Week ending 23rd August 2009

Monday 17th
A very good start to the week with 2 winners from our 5 runners. Stanton Spaniel continued her excellent recent form by winning her A4 in good style. She quickly hit the front and went on to win by just over 4 lengths in a personal best 29.32. Spaniel used to struggle to stay when she first started racing and was stuck in the lower grades for quite a while. It just shows what a bit of patience and doing the right things can achieve. She'll possibly be upped to A2 after this run. She has done fantastically well for the kennel. Cheeseboard is another who has been flying recently and she won again today in A3. She led from the halfway point and went on record 29.42.
Tuesday 18th
A pleasing trial session with the new Irish recruits going very well. Enchanted Cashel won his trial nicely in 29.57. Youngster, Gutsy Girl, went well to record 29.87.
In sprint trials new pups Honda Lady (17.22) and Dance Izzy (17.40) went well in their first look at Swindon. Stanton Polly returned from injury to clock 16.79.
Wednesday 19th
Although tonight did not provide any winners there were still a few pleasing runs. Strictly Baileys ran another good race to finish 2nd in his A3. Whateverittakes has been running well of late but keeps finding one too good. He was 2nd again, recording a personal best of 29.62. Veteran, Full Bloom, ran his best race for the kennel so far to finish 2nd in his 509m Open. Lady Jaro ran well in her Puppy Open. She led until crowded approaching the last bend and will make in to a nice bitch.
Friday 21st
Ballyphilip Lady got the day off to a good start when dead heating in her A4. She quickly hit the front to score in 29.65. She has now won 3 of her 5 races.
Stanton Jerry probably ran his best race so far when winning in his A2 in 29.06. Parnell Lee was a good 2nd in this race and would have pushed Jerry all the way if getting a clear run around the first turn. Lee looks to be a very nice dog and we were delighted with his run tonight. I'll be surprised if he's not breaking the 29 second barrier before too long. Stanton Leroy can not run a bad race lately and ran with real credit again tonight when finishing 2nd in a good A2. He recorded 29.29.
Saturday 22nd
Tonight we had another trip to Hove with two runners.
Redstone Turk continues to carry all before him in his races around here. He made it a hat trick of Open wins when again winning in the fastest time of the night, 29.76. He was made to work hard for tonight's win as he fell out the boxes and suffered crowding around the first. However he showed terrific back pace to come from 3 lengths down to lead at the third turn and went on to win nicely.
Ballinorig Maeve also ran in this race and ran a blinder. She flew from the boxes and paced up to the bend well but she was crowded out around the first turn but stuck on well to finish 3rd. She recorded a good 30.05. Both will be taken to Hove again on Thursday.