Results & Reports

Seniors 1 Thorn dancer 2 Jazz Singer 3 Galemire Grace 4 Washington 5 Explore 6 Huntsman’s Kraka. 15 Ran Time 26.28

Also Ran. Miterdale Force – Jenny’s Choice – Overwater Arnie – Serenity – Daisy Dream – Ladybird – Blueboy – Dairy Lightning – Night Vision.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Overwater Roger 3 Kinniside Nell 4 Miterdale Copper 5 Ronnie’s Rascal 6 Kinniside Bess . 19 Ran Time 17.13.

Also Ran Mylana – Apollo – Quiet  Otter – Thorn Dollar – Kenmore – Misha – Come Home Jack – Cool Enough – Singapore Sling – Black Russian – Step Up – Speed On – Yorkshire Lad .

OM 1 Black Eyed Boy 2 Lady Anne 3 Huntsman’s Jenny 4 Eshdale Matilda 5 Capetown 6 Kinniside Joe  31 Ran Time 17.49. Also Ran .  Miterdale Prim= Miterdale Princess – Miterdale Proper – Miterdale One . Out Of The Blue =- Quiet Siskin – Jazz Band – Valhalla – Cinnabar – Layla – Songbird – Rickman – Full House – Casanova – Silver Bell – Come Home Alfie – Billy Whizz – Sugar Ray – Cool Miracle – Wyatrt Earp -Skidaddle – Miss Ellie – Midnight Show – GlenwoodsMist – Bant’s Mist.

OR 1 Thorn Fire 2 Cartier 3 Littman 4 Thorn Dolly 5 Overwater Jack 6 Free Spirit. .17 Ran Time 17.18. Also Ran . Starlight – Great Gable – Black Eyed Pea – Kerry more – Levitate – Tinkerbelle – Mr Dec- Jenny’s Rascal – Rooster,. Quiet Linnet. Huntsman’s Hope.

Report.

A pleasant afternoon in the Eskdale Valley and just about warm enough for John Grisedale’s Legs. The senior trail was dominated by the first three in the betting and the top two in the Championship and prevailing was Thorn Dancer , who was winning for the fifth at this venue. Jazz Singer was second and ‘Gracie ‘third.

The junior trail and Jenny’s Aura went clear at the top of the junior championship with a facile victory over Overwater Roger who got the better of Kinniside Nell in the final yards for second place. Ronnie’s Rascal finished fifth the first ticket for ‘Matty’ since the days of the ‘ Pots;’

The maidens attracting the biggest field of the day went to non- winner Black- Eyed – Boy. He was one of seven hounds that had a chance and came through to beat Lady Anne and Huntsman’s Jenny.

The restricted trail and a double for the Joanna / Buzz kennel when Thorn Fire ran out an easy winner from Cartier and Littman.

Seniors 1 Serenity 2 Overwater Arnie 3 Discard 4 Sental. 4 Ran Time 27.43.

Pups  1 Larty  Carty 2 General James 3 Overwater Roger 4 Foxparke Fandango 5 Foxparke Rosie Lee 6 Quiet Otter . 16 Ran Time 18.27.

Also Ran.Miterdale Rusty -Telstar – Singapore Sling – Black Russian – Quiet Badger – Ronnies Rascal – Out Of Gable – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Nell – Foxparke Honky Tonk.

Open Maidens 1 Blueboy 2 Kinniside Joe 3 Miterdale Prim 4 Da Look 5 Miterdale Proper 6 Foxparke So Be It .18 Ran Time 18.09

. Also Ran. Miterdale Princess =Miterdale One – Quiet Siskin – Layla – Sugar Ray- Come Home Alfie – Billy Whizz – Eshdale Matilda – Out Of The Blue – Foxparke Hallelujah – foxparke Turbo – Skiddadle .

Report. Back to Crag Farm in the Ennerdale valley, after a twelve month break whist a new pipeline was installed,  on a dry but windy evening only four seniors took on the fell trail and all four kept each other company for most of the journey.

Serenity found a better turn of foot on the finish and beat ‘ Arnie’ by a couple of lengths.

The video of the finish shows that it had been slightly altered from the usual – this had no effect on the seniors or the pups but in the maidens – Da Look , a veteran took   a boomerang route and put himself out of the race. Blueboy was first to right himself and held off Kinniside Joe to land a gamble.

The junior trail and despite running wide Larty Carty beat the ‘General’, these two were a distance clear of the third Overwater Roger.

The bookmaker called evens Kinniside in The pups- Ian Rudd ran up the lane to the finish and — false alarm it was ‘Larty’

Seniors 1 JLS 2 Jenny’s Delight 3 Eden Rossi 4 Arizona 5 Bracelet 6 Westgate Belle . 15 Ran Time 27.40.

Also Ran. Meadow Dixie – Cracking Gold – Cracking Mover – Grange Music -Prudence – Chinook – Huntsman’s Jewel – Huntsman’s Jenny -Jenny’s Choice –

Pups 1 Margaret Rose 2 Jenny’s Aura 3 Liz 4 Sweet Harmony 5 Overwater Hally 6 Sultan 21 Ran Time 19.37

.Also Ran Queen – Accolade – Adventure – Spring Rose – Stand By -Hunter’s Sparkle = Eclipse = Phoenix – Summer Rose = Summer Dancer = That’s Life – Dan’s Lad – Manna -Foxparke Babushka -= Silver Dusk

OR 1 Kaiser Sosa 2 Razzle Dazzle 3 Hunter’s Dale 4Santino 5 Paloma Faith 6 Venus . 29 Ran Time 19.43

. Also Ran. Cracking On – Eden Rocco – Eden Rouge – Bobby Dazzler – Freebie – Simply Rascal – Silver Spangle – Lakeland Jan – Jenny’s Rose Cancellara – Cinnabar – Valhalla – Dawn – Popeye – Maybe – Superstition – Super Sandy – Jimmy Choo – Tiagress – Remember Me -Carrick Hutton Toyah – Hutton Molly.

Report. A week ago it was too wet , now it is too dry and the hounds feet are warming up. JLS removed a pad but this didn’t stop him winning by half of the last meadow, he was followed home by four of last season’s pups whilst the favourite Meadow Dixie was unplaced.

The pups and the notorious Lazonby finish lived up to it’s reputation when Margaret Rose was declared the winner. Jenny’s Aura and Liz seemed to be battling for honours but the ground slopes towards the judge and both hounds drifted whist Margaret Rose kept to the topside and duly won and this is an accurate description of the restricted trail. The very same situation but this time three hounds drifted- Razzle dazzle – Santino- and Hunter’s Dale whist ‘ Kaiser’ stayed high ( see video) After a long deliberation the result was declared- a sigh of relief from the Hunter’s Camp but ‘Kaiser’s Camp , well! He was a maiden!

TheJudge gave the distances as ‘ Three Heads’.

Seniors 1 Tommy’s Legacy 2 Galemire Grace 3 Discard 4 Huntsman’s Hope 5 Quiet Linnet 6 Free Spirit  13 Ran . Time  30.26. Also Ran .Daisy Dream- Thorn Fire – Overwater Jack – Celtic Ty – Thorn Dancer – Two tone – Overwater Arnie.

Pups 1 Miterdale Rusty 2 Overwater Hally 3 Quiet Otter 4 Telstar 5 Miterdale Copper 6 Foxparke Fandango. 15 Ran Time 23.04. Also Ran.  Mylana – Overwater Roger -Apollo – Cool Enough – Singapore Sling – Black Russian – Foxparke Mama Mary- Foxparke Honky Tonk – Foxparke Homeward Dude –

OM 1 Song Bird 2 Eshdale Matilda 3 Foxparke So Be It 4 Mystery Girl 5 Foxparke Peggy Sue  6 Bluebond. 27 Ran Time 17.21. Also Ran. Miterdale One – Miterdale Princess – Miterdale Proper – Miterdale Prim – What Look – Come Home Alfie – Quiet siskin – Glory -Billy Whizz – Sugarray – Cool Miracle – Foxparke Yabadabbadoo- Miss Ellie – Mr Dec -Jacob Mcclink – Glenwood Mist 0 Bant’s mist -Tempress Midnight Show – My Way – Tagget.

Report. Another warm day ( shorts appeared anybody selling fake tan would have ‘ cleaned up ‘) . A few hounds in the seniors called it a day at half way, but this didn’t take the shine off Tommy’s victory ( minus Shirley) he battled on well to beat the consistent Galemire Grace.

The pups and once again the weather proved to be a ‘bugbear’ . They appeared on the long downhill finish strung out like Monday Mornings washing. Overwater Hally ,seemingly, had an unassailable lead , but as song goes ‘ don’t  dilly- dally ‘ on the way. He slowed, then stopped, then ran on, then looked for water and still led with only yards to go only to see the well -oiled  ‘ Rusty’ pass to claim his first win.

Song Bird , former puppy champion, and at the odds of 6/4, rewarded her followers with a convincing win in the maidens. To say she won by a mile would be accurate over the well- ironed Eshdale Matilda).

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’.

Seniors 1 Thorn dancer 2 Tommy’s Legacy 3 Discard 4  Another Bay 5 Huntsman’s Jenny 6 Persian Sky 20 Ran Time 29.35

. Also Ran.Thorn fire-Venus – Huntsman’s Jewel- Jenny’s Choice – Jenny-s Delight – Layla – Langdale Ranger -Capetown –  Two Tone – Wyatt Earp – Daisy Dream – Cartier – Miterdale Force.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Foxparke Fandango 3 Miterdale Rusty 4 Telstar 5 Cool Enough 6 Accolade. 26 ran Time 16.30.

Also ran .Blackjack – Hunter’s Sparkle – Mylana -Phoenix – quiet Otter – Adventure – Singapore Sling – Black Russian – Sparrowmire Jess – Summer Rose – Silver Dusk -Apollo – Kenmore -Foxparke Honky Tonk – Foxparke Mama Mary -Foxparke Homeward Dude -Manna – Yorkshire Boy .

OM 1 Explore 2 Lady Anne 3 Huntsman’s Jenny -4 Eshdale Matilda 5 Grange Music 5 Tiagress 38 Ran Time 15.30.

Also Ran . Jade’s jem – Glory – My Way – Persian Sun – Langdale Jack- Full House – – Sental – Sparrowmire Angel – Aspire – Rickman – Glenwood Mist – Bant’s Mist – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Princess – Miterdale proper – Cool Miracle – Sugar Ray – Bluebond – Billy Whizz – Come Home Alfie – Mystery Girl – Cancellara – Mr Ant – Miss Ellie – Back Mist -Cassanova – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Yabadabbadoo – Eden Rocco – =Eden Rossi – Tempress

OR 1 Dairy Lightning 2 Free Spirit 3 Black- Eyed – Boy 4 Starlight 5 Paloma Faith 6 Razzle Dazzle. 25 Ran time 16.17.

Also ran – Quiet Siskin – Dawn – Levitate – Lady bird – Simply Rascal – Mr Dec – Kerrymore – Silver Belle – Flawless – Silver Spangle – Highness- Littman – Foxparke Artist – Foxparke Invisible – Celtic Ty – Eden Rouge – Rooster- Skiddaddle- Quiet Linnet.

Report. Well! It was a better day than Wednesday and could you tell –  the distance between the  hounds and the fondness for water – the pup trailer reported that the hounds were slaking their thirst at halfway and we all know a belly full of cold water and half a trail to run doesn’t mix.

It seems that Thorn Dancer wasn’t thirsty, nor perhaps the more prominent hounds, as last seasons bitch produce winner won easily and goes joint top of the senior championship..

The pups wasn’t much different as Wednesdays winner Jenny’s Aura won comfortably from Foxparke (do the ) Fandango with three newcomers in the tickets .

Stopping for a drink some 100 yards from the finish didn’t hinder Explores win in the Maidens as the rest of the challengers stopped as well. First in- first out -the saying goes and that applied aptly to Explore who won rather easily in the end from Lady Ann and Huntsman’s Jenny.

In the restricted trail and Dairy Lightning ,now under the guidance of Steve Riley, responded well to the whistle and call of the Steele family , shouting for the second and bounded clear to beat Free Spirit.

Ps . Nicola Napier’s ‘big white van’ is back on the road .It has passed its MOT. – How? answers on a postcard !

Thanks to Barbara for rescuing my trainer from the ‘bog’ I was hopping around like—— answers——.

To clear up a question – The trails at Oulton are Championship trails.

At the time of posting Huntsman’s Kraka is still at large.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Meadow Dixie 3 Prudence 4 Bracelet 5 Arizona 6 Westgate Belle. 10 Ran Time 30.10. Also Ran. Willow Bay- Westgate Rose- Washington _ Blueboy.

Pups 1 Liz 2 Speed On 3 Margaret Rose 4 Dan’s Lad 5 Silver Dawn 6 Just Mick.  16 Ran Time 17.10.

Also Ran. Jazz Lyric – Quiet Otter -Breeze -Sunset Hope -Eclipse – Foxparke Babushka – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Kinniside Nell – kinniside Bess.

OM 1 Eden Rossi 2 Jazz Band 3 Cracking Gold 4 Sunset Ridge 5 Eden Rocco 6 Cracking Mover. 23 Ran Time 16.40.

Also Ran . Bobby Dazzler – Quiet Badger – Fram – Wanted – Flash Dance – Irish Pride -Persian Prince – Boston – Kaiser Sosa – Plan B – Eden Rouge – Hunter’s Dale -Chinook – Kinniside Joe – Doll -McCoy – Hutton Molly.

Seniors 1 Jenny’s Delight 2 Thorn Fire 3 Thorn Dancer 4 Galemire Grace 5 Huntsman’s Jenny 6 Lady Bethan 24 Ran Time 27.46.

Also ran.Another Bay- Persian Bay – Venus – Songbird – Persian Sky – Discard – Night Vision -Overwater Arnie – Overwater Jack – Try Again – Full House   Langdale Ranger – Layla – JLS _ Bewitched -Two Tone – Cartier -Serenity .

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Misha 3 General James 4 Overwater Hally 5 Miterdale Rusty 6 Kenmore  28 Ran Time 16.54

. Also ran. Hunter’s Sparkle – Mylana – Phoenix – Accolade – Overwater Roger – Blackjack – Sparrowmire Jess – Manna – Singapore Sling – Black Russian – Cool enough – Spring Rose – Spring Dancer – Appollo – Sliver Dusk – Ronnie’s Rascal – Foxparke Fandango – Foxparke Nomeward Dude -Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Honky . Yorkshire Lad.

OM 1 Capetown 2 Huntsman’s Jenny 3 Eshdale Matilda 4 Yogi Bear 5 Explore 6 Sparrowmire Angel. 40 Ran Time 16.26. Also Ran. Also Ran – Glory =Superstition- Super Sandy -Persian Sun -Adventure -Pip’s Lad – Jade’s Jem -Langdale Jack – Cancellara – High Style – Black- Eyed – Boy -Rickman – Wyatt Earp – Sugar Ray – Grange Music –  Mystery Girl – Da Look – Billy Whizz -Come Home Alfie – Waltzing Matilda – Mickledore – Out Of The BLue – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Proper – Miterdale One – Bluebond – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Hallelujah – Foxparke  Yabba Dabba Do – Lady Ann – Lady Helen – MIdnight Show – aspire – Tiagress –

OR 1 Huntsman’s Hope 2 Paloma Faith 3 Quiet Linnet 4 Free Spirit 5 Dairy Lightning 6 Rooster. 25 Ran Time 16.09.

Also Ran. Thorn Dolly -Simply Rascal – Starlight -Kerrymore – Ladybird – Razzle Dazzle – Cool Miracle – Great Gable – Silver Spangle – Santino -Miterdale Princess – Littman – Casanova – Silver Bell – Flawless – Highness  Celtic Ty – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Invisible.

Report. The weather forecast was ‘ getting warmer ‘ well all I can say is it didn’t mean Corney Fell . The wind blew and the brass monkey went into hiding.

In the seniors it was Jenny’s Delight causing a bit of a surprise when she got the betterof the Thorn’s – Fire and Dancer by a length to register her first senior success , Galemire Grace prominent throughout finished fourth.

The junior trail and bang -in -form Jenny’ s Aura topped the junior table when she beat Misha by a length , Misha had led down the fell and was only caught in the final strides, the General was back in third.

Capetown was well fancied for the open maidens and ,perhaps relishing the shorter distance , justified her support with a comfortable victory over Huntsman’s Jenny and Eshdale Matilda.

And onto the last in ‘Baltic conditions’- another Huntsmans , this one is from the Garrity  kennel of Ambleside, finished well clear of his field which was headed by Paloma Faith and Quiet Linnet.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Galemire Grace 3 Try Again 4 Persian Bay 5 Overwater Arnie 6 Daisy Dream .23 Ran Time 28.22. Also Ran. Another Bay – Bracelet – Wyatt Earp -Serenity -Persian Gold – Persian Sky -Tommy’s Legacy – Lady Helen -Meadow Dixie – Miterdale Force -Discard – Celtic Ty -Washington – Arizona -Night Vision – Maybe -Marlou.

Pups 1 Miterdale Copper 2 Overwater Hally 3 Larty Carty 4 Margaret Rose 5 Misha 6 Miterdale Rusty 34 Ran Time 20.08 Also Ran. Singapore Sling -Black Russian -Jazz Lyric – Accolade – Overwater Roger -Silver Dusk – Silver Dawn – Apollo – Manna – Foxparke Babushka – Canny Mover – Cool Enough -Telstar -Sunset Hope -Summer Rose – Summer Dancer -Step Up -Speed On -Misha -Mylana.

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OM 1 Willow Bay 2 Jazz Band 3 Lady Anne 4 Mr Ant 5 Foxparke So Be It 6 Persian Sun . 54 Ran Time 20.04 Also Ran

What Look- Glory -Sental-Boston – Artisan -Popeye – Miterdale Proper – Miterdale Princess – Miterdale Prim.Westgate Belle – Westgate Rose -Miss Ellie -Blueboy – Blueband -Bobby Dazzler – Quiet Siskin -Canny Girl -Skiddadle – Black Mist – Rickman – Cool Miracle – Songbird – Hunters Dale -Sunset Ridge – Tagget -Bant’s Mist – Glenwood Mist- Come Home Alfie- Billy Whizz -Eshdale Matilda – Tempress -Mickledore – Out Of The Blue -Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Peggy Sue -Doll – Chinook -Midnight Show – Valhalla -Cinnabar – Tiagress -Irish Pride – Kinniside Joe -Plan B- Jacob Mclink – Cancellara –

OR 1 Cartier 2 Huntsman’s Hope 3 Overwater Jack 4 Try Time 5 Mr Dec 6 Layla 26 Ran Time 18.29. Also Ran

. Adventure – Dawn -Free Spirit -Starlight – Silver Spangle – Cleveland -Simply Rascal – Dairy Lightning – Littman – Lady bird -Great Gable -Bewitched – levitate – Foxparke Invisible – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Yabadabbadoo – Carrick – Jimmy Choo – Hutton Molly – Hutton Toyah . Ben 10

Report. The first trails of 2016 at the popular venue of Cold Fell and the first test for this seasons  pups over a neutral venue and coming through with shining colours was Miterdale Copper,who up to date had won two trails on home ground,but today coming from second place He overhauled  Overwater Hally to win going away and could have a bright future, finishing third and fourth were two other previous winners Larty Carty and Margaret Rose.

It may be worth pointing out that visiting the venue were two local officers of the law (coppers) and they weren’t sure where Miterdale was and are not allowed to bet on duty and had to pay for a cup of tea. Community policing and all that jazz.

Which leads to the Seniors where Jazz Singer went to the top of the senior championship with her fourth win after coming from behind to get the better of Try Again , who had been in charge for most of the trail , He was run out of second place by Galemire Grace on the line with Persian Bay in fourth , holding the flag for last seasons juniors.

In the open maidens another jazz ,this time band, led the 53 runners a merry dance through the adjacent fell only Persian Sun could keep pace with the rest of the field 100 yards adrift. Coming down the finish they had bunched up and in the final 100 yards Willow Bay took the lead and won nicely from Jazz Band and Lady Ann.

In the final event and ‘fully clothed’ ( unclipped) Cartier justified his support in the market when he beat Huntsman’s Hope and an interesting newcomer , last seasons pup who never ran, Overwater Jack.

137 runners at the meeting or was there 136 , ‘That is the question’ is there an answer?

And the ignorant driver who nearly ran ‘Tucker over’ and made indecent gestures towards me . Watch out there was a Miterdale Copper about.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Persian Prince 3 Arizona 4 Prudence 5 Westgate Belle 6 Blueboy. 6 Ran Time 28.37.

Pups 1 Liz 2 General James 3 Margaret Rose 4 Just Mick 5 Speed On 6 Eclipse 17 Ran Time 16.04. Also ran. Quiet Otter- Quiet Badger- Silver Dawn-Cool Enough-Wanted-Telstar- Sunset Hope –  Sultan – Stand By – Kinniside Nell – Kinniside Bess.

OM 1 Sunset Ridge 2 Aspire 3 Bluebond 4 Da Look 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Plan B . 11 Ran Time 16.46. Also Ran. Bobby Dazzler -Fram- Cool Miracle- Kinniside Joe -Hunter’s Dale.

Report. I’ve put the date before the day in the heading because it’s like the weather ‘, topsy -turvy’ . Where else can you survey the fells in the distance covered in snow , it is only six weeks to the longest day! and – a weather warning for tonight and Kirkstone is shut.

The hounds had to run to keep warm and Colin hasn’t started to wear shorts.

Endure, aptly named, showed on the ‘beckside’ with a comfortable lead and Persian Prince equally as far in front of the third. ‘Bob’ kept up his lead and put a smile on ‘Lynchs’ face,he hasn’t been o’er well tha knows!.

In the juniors Liz and the ‘General’ battled it out up the ‘beckside’ and over the tape it was the ‘female’ who got the better by a length.

Only eleven in the last and a welcome success for Bill alias ‘Scrunt’ with Sunset Ridge over Aspire and Bluebond.

We look forward to Kirkstone on Monday – In between trails we have organized a sledging competition and a ‘who built the best snowman’

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Thorn Fire 3 Galemire Grace 4 Capetown 5 Miterdale Force 6 Jenny’s Delight. 30 Ran Time 25.37.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Miterdale Copper 3 Overwater Roger 4 Kenmore 5 Miterdale rusty 6 Mylana . 12 ran time 16.33

OR 1 Overwater Jack 2 Dairy Lightning 3 Black Eyed Pea 4 Paloma Faith 5 Great Gable 6 Black Eyed Boy 20 ran Time 16.53.

Oulton and all that Jazz.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Try Again 3 Meadow Dixie 4 J LS 5 Arizona 6 Persian Prince. 10 Ran . Time 27.58

.Also Ran. Prudence-Keystone- Bracelet – Cracking Mover.

Pups 1 Margaret Rose 2 General James 3 Liz 4 Larty Carty 5 Just Mick 6 Speed On . 30 Ran Time 16.11.

Also Ran. Jazz Lyric- Accolade – Adventure – Silver Dawn – Canny Mover-Cool Enough – Wanted – Breeze -Telstar – Speed On -Quiet Otter – Quiet Badger -Dan’s Lad -Sunset Hope – Eclipse – Foxparke Fandango – Foxparke Honky Tonk.- Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Mamma Mary – Overwater Hally – Spring Rose-_ Sweet Harmony – Kinniside Nell – KInniside Bess

OM 1 Jazz Band 2 Sunset Ridge 3 Eden Rossi 4 Foxparke So Be It 5 Aspire 6 Hunter’s Dale . 25 Ran . Time 16.08

. Also Ran. Artisan- Westgate Belle – Cracking Gold – Mystery Girl – Cool Miracle -Fram 0-Eden Rocco – Eden Rouge – Irish Pride -Foxparke Hallujah – Foxparke Hurry On – Foxparke Yabbadabbadoo – Plan B – Da Look – Chinook – Doll – McCoy – Kinniside Joe – Hunter’s Molly .

Report.. Well to put it mildly it wasn’t,- mild! that is ! The ten seniors were not far into the race when it started to hail then it faired up and the birds started to sing, In fact Denis Reay heard the cuckoo and anybody seeing us standing on a hill end must have thought we were cuckoo!

The senior trail and even money favourite Jazz Singer notched up win number three when she led across the last road and kept Try Again at bay to win by a length, Meadow Dixie was third.

Margaret Rose won the pups just in front of General James , who led for most of the trail, last weeks winner Liz was in third.

Unfortunately there was no video coverage of the seniors because it was too cold and the pups because we were too slow but we have coverage of the last trail crossing the last road. It seems that Jazz Band has an unassailable lead but he is prone to do the ‘ unusual’ and after criss- crossing the finish still held on to beat Sunset Ridge.

We roll on to the weekend and just looked at the weather forecast for next Monday. 10 degrees that ‘s quite hot isn’t it?

Seniors 1 Marli 2 Jazz Singer 3 Endure 4 Persian Bay 5 Lady Bethan 6 Persian Sky 17 Ran. Time 28.30.

Also Ran. Remember Me – Mr Dec- Another Bay – Tommy’s Legacy – Rooster – Cracking On – Venus – Huntsman’s Hope – Persian Gold – Marlou – Sambuca.

Senior Maidens 1 Canny Girl 2 Willow Bay 3 Foxparke So Be It, 4 Eden Rossi 5 Huntsman’s Jenny 6 Grange Music . 27 Ran Time 30.20.

Also Ran   .Mr Ant – Crackling Gold- Persian Prince – Song Bird – Jazz Band – Layla – Chinook – Superstition – My Way – What Look – Maybe – Blueboy – Mrs McGregor – Artisan – Eden Rouge – Aspire – Sparrowmire Lily – Sparrowmire Angel -Kaiser Sosa – Foxparke Turbo – Plan B.

Pups 1 Larty Carty 2 Canny Mover 3 Margaret Rose 4 Overwater Hally 5 Foxparke Homeward Dude 6 MIsha  . 20 Ran Time 18.23.

Also Ran. Phoenix – That’s Life – Eclipse – Manna – Queen -Adventure – Huntsman’s Loyal – Kenmore – Cool Enough – Singapore Sling – Foxparke Fandango – Foxparke Mamma Mary – Foxparke Rosie Lee – Jazz Lyric.

ONW 1 Mystery Girl 2 Black Eyed Boy 3 Sweet Harmony 4 Spring Rose 5 Wyatt Earp 6 Accolade . 25 Ran . Time 18.17.

Also Ran – Popeye – Bobby Dazzler – Borderman – Summer Rose = Summer Dancer – Hayley – Cool Miracle – Silver Dawn – Black Russian – Stand By –  Foxparke Honky Tonk – Tough Look – Tempress – Speed On -Foxparke Babushka – Hutton Toyah – Hutton Molly

All-In 1 Two Tone 2 Bracelet 3 Fireman Sam 4Overwater Arnie 5 Persian Sun 6 Hunter’s Dale. 37 Ran Time 16.52.

Also Ran. Carrick -McCoy – Miss Ellie – Cleveland – Dawn – Cracking Mover =-  Howgill Bennela = Boston – Fram – Simply Rascal – Super Sandy – Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Eden Rocco = Black Eyed Pea = Ben  10- Black Mist – Thorn Fire – Bewitched – Westgate Belle – Westgate  Rose- Silver Spangle- Santino – Foxparke Peggy Sue -Foxparke Hurry On – Foxparke Artiste – Foxparke Yabadabbado – Jimmy Choo – Tagget – Prudence – Keystone.

Report. The first trail meeting of 2016 at Helton and 126 hounds + 1 took part.

The one being retired hound Cracking Thorpe enjoying life in Rawtenstall and the Lancashire fells . He pulled hard on his harness and escaped in the direction of the senior maiden start. Thankfully he found his way home unlike two hounds which at the time of writing were still missing.

The seniors and a win for Marli , her third of the season, at the expense of in form Jazz Singer, who led onto the finish. Here out of view from the field the trod up the finish splits into two with a another pathway in between. Marli took one Jazz the other and Endure took the middle. Then they merge into one, first into this wins and it was Marli.

The senior maidens didn’t have that problem as Canny Girl was well clear beating Willow Bay by 100 metres.

The juniors and once more they came in a bunch and Larty Carty ( named after a trailer of the past) scored for the first time denying a Black double by holding off Canny Mover and Margaret Rose.

The non winners – and a welcome success for Ray and Glenis with Mystery Girl. I am not sure which hound led across the road but it was slightly off putting to be hiding behind the grit bin and seeing ‘Wyatt Earp ‘ heading in your direction. all guns blazing!’

That left the all-in and a field that included last seasons senior Champion and runner up and course specialist Two Tone who ran the trail a minute and a half faster than the other short trails.

There are video recordings of the first three trails on the website

unfortunately the non-winners , after a couple of hounds summersaulted the last road was declared x- rated.

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Daisy Dream 3 Discard 4 Galemire Grace 5 Washington 6 Miterdale Force . 14 Ran Time 26.01.

Also Ran. Debra – Lady Anne – Serenity – Capetown – Celtic Ty – NIght Vision – Shameless – Glory.

Pups 1 Overwater Roger 2 Miterdale Rusty 3 Miterdale Copper 4 Kinniside Nell 5 KInniside Bess 6 Mylana . 11 Ran Time 17.12

Also Ran. Thorn dollar – Yorkshire Lad – Come Home Jack -Ronnie’s Rascal – Apollo .

Open Maidens. 1 Explore  2 Yogi Bear 3 Overwater Jack 4 Eshdale Matilda 5 Mickledore 6 Pip’s Lad 27 Ran Time 16.25.

Also Ran. Miterdale Proper – Miterdale Prim – Miterdale One – Lady Helen – Sental – Whistling Beauty – Full House – Silver Belle – Quiet Siskin – Billy Whizz – Come Home Alfie – Rickman – Skiddadle – Blueband – Tiagress – Bant’s Mist – Glenwood Mist – Irish Pride – Midnight Show – KInniside Joe – DA Look  26 Ran Time 16.25.

OPEN RESTRICTED 1 Littman 2 Dairy Lightning 3 Free spirit 4 Cartier 5 Casanova 6 Great Gable .  14 Ran Time 17.14

Also Ran Miterdale Princess – Thorn Dolly – Out Of The Blue – HIghness – Flawless – Starlight – jade’s Jem – Kerry more.

Report.

Deja- Vu at Low Place when once again Thorn Dancer showed a clean pair of heels to her rivals winning by a 100 yards from Daisy Dream and in the pups Overwater Roger came from second place, as he did on Wednesday, to win his third race of the season.

Explore turned the tables on Yogi in the maidens, in no uncertain manner , by a considerable margin and in the last kennelmates Littman and Dairy Lightning were 1-2 for Steve Riley in a remarkably quiet finish,.