Week ending 2nd August 2009

Monday 27th
A frustrating start to the week with yet another 3 seconds to add to our recent collection!
Stanton Spaniel, Nightgirls Annie and Puerto Bound all finished runner up in their races. Whateverittakes, Stanton Sarah, Bet Ya Clodagh and Field Son all ran well enough when finishing 3rd in their races.
Tuesday 28th
7 of our kennel went for trials today. Redstone Turk went well when posting a fastest-of-the-session 28.83. He hadn't been given a run for nearly 3 weeks and would have needed this pipe opener. He'll be heading out on the Open Race circuit soon.
Veteran, Full Bloom, had his first workout for the kennel and posted the fastest sprint of the day, 16.54. He moved well and is another who will be heading off for a few Opens around the Country.
Lady Jaro returned to the track after a four month injury lay off and went brilliantly in her sprint trial. She posted 16.81. She is still only a puppy and will be a really nice sort if staying sound.
Queen Merykara, who has not raced for nearly 6 months due to season and a severe shoulder injury, pleased us with a decent 16.94 sprint. She has won a couple of A1's in the past and she will be a welcome addition to the kennel strength if staying sound.
Parnell Lee continued his comeback from injury with a decent 16.81 trial. Lee is a gentle giant of a dog and will be ready for a four bend trial next week.
Wednesday 29th
Hopefully a night that will signal the end of our 'seconditis'. 2 winners from our 5 runners. Stanton Tom - highlighted last week as a dog to bet next time- duly won his A3 in good fashion. He led round the first and was in little danger of being beaten. He won in 29.38 and will continue to improve.
Ashby Crown was our other winner, he won a messy A2 by nearly 8 lengths in 29.53. He certainly seems to love the wet conditions that we had tonight.
Friday 31st
A fantastic day with 4 winners and 3 seconds. Strictly Baileys got the day off to a flying start when coming from off the pace to win his A5 in a career best 29.59. He just caught Stanton Spaniel close home. She also ran a cracker and recorded a personal best.
Realt Gael soon struck the front in her A4 contest and never looked in danger of being caught. She won in 29.58. The star of the show however was Puerto Bound. She flew from the boxes and led all the way to win her A2 by nearly 6 lengths in a career best of 28.91. She is a very capable bitch when getting things right.
Twiglish Whitty was our winner from the evening meeting. Ellie, having only her second race of her life, hit the front down the back straight and won gamely in 29.79.
One of note from today is Ling. She finished 2nd in her A3 and would have won if breaking in her normal fashion. Stanton Buddy is also worthy of a mention. He finished a good 2nd in his A1, he led until off the second bend and ran well. He's not been given many runs of late and would of needed this run.
Saturday 1st August
One winner and a second from our 5 runners. Ballyphilip Lady returned to action after a couple of months off to lead all the way in her A4. She has only raced twice for the kennel but has won both times and looks a useful sort. She is a full sister to Stanton Buddy who runs A1.

*July Dog of the Month*

This months award goes to Strictly Baileys. Although he has only raced twice in the month, he has won on both occasions. Simba, has had his problems in his short career but has returned brilliantly well since his last setback and it's been a very good achievement by him to perform as well as he has done. Fingers crossed he has a good August as well !

Week ending 26th July 2009

Monday 20th

No luck today with our 6 runners. Stanton Spaniel and Stanton Torres came closest when both finishing second in their races.
Tuesday 21st
A quiet trial session by our standards with just 4 dogs going through their paces. Ballyphilip Lady returned to the racing strength after two months off. She recorded a pleasing 29.84. Young puppy, Twiglish Whitty qualified for racing when posting a good 29.89. She is un raced and it will be interesting to see her progress over the coming weeks. Recent Oxford intake, Lisnakil Xpress posted 30.39 and should qualify for racing at next weeks session. Parnell Lee posted a pleasing 17.00 in his sprint trial. This big lad has been off the track for around 3 months with a few problems but should compete at a decent level when at his best.
Wednesday 22nd
A quiet night with only 4 runners. Stanton Jerry ran a blinder when finishing 2nd in his A2. He just got caught before the line but recorded a good 29.26. He hadn't been given a run for 3 weeks and would have needed the run.
Friday 24th
3 winners today from our 10 runners. Ashby Crown won for the first time since returning from his wrist injury, he won his A2 in 29.39. Not Yet sprang a big surprise to win her A2 race in 29.60. She was available at 10/1 on course. Strictly Baileys won his first race back from injury tonight. He dug deep to just hold on in his A5 contest. He won in 29.75 and should continue to improve. He's now won 3 of his 8 races and hopefully will get a bit of luck now after a torrid time with injuries. Our run of seconds continued again today with Stanton Leroy, Stanton Tom, Oaks Best all finishing runner up.
Saturday 25th
Ling won her A3 tonight in 29.53. She led at the first bend and didn't ever look like being beaten. She has done very well since arriving from Ireland and has now won 4 of her 10 races. We are still suffering with seconditis though, Hell Razor and Twiglish Whitty had to settle for 2nd place in their races tonight.

Week ending 19th July 2009

Monday 13th
One winner and a second from our 5 runners today. Lepus continued her recent good form with victory in her A5. She won in 29.89. Whateverittakes finished 2nd in his A5 and will be winning soon if he could find his trapping boots.

Tuesday 14th

Today's trial session saw the return to the racing strength of Strictly Baileys and Stanton Tom. Tom who broke a bone above his hock has returned in good form and posted 29.55. Strictly Baileys has had a series of niggling injuries but trialled back well in 29.89. This fellow will make into a nice dog if staying injury free.

Wednesday 15th

A good night tonight with two winners. Forest Best led all the way in his A1 to record 29.13. He's never been the type to record flashy times but he wins races. He has now won 10 of his 30 races in this Country. Field Son has returned to his best and won his A2 in very good style. He quickly hit the front and won by nearly 6 lengths in a good 29.21.

Friday 17th

Another 2 winners today. Ah Sure Cool has been running very well recently and won his A6 in good style. He won by nearly 4 lengths in a personal best 29.60. Cheeseboard provided the other winner when scoring in her A3. She recorded 29.52 and it will pay to follow this girl in the coming weeks.

Saturday 18th

A further 2 winners tonight to cap off a very good week. Oaks Best managed to record his first ever win when dead-heating in his A8. He recorded 30.62. Queue Pea Are ran a terrific race when slamming his A5 rivals by nearly 5 lengths. He recorded a personal best 29.54 and is doing very well considering he's still only an October puppy.

Week ending 12th July 2009

Monday 6th

No luck today from our 4 runners. Stanton Ollie came closest to winning when finishing third in his A3. All dogs returned safe and sound though.
Tuesday 7th
A mixed day at trials today. Ballinorig Maeve went very well in her first 685m trial. She clocked a decent 42.12 and stayed the trip well. I'm looking forward to seeing her in the S1's soon. Clomantagh Blue also qualified for 6 bend racing today when clocking 43.35.
Stanton Leroy returned after being knocked over last time out to win his trial in 29.47. Recent arrivals, Twiglish Whitty (17.07), Twiglish Nick (17.48) and Quay Six (17.31) all went nicely in their sprint trials. Stanton Tom returned to the track for the first time in nearly four months after breaking a bone above his hock. He delighted us with his fastest-of-the-session 16.68 trial. He returned 100% sound and will be trialling over four bends next week.
Unfortunately it was not such good news regarding Stanton Teddy. Teddy, who was in the process of trialling back on after breaking his hock 9 months ago, suffered a reaction in the hock after his trial today and will not make a return to racing. It's a great shame as he looked a top prospect in the beginning. He'll now be kept as a kennel pet.
Wednesday 8th
With a break in the recent warm weather, around 20 dogs were able to be put through their paces on the gallop. Strictly Baileys is working well in his return from injury and will be ready for a trial next week. We do look to have one very nice puppy in the kennel at the moment judging by the way she worked up the gallop again today. Although she is un-raced, she is already beating some good A2 dogs and will be very exciting to watch when hitting the track.
A good night with 2 winners from our 6 runners. Lepus won her A5 in good fashion. She led at the first bend and drew 6 lengths clear before tiring coming home. She won by just under 2 lengths in 29.76.
Stanton Spaniel continued her good recent form when scoring in her A5. She led off the second bend and just hung on by 3/4 of a length. She recorded 29.84.
Friday 10th
Two winners today and quite a few seconds again! Hell Razor ran the perfect race when leading all the way to win his A6 in a personal best 29.74. Realt Gael won in only her second race back since returning from injury. She battled on gamely to win her A5 in 29.68.
Stanton Sarah, Stanton Torres, Cheeseboard and Field Son all ran well to finish second in their respective races.
Saturday 11th
No runners this evening due to the running of the 1st round of the Produce Stakes.
There will be a delay in posting next week's blog, as I'm away in Spain for a week's holiday. For any urgent enquiries while I'm away, please contact Geoff Hutton on: 07990 688 681.

*June Dog of the Month*

This month's award has to go to Stanton Bluebell. Bluebell won 2 of her 4 races this month, including A1 victories in 28.80 & 28.82. She was 2nd in her other A1 and 3rd in a very good quality Open Race. She really has been in top form of late.