10 Year Anniversary 2024

Aprils meeting marked the 10th Anniversary of your Sporting Whippet Club.

Dedicated committee members and members alike have made the club what it is today and it continues to go from strength to strength. So many people comment on how friendly and welcoming we are and that is a credit to our members and we thank you.

Time has been spent over the Winter break collating all the points tables from the past 10 years.

We will be spotlighting a ‘Top 10’ from said tables at each meeting from now until October culminating with the award for the highest overall scoring dog, or bitch, of all time.

To date 320 passports have been issued by SWC so if your dog makes it into the Top 10 it is a huge achievement and one worthy of celebration.

Our April meeting saw awards for the Top 10 Open Dogs over the last 10 years:

Twiggen Tit for Tat owned by Catriona Ryan placed 1st. During the 2017 season Trilby won six stakes and the Open Finals Day Stake.

Diana Webbers Dark Wing was runner- up. Raven won six stakes including the Open Finals Day Stakes in 2016. 

Top 10 Open Dogs:

1st – Twiggen Tit For Tat – Catriona Ryan

2nd – Dark Wing – Diana Webber

3rd – Harerunner Heartfelt – Peter and Helena Gaffney

4th – Murphy The Magician at Silvajack – Di Done

5th – Cathmick Rumour Has It – Nicky Thomas

6th – Montjack Masqued Marksman – Robert Houghton

7th – Veloxcanis Solis Valens – Nicole Rossa and Colin Brown

8th – Penbriar Jet Setter to Solentwaves – Katie and Adam McDonald

9th  - Hell Of A Chancer – Samantha and Paul Priest

10th - Runphar Gemini Double Take – Sharon, Brian and Nadine Tomkinson

Congratulations to you all!

May's Meeting, Last month we celebrated the Open class boys, this month is all about the girls, with the Top 10 Open class bitches over 18.5” of the decade.

Our Top 10 Anniversary Spotlight in June was on The Breeders.

In first place was Sarah Layfield with her Winterfellins. Sarah has had 21 of her dogs competing over the past 10 years and many continue to do so.

Second place went to Sharon and Alec Dalgleish’s Shandril and Harerunner dogs. We have seen 28 of their dogs competing and although they have now moved to Spain their legacy continues.

1st – Winterfellin – Sarah Layfield - 21

2nd – Shandril/Harerunner – Sharon & Alec Dalgleish - 28

3rd – Coppermow – Greg & Gill McLatchie - 13

4th – Laguna – Lilah Wainman – 19

5th – Silverhare – Fay Sechiari – 9

6th – Veloxcanis – Kate Bent – 5

7th – Ryemeadows – Dave & Lynn Hunter – 7

8th – Moonlake – Gay Robertson – 12

9th – Zoraden – Alayna Morland – 6

10th – Montyjack – Rob Houghton – 9

Congratulations to all those on the list. Thank you for providing us with some fantastic coursing over the years and I am sure will do so for many years to come. Your tenacity to improve the breed is applaudable.

July's 10th Anniversary Spotlight was on our Top 10 Standard Dogs.

First place went to Winterfellin Gotta Dash avec Elstoto owned by Elaine Jenkinson and Ross Elliott. Ringo has had a phenomenal career competing over eight seasons. In that time he won the Harerunner Trophy twice and finished on a high last year taking the Laguna Trophy for Veterans for an impressive third year in a row!

In second place was Silverhare Foxy Sundance owned by Mike Florek. Ernie competed over four seasons. His highlight came in 2017 when he not only won the Harerunner Trophy but also the Wheatroyd Trophy for Top Whippet.

1st – Winterfellin Gotta Dash avec Elstoto - Elliott/Jenkinson

2nd – Silverhare Foxy Sundance – Florek

3rd – Winterfellin Tallenger – Meecham

4th – Silverhare Festive Snowelf – Wyatt

5th – Laguna Lively Leverett – Newman/Moriarty

6th – Laguna Luna’s Link – Wainman

7th – Harerunner Hombre Estrella – Norris

8th – Harerunner Hasta La Vista – Wyatt

9th – Montyjack Midnight Rambler – Houghton

10th – Winterfellin Is Free Elf at Ziradash – Parker

Congratulations to all those placed. They are all very special dogs. We look forward to seeing quite a lot of them compete for many years to come.

Our 10th Anniversary Spotlight in August was on our Standard Bitches.

In first place was Ryemeadows Zara at Veloxcanis owned by Kate Bent and bred by Lynn and Dave Hunter. Tan started her career by winning her puppy stakes on Finals Day 2015. In 2016 she was Top Bitch and also won the Shandril Trophy which she went on to win again in 2018 and 2019.

Second place went to Cheydanhar Sooleawa at Coppermow who is owned by Gill and Greg McLatchie and bred by Clive Searson. Shy was Top Bitch three years in a row from 2017 to 2019.

Top 10 Standard Bitches:

1st – Ryemeadows Zara at Veloxcanis – Kate Bent

2nd – Cheydanhar Sooleawa at Coppermow – Greg and Gill McLatchie

3rd – Veloxcanis Solis Victrix for Kinowave – Sarah Meadham and Kate Bent

4th – Moonlake Mercedes – Catriona Ryan

5th – Coppermow Velar – Greg and Gill McLatchie

6th - Veloxcanis Solis Venatrix – Kate Bent

7th – Laguna Lawns Lupin – Lilah Wainman

8th – Collooney Candy Crush – Angela Bayley

9th – Harerunner Hedgehunter – Sharon and Alec Dalgleish

10th – Silverhare Fizgig Sunburst – Fay Sechiari

Well done to all those who placed it is a magnificent achievement. Our breed standard girls really do give it their all on the field and are always a joy to watch.