Saturday saw the climax of the Trilogy Trails which replaced the popular former Cock How Festival Trails.
It was all to run for as the outcome of the trails would determine who got the lion’s share of the prize money on offer across the six races as points were accumulated across the three trails.
First up were the senior hounds with a field of 14 hounds and as they showed there were two of them with a slight lead.
In the end it was Jonty and Evie Moore’s and Jack Thompson’s Ned’s Gain who just got up by a couple of yards to take the win from Ian Bell’s Howgil Lil in second place.
Ian Donald’s Huntsman’s Quartz finished in third place followed by Ryan and Tom Bell’s Ron.
Miterdale Duchess, who finished in fifth place for Denis Pear and Jackie Gill, had won the first two senior trails and managed to hold onto first prize for the seniors and took home the major part of the £400 on offer.
Next up were the senior maidens and it was Isla Hetherington and Stephen Riley’s Ruby who came home first in a field of 17.
She was followed by Foxparke Whoosh in second place for the Napier kennel and that was enough to give her the overall win for the maidens just two points in front of Ruby, who came second in the competition.
There were 14 hounds slipped in the Open Puppy race and as they came back onto the finish it was James McClelland’s Glamorous Ava who went on to win from Embrace who finished in second place.
Glamorous Ava was repeating her success on Thursday and seems to be coming back into good form.
Thorn Gift, who had headed up the points overall didn’t ticket but still managed to hold on with the two wins previously acquired. The win for Glamorous Ava took her to second place in the points competition.
The Puppy Maiden race saw a bigger field of runners with 19 hounds involved and it was Sportsman who showed on the finish before coming home nicely to win for Willie and Daphne Mark.
He was followed home by Caroline Graham and Stephen Irving’s Hunter’s Zodiac and then Carol and Stanley Jackson’s Croft Lass.
The win for Sportsman was enough to take him to joint first with Foxparke Brum Brum in the final Trilogy points table.
The Open Restricted race was next and had a good field of 21 hounds with Malia and Maverick showing on the finish.
In the end it was Christine Brownlee’s Malia who pulled away to win the race from Joseph Abraham and Sadie Wilson’s Maverick.
That win for Malia moved her up to second place in the points competition but it was Apache Raider for Debbie and Lana McGee who took the bulk of the £300 following his earlier two wins.
Last but not least was the veteran race and it was local hound Crazy who came home first for Jonty and Evie Moore and Jack Thompson to give them a double win on the day. It also moved Crazy up to joint second in the Trilogy Points.
Forlorn Spring was second which was enough to keep him at the top of the points and take home first place in the points competition for the veterans.
Afterwards a spokesman for the festival committee said: “A lot of people worked really hard to put on the three meetings. Thank you to everyone who helped on all three days, trailers, catchers, scouts, judge, starter, timekeeper, leave getter, farmers, entries, entertainment manager/points compiler.”
The points scoring hounds were as follows:
Hounds
- 1st Miterdale Duchess 14
- 2nd Ned’s Gain 11
- 3rd Summer Spirit 7
- Tie 4th Duchess Ava/Howgill Lil
- Tie 6th Foxparke Beep Beep/Foxparke Mysteriously/Huntsman’s Quartz
Maiden
- 1st Foxparke Whoosh 9
- 2nd Ruby 7
- 3rd Foxparke Rumour 6
- 4th Foxparke Who Gives A Toss 5
- 5th Imagine 4
- Tie 6th Foxparke Bugaboo/Black Edition
Pups
- 1st Thorn Gift 12
- 2nd Glamorous Ava 9
- 3rd Mel 8
- 4th Silver Dream 7
- 5th Sara Jane 6
- Tie 6th Rodney Raider/Artiste/Embrace 5
Puppy Maidens
- Tie 1st Foxparke BrumBrum/Sportsman
- Tie 3rd Foxparke Dealer/Hunters Zodiac
- Tie 5th Foxparke Fair Lady/Croft Lass/Miterdale Dusk/Foxparke Sidekick
- 6th Thorn Bear
Open Restricted
- 1st Apache Raider 12
- Tie 2nd Eden Rayna/Maverick/Malia 9
- Tie 5th Dundee/Kinniside Bobby 5
Veterans
- 1st Forlorn Spring 9
- Tie 2nd Hawkswood/Crazy 6
- 3rd Monsoon 5
- 4th Showbiz 4
- Tie 5th Amber Bay/Crackin Spirit/Huntsman’s Major 2
July 29 – Cock How
- Hounds – 1. Ned’s Gain; 2. Howgil Lil; 3. Huntsman’s Quartz; 4. Ron; 5. Miterdale Duchess; 6. Foxparke Mysteriously. 14 ran, time 31.55.
- Maidens – 1. Ruby; 2. Foxparke Whoosh; 3. Imagine; 4. Black Edition; 5. Persian Gold; 6. Eden Romina. 17 ran, time 35.51.
- Pups – 1. Glamorous Ava; 2. Embrace; 3. Artist; 4. Mel; 5. Kinniside Miracle; 6. Sarah Jane. 14 ran, time 24.41.
- Puppy Maiden – 1. Sportsman; 2. Hunter’s Zodiac; 3. Croft Lass; 4. Thorn Bear; 5. Miterdale Dust; 6. Foxparke Side Kick. 19 ran, time 27.52.
- Open Restricted – 1. Malia; 2. Maverick; 3. Eden Rayna; 4. Kinniside Bobby; 5. Foxparke Lady Ava; 6. Chapel Stile. 21 ran, time 27.13.
- Veterans – 1. Crazy; 2. Forlorn Spring; 3. Showbiz; 4. Huntsman’s Major; 5. Amber Bay; 6. Splendid Mickey. 15 ran, time 25.42.
