Results, plus photos and reports from the field by Brian Kelly.
For Day 1 report click here For Day 2 report click here.
Chris Toner and Sam Saturday's trial winners
Bobby Reid and Chief, Irish National Champions
Frank Cashen and Clare and Jip Irish National Brace Champions
8am: The final day of the final National for 2011. By the end of today, we should not only know the full Irish team for this year's International, as well as the names of the Irish National and Brace champions, but the full lineup of all the teams from all four countries.
9.00: It is a lovely morning, with a clear sky. The fourth run has just been completed, and some scores are expected soon.
9.45: It's been a flying start, with Bill Seale and Moss, third to the post, putting up 206 - which would have gsained them third place yesterday or the top spot on Thursday. They staretd with a right hand outrun, just one whistle to get to the back of the sheep, a good fetch with just a couple of bends, good lines on the drive, good shed and single, just losing two points at the pen. Next to the post, Michael Hastings with Kilcreen Ben is close behind on 201. They lost most of their points at the start of the nrun with good close work. The weather is holding, and the crowds are starting to arrive to enjoy a good day's trialling.
10.45: Joey Walsh has also posted a good score - 199 with Peg.
11.15: Three excellent runs in succession - William Gallagher posting 203 with Lad, losing very little except on the fetch; then John Maginn taking the lead with Mozz on 212, a left hand outrun, losing just 8 on the drive; and Michael Gallagher almost matchiing his score with Cap on 210, lsoing just 2 on the fetch, 4 on the drive and another 4 on the single.
12.15: And a new leader - Chris Toner with Grahams Sam have taken the lead on 214, losing only 6 points round the course, 2 on the fetch and 4 on the drive. The sheep are working well - as you can tell from the scores - it is a little overcast, and ther is a great crowd. Just before the break, Allistair Lyttle and Spot also had an excellent run, acoring 204. The brace has started, with Denis Birchall going to the post.
1.50: Congratulations to the 2011 Irish National Brace Champion, Frank Cashen with Jip and Clare. Running hird today, they put up the remarkable score of 239. Second was today's first runner, denis Birchall with Flash & Mossie on 230, and he too goes forward to the International Brace competition. Today's other competitor, Sammy Long, was third, just two points behind Denis. The singles have restarted, as has a fine drizzle.
2.50: Sean Corrigan and Tex have moved into sixth place by a narrow margin - equal with William Gallagher and Lad on 203, but two ahead on olf. The team places are beginning to become clearer as today's scores mount.
4.30: Aidan Gallagher has moved into second place on 213. His outrun was to the lft, and he lost only 3 off the lift, 2 off the fetvh and 2 off the drive.
5.15: James McGee and his ever popular Becca has joined the leader board on 210, fifth at the moment. Con McGarry and Tip are on 206.
6.30: Chris Toner has won today's trial. The runoff is to be Thomas Doherty first, Chris Toner second and Bobby Reid last.
7.30: Congratulations to the 2011 Irish National Champions, Bobby Reid and Chief:
Runoff scores: Thomas Doherty 170 (Outrun 2 , Lift 2 Fetch 12 Drive 30 Shed 0 Pen 4 Single 0)
Chris Toner 176 (Outrun 6 , Lift 10 Fetch 4 Drive 20 Shed 0 Pen 0 Single 4)
and Bobby Reid 179 (Outrun 4 , Lift 0 Fetch 10 Drive 14 Shed 2 Pen 11 Single 0).
The yougest competitor is Sean Corrigan.
Run number/Handler/Dog/Score
I150 John Cremin KILLIEBRAE KAYE RET
I149 John Tunney JAN RET
I148 Kieran McFadden RAB RET
I147 Dominic McMullan GYP RET
I146 John Harkin KILLIEBRAE JOCK RET
I145 Mike Glynn JIM RET
I144 Robert Reid MOSSE RET
I143 Laurence Kelly BEN RET
I142 David Brady BOB RET
I141 Colm Doherty DAN RET
I140 Pat Byrne (Jnr) DEL RET
I139 John Brennan GLEN RET
I138 Eddie Fitzpatrick FLOSS RET
I137 John O'Brien SHEP ABS
I136 Tommy Brennan ROY RET
I135 James McGee BECCA 210
I134 Con McGarry TIP 206
I133 Michael O'Dowd JACK RET
I132 Tom O'Sullivan PEG RET
I131 Bernard Hegarty CRAIG 202
I130 Patrick Murphy Jnr BEN RET
I129 Aidan Gallagher JIMMY 213
I128 Miss Susan Venney JILL 191
I127 Dean McAuley JOE 202
I126 Dan Morrissey DINA RET
I125 Cormac Kearins LYNMAR ELLIE 195
I124 Sean Corrigan TEX 203
I123 Andy Corrigan ROY RET
I122 Robert Kelleher BEN RET
I121 Stephen O'Donnell FRED RET
I120 Eamon McAuley SWEEP RET
I119 Allistair Lyttle SPOT 204
I118 Martin Doherty MOSS 200
I117 Ashley Armstrong CAP RET
I116 David Corrigan BEN RET
I115 Ms Mona Rehn JILL RET
I114 Tommy Long DAN 200
I113 Christopher Toner GRAHAMS SAM 214
I112 Michael Kelly FLY 158
I111 Michael Gallagher CAP 210
I110 John Maginn MOZZ 212
I109 William Gallagher LAD 203
I108 Joey Walsh PEG 199
I107 Billy McLean MOSS ABS
I106 Charlie Flood TOD 143
I105 Mike Field KILLIEBRAE SPICE 182
I104 Michael Hastings KILCREEN BEN 201
I103 Bill Seale MOSS 206
I102 E O'Keefe TESS 166
I101 Brendan Marley GWEN 162
Today's top five:
Chris Toner GRAHAMS SAM 214 (Saturday's winner - will compete in today's runoff)
Aidan Gallagher JIMMY 213
John Maginn MOZZ 212
Michael Gallagher CAP 210 (olf 98)
James McGee BECCA 210 (olf 94)
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Highest sixth placed: Bill Seale MOSS 206 (olf 94)
The top two brace competitors over the three days join the team.
Today's runners and scores:
B7 Denis Birchall with Flash & Mossie 230 (Second brace team member)
B8 Sammy Long with Moss & Sam 228
B9 Frank Cashen with Jip & Clare 239 (2011 Irish National Brace Champion)
Friday's runners and scores:
B4 Michael Glynn with Biddy (Bet) & Jim 211
B5 Dan Morrissey with Flash & Dina 184
B6 Dean McAuley with Joe & Jim 150
Thursday's runners and scores:
B1 Michael Kelly with Fly & Tess 161
B2 Con McGarry with Ballyglass Nell & Tip 190
B3 Eamonn McAuley with Bev & Sweep 175
1st, 2nd, 3rd - to be decided by a runoff between the winner of each day's trials:
1st Thursday's winner: Robert Reid CHIEF 201 (179 in runoff - 2011 Irish National Champion)
2nd Today's winner: Chris Toner GRAHAMS SAM 214 (176 in runoff)
3rd Friday's winner: Thomas Doherty SWEEP 212 (170 in runoff)
4th: Aidan Gallagher JIMMY 213 (2nd Day 3)
5th: Seamus Gallagher GLEN 212 (2nd Day 2)
6th: Tom O'Sullivan JAN 200 (2nd Day 1)
7th: John Maginn MOZZ 212 (3rd Day 3)
8th: Colm McAteer JACK 206 (3rd day 2)
9th: Seamus Gallagher ROB 199 (olf 97) (3rd Day 1)
10th: Michael Gallagher CAP 210 (olf 98) (4th Day 3)
11th: Toddy Lambe SAM 205 (4th Day 2)
12th: Wilton Goligher KILLIEBRAE SHEP 199 (olf 86) (4th day 1)
13th: James McGee BECCA 210 (olf 94) (5th Day 3)
14th: Peter Morgan FFLOS 200 (5th Day 2)
15th: Allistair Lyttle ROY 198 (olf 96) (5th Day 1)
Reserve: Bill Seale MOSS 206 (olf 94) (6th Day 3)
Brace:
1st: Frank Cashen with Jip & Clare 239
2nd: Denis Birchall with Flash & Mossie 230
Driving: Aiden Gallagher & Jim