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Piddinghoe Day 2

Date:	26/06/2005		Register:	Entry form
Society:	Sussex SDS		Type:	Open
Contact:	Louise Amos
	01342 822095

Location:

Hoddern Farm

Details:

Piddinghoe is situated on the back road between Lewes and Newhaven.
Turn off the A27 through Kingston-near-Lewes (roundabout 2 miles west of the Culfail Tunnel Roundabout). Turn right at the T junction through the village and drive through Rodmell & Southease. Piddinghoe village lies between the road and the River Ouse. The entrance to the trials field is between the first and second turnoffs into the village.
Alternatively, take Lewes Rd from Newhaven and Piddinghoe is about 2 miles north.
Take care, the entrance and part of the field is rutted.

Running Order

Piddinghoe Day 2, Sun
Judge A Jackman
Start Time 0830
48 Runners

1 Carol Worgan KYTE 79
2 Eamonn Lawless BILL 78 N
3 Jennie Holdsworth KERI 77
4 Philip Davies-Russell FLYNN 76
5 Ray Edwards TAFF 75
6 Johann Beeli JESS 74 OLF.
7 Ron MacRae LEO 74
8 Ray Edwards JIM 72
9 Jane Drinkwater GRACE 71
10 Carol Worgan LACEY 66
11 Dave Thompson TURK 65
12 Ron MacRae WILL 64
13 Robert Putnam FLY 61
14 Alison Johnson TAFF 45
15 Dave Thompson BECK 38 N
16 Ros Edwards MEG 38
17 Ian MacKay PEG 30
Alison Johnson PEG R N
Carol Worgan SPOT R
Carol Worgan MEG R
Eamonn Lawless QUEEN R N
Eamonn Lawless MADDIE R
Elaine Anstey GUS R
Elaine Anstey JET R N
Fiona Bradley JOSS R
Hughie Cole DAN R
Hughie Cole MEG R N
Ian MacKay CLOUD R
Ian MacKay GWEN R
Jane Drinkwater SLIP R N
Jennie Holdsworth WISP R
Jennie Holdsworth BETH R
Jill Woolston GWEN R
Johann Beeli TOSCA R
Mike Scott TIG R N
Pat Paice EMM R
Rae Lutman STAR R N
Ray Edwards PIP R
Ray Edwards JED R
Ray Wickens MOSS R N
Ray Wickens MAC R
Robert Putnam SEREN R
Ros Edwards DON R N
Tilly Haycock CLOVA R
Wm Brunger SCOTT R N
Wm Brunger GLEN R
Wm Fairhall MIAH R
Wm Fairhall NAP R
48 RAN
Secretaries report on Piddinghoe
The trials course is set in a steep sided chalk coombe valley, on the same farm as, and a mile to the south of the 2004 Nationals course. There is a stiff and challenging outrun of 600yd rising about 130ft. The dog is unsighted for most of the left outrun, and for part of the right hand outrun. The sheep were fit and skittish mules in fine condition, and were tricky to handle, just as they were at the Nationals in 2004. Most dogs required streams of commands to find the sheep, and quite a few failed to find them. Most of the dogs followed the irregular fence line along the crest of the left hand valley slopes, and few took a direct route. The right hand outrun initially climbed a steep hill, then dropped to a valley. Few handlers selected this route but most of those that did collected their sheep. The dogs ran much better on day 2, having learned from the previous day´s experience.

The gates were difficult to catch with the sheep bolting off, particularly uphill and penning was extremely also tricky. Only one penned on Day 1, and few succeeded on day 2.

The last run of the day provided the winner on both days´ competition. The clear winner on Day 1 was Philip Davies Russell with LAYLA.. Second place on Day 2 was taken by a very young dog, the 15 month old BILL handled by Eamon Lawless. BILL led the field all day, just being pipped at the post by one point by a superb run by Carol Worgan with KYTE.

The weather varied from warm to hot and several dogs were retired to avoid exhaustion.

Many thanks to the farmer, Peter Carr, and his shepherd Jane Drinkwater for a fantastic venue and excellent sheep.

Four of the handlers, Jane Drinkwater, Jennie Holdsworth, Johann Beeli, and Philip Davies Russell will be competing in the World Trials in Ireland on July 7th and we wish them every success there.
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