FRI 7.30 rang m.wade and s meadows, vote 3-0 to go,4pm got a phone call we had a driver couldn't go,had to change routes,5pm went to yard for wagon then to CON fed, then DV WD CR AND CF WD FEDS PICKED UP.on site for 1 am birds watered and opened by 1.30am .SAT 6.30 good skies on site but low LYING MIST and fog on route.8am clearing top end and near race sites,still poor ripon to Darlington.8.45 clearing well at ripon ,with MIST at leaking, but clearing,waited for wetherby birds,BIRDS up at9.20 and 9.40 both clearing well.peter matthews