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We are now through to the fly ball final and that's going to be coming up very shortly.
Four teams and basically this is a relay. They have to sprint four dogs from this side up towards
that spring-loaded turn at the far end where they collect a ball. Four dogs have to do it
and it's whoever basically who does it the quickest. Have to go over the jumps as well.
Four on the way and four coming back and as one dog crosses the line the other dog can be
released. Can't cross the line until the dog before it has actually completed the course.
So that's basically the rules for you. The fly ball team final and these are the qualified teams.
Four ports flyers, Warrington Wizards, the Sunnysiders and Extremely Salty,
Fast and Furious. Who's going to be the champions?
Our judge is Brenda Holland who's had the job of trying to make some sense out of what can
sometimes be very very difficult from a judge's perspective. She's there somewhere.
Here's the judge Brenda Holland. She's got a smile.
She has a tough job and the four teams relying on her as well as their dogs.
Here come the Warrington Wizards who'll be on this near side.
Warrington Wizards will be on the near side. A team from Runcorn and four paws flyers who are
gathered from all over the UK. They'll be on the far side. You can't miss the four paws flyers
box loader. That's Richard Liversidge. There he is. They have the loudest voice in Birmingham.
I think he's the one who encourages the dogs to sprint as fast as they possibly can to pick that
ball up and to bring it back. Warrington Wizards have Dave Shackleton doing the same thing for them.
Four paws flyers. He's a real demonstrative individual is Richard Liversidge.
First race. The four paws flyers on the far side get a good start and there's nothing in it on the
first turn but now a great turn there from the four paws flyers who have a clear lead over the
Warrington Wizards. Third dog goes. Good turn again and they are going beautifully and there's the
Whippet Hussle who's created such an impression here this week. A terrific run and it's one nil
to the four paws flyers. The judge about to confirm it which she does. One nil. Four paws flyers take
the first leg and this is probably one of the quickest fly ball dogs I've ever seen. I'd love
to get a stopwatch on it. Waste no time and it really does help out the four paws flyers.
What a great start and Hussle, the Whippet, not two years old yet. He's the star of their team.
Got a good lurcher in there as well called Strider. Have to have one non-border collie
each team here and the second race about to go. Warrington Wizards on the near side
have to win it or four paws flyers into the final race. Good level start. Nothing in it so far but
on the far side you see again that great turn from four paws flyers. First dog. Second dog looks as
though it went very very close to being too soon but it's okay and it's going to be four paws flyers
and there goes the Whippet again and there's no beating him once he gets that ball in his mouth
and four paws flyers coming home and winning it two nil. The judge about to confirm it. They have
done and four paws flyers are through and another brilliant performance. There's the first leg and
what a turn and I think that's it. Four fantastic turns off the box and four great changeovers.
Confirmation of the result of our first race and into the final. Are they bound for a route
towards being champions? Four paws flyers win it two nil. Who's going to face four paws flyers
in a battle to be champions? The Sunnysiders from the north of England on the far side
and on the near side extremely salty. They've got competitors from Edinburgh
and from South Yorkshire. Two really talented teams. The Sunnysiders with box loader James
Binns extremely salty. Their box loader Leslie McEwan. There's James doing the job for the
Sunnysiders. They're not allowed to wave their hands but they can shout and trust me they really
do shout. They make themselves heard. Come on, come on. He bellows down to the dogs at the far end.
They can't wait to go. Sunnysiders on the far side. Extremely salty on the near side. Judge
Brenda Holland. She's poised. They're ready to go and they go on the leadoff leg on the near side
for Extremely Salty. What a good leg there and Extremely Salty a little bit slow on the second
but there's a fault on the far side on the second dog so the Sunnysiders I don't think
are going to take this one even though they might be ahead. Extremely Salty come through and you see
there that the Sunnysiders have to have a dog go again. Went too soon I think on the second leg
and so it goes the direction of Extremely Salty. Have to have four clean runs to actually get
through a leg and they had to rerun a dog and that ultimately cost them. 1-0 Extremely Salty.
The leg has to be completed before the next dog can go. We're now in the situation where
the Sunnysiders just have to win this or Extremely Salty will be through into our final.
Dogs are poised. Absolutely love it. Real dramatic excitement here in the main arena. Great start
on the near side from Extremely Salty and a good turn. They've got a lead of three or four meters
and another good turn there from the Whippet-Bedlington cross for Extremely Salty and it's
theirs to lose now. If they just get home safe they're gonna take it and Extremely Salty cross
the line and now they celebrate. They celebrate and the judge confirms it. Extremely Salty are
through into the final and there they will face the four pause flyers.
Great flyball racing. One there by the first dog I think for Extremely Salty. Had a fantastic start.
I mean they went over the line of seven hundredths of a second before the just after the light went.
Brilliant timing. Brilliant. So there's confirmation of the result. Extremely Salty beating the
Sunnysiders 2-0 and so still have a chance of being the flyball champions. So who's going to win it?
Four pause flyers on the far side or Extremely Salty on the near side. Four pause flyers
demonstrative with Big Richard bellowing the instructions. Extremely Salty on the near side
doing the same thing for them. They qualified in Scunthorpe. Four pause flyers qualified in Newark.
Who's it to be? You might say the four pause flyers would be the favourites.
Judge about to get them underway. Terrific excitement around this big arena here.
This is for the title of flyball champions. Best of three.
Ready and they go. Good start on the far side for four pause flyers but the dog on the near side is
streaking and regains the ground. Nothing between them and is it Extremely Salty ahead? The little
whippet for four pause flyers on that final leg is going to have to fly but it's not. It's the
Extremely Salty taking that one. Terrific teamwork. One nil. One nil and a little bit of a turn up for
the books there. The four pause flyers deciding not to run the whippet. Now whilst that tactical
there are six dogs in a team they have to choose four so it's going to be really exciting to see
what they decide to do for this second leg. Four pause flyers were British flyball champions
in 2013 and winners in Crufts that year as well but now have to take two legs here or the Scottish
Yorkshire combo the Extremely Salty team are going to take this one. One nil for Extremely Salty.
One more and they're the champions. Good start this time on the far side for the four pause flyers
and they've got the early lead here and still have the lead but now Extremely Salty is starting to
come back. It's neck and neck on the near side. It's Extremely Salty who had them. Now here comes
the whippet. Can it turn it over? Not going to get there though. Not going to get there and Extremely
Salty take it. Four pause flyers have to settle for second place and Extremely Salty the team of
Shannon Mills, Spencer Thomas, Claire Kennedy, Lee Murray, Ryan Wood and Chris Haslam with their box
loader Leslie McEwan are our flyball champions here in Crufts 2016 and what a dramatic finale
that was. The little whippet just couldn't get it back. Fabulous, brilliant, amazing,
great flyball racing, a really great advert and the crowd here absolutely loved it and I am so
pleased for Extremely Salty. They've done fantastically and look at them. They're just
congratulating each other. They've done so well. Fantastic television and a dramatic finish
and Extremely Salty who come from Edinburgh and South Yorkshire are our champions and look what
it means to them. They just love it and there's the confirmation which will make very sweet
viewing for them and their fans. Extremely Salty are the Crufts 2016 champions.
