Four-club sweep keeps County Cup hopes alive

Gremlins CC, Huckyduck CC, Newmarket CC, and Rubalo JCC repeated their victories at the North Petherton Carnival on Saturday.

The event marked the fourth stop on the Somerset County carnival circuit. The same four clubs took the top prizes in their respective classes at each of the first three carnivals. This consistency has placed all four teams in a strong position to compete for the County Cup.

In the Open feature class, Gremlins CC’s entry, Orged, took first place. Masqueraders CC placed second with The Plot, scoring 1605 points. Renegades CC’s The Big Top finished third, while Marketeers CC placed fourth with Step in Time. The rankings for second and third changed from the previous two processions, with Masqueraders and Renegades swapping positions.

Huckyduck CC won the Open tableaux class with Valhalla. King William CC took second with Funhouse, followed by King Ludwig’s Fantasy in third. King William CC also placed fourth with Ivory Realm, an entry by Magnum CC.

Pentathlon CC won the Local Tableaux class with Old Streets of Dublin. Toppers CC claimed the victory in the Open feature class with Rocky Roads Est 1859. In the Juvenile feature class, Rubalo JCC won with Scarecrows, scoring ahead of Hillview JCC’s Curse of the Kraken. Newmarket CC took the Comic feature class with Cropstars, finishing ahead of Honiton Young Farmers with the Mustachery.