Moore the merrier as home pair take title
(16) I Jardine 7 11-12 (CD)
(68) D McCain 4 11-2 (C)
(24) N Richards 7 11-0 (C)
(17) M Barnes 8 10-13 (D)
(10) N Alexander 7 10-12 (BF, C)
(32) Miss L Russell 5 10-9
(14) Miss L Harrison 8 10-2 (D5)
BETTING: 2 Indian Opera, 7-2 Liva, 6 Ballycrystal Court, 7 Desert Island Dusk, Ballynanty, 8 Green Zone, 10 Exit To Where.
6-1 Prominent, pressed leader after 3rd, led before next, ridden bypassing omitted 2 out, hard pressed last, edged left and held on towards finish (2nd last flight omitted), won at Catterick 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Feb beating Always Resolute by 3/4l, 6 ran. 5-2 Led until after 3rd, remained prominent, led again before 3 out, challenged when blundered next, soon headed, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Hannon at Musselburgh 2m 4yo hdl (4) gd in Jan. 9-1 Held up behind leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced next, weakened before last, 5th of 6, 16l behind Bordeaux Bill at Kelso 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Feb.
(317) D McCain 8 11-12 (D) ...............H Brooke — (17) M Barnes 9 11-1 ..............................D Irving (3) 99 (17) D Thompson 10 11-0 (D) ................... T Dowson (3) 83 (33) W Coltherd 7 10-13 ...................Sam Coltherd (3) 87
(10) Miss L Russell 8 10-8 (D) ................. S Mulqueen (3) 70 (17) Miss S Forster 10 10-4 (D2) ............ Rachel McDonald (5) 83 (10) V Thompson 8 10-0................................... B Hughes 78 BETTING: 7-4 Shaiyzar, 7-2 Pinch Of Ginger, 4 Veauce De Sivola, 7 Mrs Vonn, 10 Flying Jack, 12 Devito’sgoldengirl, 14 Scorpo.
(11) Miss L Russell 6 11-12 (BF, CD2) .................... S Mulqueen (3)
(20) K Dalgleish 6 11-7 (D) ..................... B Hughes
(24) I Jardine 5 11-5 (D2) ....... C O’Farrell
(114) D McCain 7 11-5 ....................... W Kennedy
(11) R M Smith 6 10-11 ............. S Coltherd (3)
(15) J Ryan 4 10-10 (CD) ............... A P Cawley BETTING: 9-4 Kelpies Myth, 3 Cousin Oscar, 4 Goldencard, 5 Something Brewing, 7 Needs To Be Seen, 12 West Coast Lass.
DANCEINTOTHELIGHT (58) D McCain 12 11-12 (C2, D) .............. Miss A McCain (7) 94 BETANCOURT Stef Keniry 9 11-12 (D) ........................... B Hughes — MAX LIEBERMANN (11) Miss L Russell 5 11-12 .... B Campbell (5) 94 SPLASH THE CASH (57) J Candlish 6 11-10 ................... S Quinlan 93 REIVERS LODGE (98) S Corbett 7 11-7 ...................... J Corbett (5) 85 ST GEORGE’S OVAL (5) Lucinda Egerton 6 11-5 .. A Blakemore (7) 92 COUNTRY DELIGHTS (204) H Burns 6 11-4 ....................H Brooke 70 FRAME RATE (62) I Jardine 4 11-1 ................................B Lynn (7) 99 DANCE OF FIRE (47) N Alexander 7 10-11 ... Mr C J Robertson (10) 92 DIZOARD I Jardine 9 10-7 (C)...................................... R Chapman 88 SOLWAY LARK (11) Miss L Harrison 8 10-5 ..................... C Bewley 86 RIOJA DAY (13) J Goldie 9 10-3 (C) .................... D McMenamin (7) 94 AVONDHU PEARL (11) W Coltherd 8 10-3 .........Sam Coltherd (3) 93 CADORE (32) Mrs L Normile 11 10-0 .......................G Cockburn (3) 87 BETTING: 11-4 Dizoard, 9-2 Danceintothelight, 6 Betancourt, 7 Rioja Day, 8 Splash The Cash, 12 Max Liebermann, Avondhu Pearl, 16 Frame Rate, St George’s Oval, Dance Of Fire, 25 Others. HOME club professional Gareth Moore partnered by Steve Leather (9) had a convincing win in the Alliance at Hanging Heaton with a fine 43 points.
Moore made three birdies and Leather four net birdies and no dropped shots.
Going out first, Joe Lester of Bradley Park partnered by Hanging Heaton’s Sam Wilcock (5) set the target at 39 points.
That was not matched until Nigel Hirst and Mick McGrath (13) of Dewsbury District, teeing off at 1 pm, came in with another 39 with Moore and Leather on the same time winning with 43.
There were three pairs on 38 points.
The Am-Am lead was set by Crosland Heath’s Ian Wallis (6) and Steve Hitchenor (8) who returned a score of 39 points with a gross eagle for Wallis on the par four fifth and a birdie at the same hole second time round.
Crow Nest Park’s Mark Campbell (8) and his son Jacob (3) came in with the winning score of 42 points with six net birdies and no dropped shots.
The last group included the home club’s president Andrew Snare (7) and Martin Scargill (9) whose 39 points gave them fourth place on countback.
Their playing partners Oliver Shaw (4) and Oliver Hague (11) of Crosland Heath and Bradley Hall secured second place with 40 points.
The relatively low scoring, with only four net eagles and a median score of 37 points, indicates quite difficult conditions.
The course was quite dry after the wet weekend but the greens, which had been hollow tined and sanded the previous week, were rather slow and inconsistent.
Play was over the summer course off the back tees with mats optional on the fairways.
There was a cool swirling wind with light rain showers in the morning but also generally sunny all day.
The next Alliance is at Outlane Golf Club on Tuesday, March 19.