Shap Sunday 17th July

Seniors 1 Washington 2 Bedazzled 3 Endure 4 Marli 5 Menorah 6 Prudence. 23 Ran Time 34.53

.Also Ran .Persian Bay – Galemire Grace – Lady Anne – Quiet Linnet – Jazz Singer – Dawn – Capetown – Persian Sky – Persian Gold – Kaiser Sosa – Bracelet – Canny Gilrl – Two Tone – Cartier – Jenny’s Choice – Jenny’s Delight . Huntsman’s Jewel

Senior Maidens 1 Jazz Band 2 Sugar Ray 3 Sambuca 4 Quiet Siskin 5 Hunter’s Dale 6 Layla 30 Ran Time 36.00.

Also Ran.Willow Bay – Glory –  My Way – Full House – Super Sandy – Superstition – Cancellara – Pip’s Lad – Black Mist – Mrs McGregor – Bobby Dazzler – Grange Music – Maybe – Cracking Gold – Cool Return – Cool Miracle – Tempress – Skidaddle – Eden Rocco – Meadow Josie – Westgate Belle – Westgate Rose – Mr Ant – Miss Ellie –

Pups 1 Eclipse 2 Manna 3 Just Mick 4 Boston 5 Quiet Otter 6 Queen. 8 Ran Time 24.15. Also Ran Misha – Liz.

Pup Maidens 1 Step Up 2 Adventure 3 Sweet Harmony 4 Foxparke Babushka 5 Sultan 6 Popeye . 16 Ran Time 27 .04

Also Ran Jazz Lyric _ Buble – Cool Enough – Meadow Elsa – Telstar – Dan’s Lad – Speed On – Summer Rose – Stand By – Accolade .

Open Restricted 1 Dairy Lightning 2 Razzle Dazzle 3 Tommy’s Legacy 4 Bewitched 5 Eden Rossi 6 Mr Dec. 35 Ran Time 22.19

.04  Also Ran  Tagget-  Persian Sun – High Stile – Jenny’s Rose – Levitate – Rickman – Paloma Faith – Cherish – Freebie – Jenny’s Rascal – Cracking On – Venus – Howgill Blondie – Meadow Dixie – Izzabella – Starlight – Huntsman’s Hope – Bant’s Mist = Casanova – Blueboy – Littman – Midnight Show – Carrick – Remember Me = Hutton Molly – Cool enough – Dan’s Lad – Meadow Elsa – Jazz Lyric.

Report. Nice to see some old faces at Shap this afternoon including Kevin Swanton who,  looked likely to be more at home on the Thames , with his ‘Eton boating hat ‘ perched on his head.  Ian Graham , who in hindsight, would have backed five winners.

The preview for the premier trails was not without its controversary , did all the hounds go round in the seniors or was it case of running low.

Why did the maidens and to a lesser extent the seniors  scale on two occasions and in the puppy maidens  7 hounds returned after a few minutes and why were they allowed to run in the restricted trail after entries had closed.

Anyway!., the seniors and a fast finishing Washington deprived Bedazzled of her first victory of the season with Endure a close third.

The senior maidens and Jazz Band had poached a winning lead on the fell and although the ticketing hounds made relentless headway in the final mile , it was library conditions for ‘Laddie  and he won very readily from Sugar Ray.

The pups and only 9 runners , Eclipse got the better of  Manna just before the line , Just Mick was third and the rest strung out like a Monday mornings wash.

In the puppy maidens there were six well clear on the fell and on the finish two had a few yards , Step Up and Adventure- in third was Sweet Harmony ,who fairly flew in’.

In the last and it’s quite conceivable that ‘Diamond’ was never headed and he won comfortable from Razzle Dazzle , with an interesting fifth – Bewitched!.