The latest HRA meeting was a four grade event at Walton Moss with 52 hounds turning out on the night.
Ten of those were entered into the Seniors with Willie and Craig Mark and Billy Lindsay’s Sportsman the first to force the pace.
George Burgon and Carole Tunstall’s Mr Mally and Ruth and Charlie Dixons Let It Be were with him.
The hounds come back into sight going past the field where Denise and Jenny Bland and Ella and Kyle Gallacher’s Jenny’s Chance had joined Sportsman and Mr Mally at the front and the trio were having a good race as they went out of sight.
Once they appeared at the top of the hill on the finish there were now five who had gone clear with the group being led by Sportsman.
After the run to the line Sportsman took the honours by a length from Jenny’s Chance and Mr Mally.
Joy, Brian and Cathy Lister’s Minnie Million finished in fourth ahead of George McGimpsey, Gillian and Millie Telford’s Millie’s Lass and Let It Be.
The Pups also had ten entries with Duncan, Amy, Oliver, Liam, Eleanor Chisholm, Harry Turner and Brian Graham’s Let Me Try Again off to a good start along with Anna and Kerry Lindsay and Janie McAulay’s Zinger and George McGimpsey, Gillian, Millie and Charlie Telford’s Charlie’s Dream.
Back into view going through the middle and past the field Let Me Try Again and Charlie’s Dream had gone clear and gained a handy lead.
They maintained that until the finish where they had a good race before Charlie’s Dream claimed his second puppy victory of the season ahead of Let Me Try Again and a small gap to Zinger in third.
Ruth and Charlie Dixon’s What Is It finished fourth and Ian Fleet, Katy Lyon, Josh, Eva and George Martin’s Snow Peak took fifth with the final ticket going to Christopher Henderson’s Nash On.
The Open Restricted was the largest race of the night with a slip of 20 and Lee, Hayley, Joey and George Wall, Sandra Mordue and Ted Storrow’s pair of Denton Phantom and Denton Adonis were off, as they often are, to a speedy start.
George Burgon and Carole Tunstall’s Overwater Hunter went with them.
When they went past the field Denton Phantom was leading from Denton Adonis and Sarah White and Elsie Horn’s Malfunction.
Onto the finish the trio had gone clear and had a great race to the line before Denton Adonis got there first by half a length from kennel and littermate Denton Phantom with Malfunction in third.
Marti and Amy Borthwick’s Castle Callant finished fourth ahead of Jenny Horn and Ronnie Ridley’s Spring Ribbon and Overwater Hunter.
The final race was the All-In which attracted 12 runners and was won by Malcolm Holmes’ Senor over his kennel mate Senorita and Gillian Brown and Mickey O’Briens Peggy Sue.
Walton Moss – June 16
Hounds – 1. Sportsman; 2. Jenny’s Chance; 3. Mr Mally; 4. Minnie Million; 5. Millie’s Lass; 6. Let It Be.10 ran, time 26.52.
Pups – 1. Charlie’s Dream; 2. Let Me Try Again; 3. Zinger; 4. What Is It; 5. Snow Peak; 6. Nash On. 10 ran, time 20.49.
Open Restricted – 1. Denton Adonis; 2. Denton Phantom; 3. Malfunction; 4. Castle Callant; 5. Spring; 6. Overwater Hunter. 20 ran, time 20.54.
All In – 1. Senor; 2. Senorita; 3. Peggy Sue; 4. Spring Return; 5. Meadow Rosie; 6. Inspect. 12 ran, time 20.16.
