| END OF SUMMER SEASON 2005 REPORT | |||||||||||
| 28 runners competed in the 12 races during the Summer. Charlie Noble was the top in the Scratch and Handicap sections | |||||||||||
| which is a great achievement for Charlie. Graeme came close to beating Charlie in the Handicap section but missing a few | |||||||||||
| races mid season gave Charlie a good lead. Top performer for the ladies was Jayne and if Jayne hadn't missed out in 4 | |||||||||||
| races she would have also been challenging for top spot. Good performances from George Mutch and Andrew West in | |||||||||||
| their first few races with the club. | |||||||||||
| The following all improved on last years perfomances with P.Bs, George, Joyce, Alec Watt, Jayne, Andrew, Sandra, Gillian, | |||||||||||
| Gordon, Ally, Jim Bowie, Stephen Milne, Malcolm, Kevin Brooks and Keith Buchan | |||||||||||
| Charlie Noble | 10 races with 7 places | Charlie kept his best time for the last race which clinched the | |||||||||
| handicap title. He won 6 of the Scratch races but could be done with more competetion in this Section. | |||||||||||
| Graeme Clark | 9 races with 8 places | Graeme was the most consistent runner during the year with the | |||||||||
| highest amount of top 6 places in the league.If Graeme had'nt missed a few races mid season he could have won the league. | |||||||||||
| George Mutch | 4 places in 4 races | George had some great performances in his 4 races getting a place | |||||||||
| in each race. It gets hard now George to keep the improvement up so keep up with the training. | |||||||||||
| Stephen Milne | 11 races and 5 places | Stephen also had some good performances during the year. Had | |||||||||
| several P.Bs during the year and could be giving Charlie some good races in the Winter Season. | |||||||||||
| Jayne Watt | 8 races with 4 places | Best lady performer and wasn't far off from changelling for top spot. | |||||||||
| Missed a few races mid season and a favourite for coming out top in the Winter in the ladies section. | |||||||||||
| Sandra Milne | 12 races and 4 places | Second in the ladies section. Was the only one to compete in all | |||||||||
| of the 12 races. Starting to get back in form so should have some good races in the Winter Season. | |||||||||||
| Joyce Ritchie | 5 races with 3 places | Joyce was running well mid season after returning from injury but | |||||||||
| then missed the last 5 races due to injury again. May have to stop training so hard when getting back on form. | |||||||||||
| Gordon Macallister | 8 races with 3 places | Steady runner all year improving on last years performance. | |||||||||
| Gordons best performance of the season was in the first race beating the field by 30 secs. | |||||||||||
| Kevin King | 5 races with 3 places. | Only managed 5 races during the year but performed well in them | |||||||||
| all. Hope he can turn up for more races in the Winter to challenge Charlie and Stephen Milne. | |||||||||||
| Andrew West | 3 races with 3 places. | 3 good runs from Andrew who is another new member to the club. | |||||||||
| Can expect it to get a lot tougher in the winter session with the races being faster than the Summer Races. | |||||||||||
| R.T.B. | 11 races with 7 places | Has record for coming in 6th most times ( 5 races ). Did not | |||||||||
| get near to last years form so should possibly take up bowling or knitting. | |||||||||||
| Ally Mathers | 6 races and 2 places | Ally had a great start to the season then missed out on 5 races | |||||||||
| due to injury. Should perform well in the winter season once getting back to form. | |||||||||||
| Charlie McIntyre | 3 races and 2 places | Only managed a few races due to work commitments which is | |||||||||
| unfortunate as it would have given Charlie more competion. | |||||||||||
| Scott Patterson | 9 races and 2 places | Steady tough runner whose times have been consistent for most | |||||||||
| of the season. I keep thinking I am getting better than Scott then he puts me in my place with his strong finishes. | |||||||||||
| Keith Buchan | 4 races and 1 place | Keith had the best Scratch times for the Club runners. Work | |||||||||
| commitments restricts Keith races or he would probably be Top Dog for the scratch section. | |||||||||||
| Jim Bowie | 5 races and 1 places | Again restricted by work commitments but good performances | |||||||||
| for most of his races.Peaked mid season winning the 7th race. | |||||||||||
| Alec Watt | 6 races and 2 places | Returned from injury mid season and back on form. Likely to be | |||||||||
| one of the main challengers during the Winter Season. | |||||||||||
| Alec Duthie | 3 races with 1 place | Again restricted by work commitments only managing 3 races. | |||||||||
| Times improved over the last few races. | |||||||||||
| Keith Bannerman | 9 races with 3 places | Slowly returning to form but still down on last years times. | |||||||||
| Expect Keith to be in the points in the first few races in the Winter. | |||||||||||
| John Davie | 3 races with 1 place. | Managed 1 race in the first half of the season then only managed | |||||||||
| the last 2 races. Hopefully will turn out to more races in the Winter. | |||||||||||
| Gillian | 7 races with 1 place | Had a lot of good times mid season. Has been competing in a | |||||||||
| lot of races outwith the club. Likely to be a major contender in the Winter Season. | |||||||||||
| Peter Ritchie | 7 races with 2 places | Good performances in the beginning of the season. Should perform | |||||||||
| well in the Winter Races if he keeps the training up. | |||||||||||
| Robert Mcnab, Malcolm Sinclair, Kevin Brooks, Ron Retallic, Michael Watt, Michael Thom,Ann Smith and Maureen Mackie | |||||||||||
| all turned out but didn,t compete regularly. | |||||||||||