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Welsh National Trials 2010
Links: Welsh National website here. Team positions
Above: Nigel Watkins with Floss; Colin Gordon with Mirk & Jess Below: The 2010 Welsh team Pics: k9tales.co.uk The five highest pointed singles handlers from each of the three days (a total of fifteen plus a reserve) and the two highest pointed brace handlers over the three days) form the Welsh National team to compete at the International trial in September. The final positions of the fifteen singles handlers are calculated thus: 1st - 3rd: runoff scores; 4th - 6th: second placed runners from each day in score order; 7th - 9th: third placed ditto; 10th - 12th: fourth placed ditto; 13th - 15th: fifth placed ditto; reserve: highest scoring sixth placed over the three days. 1st: 210 in runoff Nigel Watkins FLOSS (Friday winner) 2nd: 194 in runoff Mervyn Price MAC (Thursday winner) 3rd: 186 in runoff Graham Powell GWEN (Saturday winner) 4th: 202 Aled Owen ROY (2nd placed, Saturday) 5th: 198 Pennant Williams DALE (2nd placed, Thursday) 6th: 194 Robert Ellis MIRK (2nd placed, Friday) 7th: 196 Richard Millichap DEWI TWEED (3rd placed, Thursday) 8th: 194 John Griffith FAN (3rd placed, Friday) 9th: 192 Daniel Jarman JAFF (3rd placed, Saturday) 10th: 194 Alun Jones (Selatyn) ROB (4th placed, Friday) 11th: 190 Kevin Evans SPOT (4th placed, Saturday) 12th: 188 Nigel Watkins JODY (4th placed, Thursday) 13th: 192 Glyn L Jones ZAK (5th placed, Friday) 14th: 188 Jane Drinkwater TREFYNOR TARN (5th placed Saturday) 15th: 187 Jed Watson MIRK (5th placed, Thursday) Reserve: highest pointed sixth placed, 192 Alan Jones (Defaidity) CASI (highest pointed 6th placed, Friday) Brace 1: 215 Colin Gordon MIRK & JESS Brace 2: 204 J R Griffith FAN & ROY
Report Including reports and pictures from the field by Lisa Soar k9tales.co.uk
The course - everyone is talking about it, but this doesn't show just how tricky it is Saturday 7.05: Runoffs are over - Nigel Watkins has won! Saturday 6.25: Daniel Jarman moves into third position on 192. The final runoff is about to start - Graham on first, then Nigel, Mervyn last. Saturday 5.30: Just three runs to go before the runoff. Saturday 4.45: Two runs on 202! Graham Powell is heading the list by a single olf point from Aled Owen. Kevin Evans is third on 190. Saturday 3.15: A new leader - Jane Drinkwater has taken top spot on 188. Saturday 2.40: Congratulations to Colin Gordon on winning the Welsh National Brace title with Mirk & Jess. Although today's two brace runs were both good, neither was good enough to beat Colin's run yesterday. It is J R Griffith's first brace run pairing Fan with Roy, and they have notched up a team place! Saturday 1.40: The scores up to the lunchtime break have been posted. The brace runs have now finished, and the scores are expected in the next half hour. The singles runs have restarted, and there are plenty of good combinations to come - scores so far today have not been quite so high, but that could change over the next few hours. Saturday 10.00: The rain has intensified, but a couple of scores in the 180s have been posted. Saturday 8.40: The final day has started - the early mist has cleared, and the wind is not so cold as yesterday, but it is drizzly. Calculating the positions of third and fourth place yesterday took longer than expected, with John griffith and Alun Jones equal on 194, and also equal on drive and shed points - in the end it was down to J R Griffith and Fan's two point advantage at the pen. Handlers will be hoping for equally high points today.
Alun Jones (Selatyn) local committee chairman and in the team with Rob Friday 6.40: Trialling is over for the day. Friday 5.40: About a dozen runs to go; some more scores in the mid 180s have been posted, but they won't be quite enough to make a team place today.
Current leaders Nigel Watkins and Floss at the pen. Friday 3.00: The weather is now dry and blustery. Today's sheep are from a different flock, owned by Bryn Davies, of Bryneglwys, and are working exceptionally well. This morning a number of handlers opted for the left hand outrun, but this afternoon most seem to be going right again so far.
Brace champions, Colin Gordon with Mirk & Jess Elin Pyrs and Eryri Taran Friday 2.00: Both brace runs seem to have gone well. G L Jones Llanarmon with Don and Zak scored 202, but Colin Gordon with Mirk & Jess have taken the lead in the brace competition with 215. The singles runs are resuming, and Nigel Watkins has taken the lead by a full twenty points, on 210 with Floss. Friday 12.00: One more run (Emyr Lloyd) before the brace runs. Friday 10.30: Paul Tomkins has joined the leaders, also on 188. This morning, outruns are proving more difficult than yesterday. Friday 9.30: The sheep are working well; some high scores already on the board, with Hefin Jones and Sam set the standard with 188, only to be topped by the very next run, Cyril Roberts and Tweed now leading on 190. Friday 8.50: Another 46 handlers in the singles and two in the doubles go to the post today. It has rained heavily overnight; dry briefly, but raining now and more forecast for today and tomorrow.
Richard Millichap and Dewi Tweed were in top spot for most of the day
Alun Jones and Bet single a collared ewe. Thursday 7.15: The lead has changed yet again, with Mervyn Price and Mac reaching 200. They will compete in Satuirday's runoff to decide this year's National Champion. Thursday 5.45: Jed Watson has joined the leaders with Mirk - with just a small number of runs to go, the target has risen to 186. Thursday 5.15: Good scores coming thick and fast during the afternoon, but the top two are still there - will anyone reach the 200 mark today? More handlers are sending their dogs on the left hand outrun this afternoon. The weather is slightly brighter - the rain has blown off. Some packets of sheep are being difficult to hold at the top of the field this afternoon. Thursday 3.30: A new leader! Pennant Williams and Dale have taken over the top spot. Thursday 2.00: Just one Brace run today, from Jim Dyson, who retired. Kevin Evans and Mirk have gone into fourth place on 172. Thursday 12.00: The rain may be putting a slight dampener on proceedings, but the course and sheep are making up for it. The course is on an undulating and testing hill. There’s a line of trees to the right and mature trees in the open, with gullies and hummocks to add to the test. The majority of handlers have favoured the right hand outrun so far. Many dogs have needed extra whistles to find their sheep. The sheep are generally working well around the field and at hand. Reigning International champions Richard Millichap and Dewi Tweed have had a good run and are the first to score above 190. Eryl P Roberts and Alun Jones (Defaidity) have also posted good runs. Coming up later this morning are Aled Owen, Kevin Jones and Wales’ 2009 winner Gwyn Jones, Penmachno. Thursday 10.40: Reigning International Champion Richard Millichap with Dewi Tweed have begun the major trials season as they mean to go on, posting 196 points at run no 8 on the first morning of the Welsh National. Other good scores are beginning to come in - Alan Jones (Defaidity) with Bet is on 181. More news to follow later this morning. Thursday 9.00: Trialling has started with on Welsh Mountain sheep on a grey, damp and dark morning - hopefully the weather will improve later on. The Welsh National is choosing five team members a day, so some team members will be known by the end of today, the brace over the three days, and the final team placings by the end of Saturday after the runoff to decide the National Champion. Reports and scores throughout the three days. Brace scores The top two join the Welsh International team (see above). WB1 Jim Dyson BRONWEN & GILL RET WB2 Wyn Edwards LYN & CAP ABS WB3 G L Jones Llanarmon DON & ZAC 202 WB4 Colin Gordon with MIRK & JESS 215 WB5 J R Griffith FAN & ROY 204 WB6 Ian Jones TOM & BESS 194 Saturday's top scores The top five go into the Welsh International team: 1st: 202 (olf 91) Graham Powell GWEN 2nd: 202 (olf 90) Aled Owen ROY 3rd: 192 Daniel Jarman JAFF 4th: 190 Kevin Evans SPOT 5th: 188 Jane Drinkwater TREFYNOR TARN ------------------------------------- 6th: 186 Angie Driscoll MEG Friday's top scores The top five go into the Welsh International team (see above). 1st: 210 Nigel Watkins FLOSS (will compete in Saturday's runoff) 2nd: 194 (olf 84) Robert Ellis MIRK 3rd: 194 (olf 82 drive 54 clean shed, clean pen) John Griffith FAN 4th: 194 (olf 82 drive 54 clean shed pen lost 2) Alun Jones (Selatyn) ROB 5th: 192 (olf 88) Glyn L Jones ZAK ---------------------------------------------- 6th: 192 (olf 84) Alan Jones (Defaidity) CASI (possible reserve, depending on sixth place score on final day) The top five go into the Welsh International team (see above). 1st: 200 Mervyn Price MAC (will compete in Saturday's runoff) 2nd: 198 Pennant Williams DALE 3rd: 196 Richard Millichap DEWI TWEED 4th: 188 Nigel Watkins JODY 5th: 187 Jed Watson MIRK -------------------------------- 6th: 186 Thomas Ellis LADD Saturday's scores In reverse order W139 Meirion Williams LUCY RET W138 Daniel Jarman JAFF 192 W137 John Davies MAL RET W136 Gwynfor Evans handled by H Evans SARNFAEN MIRK RET W135 David Meek SHONA RET W134 Arwyn Davies MOEL FLOSS RET W133 Claire Ridge LAD RET Friday's scores In reverse order W92 David Evans BLACKIE RET W91 Jeffrey Hudd TYSSWG FLEECE RET W90 Gareth Evans TESS RET W89 Gwynfor Evans ZAC 186 W88 Alan Jones (Defaidity) CASI 192 Thursday's scores In reverse order W46 Will Jones NIP 160 W42 Medwyn Evans SHEP 178 W26 E Wyn Edwards MAGI RET W14 Glyn L Jones DON 173 |
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