It was almost like a changing of the guard as the 2019 Hawke's Bay Sheep Dog Trial Centre championships were decided at the end of the Tikokino-Olrig trial at the weekend.
All four runoffs were won by trialists who had not won a Hawke's Bay championships title before.
The long head was won by Dave Evans with Prince, the short head and yard by Peter Williams with Guide, the zig zag hunt by Tori Nicholson with Code and the straight hunt Fraser Taylor with 2018 Hawke's Bay Huntaway of the Year Waite.
All four held onto the advantage with which they started the runoffs as winners of the Tikokino-Olrig club titles.
Missing from the championship winners for the first time in four years was centre president Clark Chrystal, who after claiming six centre titles in the last four centre championships' had to settle for fourth with Nell in the straight as his best result on Saturday.