BevLive: a happy day

Another  lovely day, never got above the low 70s, and while the wind blew a little off and on all day, it was never a big factor in the running. The best running was the first few of the morning, with Ian Zoerb scoring the day's high score on the second run of the day with a 77.

I ran sixth and got off to a rocky start with Bill when he needed two re- directs on the outrun and then had three of his sheep break away and run over a hundred yards. A very scary start, but he pulled it together and we finished well, scoring a 74 and finishing second for the day.

The high-scoring early runs put the 63's that Mirkand Ethel had scored on the first day in jeapordy of not making the cut. Happily for Amanda and me, it ended up taking a 61 to make the semi-final.

After the draw, Amanda is running first and I'm up fourteenth with Mirk and eighteenth with Bill. Not brilliant draws, but I'm delighted to be in with two dogs.

We start with a 6:45 handler meeting. Looking forward to running both dogs and hoping for the best.

We are at the handler's dinner now watching a very funny magician.