All roads this weekend lead to the first major trail of the season – the August Premier trail at Tallentire Hill(post code: CA13 0QA).

It is a field-and-dykes course with the senior contenders being Miterdale Shadow, Silver Dusk, Babycham and Cracking Spirit.

In the pups Silver Dancer, Silver Mist, Cracking Last One Two and Wait and See look to be in with a good chance, while the open restricted will really be open, although Miterdale Copper, Tom Thumb, Release the Beast and Copperfield should be prominent.

In the veterans Thorn Dancer, Thorn Fire, McCoy and Mysterious should be in the mix. Top tipster will be run on the day, entries to Jayne (£2 each).

Tuesday saw the first of the Bridekirk series get under way where Sophie Steele’s Miterdale Shadow put in a strong second-half run to claim his fifth championship win ahead of Bill Mellon’s Cracking Spirit and Stuart Jeynes’ Forlorn Spring.

It was a close battle to the line in the pups but Keith Lynch and Darren McMaster’s Wait and See claimed the victory over Bill’s Cracking Last One Two with Darren’s Silver Dancer in third. The open restricted saw Sophie’s Miterdale Copper see off Tony and Connor Irving’s Tom Thumb and Lisa Whitfield’s Black Legend.

Wednesday was third time lucky for Cold Fell after two previous cancellations. The senior trail got Denise Bland’s kennel back to winning ways as Huntsman’s Nimrod beat Reg Smith’s Acorn and Ian Donaldson and Mark Steele’s Miterdale Steele.

The puppy trail saw Denise claim a double with Jenny’s Quest scoring over Nick Wilson and Tia Stainton’s Macbeth with Les and Pat Black’s Canny Style in third.

The ever-popular open maidens saw Erin Rowlandson shout home Blue Blaze for the victory ahead of Mal and Anne Reay’s Zulu and Les and Pat’s Canny Mover.

The open restricted saw Maurice and Abigail’s New Agenda romp to victory ahead of Russel and Wendy Dawson’s Queen and Michelle Addison and David Clifford’s Eden Raya.

Thursday saw Grasmere host the first in their series which saw £275 raised for the Memorial Trails. Jenny’s Delight stormed home to beat Denise Pears’ Hawkswood and Jenny’s Aura.

The pups saw a win for Graham and Janet Thornton as Grange Rose took the Ken Bunting Memorial Trail to beat Brian Graham and Julie Burkinshaw’s Tommy’s Lass with Jenny’s Quest in third.

The open maidens saw Peter Green’s Super Sun take the win ahead of Duncan and Amy Chisholme’s Ol’ Blue Eyes and Jim Batty’s Ladybird.

Saturday saw a return to Bridekirk for what is usually Cockermouth Show Trails. Twenty-two seniors took to the trail where Sophie’s Miterdale Shadow showed an impressive turn of foot to stroll to victory in the seniors, the four year old has learnt how to pace himself over these long trails and is at his strongest in the second half of the trails where you can see him shift up a gear. He beat Alan Blacklock’s Babycham and Nicola and Darren McMaster’s Silver Dusk.

The senior maidens saw six take to the trail where Geoff and Gillian Higgins’ Kinniside Jacko came home ahead of Tom Thumb and Blue Bolt. The pups saw Cracking Last One Two take the victory ahead of Wait and See and Ellie and Grace Napier’s Foxpark Bugaboo.

In the puppy maidens Andy and Alan Horn’s Show me the Rose took the win ahead of Molly Burrow’s Thorn Rose and Christopher Henderson and Ashleigh Horn’s Insane. In the veterans Jim Batty’s Ladybird beat Stephen Riley’s Dairy Lightening and Molly’s Torn Fire.

Sunday saw the first of the Calebreak series where Nimrod beat Acorn and Russell and Wendy Dawson’s Adele. A cavalry charge came up to the finish in the pups but in the end the verdict went to Brian Graham and Julie Burkinshaw’s Young Harry with Les and Pat Black’s Canny Style in second and Joe and Nessa Simpson’s Shiraz in third.

The open maidens saw Canny Mover ahead of the chasing pack, led in by Ian Fleet and Jayne Petersen’s three-year-old High Glen to claim his first ever ticket and Emily Irving’s Overwater Robert.

The open restricted saw a win for Michelle Addison and David Clifford’s Eden Raya ahead of Stuart Smith’s Prospect Spring and Maurice and Abigail’s New Agenda.

Fixtures

Wed 5 – Cold Fell H, P, OM, OR (6.00);

Sat 8 – Tallentire Hill (HTA Premier trails) H, M, P, PM, OR, V (1.00);

Mon 10 – Calebreak H, P, OR (6.00, 7.30, 8.00);

Tues 11 – Redmain H, P, ONW, OR (6.00);

Wed 12 – Cold Fell H, P, OM, OR (5.45);

Thurs 13 – Oulton H, P, ONW, V (5.30).

Results

Sunday August 2 – Calebreak

Hounds: 1, Huntsman’s Nimrod; 2, Acorn; 3, Adele; 4, Cuckoo Lane; 5, Huntsman; 6, Our Man Mike. 19 ran, time 29.10

Pups: 1, Young Harry; 2, Canny Style; 3, Shiraz; 4, Bretton; 5, Grange Rose; 6, Eagle Rock. 23 ran, time 23.05

Open Maidens: 1, Canny Mover; 2, High Glen; 3, Overwater Robert; 4, Bewitched; 5, Tremor; 6, not claimed. 24 ran, time 22.34

Open Restricted: 1, Eden Raya; 2, Prospect Spring; 3, New Agenda; 4, Super Sun; 5, Solitaire; 6, Queen. 20 ran, time 21.28

Saturday August 1 – Bridekirk

Hounds: 1, Miterdale Shadow; 2, Babycham; 3, Silver Dusk; 4, Opal; 5, Forlorn Spring; 6, Mystery Bound. 22 ran, time 26.45

Maidens: 1, Kinniside Jacko; 2, Tom Thumb; 3, Blue Bolt; 4, Zola; 5, Kinniside Molly. 6 ran (5 finished), time 30.16

Pups: 1, Cracking Last One Two; 2, Wait ‘n’ See; 3, Foxparke Buggaboo; 4, Silver Dancer; 6, Silver Mist; 6, Kinniside Sandy. 10 ran, time 18.43

Puppy Maidens: 1, Show Me the Rosé; 2, Thorn Rose; 3, Insane; 4, Meadow Misty; 5, Intensity; 6, Miterdale Fortune. 8 ran, time 20.46

Veterans: 1, Ladybird; 2, Dairy Lightning; 3, Thorn Fire; 4, Marlou; 5, Thorn Dancer; 6, McCoy. 7 ran, time 19.05

Thursday July 30 – The Flatts, Grasmere

Hounds: 1, Jenny’s Delight; 2, Hawkswood; 3, Jenny’s Aura; 4, Marlou; 5, Overwater Sully; 6, Cuckoo Lane. 8 ran, time 33.33

Pups: 1, Grange Rose; 2, Tommy’s Lass; 3, Jenny’s Quest; 4, Overwater Louie; 5, Miss Ava; 6, Insane. 9 ran, time 21.27

Open Maidens: 1, Super Sun; 2, Ol’ Blue Eyes; 3, Ladybird; 4, Monsoon; 5, Overwater Marvin; 6, Oakbank Izzy. 21 ran, time 20.34

Wednesday July 29 – Cold Fell

Hounds: 1, Huntsman’s Nimrod; 2, Acorn; 3, Miterdale Steel; 4, Huntsman; 5, Our Man Mike; 6, Apache. 14 ran, time 30.45

Pups: 1, Jenny’s Quest; 2, Macbeth; 3, Canny Style; 4, Spring Music; 5, Huntsman’s Prince; 6, Miterdale Favour. 14 ran, time 20.54

Open Maidens: 1, Blue Blaze; 2, Zulu; 3, Canny Mover; 4, Foxparke Parma Violet; 5, Kinniside Molly; 6, Foxparke Mo Farren. 24 ran, time 19.21

Open Restricted: 1, New Agenda; 2, Queen; 3, Eden Raya; 4, Adele; 5, Nashville; 6, Tingle Creek. 20 ran, time 18.34

Tuesday July 28 – Bridekirk

Hounds: 1, Miterdale Shadow; 2, Cracking Spirit; 3, Forlorn Spring; 4, Silver Dusk; 5, Opal; 6, Copperfield. 23 ran, time 27.54

Pups: 1, Wait ‘n’ See; 2, Cracking Last One Two; 3, Silver Dancer; 4, Silver Mist; 5, Shiraz; 6, Foxparke Jog On. 19 ran, time 19.52

Open Restricted: 1, Miterdale Copper; 2, Tom Thumb; 3, Black Legend; 4, Solitaire; 5, McCoy; 6, Showbiz. 11 ran, time 17.37.