It was a busy Saturday for hound racing enthusiasts with two meetings taking place.
The Roman Wall Show was first with an early start of 11am and it was followed by Greenholme Show.
At the Roman Wall there were 44 hounds and eight of them contested the opening senior race.
Neil and Gillian Brown and Joel and Derrick Bulman’s Hey Mac got away well as usual with Denise and Jenny Bland’s Huntsman’s Time for company.
The hounds came back into view going past the field after roughly 10 minutes of racing where Hey Mac was still in contention with George McGimpsey, Gillian and Millie Telford’s Millie’s Lass joining the leading hounds along with Denise and Jenny Bland and Ella and Kyle Gallacher’s Jenny’s Chance.
Onto the mile long finish and through the wall gap into the last field Millie’s Lass came home best to earn her first senior victory of the season ahead of Hey Mac and Stanley, Carole, and Sarah Jackson, David Loan, Ricky Deacon and Donald Hodgson’s Croft Lass.
Jenny’s Chance was fourth while early leader Huntsman’s Time was next ahead of Gillian Bulman Brown and Mickey O’Brien’s Peggy Sue.
The Senior Maidens were next to go with a line-up of seven and George Burgon and Carole Tunstall’s Mr Mally was leading them away out of the first gate and out of sight.
Malcolm Holmes’ Senor was there as well and back into view going past the field the two were still showing the way but had been joined by Anna and Kerry Lindsay and Janie McAulay’s Inspect.
Onto the long haul to the line and through the final wall gap into the field three had a small lead – Senor and Mr Mally but now with Joy, Brian and Cathy Lister’s Minnie Million.
As they raced to the line Mr Mally just managed to hold onto the win from fast-finishing Minnie Million and then Senor.
Colin Satterthwaite’s Thorn Heart finished in fourth ahead of Joy, Brian and Cathy Lister’s Lady Million and Inspect.
The Pups were the first of the shorter races with seven involved and it was Anna and Kerry Lindsay and Janie McAulay’s Zinger and Nicola McMaster and Barbara Telford’s Rodney Ranger and Tony, Marlene, Connor and Carter Irving and Gary Woodend’s Bewley who were setting the early pace.
The hounds then aren’t seen until they show on the top of the mile long finish and on the run to the line Rodney Ranger looked as though he was going to come and win but was denied by Sarah Jackson, Willie Gill, Lisa Crosby, David Loan, Ricky Deacon and John Griesdale’s Croft Mist who claimed the won.
George McGimpsey, Gillian, Millie and Charlie Telford’s Charlie’s Dream was third and Dog Produce winner Bewley was fourth.
Joseph Abram and Claire Crone’s Silver Girl finished fifth ahead of Zinger.
The Puppy Maidens were next off with eight runners and as always Ruth and Charlie Dixon’s Is It It, currently being trained by Denise and Jenny Bland, was off to a speedy start.
There was a small gap to Andrew Bulman and Laura Steele’s Swifty.
Back into view Is It It had established a good lead and continued with it, claiming the win with a gap to Brian and Erin Rowlandson’s Blue Streak and Colin Satterthwaite’s Thorn Dot.
Andy and Alan Horn’s Show Boat finished in fourth ahead of George McGimpsey, Gillian, Millie and Charlie Telford’s Millie’s Pride and Sarah White and Elsie Horn’s Something Else.
The final race was for the Open Restricted and had the highest slip of the meeting with 14 lining up to go.
Lee, Hayley, Joey and George Wall, Sandra Mordue and Ted Storrow’s pair of Denton Phantom and Denton Adonis were off well with Sarah White and Elsie Horn’s pair of Malfunction and We Get By for company.
Back into view at the top of the finish Malfunction was leading from Brian and Erin Rowlandson and the late Billy Birkett’s Blue Striker but as they neared the line they were both denied the win by Tracey, Derrick and Carolyn Hill’s fast finishing Maggie Moon who came through to claim the win.
Denton Adonis was fourth and We Get By took fifth with the final ticket going to Denton Phantom.
Roman Wall Show – June 13
- Hounds – 1. Millie’s Lass; 2. Hey Mac; 3. Croft Lass; 4. Jenny’s Chance; 5. Huntsman’s Time; 6. Peggy Sue. 8 ran, time 29.17.
- Maidens – 1. Mr Mally; 2. Minnie Million; 3. Senor; 4. Thorn Heart; 5. Lady Million; 6. Inspect. 7 ran, time 29.55.
- Pups – 1. Croft Mist; 2. Rodney Ranger; 3. Charlie’s Dream; 4. Bewley; 5. Silver Girl; 6. Zinger. 7 ran, time 20.15.
- Puppy Maiden – 1. Is It It; 2. Blue Streak; 3. Thorn Dot; 4. Showboat; 5. Millie’s Pride; 6. Something Else. 8 ran, time 20.47.
- Open Restricted – 1. Maggie Moon; 2. Malfunction; 3. Blue Striker; 4. Denton Adonis; 5. We Get By; 6. Denton Phantom. 14 ran, time 19.48.
Greenholme Show
At Greenholme Show, the five grade meeting attracted 42 entries.
A field of five contested the senior race and going out of sight James and Ava McClellan’s Baroness Ava and Ruth and Charlie Dixon’s Let It Be were leading the way.
The hounds came back into sight going through the fell after roughly 23 minutes where Let It Be had taken over in the lead from Baroness Ava, Martin, Molly and Teddy Burrow and Sarah Jackson’s Thorn Soul and Stephen Irving and Caroline Graham’s Zoya.
On the run in for home appearing at the top gate Thorn Soul was just in front of Zoya with a small gap to Baroness Ava.
When they came into the finishing field Thorn Soul pulled away to win from Baroness Ava and Zoya.
Let It Be finished in fourth from Ian Fleet’s Chapel Lad, the last of the five to finish.
The Pups had nine runners and Martin and Molly Burrow, Ian Freyne, Ger and Jennifer Kenneally’s Thorn Daisy was away best with Duncan, Amy, Oliver, Liam, Eleanor Chisholm, Harry Turner and Brian Graham’s Let Me Try Again for company.
The hounds are seen going through the fell after roughly 15 minutes where Let Me Try Again was now leading from Thorn Daisy, Geoff and Gillian Higgins and Jake and Zach Green’s Azalia and Paul Airey, Joanne, Sophie, and Lauren Airey’s Meadow Rose with a small gap to Ruth and Charlie Dixon’s What Is It.
Onto the finish Let Me Try Again had pulled away and finished well to claim his fourth puppy win of the season ahead of Thorn Daisy and Meadow Rose.
Azalia finished fourth from What Is It and Ian Fleet, Katy Lyon, Josh, Eva and George Martin’s Snow Peak.
The Open Maidens had a slip of eight and Malcolm Holmes’ Senorita got off to a great start with Sarah White and Elsie Horn’s Flightline for company.
Going through the fell Flightline had taken over at the front from Senorita, with Stuart Jeynes’ Heartside and Jenny Horn and Ronnie Ridley’s Spring Gardener there as well.
Onto the finish a good few hounds had a chance of winning but Senorita knuckled down best to snatch the win by a nose over Flightline with Heartside in third.
Geoff Higgins’ Lucky Lottie finished fourth ahead of Spring Gardener and Jim, Ann, Alan and Adrian Little’s Huntsman’s Delight.
The Open Restricted had eight contenders and Christine Brownlee’s pair of Maeve and Malia were quickest from the slip. Jenny Horn and Ronnie Ridley’s Spring Return was with them.
Going through it was Caroline Clough’s Snowfell who had taken the lead from Malia, Spring Return and Tanya Satterthwaite’s Pied Piper.
Onto the run in and Spring Return finished best to win from Maeve and Paul Airey, Joanne, Sophie and Lauren Hodgson’s Meadow Artisan. They were followed in by Snowfell, Malia and Pied Piper.
The final race of the busy day was the Veterans with a slip of nine.
Jim, Ann, Alan and Adrian Little’s Huntsman’s Quantum got off to a really fast start with Julie Birkenshaw’s Bretton and Brian Graham and Eleanor Chisholm’s Eleanor’s Lass for company.
Going through the fell Eleanor’s Lass was leading from Bretton and Willie and Craig Mark and Billy Lindsay’s Summer Spirit.
Onto the finish Eleanor’s Lass took the win by a length from Bretton and Denis Peare and Jackie Gill’s Miterdale Duchess in third.
Summer Spirit finished fourth with Eden Romina and Bill and Pat Mellon, Wack and Tina Airey’s Cracking Last One Two.
Greenholme Show – June 13
- Hounds – 1. Thorn Soul; 2. Baroness Ava; 3. Zoya; 4. Chapel Lad; 5. Let It Be. 5 ran, time 26.27.
- Pups – 1. Let Me Try; 2. Thorn Daisey; 3. Azalia; 4. Meadow Rosie; 5. Merle; 6. Snow Peak. 9 ran, time 18.53.
- Open Maiden – 1. Senorita; 2. Flightline; 3. Heartside; 4. Lucky Lottie; 5. Spring Gardener; 6. Huntsman’s Delight. 11 ran, time 20.06.
- Open Restricted – 1. Spring Return; 2. Maeve; 3. Meadow Artisan; 4. Snowfell; 5. Malia; 6. Pied Piper. 8 ran, time 19.37.
- Veterans – 1. Eleanor’s Lass; 2. Bretton; 3. Miterdale Duchess; 4. Summer Spirit; 5. Eden Romina; 6. Cracking Last One Two. 9 ran, Time 19.21.
