Tonk – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Homeward Dude –

O M 1 Layla 2 Bluebond 3 Rickman 4 Foxparke So Be It 5 Sugar Ray 6 Doll .

28 Ran Time 18.01. Also Ran .  Miterdale Princess – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale One – Miterdale Proper – Glory – Come Home Alfie – Eshdale Matilda – Billy Whizz – Quiet Siskin – Cool Return – Cool Miracle – Mr Dec- Foxparke yabadabbado – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah – Da Look – Glenwood Mist – Bant’s Mist. McCoy – Sunset Ridge – Midnight Show . Mystery Girl.

OR 1 Overwater Jack 2 Quiet Linnet 3 Santino 4 Dairy Lightning 5 Rooster 6 Ladybird . 15 Ran Time 20.28.Also Ran .  Starlight – Levitate – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Artiste – Silver Spangle – Billy Bowe – Remember Me – Rooster – Littman

Report. On a fine afternoon, as we looked over Ennerdale Lake to the fells of the Lake District, nobody could have envisaged we were looking- overwater.!

And Overwater it was – Arnie, Roger and Jack to be precise. Arnie was first up and He won by a few lengths after a tussle with  ‘ Gracie ‘  up the last meadow with Try Again in third and then it was Roger’s turn and he had a prolonged battle with both the ‘General and ‘Larty’ before leaping over the line to secure victory.

And finally the two year old ‘ Jack’ enjoying his  first season romped home in the last . After all the runners had run up the forestry path from the start , turned around , back down the path, a couple of tours of the starting field , and then they decided to go- all apart from ‘ Billy Bowe’ who in that short run took his pads off.

These three winners were interloped by ‘ Layla’ who won the maidens for John and David by a length from Bluebond and Rickman just behind. Apparently the leader fell over his ‘big feet; on the trod, according to sources he went down like ‘ Patterson’

On a lighter side somebody (nameless) listened intently to the future of the Overwater kennel finding out that there next run was going to be from the Isle Of Wight to Southampton!

Seniors 1 Explore 2 Huntsman’s Hope 3 Langdale Ranger 4 Casanova 5 Simply Rascal 6 Lady Anne. 6 Ran Time 26 .51.

Pups 1 Miterdale Copper 2 Kenmore 3 Yorkshire Lad 4 Ronnie’s Rascal 6 Cool Enough 6 Phoenix . 7 Ran Time 16.47.Also Ran Accolade

OM 1 Sugar Ray 2 Grange Music 3 Black Eyed Boy 4 Yogi Bear 5 Miterdale Prim 6 Sparrowmire Lilly . 16 Ran Time16.09.

Also ran Super Sandy – Songbird – Langdale Jack – Come Home Alfie – Billy Whizz – Eshdale Matilda – Miterdale Proper – Jacob McClink – Full House. Cool Return.

OR 1 Kaiser Sosa 2 Flawless 3 Highness 4 Silverbelle 5 Tinkerbelle  6 Venus 6 Ran Time 16.34.

Report.   Quiz Question: who was 88 today and won a trail at Rusland.

Answer: Donald Mclean , do you ken any more 88 year olds still ‘active’!

Explore won his second trail this week and did it in similar fashion coming from ‘away off the pace’ he shot passed ‘Hope’ to register a happy birthday present to Donald , the remainder of the field were well strung out.

That part of the evening went to plan , the rest , well?  Phoenix , Tuesdays winner , could manage only sixth, Kaiser , tailed off on Tuesday won the restricted trail and the maidens ,nowt to say , except well done Lisa, a bit of a knockout blow!

Miterdale Copper , Kenmore and Yorkshire Lad had a great tussle in the pups – Copper won by the length of a truncheon.

Sugar Ray , well he was fifth on Tuesday ,first timer – he came in front and held off the challenge of Grange Music, who incidentally was a well back on Tuesday.

And in the final trail the Wilson Pair Flawless and Highness seemed to have things ‘ sewn up’ but couldn’t contend with the finishing speed of ‘Kaiser’ – another winner for ‘ Clarkie’ .

seniors 1 = Jazz Singer and Galemire Grace 3 Capetown 4 Thorn Dancer 5 Washington 6 Cartier 17 Ran Time 26.09.

Pups     1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Kinniside Bess 3 Misha 4 Kinniside Nell 5 Quiet Otter 6 Thorn Dollar .8 Ran Time 16.08.

Open Restricted.1 Meadow Dixie 2 Mr Ant 3 Littman 4 Quiet Linnet 5 Rickman 6 Free Spirit.18 Ran Time 17 00.

Veterans 1 Da Look 2 Artisan 3 Black Eyed pea 4 Kerrymore 5 Miterdale One 6 Quiet Siskin. 16 Ran Time 17.21.

Seniors 1 Explore 2 Huntsman’s Hope 3 Langdale Ranger 4 Jenny’s Choice 5 Huntsman’s Jewel 6 Lady Bethan . 11 Ran Time 28.19. Also Ran – Try Time_ Try Again- Overwater Arnie- Jenny’s Delight- Persian prince

Pups 1 Phoenix 2 Larty Carty 3 General James 4 Yorkshire Lad 5 Overwater Roger 6 Ronnie’s Rascal. 11 Ran Time 18.39. Also Ran. Midnight Copper – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Stand By. Kenmore

OM 1 Huntsman’s Jenny 2 Lady Anne 3 Miterdale Prim 4 Miterdale  Proper 5 Sugar Ray 6 Jimmy Nik. 22 Ran Time 15.33.

Also Ran Jade’s Jem – Langdale Jack – Black Eyed Boy – Superstition – Mystery Girl – Grange Music – Sparrowmire Lilly – Sparrowmire Angel – Billy Whiz – Come Home Alfie – Casanova – Silverbelle – Jacob Mclink – Full House – Cool Enough.

OR 1 Simply Rascal 2 Overwater Jack 3 Billy Bowe 4 Tinkerbelle 5 Kaiser sosa.  6 Ran Time17.51.

Report. Rusland valley in late spring, quiet, peaceful, hidden away, far from the maddening crowd ,that is until trailing starts and talking about hidden ask Emily, Jonty,or Graham , re ‘ the tour of Rusland valley”.

Huntsman’s Hope ,senior championship runner-up in 2014, after driving the trail for most of the way , looked to have things ‘sewn up’ when coming onto the finish with a good lead only to see it whittled away by Explore who won by half a length. Langdale Ranger was a promising third just in front of Jenny’s Choice.

There’s a saying in trailing that- once a hound gets a win no matter what grade ‘ the penny drops’ and Phoenix , winner on Sunday , arose from the ashes and simply’ flew’ to pass Larty Carty and ‘the General’ , to register her first championship victory for a smiling Joe ( he wont be smiling when he sees the scrabble board).

The maidens and a hollow victory for Huntsman’s Jenny as she came well clear of the opposition in an extremely fast time, was it right? well last year , Explore won in 15.50 and Kerrymore in 15.31 and Flawless two days later in 15.45.The applause at the end of the trail was for the popular ‘James Nicholas’ or Jimmy Nic who running for the first time in six weeks , just managed to cross the line in sixth place before flopping down ‘goosed’ .

The restricted trail attracted only 6 runners and the favourite Simply Rascal duly obliged.

Seniors 1 Bracelet 2 Persian Prince 3 Jenny’s Delight 4 Westgate Belle 5 Meadow Dixie 6 Arizona . 8 Ran Time 27.46. Also Ran – Huntsman’s Jewel – Santino .

PUPS 1 Liz 2 Eclipse 3 Margaret Rose 4 Overwater Hally 5 That’s Life 6 Just Mick. 10 Ran Time 19.59

Also Ran. Telstar – Quiet Badger – Canny Mover – Adventure.

ONW 1 Phoenix 2 Sweet Harmony 3 Hunter’s Spoarkle 4 Sultan 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Silver Dawn . 16 Ran Time 20.48

Also Ran .Bobby Dazzler – Buble= Popeye – Accolade – Summer Rose – Summer Dancer – Foxparke Babushka – Spring Rose Stand By – Wanted .

Open Maidens 1 Hunter’s Dale 2 Eden Rossi 3 Mr Ant 4 Eden Rocco 5 Cracking Gold 6 Trooper Thorn. 20 Ran . Time 19.28.

Also Ran. Freebie – Howgill Bennella = My Way – Cracking Mover – Superstition – Cancellara –  Cleveland – Canny Girl – Eden Rouge -Aspire – Chinook = Plan B- Black Mist – Meadow Josie –

OR   1 Cracking On  2 Paloma Faith 3 Tommy’s Legacy 4 Kaiser Sosa 5 Razzle Dazzle 6 Jenny’s Rose . 8 Ran Time 19.21. Also Ran – Silver Spangle – Jimmy Choo.