Rob and Bob just too Sharp at Alliance
(38) Mrs F M Shaw 9 11-12 .........Mr M Legg (5) 95 (16) R Brotherton 10 11-12 .................... R Patrick (3) 99 (25) Miss N L-Beavis 9 11-7 (D)......... D Bass 94 (13) M Harris 6 11-6 ...........Kevin Jones (3) 95 (19) Robert Stephens 8 11-3 ....... T J O’Brien — (13) D L Williams 8 11-2 ............................. L Heard 97 (6) Miss J Du Plessis 8 10-2 (C) ................. James Best 93
(19) J W Mullins 10 10-0................. B J Powell 83 (13) J Frost 9 10-0 .............................. Will Kennedy 70 BETTING: 3 Ericas Lad, 7-2 Western Morning, 5 The Mighty Ash, 6 Babytaggle, 13-2 Gentleman Moore, 10 Tudors Treasure, 12 Full Shift, 16 Bonds Conquest, 25 Gilly Grace.
6-1 Held up in last pair, awkward 2nd (water), jumped very slowly next, closer in 4th at 7th, 2nd 4 out, led next, clear before last, driven out, won at Exeter 2m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft beating Triple Chief by 3l, 8 ran. 12-1 Towards rear, headway before 3 out, kept on run-in, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Royal Act at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs. 9-1 Held up in 4th place, pushed along after 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 9l behind Le Capricieux at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb. 4-1 In touch in rear, jumped right 5th, ridden and headway 2 out, went 3rd at last, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Micquus at Plumpton 2m 4f 5yo nov hcp (4) sft.
33-1 Held up, headway on outside 4th, led 11th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Black Anthem at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Feb. 20-1 Led until after 2nd, led next, headed 8th, no extra 2 out, 7th of 14, 37l behind J’Ai Froid at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft. (105) P Hobbs 5 11-0 ....................................... R Johnson —
P Nicholls 5 11-0 .................... H Cobden — (14) D Pipe 5 11-0 ....................T Scudamore 99
Jonjo O’Neill 5 11-0................. N Scholfield — (30) C Tizzard 4 10-7 ............................ A Coleman 70 J Farrelly 4 10-7 ............................................ T Cannon —
C Tizzard 4 10-7 ......................................... T J O’Brien — BETTING: 7-4 Southfield Harvest, 3 Pileon, 5 War Lord, 13-2 The French Horse, 7 Story Of Friends, 14 Ambion Hill, 20 Gastara.
Going: Chase: soft-heav y i n p l a c e s ; h u rd l e : s o f t - good to soft in places C APTAIN ZEBO
CHARMANT SWEET VINET TA WESTERN RULES
SAMMY B SOLID STRIKE EQUUS DANCER THERE were some very high scores and close results in very good playing conditions at Outlane Golf Club.
Following the downpour on Saturday it was expected that there would have to be a postponement but by Tuesday the course had dried out and was in excellent condition.
James Ward and Andy McMahon (5) of Dewsbury District held a convincing lead with 45 points, the highlight being an Albatross for James on the par five seventh hole.
Having taken the driver off the tee he was left with 190 yards to the green and took a six iron for the blind shot only to not see the ball as he approached the green, it only being found after a fruitless search around the green.
In the next to last group out Rob Booth had an eagle at the seventh and after 14 holes was 11 under par on his own ball to eventually record a score of 48 points with his partner, the home club captain, Bob Sharp (19) to take first place in the Pro-Am.
Nigel Hirst has had his lead in the Order of Merit reduced and is now just two points ahead of James Ward.
In the Am-Am there were several pairs in contention on 42 points until Crosland Heath’s Paul Crosse (7) and Doug Smith (20) came in with a fine 46 points. Doug, a past member at Outlane and quite successful on his few return visits, came on the card 15 times with two net Eagles and seven net Birdies while Paul had a rare off day.
They were almost caught by Pete Newey (17) and Mile Dempsey (11), independent members from Huddersfield GC, only for Mike’s par put on the last hole to stop short leaving them in second place on 45 points.
There were four pairs on 42 points. With just the Ron Parkinson Trophy to come the Club Championship lead is held by Dewsbury on 335 points with Crosland Heath and Outlane tied on 331.
The course was remarkably dry with very few wet places and the greens were in really good condition.
There was occasional drizzle and light rain with a light westerly breeze and the scoring was very good with only three scores not breaking par.
The next Alliance is the Ron Parkinson Trophy at Longley Park on Tuesday, April 2.