Binnaburra Utility Trial, 3rd-5th July 2009

Not a full report, because my telepathic powers weren't at full strength. BabyJ and I spent the weekend at home, making sure the horses didn't get loose and chase the sheep, the dogs didn't get colic and something about the bitches in season- either keeping them locked up or letting them loose... I can't remember.

My delegated reporter obviously had too much fun to make any actual notes, so all I have to work with are some incomplete results, and that "it was very, very cold", "not a very big entry, so a very relaxed trial", and "light sheep".

"Very, very cold"- R and Yarralonga Bella


He did take some photos though, bless him.

R and Boylee Fred


And thanks to Mad Mick for his photographic assistance, too!

M. Mick


The truck:


Fred backing in the truck:

Novice Utility
1st Andrew Gorton Boylee Ella (collie) 112 + ?
2nd Grant Cooke Pendalup Candy (collie) 110 + ?
3rd Rod Forsyth Binnaburra Milo (kelpie) 116 + ?
4th Ken Atherton Badgingarra Tony (kelpie) 107 + ?

Binnaburra Milo:

Novice Yard
1st Andrew Gorton Boylee Ella (collie) 59 + ?
2nd Hayden Harries Mac's Magic (collie) 58 + ?
=3rd Rod Forsyth Binnaburra Milo (kelpie) 55 + ?
=3rd Nigel Armstrong Yarralonga Jessica (kelpie) 55 + ?

Mac's Magic:

Open Utility
1st Gordon Curtis Binnaburra Tuff (kelpie) 120 + 119 = 239
2nd Rod Forsyth Binnaburra Milo (kelpie) 125 + 113 = 238
3rd Ken Atherton Ramulam Gus (collie) 111 + 125 = 236
4th Richard McGuire Boylee Fred (collie) 117 + 102 = 219
5th Grant Cooke Grassvalley Tod (collie) 119 + 95 = 214
6th Nigel Armstrong Yarralonga Delta (kelpie) 95 + 96 = 191
7th Andrew Gorton Boylee Ella (collie) 91 + 99 = 190
8th Gordon Curtis Binnaburra Sam (kelpie) 116 + 72 = 188
9th Karen Buller Badgingarra Barney (kelpie) 103 + 83 = 186
10th Grant Cooke Grassvalley Brook (collie) 94 + 90 = 184
11th Grant Cooke Pendalup Candy (collie) 95 + 89 = 184
12th Ken Atherton Badgingarra Tony (kelpie) 103 + ? - could have ranked higher, I don't know

Binnaburra Tuff:






Grassvalley Tod:

Open Yard
1st Nigel Armstrong Yarralonga Blue (kelpie) 55 + 59 = 114
2nd Nigel Armstrong Yarralonga Darkie (kelpie) 55 + 58 = 113
3rd Nigel Armstrong Yarralonga Delta (kelpie) 59 + 53 = 112
4th Karen Buller Badgingarra Barney (kelpie) 59 + 52 = 111
5th Rod Forsyth Binnaburra Milo (kelpie) 58 + 52 = 110
=6th Nigel Armstrong Yarralonga Maggot (kelpie) 54 + 54 = 108
=6th Ken Atherton Ramulam Gus (collie) 59 + 49 = 108
8th Richard McGuire Boylee Fred (collie) 58 + 49 = 107
9th Gordon Curtis Binnaburra Tuff (kelpie) 55 + 47 = 102
10th Gordon Curtis Binnaburra Sam (kelpie) 51 + 47 = 98
11th Marianne Rogers Christies Cocoacina (collie) 51 + 46 = 97
12th Grant Cooke Grassvalley Tod (collie) 58 + Rtd = 58
13th Hayden Harries Mac's Magic (collie) 55 + LS = 55

Grassvalley Tod:


Pendalup Candy:





Particular congratulations to Andrew with Bell (Boylee Ella), for finally breaking their Novice spell, and Karen Buller with Barney for winning the Patron's Trophy.

Yarralong Delta: