Week Ending 26th May

Monday 20th
Just the one winner to begin the week with.
Bookies Girls beat kennel mate Winetavern Tadgh by 2 1/2 lengths in 29.10.
We had our first trial session at Coventry today with 7 dogs going through their paces.
Chilli Hot Sauce posted 16.10 in her first look at the track. Stanton Apollo just held on from Swords Brett to win his 485m trial in 29.82 with Southern Angel only just behind them.
Barnish Booth beat Mullingar Mer and Southern Belle in their 450m trial in 27.62.
Tuesday 21st
8 dogs were sent to Swindon for trials today and it was a fairly good session.
Burgess Ali (29.69), Kingsmill Anois (28.86) and Allen Buttercup (29.25) all completed their qualifying trials while Zamboni Zazzle rejoined the graded strength with a 30.18 effort.
Recent arrivals, Finalee (16.67) and Chow For Now (16.58) both impresses in their first sprint trials.
Wednesday 22nd
We'll begin at Wimbledon where our 3 Derby entries were given their last workouts before the competition starts and went well enough.
Screen Critic beat Taranis Rex by just over 6 lengths in 28.73. The time was a bit puzzling as both dogs lost 40 spots on their trials from last week but apparently they had added some new sand to the track which slowed the times up a bit.
Jolly Bullseye had his first trial since the Arc final and went OK. He stumbled out the boxes but showed his early pace and flew down the back before really tiring coming home but he desperately needed this run and will come forward for the blowout.
Onto Swindon where we had a record night for the kennel as we sent out 5 open race winners.
Airport Captain got the night off to a great start as he won on debut for the kennel in his 509m maiden. Captain broke well and led all the way to win in a good 30.06 and looks a lovely prospect.
Gemstone Billy got his first open win as he ran a brilliant race to come from a long way off the pace to lead near the line in his 685m maiden.
Slippery Patch continued his excellent form as he pinged the lids and led all the way in his 509m open to win in 30.06. Hiding Escort ran well to finish second to Patch and won't be long in winning.
Portavoe Lass won her first race since returning from injury as she ran on strongly to nab kennel mate Droopys Harper on the run in in their 685m contest.
Newinn Daddy completed a great night for the kennel as he pinged the lids and led all the way to win the standard open by over 3 lengths in a good 28.74.
Thursday 23rd
Another good night as we managed 2 winners from our 4 runners at Hove this evening.
Tibetan Skies continued his good form as he ran probably his best for us as he won the standard 515m open in great style. Skies fell out the boxes but managed to get round the first bend with a clear run and he took off down the back straight to take the lead at the 3rd bend before going on to win well in 29.67.
Taranis Diva got her first open win as she battled hard to win her 515 maiden. Diva pinged the lids to record a good 4.09 sectional but got tapped for a little bit of middle pace before staying on strongly to beat kennel mate, Ring The Alarm, by 1 1/4 lengths in a good 30.08. Considering this was only Diva's 4th race of her life it was a great effort and she's another lovely prospect for the kennel. Ring The Alarm is well worthy of a mention as she ran a blinder behind Diva and will surely pick a maiden race up sooner rather than later.
Portavoe Girl got a little lost on her first visit here but will find plenty for that run and will head back to Hove next week.
Friday 24th
Just the one winner today but we had a couple of promising performances as well.
Sligo Mick just got the better of kennel mate Razor Titantic to win the A2 by a head in 29.34.
Kingsmill Anois ran with real promise to finish 3rd in the A1 on his debut and will surely be better for that experience.
Saturday 25th
Chow For Now went well in his first four bend trial as he led to near the line to record 29.27.
No winners from this evening's meeting but Gemstone Annie, Inishmore Impact and Allen Buttercup all ran well in defeat.

Week Ending 19th May

Tuesday 14th
10 dogs were sent to trials at Swindon today and it was a fairly good session.
Portavoe Lass recorded 29.11 in her first four bend workout for a while.
Newinn Daddy completed his qualifying trials with a 28.91 effort. Winetavern Tadgh posted 29.27 as he returned from his tail operation.
Recent arrivals, Kingsmill Anois (29.24), Burgess Ali (29.65) and Allen Buttercup (29.55) all went nicely in their first four bend trials.
Swords Brett (16.54), Barnish Booth (16.50), Kingsmill Go (16.70) and Swords Messi (16.24) all went well in their sprints.
Wednesday 15th
An early start this morning to get to Wimbledon for the 9:30 kennelling to give a few dogs a look round. Screen Critic posted a flying 28.36 in his first look at the track. He broke very well and ran the track superbly. This was his first workout since the Arc final and should benefit from the run.
Taranis Rex beat Hamar Superstar by 2 lengths as he led all the way in 28.84. Rex ran the track well and this was his first trial since winning on Sky night at Swindon. Hamar Superstar ran very wide at the 2nd bend but showed good pace throughout and looks like being a lovely dog. He would have benefited well from this further experience.
Tibetan Skies posted 28.68 in his solo trial but will probably not be entered for the Derby.
Screen Critic, Taranis Rex and Jolly Bullseye will head to Wimbledon next Wednesday for a final look round before the Derby starts the following week.
We had a couple of winners from our 5 runners tonight at Swindon.
Chilli Spring got a much deserved win as she led all the way to win her A6 by 3 1/4 lengths in 29.58.
Black Beach just got up on the line to win a good quality A2 by a head in 29.09.
Friday 17th
3 winners from today's meetings at Swindon.
Panthers Legend produced a brilliant front running display as he absolutely smashed the lids (posted a flying 2.25 sectional!) on her way to a 4 lengths victory in a personal best 28.89.
Hey Diego returned to form as he pinged the lids to win a good quality A1 by 2 1/4 lengths in 28.73. Hiding Escort and Bellmore Woody both ran well in defeat in the same race.
Marathon bitch, Portavoe Girl, got her first UK win as she led on the run in to win her A3 by 3/4 of a length in 29.30. She'll be stepped up in trip now and will probably head to Hove for a maiden stayers.
Saturday 18th
Just the one winner this evening as Alarming Arti won a messy A3 race in 29.62. Hopefully he'll get a run over the 6 bends again soon.

Performance of the Week

Panthers Legend has to get the vote this week for her brilliant run in the A2. She's only had four races in this Country but has won 2 of them and looks to be a nice prospect. It'll take a good dog to lead her if she keeps her trapping boots on!

Dual Attachment!

 

We're very excited to announce that our kennel will now be dual attached with Coventry Stadium.

We've been consistently struggling to get runs for all of our dogs at Swindon in the A1's and it's planned that we will take around 15 of our top end dogs for grading at Coventry.

We don't have any problems at all with Swindon and will continue to supply a very healthy strength to them but we needed to act to give our owners and dogs a fair chance of regular races.

All being well we will begin trialling in dogs in the next couple of weeks.

Week Ending 12th May

Monday 6th
Just the one winner to begin the week with as Bookies Girls pinged the lids and led all the way to win her A2 by over 3 lengths in 29.33.
Tuesday 7th
Another busy trial session with 14 dogs going to Swindon today.
Hamar Superstar completed his qualifying trials with a very good 28.78. He's posted another good 2.40 sectional and for such an inexperienced dog he's done very well so far. He'll more than likely head to Wimbledon for a trial next week for some further experience. Gemstone Meg was a further 7 lengths behind but still posted a good 29.34 as she returned from a long lay off.
Droopys Danneel, who's been resting for a month as she prepares for a tilt at the Irish Oaks, returned to the track today with a sizzling 28.42 solo spin. This was a great effort and she'll head to Shelbourne next week for a trial.
Although Newinn Daddy was a bit slowly into stride, he still led at the bend and showed great pace down the back on his way to posting a good 28.90. Airport Captain completed his qualifying as he ran on very strongly to be beaten just 3/4 of a length by Daddy.
Hey Diego, who was again overlooked for a run, was given a solo workout and went well to record 28.77.
Gurrane Rocket returned from injury with a 29.07 run while Scaffs Misty re joined the graded strength with a 29.99 effort.
Recent arrivals Burgess Ali (16.57), Kingsmill Anois (16.42) and Allen Buttercup (16.31) all delighted us with their first look at the track.
Portavoe Lass (16.70) and Der Lone Razor (16.71) both went well as they returned from lay offs.
Wednesday 8th
No luck today from our 4 runners as all our dogs got crowded in their races.
Thursday 9th
Tibetan Skies was our star performer of the night at Hove this evening as he pinged the lids and won a good quality open race in a canter. He stayed on strongly to win by 3 lengths in a fastest of year 29.50. He's available for sale at reasonable money as well and has plenty left to offer.
Taranis Diva ran a blinder in her 515m maiden bitches open to be beaten just over a length. She pinged the lids and it might have been a different story if she had been drawn in the red box as she was just held out at the bend but considering this was only the 3rd race of her life it was a tremendous effort. She's a lovely prospect.
Hiding Escort and Ring The Alarm both ran well in defeat.
Friday 10th
Just the one winner from today's meeting's at Swindon. Gemstone Billy ran a great race to collar kennel mate, Droopys Harper on the run in to win his S1 by 1 3/4 lengths in 41.82.
Saturday 11th
Mullingar Mer returned from her latest fall to lead virtually all the way in the A1. She showed her normal burst of early pace and hung on gamely to win by a head in 28.98. Southern Belle is one to put firmly in the note book as she finished 3rd in the same race. This was Belle's first ever race so to compete so well in top grade is a brilliant effort. Hopefully she'll have a bright future.
Hoots Mon beat Der Lone Razor by 6 lengths in 29.12 in a pre race trial.

Performance of the Week

Again we've had some really nice performances this week including Tibetan Skies, Mullingar Mer and Southern Belle but the vote goes to Gemstone Billy who won his first S1 race. Billy has come a long way since he first started off and none of us thought he'd be competing and winning top grade races. He came from a long way off the pace to beat kennel mate Droopys Harper and is a pleasure to have in the kennel.

 

In Other News

The first four Westmead Hawk x Superstar Lily pups arrived at the kennels this week and are fantastic looking animals. They've been very well handled and reared and certainly look the part. They'll begin their schooling very soon and the other four from the litter will join us in a month or so.

 

We've deals in place for 5 lovely young pups to join the kennel in the next week and they'll be offered for sale soon.

 

Keep checking the blog for some very exciting kennel news that'll be posted soon.

Week Ending 5th May

Monday 29th
A couple of winners to begin the week with. Razor Titanic continued his good form as he led nearly all the way in his A2 to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 29.30. Beatrice Maud made a winning come back from injury as she led all the way to win her A4 by 1 3/4 lengths in 29.42.
Tuesday 30th
A busy trial session today with 16 dogs going to Swindon.
Alarming Arti joined the 685m graded strength with his 42.30 effort.
Bellmore Woody (29.26) and Hoots Mon (29.54) both went well in their first 4 bend trials since injury. Keeperhill Hawk re joined the strength with a 29.59. Recent arrivals, Hamar Superstar (29.24) and Airport Captain (28.94) both looked nice types in their first 4 bend trials. Portavoe Girl joined the strength with her 29.61 effort while Hey Diego moved well in his 480m solo to record 28.73.
Stanton Ollie (16.69) and Mullingar Mer (16.28) both looked in good form as they returned from being knocked over last time out.
Gemstone Meg (16.75), Gemstone Annie (16.58), Scaffs Misty (16.63), Alarming Alan (16.59) and Gurrane Rocket (16.28) all began their come backs as well.
The day was marred though by an injury to Kilmalady Biffo. He ruptured a gracilis muscle and is now retired.
Wednesday 1st
Quite a way to begin the new month as we had 2 winners live on Sky and a runner up in the Arc final.
Droopys Harper sprang a big surprise in the 685m open as he led all the way to win by 1/2 a length in 42.01. Ding Hero was sent off a short priced favourite for the race but got the break all wrong and was badly crowded at the bend so it was left to Harper to lead the challenge. He hung on gamely at the end to record a great win. This was his first open win so to come on a Sky night at our home track was brilliant. Ding suffered a nasty split web in the race and faces around a month on the sidelines.
Kennel legend Taranis Rex pinged the lids to overcome a tricky draw and led all the way to win the 480m open in great style. Rex won by 1 1/4 lengths in 28.64. He'll have a short rest before heading to Wimbledon for a trial.
Screen Critic ran his heart out for us in the Arc final and went down by just a length to the top class Shaneboy Alley, who broke the track record in the process. Batman pinged the lids but didn't quite have the pace to make the corner in front and was cut off by Alley who quickly went 4 or 5 lengths clear but he's made good progress coming home and was closing the gap all the time but the line came to quickly for us. This was a great run by our dog though and has posted a calculated 28.36 in only his 3rd UK start. He'll head to Wimbledon next for a trial before having a crack at the Derby but I think he may be more suited to the Irish version which is firmly on his agenda.
Our other finalist, Jolly Bullseye, didn't get any luck at all in the race as he was crowded out the boxes and all the way to the first bend by the middle running Longwood Bound. He took a nasty whack on the bend and could never get in to contention. Bullseye returned with a bruised toe and a slightly strained hip and will be given as long as possible on the treatment table before heading to Wimbledon.
Thursday 2nd
No luck at all this evening at Hove. Crinkill Jewel looked in a good position coming off the 2nd bend in the 1st round of the Regency but quickly went backwards and returned with a shoulder injury and faces around 6 weeks off the track.
Tibetan Skies and Ring The Alarm both ran well in defeat while Taranis Diva moved well to record 30.19 in a trial.
Friday 3rd
4 winners at Swindon today. Motor Home got another win under her belt as she won her A3. Moody Mare returned from injury to win first time up as she led all the way in her A4.
Youngster, Panthers Legend, showed that she had learnt plenty from last week's defeat as she won a good quality A2 by 1/2 a length in 29.29.
Glenbane Air got a much deserved win as he led all the way to win his A2 in 28.99.
Saturday 4th
Off The Radar made it 2 wins from 3 starts as he led near the line to win his A3 in 29.35. He'll have his 100th race next time out and has been a great little dog.
Kelseys Prince was the latest dog to be injured this week as he suffered a gracilis injury. It doesn't look career threatening but will need around 3 months off.
Youngster, Southern Belle, completed her qualifying trials as she posted 28.90 and looks a terrific prospect.

Performance of the Week

We've had some cracking efforts this week, especially from Taranis Rex and Screen Critic but the vote has to go to Droopys Harper who gave everything he had to win his Sky open. It was a fantastic win and great reward for his very good and patient owners.

 

Spotlight on: Kilmalady Biffo

After being retired this week due to his gracilis injury I thought I'd give a quick summary of his career with us. Biffo began his racing with a victory in A4 company. This was quickly followed up by an A3 win but he really started to take the eye when he rattled off a four timer. He won 2 A2's before flying the lids to lead all the way in an A1 so we gave him a sprint at Hove which he led all the way in. He went on to win 12 opens in total and made the finals of the Oxfordshire Gold Cup and Oxfordshire Trophy. In all he won 19 of his 57 races, not bad for a dog that cost 300 Euros! The best news is that Biffo has already found a wonderful home in Devizes with a lovely family. He's having the snip in the next week or so before beginning his new life towards the end of May. We'll certainly miss this lad.