Brighouse & Rastrick is the latest in a pretty long list of bands that have travelled to the Royal Albert Hall looking to achieve a National hat-trick of wins.
Amazingly, it is the third time that they have tried (although one didn’t really count).
Select
After their success under the direction of Professor David King in 2010 & 2011, they will be looking to join a very select club that until now has only admitted four members.
Foden’s and Black Dyke can lay claim to two hat tricks each, whilst Cory and Desford have one each.
Three into four
Strangely, once it has been done, winning it a fourth time seems positively easy (both Black Dyke hat-tricks were followed by a fourth win, as was Desford’s), although winning it six times in a row (as Foden’s did) is simply mind boggling,
Failed
Those who have tried and failed are as follows:
Wingates Temperance:
Wins: 1906 & 1907
Hat-trick attempt: 3rd
St Hilda Colliery:
Wins: 1920 & 1921
Hat-trick attempt: 4th
CWS Manchester
Wins: 1962 & 1963
Hat-trick attempt: 3rd
Brighouse & Rastrick
Wins: 1968 & 1969
Hat-trick attempt: Forced to compete in 1970 World Championship
Brighouse & Rastrick
Wins: 1997 & 1998
Hat-trick attempt: 2nd
Williams Fairey
Wins: 2002 & 2003
Hat-trick attempt: 10th
Grimethorpe Colliery
Wins: 2006 & 2007
Hat-trick attempt: 7th (off the number 1 draw!)
Black Dyke
Wins: 2008 & 2009
Hat-trick attempt: 8th
Find out more
To find out more about historic hat trick attempts at the National Championships up to 2008, go to:
http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art900b.asp#.UH2j5sVfDgw
Live coverage
4BR's 2012 live coverage has started at: http://www.4barsrest.com/live/2012NationalChampionships/#.UH5k4MVfDgw
