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Tuesday, 26 April 2016

2016 International @ Carrignabhfear Co Cork

This coming weekend's  2016 International heads to Carrignahfear.

The meeting is hosted by the C.C.C.H.A, With trainers & hounds coming in from all 4 Associations that currently compete in Ireland being the C.C.C.H.A -I.C.D.A -K.B.A. & I.N.D.H.A every trainer will be looking to land one of the International Titles that's on offer on Sunday.

2016 International Senior hound
2016 International Maiden hound
2016 International Senior pup
2016 International Maiden pup

Last years International was held in Rathduff.

The Senior honours went to Denton Razor trained by John O'keene of the I.C.D.A,
The Maiden Grade went to Gerry Murphy's Castletown Tiger  I.C.D.A.
Denton Razor 2015 senior international winner
currently in fine form 

Castletown tiger 2015 Senior Maiden Winner 

Senior Pups was won by Max Lad of Northern Hunt C.C.C.H.A
Maiden Pups was won by Casper of Mayfield Harriers C.C.C.H.A.
Max Lad 2015 Senior puppy winner 
Casper 2015 Puppy Maiden Winner



Here are a few hounds from all Associations that are in with a good chance this Sunday to pick up a major honour in drag hunting.

C.C.C.H.A.Senior Hounds, In tip top form is Midday Charm trained by Andrew Gary & Darren O'Callaghan this classy bitch has won 6 senior drag hunts so far this season out of the 7 she has competed in,Winning last weekend in impressive style on her run to the tape as she won the Northern Hunt Senior grade, the O'Callaghan family will no doubt have the bitch ready for the big day as they have with many a hound in many a year gone by, Bounty of Fairhill 4th last year out in Rathduff has been in the tickets consistently & will have a shout on the day, along with Bernie Rall's Mossie the 2014 Senior International Winner, daughter Denise Rall's Son of Magic has also been running very well ticketing away on a regular basis, Ger & Jennifer's The Howler Jack will also be one to think about on the big day, Awol,Dark Destroyer, Bully Mike, Blue Shadow & Awesome have all picked up tickets in the Senior ranks this season & their trainers will have to be in with a chance as well on the day.

K.B.A  Senior Hounds: Jason Leary's Glen who has 3 wins to date & Faugheen push the charge for the lad from Kerry, Mike Driscolls Robbie has 2 wins & Midday mission has been ticketing away down in Kerry might she come back to haunt her former kennel in cork?,I'm sure there will be a few more hounds representing the Kerry Beagle Association on the day as they always travels in great numbers & enjoy themselves in what is a long trip for trainer & hounds up to County Cork.

I.C.D.A  Senior Hounds: Denton Razor 2015 winner is in great form this season for John O'Keefe & should be a good match for Midday Charm on the day, Mossgrove Dessie 2014 Senior Puppy winner  has also found some good form over his last few runs and will be one to watch for on the big day,Mad Max for Kieran Kearney is running well,Ringo & Speculate 2nd last year could also be in amongst the tickets.


C.C.C.H.A. Maiden Hounds: In the Maiden grade i think is a bit of a head scratcher as its wide open Blackholm is in great form for John O'callaghan winning the Northern hunt club drag last weekend is some style as she led from slip to catch taking her tally of  2 wins and a bag of tickets to the International, Timmy Mac's Shearspark hounds will be ready on the big day and have been ticketing away all year for the man who's had his picture taken more times than a grenadier guard at Buckingham palace will he make the Echo this year?, Blue Magic, Star Magic,Magic's Boy, Star Man, Casper, Misty Jack, Small & Dainty, 2015 winner Max Lad & litter brother Dawstown Spark who showed some magic winning back to back drags at Easter lead Martina & Don Mcgrath's charge on Sunday, the above are a hounds in with a shout on the day. that have been in among the tickets in the opening 8 drag hunts this season in the C.C.C.H.A.

K.B.A. Maiden Hounds: Patrick Dillons, Vicky , Marley & Fran , Blue Star & Judy head the way for Jason Leary & Blue Tornado for Joseph Driscoll.

I.C.D.A. Maiden Hounds: Get McCarthy's Misty should put in a fine run for the in form trainer, along with Border Lad & Gerry Murphys Guniess & Diamond.

C.C.C.H.A. Pups, As all the pups have been running in the one grade up to the International it will be a trainers decision whether they run their hounds on a fresh hunt or dead rag with 2 grades being available Senior pups & Maiden pups: Midday Sky ,Slievemish fire, Shearspark kid, Katies Gem , Mossie's Son & Son Of Mossie,Black Jack, Malbec,Karter Blarney Rose & Heidi's boy have been the most consistent pups battling for tickets week in week out since the opening day of the season its wide open.

K.B.A Pups: Joseph Hartys Asia, Dido Declan Driscoll, Joe Driscoll Darling & Remy Boy trained by Shane Driscoll.

I.C.D.A. Pups: Sheila Cummins Penny Lane is top pick from the this years I.C.D.A. pups along with Ger McCarthys Samson & Magic, Messi who is a good driving hound may dictate the pace for Gerry Murphy on Sunday.


For those that are travelling from Cumbria have a safe trip and enjoy your weekend.

Best of Luck to all Trainers & Hounds for the weekend.



Sunday, 24 April 2016

NORTHERN HUNT DRAG HUNT RESULTS

PUPS 22/04/16

1ST MIDDAY SKY-MAYFIELD
2ND SHEARSPARk KID-MAYFIELD
3RD KARTER-MAYFIELD
4TH KATIES GEM-KERRY PIKE
5TH SLIEVEMISH FIRE-CLOGHEEN
6TH MOSSY'S SON-MAYFIELD

19 RAN  TIME 15.20

SENIOR HOUNDS 24/04/16

1ST MIDDAY CHARM-MAYFIELD
2ND SON OF MAGIC-MAYFIELD
3RD MOSSY-MAYFIELD
4TH BOUNTY-FAIRHILL
5TH DARK DESTROYER-KERRY PIKE
6TH GYPSY WOMAN-GRIFFEN UNITED

19  RAN  TIME 29.30

MAIDEN HOUNDS

1ST BLACKHOLM-GRIFFEN UNITED
2ND STAR MAN-KERRY PIKE
3RD MISTY JACK-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS
4TH SHEARSPARK MURS BEAUTY-MAYFIELD
5TH NOT NOW MICHAEL-CLOGHEEN
6TH SILVER LINING-MAYFIELD

John & daughter Orlaith with
Blackholm Northern Hunt Senior Maiden Winner 


18  RAN  TIME 30.20

A super weekend for the O'Callaghan families at the Northern Hunt Drag hunt meeting.


Andrew Gary & Darren's Midday Sky wins the puppy grade beating Mayfield club hound shears-park kid trained my Timmy mac.

Midday Charm completed a super double for the O'Callaghan family notching up her 6th win in the opening 8 meetings, I hear that the Mayfield bitch is in electrifying form ahead of next weekends international meeting & when the call went up today she flew into the tape with ease, the bitch will surely be one of the red hot favourites for the senior international title next week @Carrignabhfear,

Denise Rall's son of magic & her father's mossy took two more tickets for the Mayfield harriers bringing the in form clubs total to 8 places across all three grades.Bounty dark destroyer & Donie duggans gypsy woman shared the rest of the tickets.

The Maiden Honours went to John O'Callaghan of Griffen United as his hound Blackholm picked up her 2nd win of the 2016 campaign & is also in very good form after ticketing away over the last few weeks, reports from various road crossings today tell me Blackholm led the drag hunt from start to finish.




Monday, 18 April 2016

FAIR HILL DRAG HUNT RESULTS

PUPS

1ST BLACK-JACK-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS
2ND MIDDAY SKY-MAYFIELD
3RD SHEARSPARK KID-MAYFIELD
4TH MALBEC-KERRY PIKE
5TH CARTER-MAYFIELD
6TH SLIEVEMISH FIRE-CLOGHEEN

23  RAN  TIME 15.00
KEN LONG'S BLACK JACK
FAIR HILL PUPPY WINNER 


SENIOR HOUNDS

1ST MIDDAY CHARM-MAYFIELD
2ND THE HOWLER JACK-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS
3RD MOSSIE-MAYFIELD
4TH SON OF MAGIC-MAYFIELD
5TH BLUE SHADOW-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS
6TH DARK DESTROYER-KERRY PIKE

19  RAN  TIME 29.00

MIDDAY CHARM FAIRHILL SENIOR
WINNER 


MAIDEN HOUNDS

1ST MISTY JACK-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS
2ND SMALL & DAINTY-NORTHERN HUNT
3RD BLACKHOLM-GRIFFEN UNITED
4TH CASPER-MAYFIELD
5TH MAX LAD-NORTHERN HUNT
6TH NOT NOW VENICE-CLOGHEEN

21  RAN  TIME 30.00

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

MAYFIELD HARRIERS DRAG HUNT RESULTS

SENIOR HOUNDS

1ST BOUNTY-FAIRHILL
2ND THE HOWLER JACK-S&C HARRIERS
3RD AWOL-GRIFFEN UNITED
4TH BULLY MIKE-IHT
5TH CRAWFORD-GRIFFEN UNITED
6TH AWESOME-NORTHERN HUNT

11  RAN   TIME 31.15

MAIDEN HOUNDS

1ST MISTY JACK-S&C HARRIERS
2ND BLACKHOLE-GRIFFEN UNITED
3RD SMALL & DAINTY-NORTHERN HUNT
4TH STARMAGIC-KERRY PIKE
5TH STARMAN-KERRY PIKE
6TH BLUE MAGIC-NORTHERN HUNT

15  RAN  TIME 32.00

PUPS

1ST BLARNEY ROSE-FAIRHILL
2ND KATIES GEM-KERRY PIKE
3RD JESSIE J-NORTHERN HUNT
4TH MALBEC-KERRY PIKE
5TH PUERTO JACK-S&C HARRIERS
6TH BLACK JACK-S&C HARRIERS

15  RAN TIME 15.26

Monday, 4 April 2016

J CAREY MEMORIAL DRAG HUNT RESULTS

SENIOR HOUNDS

1ST MIDDAY CHARM-MAYFIELD
2ND THE HOWLER JACK-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS
3RD BOUNTY-FAIRHILL
4TH AWOL-GRIFFEN UNITED
5TH SON OF MAGIC-MAYFIELD
6TH AWESOME-NORTHERN HUNT

16  RAN  TIME 27.05

MIDDAY CHARM MICHAEL O'MAHONY MEMORIAL
SENIOR WINNER 2016 


MAIDEN HOUNDS

1ST SHEARSPARK BACARDI-MAYFIELD
2ND BLACKHOLM-GRIFFEN UNITED
3RD KASPER-MAYFIELD
4TH MISTY JACK-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS
5TH MAGICS BOY-MAYFIELD
6TH MAX LAD-NORTHERN HUNT

24  RAN  TIME 27.03

ASSOCATION PUPPY DRAG HUNT @ BOTTLE HILL

1ST SHEARSPARK KID-MAYFIELD
2ND SLIEVEMISH FIRE-CLOGHEEN
3RD MOSSY'S SON-MAYFIELD
4TH BLARNEY ROSE-FAIRHILL
5TH SON OF MOSSY-MAYFIELD
6TH COOL LULU-SOUTHERN & CARRAGALINE HARRIERS

18  RAN TIME 20.49

Another great weekend's Sport for Mayfield Harriers as they win all three grades,Timmy Mac landing a brace winning the Senior Maiden with Shearspark Bacardi & Shearspark Kid the puppy grade, beating Damien Wades Slievemish fire who came from 5th to pick up 2nd place,mossy's son was 3rd blarney rose 4th , son of mossy 5th & cool lulu 6th.

The senior honours went to midday charm beating last week's winner The howler Jack , taking her tally to 4 wins , good runs from bounty , awol, son of magic  & awesome .

Maiden honours went to shearspark bacardi beating blackholm, Kasper was 3rd & the remaining tickets were picked up by misty jack , magics boy & max lad.