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ond round,four English dogs re- mained, Noelle’s Commando, Mucky Burky, trained by Liz Hall, Mounteden Radio, and Stroll to Town, owned by Mes- dames Delahooke and Dela- maine with Mr Campbell. The Irish Marshals Supreme just got up to beat the very fast fawn dog Noelles Commando, and Tyn- wald Barney beat Mucky Burky by two lengths. Mounteden Ra- dio led Stroll to Town by a dis- tance, and was the only English dog to get into the semi-finals. He was favourite to win at this stage. Tynwald Barney left the field, sore, after the third round. The winning dog, The slips were very long as Marshals Supreme, the meeting progressed, and the with his trainer Mrs hares ran beautifully. The sec- Marie Roche and (from ond semi-final was dramatic,with left) Mr Andy Hughes, Mounteden Radio leading all Sir Mark Prescott Bt, the way,but a gallant last-minute Mr David Midwood. thrust from Misty Hyland just put

IMELDA GRAUER him ahead by a whisker,thus en- suring ultimately an all-Irish con- test against Marshals Supreme. The final was decisive, with Marshals Supreme establishing Irish host ‘Waterloo’as coursing digs-in an advantage of five lengths. He had already reached the semi- The greyhound classic, run at Altcar since 1836, was replaced by a 32-dog stake finals of two other 32-dog stakes, at Sevenhouses, between Kilkenny and Waterford. Joanna Russell reports the Tipperary Cup and the Knockgraffan Cup.The Seamus Hughes win gave him the neces- THE prestigious Waterloo Cup English competitors frustrated Ernest Smith and Albert Shack- sary points to compete in the for coursing greyhounds having by the hunting ban (which in- cloth, the Waterloo Cup runner- Champion Stakes. He is owned been outlawed under the Hunt- cludes coursing) and by the Irish. up, Hardy Admiral, trained by by Emma Roche and trained by ing Act, a 32-dog coursing stake Irish entries included the Bow- Cliff Standing, Basso Profundo, her mother, Marie. Her uncle, took place in Ireland for Water- Wow Syndicate’s South Marsh, the 2005 Waterloo Plate winner, Michael Powers, transports all loo Cup nominators. It was the nominated by County Cork Open and the Audrey Hall owned and competing greyhounds between idea of Pat Loughlin, secretary Coursing Clubs,which start- Ireland and England. of the Sevenhouses Club, to run ed favourite, Strideaway Hats off to the English trainers Marshals Supreme had a contest for English and Irish Syndicate’s Strideaway Ra- two English-based nomina- dogs, 16 of each, for Waterloo zor, nominated by Patrick who travel across Ireland to tors, Daniel Riordan and Cup nominators and the many Loughlin, Sir Mark Prescott David Higham.Andy Hugh- followers who cross the Irish sea Bt’s Equal Status, Miss ensure that our dogs still run es, owner of the 1976 Water- every year to compete in Eng- Emma Roche’s Marshals loo Plate winner, Tippin land’s Waterloo Cup, run at Alt- Supreme, and the O’Donovan nominated Wannabe Adored, a Around, presented the trophy, car, near Liverpool, since 1836. trained and nominated Tywald previous winner of the Altcar which Sir Mark Prescott accept- Because so many enthusiasts Barney. Michael O’Donovan Junior Stakes. It was considered ed on David Higham’s behalf. were involved, each competing has trained five Waterloo win- that Mounteden Radio, owned David Midwood,Waterloo Cup greyhound had about three nom- ners. Another interesting con- by Nasaar Raja Ahmed, trained Committee chairman,presented inators for the meeting, which tender was Michael Houlihan’s and nominated by John Bush- the cup for the winning owner. was run at Sevenhouses,between Misty Hyland, which is by the nell,also had immense potential. The Irish have been immense- Kilkenny and Waterford,on Jan- fast sire Matt Hyland,and which In the first round of the Cup, ly supportive of English coursing. uary 14 and 15. It was named the had already qualified for the the Teal-trained Noelle’s Com- Several meetings have included Seamus Hughes Memorial Cup Champion Stakes at Clonmel, mando looked impressive, the stakes for English dogs. Liz Hall in honour of Patrick Loughlin’s an eight-dog stake for males, all Irish Carol’s Bertie was an easy and John and Jackie Teal have at- cousin,a licensed coursing judge of which must qualify on points. winner, Basso Profundo met an- tended these,travelling widely to and chef d’equipe for the Irish The English contingent was other dog from the same Terry ensure that British dogs still run. junior show jumping teams. equally illustrious. It included Richmond kennel in Markhall It is to their credit that coursing The meeting was held in a vast last year’s Waterloo Cup winner, Joker, but got the flag by a dis- is still very much alive, and that field with a run-up of about 400 Shashi, trained by the Teals and tance, and Misty Hyland also ways have been found to defeat yards,and was well supported by owned by Michael Darnell, won easily.By the end of the sec- petty and unjustified prejudice. ■

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