Well, after the hiccup with several sets of starting time some 97 runners braved
the wind for GP4.
The Team result was quite a turn up with the Oddies winning with their runners
finishing 1,5,6 and 7. I will never ever again trust anyone who says to me "My
friend would like to run the GP please and he/she is not a real runner - I would
suggest that you base the handicap on about 98 minutes!!" However the friends
referred to above were totally unknown to me - not like Hideaway Hall who persuaded
his friend - perhaps his only friend - Waddling to ring me on the morning of
the race with the message " Hideaway would like to run if he can start
with his friend The Pretender". My response is not printable.
Flying Flowers still lead in the team race some 2 points clear of The Caterers
- with their invisible team manager Phil the Other Pretender - and 4 points
clear of Woodies Washouts.
Oh in case I forget the fastest non human was Karefree Kate who finished 19th
on the night was actually 19th fastest on the night with a time of 22 minutes
and is now lying 11th in the overall competition
The individual race saw Joking Jane completely fool Andy Capper and win by a
street - ENJOY YOUR NEXT HANDICAP JOKING - followed home by Lovely Louise and
Painstaking Paul.
Times were again for most people affected by the wind with fastest on the night
being Newcomer in 18.33 followed by Trainee Washout 18.42, Wise (after Leeds)
18.48, Waddling in 19.32 and Magnificent Morley in 19.37.
Oh in case I forget the fastest non human was Karefree Kate who finished 19th
on the night was actually 19th fastest on the night with a time of 22 minutes
and is now lying 11th in the overall competition
Chez the other species Karefree was fastest with 22 minutes, followed by Overseas
Sabine in 23.21,Hustling Heather in 23.57, Katherine in 24.30 (you may well
ask why the name is Katherine - it is to prove that I have remembered it!!!!)
and Helen of Cyprus 25.36.
Once again there is a new race leader with Ambitious having 25 points followed
by Angelic with 43 points and - quite rightly - Horrendous having to settle
for fourth position with 58 points in the rightful position BEHIND the peasant
who is 3rd with 57 points. LOUD APPLAUSE!!!! GimmeTshirt is 5th with 64 points
and Three C's Claire is 6th with 69 points.
Oh in case I forget the fastest non human was Karefree Kate who finished 19th
on the night was actually 19th fastest on the night with a time of 22 minutes
and is now lying 11th in the overall competition.
When looking at the times given above remember that the course records are17.24
set by Tommy Brannon in 1987 and 20.54 set by Karen Cornwall in 1996.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all
Next GP is January 11th
The Peasant
ps
Have I mentioned that the fastest non human was Karefree??