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Honeyhills 29th May 2011

240yds Bend

N/E 16 lbs

MORTONS CRAZY DAYS 16.30

N/E 18 lbs

SHROPSHIRE LASS 16.77

Isn't She Lovely

Fun Lovin

N/E 20 lbs

GREASE LIGHTNING 16.09

Mystify Me

Mies Van Der Rohe

Satin Sings

N/E 22lbs

NPWRCh SAPPHIRE QUEENS TOPAZ 15.78

Fleur

He's The One

Jumping Jack Flash

N/E 24 lbs

NPWRCh SAPPHIRE'S GEM 15.65

NPWRCh It's A Breeze

Satin Sundown

Reba

N/E 26 lbs

MR BRIGHTSIDE 16.17

Flash Back

Only Me

Secret Potions

N/E 28 lbs

FLASH IN THE PAN 15.67

Game On

NPWRCh Chase The Bear

Flying Rocket

N/E 30 lbs

SHROPSHIRE JOC-KEY 15.70

Shadow

Markamy's Marley

N/E 32lbs

BISH BASH BOSH 16.29

 

[Alan_H]

Congratulations to the new NPWRA Champions and group winners:

N/E 16lb - red: NPWRA Mortons Crazy Days

N/E 18lb - blue: Shropshire Lass, white: Isn't She Lovely, red: Fun Lovin

N/E 20lb - red: Grease Lightning, black: Mystify Me, white: Mies Van Der Rohe, blue: Satin Sings

N/E 22lb - red: NPWRCh Sapphire Queens Topaz, black: He's The One, blue: Jumping Jack Flash, white: Fleur

N/E 24lb - red: NPWRCh Sapphire's Gem, blue: NPWRCh It's A Breeze, black: Satin Sundown, white: Reba

N/E 26lb - black: Mr Brightside, white: Flash Back, red: Only Me, blue: Secret Potions

N/E 28lb - black: NPWRCh Flash In The Pan, white: Game On, blue: NPWRCh Chase The Bear, red: Flying Rocket

N/E 30lb - white: Shropshire Joc-key, red: Shadow, blue: Markamy's Marley

N/E 32lb - red: Bish Bash Bosh

 

[Firemansam]

Result of NE 22lb is wrong, Alan has it right in his photo, He's the One was 2nd

 

[BeeJay]

Again thank you for posting the results so quickly.

The Official result of the 22lbs group is as follows.

1 NPWRCh Sapphire Queens Topaz

2 He's The One

3 Jumping Jack Flash

4 Fleur

 

[CHRIS DOYLE]

I might be wrong. If I am I apologise. Did Bish Bash Bosh beat nothing into the final and in the final, have nothing to beat therefore becoming a half coat or in fact a champion. If that is so then where is the prestige in all of this? Surely, to be a winner, you must have something to beat?? If you haven't beaten anything then you cannot be a winner. If, in a weight group there is only one entry then argueably the contest should be declared null and void as there clearly has not been a contest. For a winner to be established there does need to have been a contest. one dog against another at the very least. Or am I wrong?

 

[Derekrfc]

I think what you will find Chriss that this has happened at Wcra Champs as well we all enter our dogs and when the day comes you race against who ever has entered if someone is lucky and not many have entered in their Group then that is the luck of the draw. But it should not deminish the event nor should anyone who has not entered feel that the dog is not entitled to its win because it is.

As i say it has happened many times at Wcra Champs throughout the years so is not something that is unusual.

Also i hate to say it but a lot of dogs cannot get the experience of bend racing any more and therefore in the interest of safety they do not enter their dogs in case they injure themselves or any other dogs and i think they are right to do so.

But as i said already you can only race against those who have entered all i have left to say is well done to all the runners finalists and winners sorry we could not have been there but it was just to far for us :thumbsup:

 

[IanGerman]

Chris: this is the elephant in the room that no one speaks about. However, now you have pointed it out we can all see it!

As Derek has said, it has always been like this, and of course it IS ludicrous that a covetted title can be handed out just for turning up, rather than actually beating another runner. But how disappointing would it be to turn up, only to find you would not run because your dog had no opponents?

In my own opinion, I think that one possible solution would be to move a solo entry up to the next group (not in the case of the heaviest group obviously) if the higher group can accomodate another runner. Certainly, for myself I'd rather see my dog compete, even at a slight disadvantage, than just run round on its own.

Titles have become a little devalued now anyway, with the splitting of our sport, they surely don't need further devaluation?

 

[Jacquie]

Excellent photos yet again, Alan :thumbsup: Thank you!

Well Done to all the winners and finalists

Extra special Well Done to Shropshire Lass and Shropshire Joc-key :thumbsup: Chris knows that Amber isn't the fastest dog on the track but she had the stamina to run four races and win the final )

 

[naylorwhippets]

Congratulations to all winners & finalists :thumbsup:

Massive congrats to Chris with Amber (Shropshire Lass) & Percy (Shropshire Joc-key) Doing the double act! We are so chuffed for you Chris :thumbsup: :cheers:

Also Jacquie's little Ayda coming 2nd in the 18lb group :wub:

Massive congratulations also to Rob & Naomi with Richie ( Mr Brightside) gaining his half coat & Darcie ( Mistify Me) just being pipped to 2nd place in the 20lb final :cheers:

Always new Richie could do it if he had the right head on :thumbsup:

 

[controversial]

congrats to all the winners,but i do think this brings up location,location,location,.a central venue more accessiable to all of us would have produced a far bigger enrty and needs to be sorted asap :thumbsup: