Results & Reports

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Try Again 3 Persian Bay 4Endure 5 J L S 6 Arizona.

13 Ran Time 28.49.

Also Ran .Another Bay -Try Time -Jenny’s Choice – Jenny’s Delight – Aspire – Remember Me – Meadow Dixie

Pups 1 Liz 2 General James 3 Larty Carty 4 Speed On 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Just Mick. 22 Ran Time 16.45.

Also ran.Jazz Lyric -Quiet Badger – Jenny’s Aura – Eclipse – Silver Dawn- Canny Mover -Wanted – Cool Enough – Foxparke Honky Tonk -Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Homeward Dude. Foxparke Fandago – Tough Luck – Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Sultan.

Open Maidens 1 Thorn Fire 2 Jazz Band 3 Sunset Ridge 4 Cracking Gold 5 Trooper Thorn 6 Willow Bay.31 Ran Time 16.11.

Also Ran . Fram -Huntsman’s Jenny –  – Bobby Dazzler –  – Westgate Belle — Doll – Canny Girl -Breeze – Barncroft Return – Cool Miracle – Twist – Hunter’s Dale – Boston – Kaiser Sosa – Irish Pride – Blueboy – Plan B- Foxparke Hallelujah – Foxparke Turbo- Foxparke So Be It – Eden Rouge – Eden Rocco – Eden Rossi – Stand By – Chinook -Hutton Molly .

Report.

Is there a name for the Oulton wind? it is nice and warm everywhere else , get out of the car on the first road crossing and the first words spoken are ‘ you’ll need your coat on!’.

The senior trail and winning for the second time was second favourite Jazz Singer, she overhauled Try Again up the Oulton Hill to take the flag in more ways than one, these two closely followed by Persian Bay and Endure . These four were clear coming out of the wood and kept their advantage to the tape.

In the juniors the aptly named Liz got the better of General James and Larty Carty in a close finish. Aptly named because of the Queens’ 90th birthday, Liz was winning for the second time this season and goes to the top of the table.

Thorn Fire was an easy winner of the maidens ,Jazz Band and Sunset Ridge second and third.

The prize money and paraphernalia were presented by Tim Backshall from Border’ crack and deekabout’.

Seniors 1 Meadow Dixie 2 Persian Prince 3 Aspire 4 Canny Girl 5 Arizona 6 Maybe 13 Ran Time 28.10.

Also Ran. Jenny’s Delight – Huntsman’s Kraka – Huntsman;s Jewel – Cracking Mover- Jenny’s Rose -Persian Sky – Marlou.

Pups 1 Queen 2 General James 3 Jazz Lyric 4 Jenny’s Aura 5 Dan’s Lad 6 Margaret Rose . 22 Ran Time 22.58.

Also Ran. Huntsman’s Loyal – Silver Dawn – Phoenix – Accolade – Adventure – Manna – LIz – Just Mick – Telstar – Overwater Hally – Foxparke Babushka -Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Sultan – Stand By . Canny Mover.

All- In 1 Chinook 2 Eden Rossi 3 Mrs McGregor 4 Mr Dec 5 Cartier 6 Westgate Rose.. 34 Ran . Time 19.15.

#Also Ran .Fram – Howgill Bennela – Bobby Dazzler -Cracking Gold – Cracking On – Superstition – Super Sandy – Rickman – Lakeland Jan – Black Mist – Boston – Persian Son – Persian Gold -Artisan – Razzle Dazzle -Hunter’s Dale – Westgate Belle -Simply Rascal- Grange Music -Irish Pride – Kaiser Sosa – Carrick – McCoy – Cleveland – Eden Rocco – Eden Rouge – Hutton Toyah – Hutton Molly .

Report. The first of the Lazonby Trails for 2016 and all went well, no hounds missing, the pigs behaved, Clare showed John how to make a book, Steve sold out, and the promoter won the opening event.

And the opening event provided a comfortable win for Meadow Dixie after Persian Prince had run of a true line on the finish ( a habit he has at this venue)The first four in the seniors poached an early lead and they finished well clear of the rest headed by Arizona (£3 towards cost)

The pups , and eighteen of them were within stricking distance when coming into view at half way, onto the finish and here the favourite General James showed in front of Queen and the one who finished eighth which swerved to the fence and lost ground.

Queen , who celebrates her 90th on Thursday and will be at Oulton, the hound not her majesty, finished well to deny the ‘General’ and win by a length with Jazz Lyric in third and fifteen others not far behind.

The All-In and with a following wind it was Chinook in a close finish with an Eden,  Mr McGregor’s Wife, and the other half of ‘Ant’.

Seniors 1 Thorn Dancer 2 Marli 3 Jazz Singer 4 Galemire Grace 5 Huntsman’s Kraka 6 Washington. 19 Ran Time 26.29.

Also Ran.  Lady Anne – Layla –Huntsman’s Jewel -Jenny’s Delight -Sambuca -Tommy’s Legacy -Huntsman’s Hope -Tommy’s Legacy -Celtic Ty -Serenity -Daisy Dream – Debra – Lady Bethan -Marlou

Senior Maidens.1 Miterdale Force 2 Jazz Band 3 Songbird 4 Huntsman’s Jenny 5 Explore 6 Discard . 27 Ran Time 27.06.

Also ran.Miterdale Prim -Glory -Black Eyed boy – Sental -Mickledore -Yogi Bear -Silver Belle _Mr Ant -Blue Boy -Maybe – Sparrowmire Lily -Sparrowmire Angel-.My way -Tempress – Wyatt Earp -Canny Girl – Skiddadle – Full House – Mrs McGregor .

Pups 1 Miterdale Copper 2 Overwater Roger 3 Miterdale Rusty 4 Jenny’s Aura 5 Misha 6 Canny Mover 24 Ran Time 16.57.

Open Restricted 1 Shameless 2 Miterdale Princess 3 Free Spirit 4 Cartier 5 Littman 6 Capetown 28 Ran. Time 17.40.

Also Ran. Miterdale Princess – Lady Helen – Quiet Linnet -Quiet Beaver – Dawn – Popeye – Jenny’s Rose – Great Gable – Whistling Beauty -Out Of The Blue – Casanova – Mr Dec– Blueband – Starlight – Jade’s Jem – Cool Miracle – – ,Paloma Faith – Razzle Dazzle – Rickman – Dairy LIghtning – Highness – Flawless – Kinniside Joe .

Veterans 1 Pip’s Lad 2 Black Eyed Pea .3 Artisan 4 Miterdale One 5 Da Look 6 What Look. 14 Ran Time 17.37

.Also Ran.Tagget – Kerrymore -Cleveland – Quiet Siskin – Simply Rascal -Valhalla – Tiagress – Jimmy Choo.

Report. Before we go onto the trails we all wish James and his partner all the best , I don’t know the outcome but He left the field at a ‘rate of knots’ , a daddy to be !.

Marli and Daisy Dream were made favourites after Wednesday’s results but having finished eighth  on Wednesday , her winter coat removed, last years bitch produce winner , Thorn Dancer showed in front and came away for an easy win from Marli and Thursday’s winner Jazz Singer.

The Senior maidens and a phone call to grandmother , after the trail , from Sophie told the tale of a victory for non- winner Miterdale Force, who was up to her old tricks of ‘not finishing’ but this time with the help of the last drop she had enough momentum to take her over the tape, only then did she ‘ charge off’ in the direction of home and then return over the tape again . Jazz Band held on for second with former puppy champion Songbird in third.

After Wednesday’s 1-2 the Miterdale’s were expected to emulate this but although ‘Copper’ won , Overwater Roger split them, These three and fourth and fifth were well clear of the remainder .

The restricted trail and victory went to Shameless , who won Wednesday nights void trail. the five year old came from seventh to win easily from another Miterdale , this time ‘Princess’ in front of Free Spirit ( Cliff was watching from the disabled car park)

The first veterans of the season and this went to first year veteran Pip’s Lad, in front of Black Eyed Pea and Artisan ,also first year veterans. The time of the last two trails were nearly identical and compared favourably with Wednesday night’s times.

The trails were well supported and gate money exceeded expectations, the only thing was that Jimmy Batty didn’t know that the trails were on last Wednesday and made a complaint about the missing fixture from the fixture sheet ( my fault).Having said he would have had a substantial bet on the winner , I had a quick collection on his behalf and got precisely nowt.

By the way it is nice to get praise when praise is due and last Sunday at Oulton things were rather hectic on the road crossing and in particular one hound decided to walk up the main road followed by a ‘young ‘ lady who got the hound off the road and down the farm lane. This was witnessed by one of our regulars and he remarked that he thought my ‘daughter had done a ‘good’ job.

The daughter in question was Caroline my 57 year old partner.

Seniors 1 Jazz Singer 2 Endure 3 Persian Prince 4 Meadow Dixie 5 Venus 6 Persian Bay. 20 Ran Time 29.12.

Also Ran. Another Bay -Try Again -Try Time -Sambuca -Aspire -Persian Sky -JLS- Cracking Mover -Billy Bowe -Arizona – Santino -Remember Me -Keystone

Pups  1 General James 2 Liz 3 Margaret Rose 4 Larty Carty 5 Queen 6 Speed On  23 Ran Time 17.00

. Also Ran. Phoenix – Quiet Badger -Accolade – Cool Enough – Just Mick – Step Up -Sultan – Spring Rose – Sweet Harmony – Foxparke Babushka -Tough Look – Foxparke Fandango -Foxparke Honky Tonk -Foxparke Rosie Lee -Foxparke Homeward Dude – Foxparke Mamma Mary -Overwater Hally .

OM 1 Cracking Gold 2 Sunset Ridge 3 Willow Bay 4 Jazz Band 5 Hunter’s Dale 6 Westgate Rose. 46 Ran Time 16.44.

also Ran. Bobby Dazzler – Howgill Bennela – Quiet Beaver -Boston – Persian Sun -Cracking Gold – Meadow Josie – Trooper Thorn – Fram – Silver Dawn – Westgate Belle – Telstar- Doll – Quiet Siskin – Mystery Girl – Cool Miracle – Sugar Ray 0 Grange music – Eden Rossi = Eden Rocco -Eden Rouge – Barncroft Return – Summer Rose – Summer Dancer – Lakeland Lad – Dan’s Lad – Kaiser Sosa – Blue boy – Blue band – Stand By – Chinook – Plan B- Foxparke So Be It – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah – Da Look – Wanted – McCoy – Flash Dance -Jazz Lyric – Irish Pride

Report : From the view of a scout- Firstly it was a big improvement from Sunday especially concerning the juniors , who apparently on Sunday practically went round the  trail twice. They made no errors on the first section and apart from the odd one successfully navigated the other road crossings.

The senior trail was once a\gain dominated by Endure and it was only  in the dying strides that Jazz Singer got up to win by the narrowest of margins. There was also an excellent performance by Persian Prince in third place.

General James , a pre season fancy for the championship, held on for victory over Liz . His namesake, once more back in the fray, shouting him home.

It was quite a sight watching 46 hounds charging over the first road crossing and we managed to count them , Studdy got 45 , Ed got 44, Wiggy got 41 and I got double vision. It was a Cracking Race , just ask Bill Mellon.

Further to Sundays trails a lady waiting at the road crossing was sworn at by somebody in a car , she made a complaint of which we apologised and would deal with it. The moral is treat people with respect even if she did blow her horn.

Seniors 1 Marli  2 Daisy Dream 3 Lady Bethan 4 Jenny’s Delight 5 Overwater Arnie 6 Huntsman’s Jenny . 34 Ran Time 25.57.

Also Ran  Come Home Alfie- Eshdale Matilda -Billy Whizz – Miterdale prim – Miterdale Force – Miterdale Princess -Miterdale Proper – Huntsman’s Kraka – Huntsman’s Jewel – Lady Anne -Rooster – Layla – Washington – Song bird – Celtic Ty – Galemire Grace – Serenity – Sental – Explore – Discard – Thorn Dolly – Debra – Thorn Dancer – Yogi Bear – High Style – Maybe – Marlou -Bewitched .

Pups 1 Miterdale Copper 2 Miterdale Rusty 3 Overwater Roger 4 Jenny’s Aura 5 Canny Mover 6 Quiet Otter . 20 Ran Time 17.30.

Also Ran. Out Of Gable – Mylana – Apollo – Misha -Kenmore – Thorn Dollar – Hunters Sparkle – Manna – Adventure – Black Russian – Ronnie’s Rascal – Kinniside Bess – Kinniside Nell – Yorkshire Lad .

OR . Trail declared void when 16 hounds went in the opposite direction.

Free Spirit – Simply Rascal – Levitate – Huntsman’s Hope – Overwater Jack – Glory – Starlight – Kerry more – Jenny’s Rose – Valhalla – Silver Belle – Casanova – Black Eyed boy – Cancellara – Wyatt Earp – Artisan – Quiet Linnet – Dawn – Tommy’s Legacy – Tempress – Jimmy Choo – Kinniside Joe – Littman – Dairy Lighting – Flawless – Highness – Shameless – Tiagress – Misha.

Report: Instead of a parrot fashion report , a different slant, concerning the final event . It was unfortunate that the hounds struck the finishing end and consequently some hounds ran the full senior trail in reverse although this was not a long trail it was significant in , that the trail had been laid at four ‘o clock and now it was after eight , and the hounds preferred this to the freshly laid puppy trail. It was only last week when it was reported as ‘ the hounds can’t hunt the mixture’ what are you going to do!  Nowt!  And for those who don’t know the hounds the first three to finish were two five year olds and a six year old.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Persian Bay 3 Jazz Singer 4 Venus 5 JLS 6 Sambuca .19 Ran Time 29.48.

Also Ran. Another Bay – Persian Sky -Thorn Dancer -Debra -Two Tone -Cracking On – Cracking Mover -Remember Me – Persian Prince -Fireman Sam -Santino -Arizona -Overwater Arnie

Pups Void Over Time. Ran Accolade- Boston – Mylanna – Phoenix – Silver Dawn – Silver Dusk – Overwater Hally-Canny Mover – Liz -Just Mick – Telstar – Cool Enough – Sunset Hope -Margaret Rose – Larty Carty -Step Up -Stand By -Spring Rose – Summer Dancer -Summer Rose -Tough Luck -Black Russian -Singapore Sling

OM 1 Thorn Fire 2 Hunter’s Dale 3 Sunset Ridge 4 Cracking Gold 5 Willow Bay 6 Trooper Thorn , 40 Ran Time. 16.58.

Also Ran. Jazz Band -Persian Sun- Westgate Belle -Westgate Rose – Grange Music – Doll – Howgill Benella – Quiet Badger – Fram -Mrs McGregor Canny Girl queen – Lakeland Jan -Da Look – Sugar Ray -Plan B -Jacob McClink – Aspire -Washington -Blueboy -Blueband -Chinook -Eden Rossi -Eden Rocco -Eden Rouge – Kaiser Sosa -Capetown -Full House – Flash Dance -Thorn Music -Kinniside Joe -Kinniside Nell -Kinniside Jess.

ONW 1 McCoy 10 Ran Only one finished Time 20.56.

Also Ran  Adventure – Thorn Dollar -Foxparke Babushka – Dan’s Lad – Speed On -Wanted -Sultan – Sweet Harmony- Jazz Lyric.

Seniors 1 Try Again 2 Daisy Dream 3 Jenny’s Delight 4 Huntsman’s Kraka 5 Marlou 6 Tommy’s Legacy. 13 Ran Time 27.31.

Pups 1 Jenny’s Aura 2 Overwater Roger 3 Miterdale Copper 4  Miterdale Rusty 5 Quiet Otter 6 Foxparke Fandango. 16 Ran Time 16.19.

Also Ran. Apollo – Manna -Whistling Beauty -Kenmore – Foxparke Mamma Mary -Foxparke Rosie Lee -Foxparke Honky Tonk -Foxparke Homeward Dude -Ronnie’s Rascal -Yorkshire Lad.

OM 1 Huntsman’s Jenny 2 What Look 3 Explore 4 Overwater Jack 5 Yogi Bear 6 Foxparke So Be It . 35 Ran Time 17.05.

Also Ran. Miterdale Proper -Miterdale Prim – Miterdale Princess – Pip’s Lad -Jade’s Jem -Sental -High Style -Maybe -Out Of The Blue -Quiet Siskin -Valhalla -Langdale Jack – Songbird – Lady Anne – Is He It -Silver Belle – Bobby Dazzler – Cool Return – Cool Miracle -Foxparke Hallelujah -Foxparke Peggy Sue -Tempress- Come Home Alfie -Billy Whizz – Tiagress – Blackeyed Boy – Skidaddle – Mr Ant .

OR 1 Try Time 2 Paloma Faith 3 Mr Dec 4 Jenny’s Rose 5 Rooster 6 Huntsman’s Hope. 15 Ran Time 16.52.

Also Ran . Free Spirit – Dawn – Great Gable – Quiet Linnet – Casanova – Kerry More – Foxparke Artist- Razzle Dazzle – Celtic Ty .

Report; The last of the early season trails at Bower House saw two doubles one for the Jonty Moore kennel with Try Again and Try Time and The Glenridding Kennel with Huntsman’s Jenny and Jenny;s Aura.

All four hounds were winning for the first time this season and all recorded comfortable victories.

Try Again drove most if not all of the trail and although finishing reluctantly easily beat Daisy Dream with the enigmatic Jenny’s Delight in Third.

In the juniors and here second favourite Jenny’s Aura easily accounted for Overwater Roger followed by a brace of Miterdales’

And it was a similar story in the last two trails where the second favourite Huntsman’s Jenny easily accounted for favourite What Look and Paloma Faith had a trying time in the last.

Seniors 1 Endure 2 Marli 3 Persian Bay 4 JLS 5 Meadow Dixie 6 Venus.

16 Ran Time.27.10.

Pups 1 Liz. 2 Misha 3 Canny Mover 4 Just Mick 5 Margaret Rose 6 Larty Carty.28 Ran Time 18.01

All-In 1 Paloma Faith 2 Lady Bethan 3 Washington 4 Jazz Band 5 Two Tone 6 Westgate Rose . Time 17.44       Ran.

Report. Endure and Marli had a battle royal all the way round and the former puppy champion prevailed , but only just, last seasons puppy champ Persian Bay was back in third, this was Endure’s first championship win of the season after a promising pre season campaign.

It is a rare occurrence that at a well used venue you have a different winner for every trail , well!’  apart from Paloma Faith winning the last , every trail at the four meetings at Kirkbride went to a different hound and in tonight’s pup trail it was Les Reid’s Liz who raised the flag for the first time beating Misha , Canny Mover and Just Mick in a bunched finish.

As recorded Paloma Faith won the All-in comfortably from Lady Bethan, Washington and Jazz Band who finished together.

Seniors: 1 JLS 2 Jazz Singer 3 Persian Sky 4 Marli 5 Sambuca 6 Persian Bay. 16 Ran Time 28.34.

Also Ran : Persian Bay – Try Time -Cracking Mover -Cracking On – Persian Prince – Meadow Dixie -Fireman Sam -Remember Me -Santino – Arizona – Prudence.

Pups. 1 Canny Mover  2 Misha 3 Just Mick 4 General James 5 Liz 6 Margaret Rose. 27 Ran. Time 18.09.

Also Ran. Boston – Larty Carty =-Mylana -Phoenix – Jazz Lyric -Meadow Elsa -Foxparke Babushka – Adventure -Accolade -Queen -Singapore Sling – Black Russian -Breeze – Wanted – Step Up -Speed On – Just Mick. Sweet Harmony -Spring Rose -Sultan – Sunset Hope –

Open Maidens: 1 Willow Bay 2 Grange Music 3 Eden Rossi 4 Cracking Gold 5 Washington 6 Sunset Ridge 30 Ran Time . 18 01 .

Also  Ran . Persian Sun -Bonny -Jazz Band – Cracking Gold -Meadow Josie -Doll -McCoy -Trooper Thorn – Fram – Glenwood Mist – Bant’s Mist -Mrs McCgegor – Eden Rocco -Eden Rouge – Wyatt Earp Jacob McClink -Chinook -Stand By -Capetown -Rickman -Hunter’s Dale – Plan B -Summer Dance -Summer Rose -Hutton Molly.

All-In.  1 Paloma Faith 2 Try Again 3 Cartier 4 Believe 5 Lady Bethan 6 Artisan . 18 Ran Time. 17.22.

Also Ran : Another Bay -Persian Gold -Westgate Belle -Westgate Rose . Keystone -Carrick – Levitate -Razzle Dazzle – – Full House -Ben 10 -Two Tone – Hutton toyah –

Report’ The third of the Kirkbride meetings and the we have had ten different winners. Today the senior trail  went to runaway winner JLS who was never headed , he and Jazz Singer had a minutes lead at halfway and kept up their lead to the finish , Persian Sky proving best of the rest.

In the juniors Canny Mover just held on from Misha with the remaining ticketing hounds in close contention, the favourite Margaret Rose back in sixth but only beaten a couple of lengths (see Video )

Willow Bay just kept Grange Music at bay in the maidens and in similar fashion in the last Paloma Faith held off Try Again.

Poor ‘Tina’ came in for some stick when she caught the wrong hound – well you have my sympathy for as the old saying goes ‘it was s*** up’ .

Seniors 1 Overwater Arnie  2 Serenity 3 Daisy Dream 4 Tommy’s Legacy 5 Jenny’s Delight 6 Bewitched. 16 Ran Time. 28.22.

Also Ran  Cool Return . Jenny’s Choice -Huntsman’s Jewel -Huntsman’s Hope – Thorn Dancer -Free Spirit- Langdale Ranger -Discard -Cancellara – Night Vision.-

Pups. 1 Huntsman’s Loyal 2 Jenny’s Aura 3 Miterdale Copper 4 Foxparke Fandango 5 Quiet Otter 6 KInniside Nell . 22 Ran Time. 16.12.

Also Ran.

Open Maidens 1 What Look 2 Tiagress 3 Overwater Jack 4 Mickledore 5 Mr Ant 6 Explore .42 Ran Time 17.16.

Also Ran. Miterdale Prim -Miterdale Princess -Miterdale Proper -Cool Miracle – Bobby Dazzler -Sental – Songbird -Out Of The Blue -Whistling Beauty – Canny Girl -Tagget -Langdale Jack -Valhalla -High Style -Blueboy -Blueband -Lady Ann- Kenmore -Explore -Blackeyed Boy -My Way -Tempress – Come Home Alfie -Billy Whiz – Yogi Bear -Silver Belle -Foxparke So Be It = Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Hallelujah – Foxparke Chaos -Aspire -Jade’s Jem -Pip’s Lad -Is He It – Skiddadle – Superstition.

Open Restricted 1 Thorn Dolly 2 Celtic Ty 3 Great Gable 4 Sugar Ray 5 Jenny’s Rose 6 Mr Dec.14 Ran Time 17.44

Also Ran. Tinkerbelle -Dawn -Kaiser Sosa -Lady Helen – Kerry more -Quiet Linnet -Dairy Lightning -Rooster.

Report: The senior trail and at half-way a rejuvenated Free Spirit was leading but , onto the finish and (on good authority) Daisy Dream and Overwater Arnie had a nice lead over Serenity. Arnie went on to win , his third of the season , and is starting to stamp his authority on the senior championship even at this early stage.

The juniors , and to coin a phrase ‘it’s a funny old game’ when the Overwater pair of Roger and Hally , winners of the last two trails at Bower were still unaccounted for until after the last trail and together with Yorkshire Lad they were re-united with their owners. The spoils went to the consistent Huntsman’s Loyal, who did his best to ‘ throw it away ‘ just holding on from his kennelmate Jenny’s Aura.

The Open Maidens and a one -two for the veterans when What Look got the better of Tiagress with another Overwater in third.

Onto the last and the leader tumbled at the dyke ( no idea what it was ) this left Thorn Dolly to win from Celtic Ty and Great Gable.

Seniors:

1 Persian Bay 2 Marli 3 Endure 4 J L S 5 Persian Sky 6 Venus. 15 Ran Time 28.16.

Also Ran. Jazz Singer- Persian Prince- Meadow Dixie -Prudence -Sambuca -Cracking Mover -Cracking On -Thorn Fire -Santino -Arizona

Pups: 1 Margaret Rose 2 Canny Mover 3 Misha 4 General James  5 Just Mick 6 Liz .31 Ran Time 18.10

Also Ran. Boston -Adventure -Accolade -Jazz Lyric – Phoenix – Meadow Elsa -Quiet Badger -Queen – Silver Dusk -Silver Dawn – Huntsman’s Loyal -Speed On – Singapore Sling – Black Russian -Dan’s Lad – Foxparke Babushka – Sweet Harmony – Spring Rose – Sultan – Stand By =Sunset Hope -Summer Dancer -Summer Rose. That’s Life. Mylana.

All In 1 Fireman Sam 2 Bracelet 3 Paloma Faith 4 Cartier 5 Willow Bay 6 Trooper Thorn .45 Ran. Time 17 28.

Also Ran. Another Bay – Persian Sun- Artisan -Believe -Jazz Band -Grange Music -Keystone -Meadow Josie -Fram -Cracking Gold – Olivia – Razzle Dazzle -Mrs Mccgregor -Hunter’s Dale — Sugar Ray – Huntsman’s Jewel – Levitate -Wyatt Earp – Lady Bethan -Washington – Capetown – Full House -Irish Pride – Sunset Ridge -Rickman – Twist -Jacob McCilnk Carrick -Remember Me -Doll -Plan B  Ben 10 -Chinook Eden Rocco= Eden Rossi Hutton Molly. Huntsman’s Kraka -Westgate Belle -Westgate Rose.

Report>

Quite an interesting evening on Kirkbride Airfield, what with a rally car being tested, John Crone riding up the runway singing ‘If I had wings’.lol.

The trails and in the Seniors Persian Bay, Marli , Endure and JLS were the first four to the last road and that’s how they finished with last seasons pup champion Persian Bay holding off the persistent challenge of Marli to register her first senior win at the rewarding odds of 12/1.

In the pups and notching her first success, after a promising winter campaign, was Alan Blacklock’s Margaret Rose. She held off the consistent Canny Mover by a length with Misha a head back in third. Watching the video you realise that if hounds aren’t sure what’s on the ground they will jump it.

£90 worth of all-inners were led in by Fireman Sam from Bracelet and Paloma Faith, catch the video of the finish to see the first 16.

Surprise of the evening was when Alan Blacklock learnt that Beatrix Potter newly  minted 50p pieces were retailing for a £100, he wanted two for a £1 and David Studholme was highly delighted when he found out it was our Pat and not Me who is moving to Hi laws.

Bower House Monday 28th March.

SENIORS

1 OVERWATER ARNIE 2 Daisy Dream 3 Canny Girl 4 Thorn Dancer 5 Tommy’s Legacy 6 Marlou . 21 Ran Time 28.03.

Also Ran. – Free Spirit -Miterdale Proper -Miterdale Prim -Sental -Serenity – Jenny’s Choice -Discard -Layla -Jenny’s Delight -Menorah -Mr Ant – MY Way -Langdale Ranger -Night Vision -Quiet Siskin.

PUPS

1 OVERWATER ROGER 2 Canny Mover 3 Jenny’s Aura 4 Huntsman’s Loyal 5 Overwater Hally 6 Miterdale Copper.21 Ran . TIme. 16.34

Miterdale Rusty -Cool Enough – Whistling Beauty -Apollo – Quiet Badger -Quiet Otter – Kenmore -Telstar – Yorkshire Lad -Accolade -Foxparke Fandango – Foxparke Honky Tonk -Foxparke Homeward Dude -Foxparke Mamma Mia -Kinniside Nell.

ONW
1 FOXPARKE SO BE IT 2 Hunter’s Sparkle 3 Tempress 4 Miterdale  Princess 5 Bobby Dazzler 6 Foxparke Peggy Sue. 15 Ran Time 18.04.

Also ran. Miterdale Force -Overwater Jack -Cool Miracle -Mystery Girl -Adventure -Billy Whiz -Ronnie’s Rascal. Black Eyed Boy.- My Lana

OR.

1 BEWITCHED 2 LIttman3 Huntsman’s Hope 4 Great Gable 5 Blueboy 6 Mr Dec. 35 Ran. TIme 16.17.

Jenny’s Rose – Lakeland Jan -Miterdale One – Levitate =Thorn Dolly – Sugar Ray -Out Of the Blue -Miss Rose -Valhalla -Lady Ann- High Style -Cancellara – Tiagress -Songbird – Rooster -Skidaddle – Foxparke Invisible -Foxparke Ronelle -Foxparke Artiste -Come Home Alfie -Eshdale Mathilda -Blue Bond – Dawn -Irish Pride -Dairy Lightning –  -Jimmy Choo – Aspire -Celtic Ty -Whistling Beauty.

Report. Bower House is fast becoming Stockdale as once again the Overwater Team completed a double with ‘Arnie and ‘Roger’.

Overwater Arnie had a comfortable win in the seniors, he led at half way and completed the double ,this time beating Daisy Dream and Canny Girl.

In the juniors Overwater Roger, considered unlucky on Saturday, finished strongly to deny Canny Mover passing her in the last few yards with the fast finishing Jenny’s Aura in third , who had recovered well from a fall at the ‘dyke’.

The ONW provided Nicola , Robyn and the rest of the team with a win with Foxparke So Be It , she held on to beat Hunter’s Sparkle and Tempress and Miterdale Princess close behind. The well backed Mystery Girl returned to the start with three others.

Stanley and Carol Jackson from Borrowdale won the Open Restricted with Bewitched who had a good lead over Littman who was a similar  distance in front of third the favourite Huntsman’s Hope.

The hounds were coming down the trod– ‘there are five clear was the report’. A regular trailer ,binoculars up, Aye there are two, followed by one ,then another one ,then another one.

A ‘ young’ lady next to him said ‘ two , one ,one and one what does that add to John ——– Five?.

SENIORS 1 Marli 2 Prudence 3 JLS 4 Endure 5 Persian Sky 6 Meadow Dixie.  18 Ran Time 29.18.

Also Ran. Venus -Santino -Arizona -Cracking On – Cracking Mover-Persian Bay – Persian prince- Remember Me -Thorn Fire -Sambuca -Billy Bowe -Jazz Singer.

Pups 1 General James 2 Misha 3 Just Mick 4 Speed On 5 Dan ‘s Lad  6 Queen. 26 Ran Time.18.30

Also Ran Meadow Elsa -Boston-Jazz Lyric – Liz -That’s Life -Silver Dusk -Silver Dawn -Singapore Sling -Black Russian -Summer Rose -Summer Dancer -Step -Up -Foxparke Babushka -Sweet Harmony -Spring Rose -Sultan – Stand By -Breeze -Wanted –

All-In 1 Cartier 2 Try Again 3 Bracelet 4 Fireman Sam 5 Paloma Faith 6 Persian Gold . 37 Ran Time. 17.33.

Also Ran – Glenwood Mist -Bants Mist -Grange Music -Cracking Gold -Razzle Dazzle -Mrs McCregor- Meadow Josie -Willow Bay -Doll -Endeavour -Hunter’s Dale -Persian Sun -Jazz Band -Westgate Rose – Westgate Belle -Twist -Sunset Ridge -Trooper Thorn -Fram -Wyatt Earp -Washington -Jacob McClink -Kaiser Sosa -Capetown -Full House -Chinook- Rickman -Lady Bethan -Olivia -Eden Rocco -Eden Rossi- Try Time.

Report.

The first of the Kirkbride meetings and in the seniors by half-way eight hounds had a clear lead , these were led by Endure, the feature of the leading hounds were , apart from Persian Sky, that experience told and first season seniors will benefit from their first run over the course . Marli , from the Ivor and Wendy Martin’s Selside Stable held on to a head win over course specialist Prudence.

In the Juniors Step Up was the unplaced favourite the spoils going to the promising ‘General James’ who thwarted a ‘Martin’ double when beating Misha by a length with the Reid pair Just Mick and Dan’s Lad split by Speed On all close behind.

The all-in was won in fine style by Cartier with Try Again, Bracelet, and Fireman Sam tucked in behind, three contenders for senior honours.

Contenders for the Easter egg on face were Baz Laidler, Harry Reay for miscounting, and found in the slurry on the way out one pair of Helios binoculars , return will be subject to a fee for 1 getting boots s*** up .

2 stinking boot of car.

3 Cleaning and disinfecting .

Fee will be waived if claimant of binoculars sings at the next kirkbride Trail ‘ Slurry with the fringe on top ‘.

PS. Anybody seen the Gateman.

Bower House:

Seniors 1 Overwater Arnie 2 Jenny’s Choice 3 Debra 4 Thorn Dancer 5 Free Spirit 6 Huntsman’s Hope. 12 Ran Time 28.07.

Also Ran Layla- Celtic Malone- Daisy Dream- Sental- Jenny’s Delight -Huntsman’s kraka.

Pups 1 Overwater Hally 2 Canny Mover 3 Yorkshire Lad 4 Miterdale Copper 5 Overwater Roger 6 Foxparke Fandango.

27 Ran Time 18.15.

Also Ran. Miterdale Rusty- Apollo- Hunter’s Sparkle- Out Of Gable -Whistling Beauty – Jenny’s Aura -Huntsman’s Loyal -Cool Enough -Quiet Otter -Quiet Lodger -Ronnie Rascal -Telstar -Accolade- Foxparke Rosie Lee – Foxparke Honky Tonk– Foxparke Mamma Mia – Foxparke Homeward Dude – Kenmore -Kinniside Nell-Kinniside Bess -Manna.

Open Maidens 1 Canny Girl 2 What Look 3 Miterdale Proper 4 Miterdale Prim 5 Mr Ant 6 Huntsman’s Jenny. 46 Ran Time 16 10.

Also Ran. Miterdale One – Bobby Dazzler -Mickledore -Lakeland Jan -Out Of The Blue -Superstition -Cool Miracle – Yogi Bear -Overwater Jack -Black eyed Boy -Tagget -High Style – Cancellara – Lady Ann- Borderman – Aspire – McCoy -Adventure – Pip’s Lad – Jade’s Jem – Tiagress – Foxparke Turbo – Foxparke Ronelle – Foxparke Chaos – Foxparke Hallelujah – Explore – My Way – Tempress – Sparrowmire Angel – Sparrowmire Lily =The Script – Irish Pride -Maybe – Valhalla- – Miss Rose -Cleveland – Skiddadle – Come Home Alfie -Eshdale Mathilda – Billy Whizz.

All-In. 1 Tommy’s Legacy 2 Menorah 3 Night Vision 4 Marlou 5 Artisan 6 Mr Dec. 27 Ran. Time 16.50.

Also Ran. Miterdale Princess- Thorn Dolly – Jenny’s Rose – Great Gable – Celtic Ty – Super Sandy -Sugar Ray – Tinker belle -Black Eyed pea – Quiet Siskin – Lady Helen – Carrick -Jimmy Nik – Foxparke Peggy Sue – Foxparke Artiste- Kerrymore– Dawn -Miterdale Force-.- Rooster- Levitate .Huntsman’s Jewel.

Report:

The 2016 season got under way at Bower House today and the first winner of the season was last seasons championship runner- up Overwater Arnie, who got the better of Jenny’s Choice to win comfortable. The kennelmates Debra and Thorn Dancer were well back in third and fourth and Free Spirit , now with the Steeles a close fifth.

In the juniors a close finish between the first four, after first missing the last gap and then casting on the run in, it was Overwater Hally that got up on the tape to beat the well backed Canny Mover with a clipped Yorkshire Lad in third and just behind in fourth the local copper.

A 15/1 double for the Overwater stable James and associates, could they make it a treble with ‘Jack’ in the Open Maidens.

He finished ‘just out’ behind Les and Pat Black’s Storth hound Canny Girl who won rather reluctantly from ‘ Tommy’ What Look by a few feet with a couple of Miterdales in third and fourth.

On to the final event and in the twilight or as somebody remarked they are all looking through their binoculars and ‘to be honest’ you couldn’t see a thing. Out of the gloom appeared Tommy’s Legacy and he won easily from the Borrowdale pair of Menorah and Marlou split by the aptly named Night Vision.

The discussion that followed went —-‘ what are we going to do on Monday,? if the weather is the same the last trail will be run in the dark’ . Then somebody remembered the clocks alter tonight – nuff said !

The field took a bit of a ‘bashing’ and rice will be sewn to supplement Steve’s income-

Got in the car to come home to be greeted by my  three year old grand daughter , with the words ‘ you are a pain in the arse’..’ Out of the mouths of children ‘! Happy Days just 7 months to go.