The HRA meeting at Bridekirk started in the morning after requests not to clash with the Rugby League Cup final.
The four-grade meeting started at 11am with 44 runners and it produced another kennel treble for Team Dearham.
Six lined up for the seniors with Darren and Julie McMaster and Anthony Skelton’s Silver Dream sent off as favourite after her previous course wins.
Going out of sight over the first hurdle Ruth and Charlie Dixon’s I Am It, which is currently being trained by Gary and Misha Byers, was leading along with championship leader Silver Dream; Les and Graham Reid’s Mel and Laura Steele, Andrew and Joel Bulman and Ian Romney’s Embrace.
Dropping out of the forest a group of four was being led by I Am It, Silver Dream, Embrace and Mel.
When they were seen again going along the bottoms Silver Dream had the lead from Embrace and Mel. Briefly seen before they go out of sight Mel had taken over at the front from Embrace and Silver Dream.
Onto the long finish Silver Dream regained the lead from Mel and Robyn, Ellie, Grace and Nicola Napier and Brooke Butler’s Foxparke Sidekick.
Once again the champion finished impressively to claim her 13th victory of the season ahead of Mel and Foxparke Sidekick.
Embrace finished in fourth ahead of Lisa and Holly Whitfield’s Lucky Breeze.
The first of the short races was the pups with a line-up of 13 with Sadie, Kessi and Graham Wilson’s Cinderella sent off as the favourite.
Once slipped and going into the bottoms out of sight Nicola McMaster and Barbara Telford’s Rodney Ranger was leading with Tony, Marlene, Connor and Carter Irving and Gary Woodend’s Bewley.
Back into view going through the bottoms Anthony, Steph, Sophie, Katie and Alfie Steele and Roy Laidler’s Miterdale Sauvage had got to the front of a line of hounds with Robyn, Ellie, Grace and Nicola Napier, Brooke Butler, Darren Clark and Donald Hodgson’s Foxparke Jubilees Jackpot for company.
Over the final hurdle and onto the long finish Cinderella had come through to lead from Miterdale Sauvage and she finished well to claim the win over Miterdale Sauvage in and Rodney Ranger.
Robyn, Ellie, Grace and Nicola Napier and Brooke Butler’s Foxparke Jiggle finished fourth and her kennel mate Foxparke Jubilee’s Jackpot was fifth ahead of Stephen Riley and Isla Hetherington’s Fable.
The Open Maidens had the best line-up of 17 with Darren McMaster and Anthony Skelton’s Silver Streak sent off as the favourite.
Out of sight into the bottoms Silver Streak was leading with Colin Satterthwaite’s Thorn Heart.
Back into sight along the bottoms Thorn Heart had the lead from a line of hounds headed by Robyn, Ellie, Grace and Nicola Napier and Brooke Butler’s Foxparke Dealer and Silver Streak.
Coming down the long finish Silver Streak was in front of Thorn Heart and Sarah Jane and the leader finished well to claim the win and another treble for Team Dearham.
Thorn Heart was second from Sarah Jane while Joseph Abram and Claire Crone’s pup Silver Girl finished in fourth.
Foxparke Dealer and Les and Graham Reid, Erin Rowlandson, Barbara Jones and Steven Walker’s Minnie took the final ticket.
The final race of the day was for the Veterans with a line-up of eight.
Andy and Alan Horn’s Overwater Louie went out in front of Linda Neale, Mark, Josh and Georgia Bryden’s Eagle Rock and Colin Satterthwaite’s Thorn Pop.
Going through the bottoms Overwater Louie was still ahead of Thorn Pop and Eagle Rock.
The same three were still in contention when they jumped the final obstacle but were being chased down by James and Ava McClellan’s Duchess Ava.
It was a desperately close affair but Overwater Louie did enough to claim the win, although the judge was unable to separate Duchess Ava and Thorn Pop so the pair were given a dead-heat for second.
Eagle Rock finished in fourth ahead off Tanya Satterthwaite’s Swamp Fox.
The final ticket went to Anthony, Steph, Sophie, Katie and Alfie Steele’s Miterdale Honesty.
Saturday May 30 Bridekirk
- Seniors: 1. Silver Dream; 2. Mel; 3. Foxparke Sidekick; 4. Embrace; 5. Lucky Breeze. 6 ran, only 5 finished. Time: 28.15.
- Pups: 1. Cinderella; 2. Miterdale Sauvage; 3. Rodney Ranger; 4. Foxparke Jiggle; 5. Foxparke Jubilee’s Jackpot; 6. Fable. 13 ran, time: 19.11.
- Open Maidens: 1. Silver Streak; 2. Thorn Heart; 3. Sarah Jane; 4. Silver Girl; 5. Foxparke Dealer; 6. Minnie. 17 ran, time: 18.20.
- Veterans: 1. Overwater Louie; 2: Dead heat – Duchess Ava and Thorn Pop; 4. Eagle Rock; 5. Swamp Fox; 6. Miterdale Honesty. 8 ran, time: 18.22.
