Well my coursing has always been done for fun rather than for competition but on two occasions at least that I can remember I had dogs take the best dog of the day accolade on the mainland. One was with a red dog bred from the brother of the bitch in my avitar which killed 3 from 3 on Rippingale where such coursing luminaries as Oggie, J.F., T.H., P.S. and his Sligo connnection, and P.N. with both Beauty (Forley cup runner up) and her brother Beast, among others, were running.
The second was when Willow took 11 from 11 whities in 3 1/2 hours in her first season in the company of E.C., T.M. (S