Dumgoyne Handicap
9th July 2008A dry but windy evening saw 12 Westies lining up at Blanefield Monument for the 3rd annual Dumgoyne Handicap. Expert handicapper Jenny constantly shuffled the times until finally all the runners were off. First back in the impressively…
Christmas Handicap 2005
A few firsts at this year's handicap. More fancy dressers than ever before, with John Hutchinson's Tarzan, complete with monkey, and Blair's waiter the best of the bunch. Pat won the event, having set out first and never headed; I don't recall…
Christmas Handicap 2008
Mankini Freer At Full Stretch Fails to Catch CameronA beautifully sunny day rewarded the 18 Westies who turned up for the Annual Christmas Handicap at Carbeth. Andy Freer took full advantage of the sultry conditions to show off his lime-green…
DUMGOYNE HANDICAP
Handicapper Chas will provide a fuller report and times soon, but here are some photo highlights. The weather relented and was fine, the course was very muddy, there was a good turnout, the prizes were Easter Eggs and the pub was smoke-free!…
Chatelherault Handicap Trail Race
Captain Chris' idea of a race in the lovely Chatelherault Country Park near Hamilton turned out to be a cracker of a race and sure to be a permanent fixture in the Westies schedule. The weather was perfect, the trail dry and the marking of the…
In the Dark Handicap
Gary gallops through gale to seize first place in the in-the-dark-handicap last night. An aptly named event as most of us were well and truly handicapped by howling winds, lashing rain, and a wall of sheer mud. So what is new? Gary was first…
Glengoyne Gallop 1991
1991 Another superb day for this race, especially since DC got his very first team prize with Westies. TB shows that his so called injury is a hoax and Mogston shows a precipitous slide in fitness. First lady was a young fillie from Leeds who…
In the Dark Handicap
1994 Condition were absolutely ideal: bright sunshine, very dry underfoot, couldn't be better (except for Sandy). Competition was generally good (except for Sandy). Handicaps were very close and fair (except for Sandy). Marks for trying were…
Westerlands Club Christmas Handicap Race
Monday 27th of DecemberCarbeth huts1.00pm race startGR 537 795Three miles cross-country, trail/fell shoes.