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    A true Classic

    Jul 06, 2021 5 minutes

    Nick Hendrick triumphed at the 2021 Clay Shooting Classic, setting an early English Sporting (ESP) score of 143 ex-150 that the remainder of the field valiantly tried to better but rarely came close. It proved to be a Classic in both name and nature, a memorable three days of fun over May bank holiday weekend, with fierce targets and mixed fortunes.

    There’s something rather reassuring about the Clay Shooting Classic. Timeless and fondly regarded as a competition that’s both accessible and challenging in equal measure, its place in the shooting calendar is assured.

    Until it is not, that is. COVID-19 robbed us of this much-loved event in 2020, but thankfully Dan and Emily Martin of Orston Shooting Ground in Nottinghamshire managed to resurrect the Classic for 2021. What’s more, as they welcomed the first Shots on the last Friday in May, the rain clouds, which had been a permanent feature of the past,

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