28 Jan 2012

ENGLISH INVITATION STAKES CHAMPION CUP

ENGLISH INVITATION STAKES CHAMPION CUP

The culmination of a great season’s coursing in Ireland!  The English Invitation Stakes Champion Cup at Sevenhouses was won by Mr R Devenish’s GLATTON FRANKIE, be f dog by Bexhill Eoin x Southoe Queen, who had qualified by winning at Carlow CC (8) (Trainer – Owner).  Runner-up was Mr G Aveline’s  BRIDESWELL CRAFTY, w bk dog by Crafty Hugo x Tequilla Sunshine, who had qualified by winning at Balbriggan CC (8) and Bandon & Carey’s X CC (16)  (Trainer Mr J Teal). Congratulations to all who took part in this inaugural series of stakes for British trained / owned dogs, and especially to those on the organising team!  Also of course enormous thanks to our Irish friends who made the whole thing possible!  Plans are already in hand for season 2012/13 – please support it, enter if you can, go and watch anyway!