Week Ending 9th March

Tuesday 4th
Der Lone Razor re joined the graded strength after his 29.97 trial. Spud had been off for 3 months with a wrist injury so he'll improve for this run today.
Toms Knowledge impressed with his 28.84 trial win in his first look at Swindon's 4 bends. He's does everything well and is a very good addition to the kennel.
The un raced Forest Gavin moved well as he won his trial in a  good 28.89 and will continue to improve. Nickys Love and Forest Jessica both went well in behind Gavin and will be back racing next weekend.
Boom Boom Dave posted 29.34 in his first 4 bend trial for a few months and will improve for the run. He's a lovely pup with a bright future over the longer trips.
Unique Woe (16.41), Scaffs Misty (16.45) and Barnish Booth (16.42) all ran good sprint trials in their return from lameness.
Forest Sara is a member of the Oscar and Gavin litter and went well in her first look at Swindon when posting 16.74.
Dragon Big Bux (16.30) and Boom Boom Hero (16.37) both went very well while new recruits Paradise Malibu (16.49) and High Demand (16.71) took to the track nicely first time.
Wednesday 5th
Boom Boom Lass was the star of the show for the kennel this evening as she took a trial stake for the upcoming Arc in great style. Lass broke well and led all the way to win in 28.66. It's easy to forget that this girl is still a puppy.
Jet Stream Girl notched another win as she led on the run in to win her A3 in 29.27.
Friday 7th
Alarming Arti won his A3 in great style by nearly 5 lengths in 29.25 while puppy, Mercurial Hope got her first career victory as she won her A2 in determined style. Hope had been harshly treated after being upgraded from A4 to A2 without winning a race but she's learning all the time and won today in 29.28.
Jet Stream Olly continued his good recent form when taking the A1 in a fast 28.76.
Saturday 8th
Kingsmill Anois gave us our only winner tonight as he led all the way in his A2 to win in 29.21. Anois is a nice dog who's not had much racing due to injury niggles but hopefully he's over them now and will continue to improve from here.
Boom Boom Hero beat Boom Boom Dave in a pre race trial by 4 3/4 lengths in a very good 28.67. Hero has shown the huge benefit that time and patience can bring with young greyhounds as he's returned from his 2 month rest a completely different dog. He'll now head to Sittingbourne for a trial before taking in a maiden open.
Sunday 9th
Another terrific night for the kennel at Sittingbourne as we won all 4 of the open races we contested.
Forest Oscar is a top prospect and he won his 480m maiden open in great style by nearly 6 lengths in a very good 29.10. Oscar did everything right, broke well, showed very good early and stayed the trip strongly. If he continues to improve as he should he could make a very good class greyhound.
Allen Buttercup made it 2 wins from 2 over the 450m trip as she broke well and led all the way for a comfortable win.
Glanmire Warrior pinged the lids and ran a very brave race to lead all the way in his 642m open. He's much better suited to the galloping tracks and hopefully there's more to come with him.
Jet Stream Captain completed the nights work as he flew the lids to win his 480m heat at 10/1. Captain just held on from the fast finishing Droopys Ed Moses to win in a fastest of the night 28.93. It's a very good final for next week and we'll need Captain to break just as well as he did tonight.

Week Ending 2nd March

 

Tuesday 25th Feb
Pennys Peggy joined the graded strength after winning her trial in good style in 29.60. She's a member of a very good litter and should improve nicely in time.
Alarming Jacks was given a trial after waiting 3 weeks for a race at Swindon and moved well to record 28.90.
Exciting puppy, Forest Gavin, ran a pleasing 28.91 solo after taking a fall the previous week. There is plenty to come from this lad which was obvious today as he tired badly coming home.
Although Punchestown Lad ran a good 29.26 he returned lame with a sprained wrist and faces a couple of months on the easy list again.
Boom Boom Love and Fleetwood Kittie also joined the graded strength.
Boom Boom Hero who had been given a couple of months off to rest and mature certainly proved this was the right decision as he recorded 16.33 in a solo sprint. Hero pinged the lids and powered home.
Der Lone Razor ( 16.74), Nickys Love (16.49) and Boom Boom Dave (16.59) all went well as they returned from a lay off while recent arrival, Toms Knowledge pleased us with a 16.43 first look. He's a nice dog with very good Shelbourne Park form and he'll be aimed at the Arc and English Derby.
Wednesday 26th
Just the one winner this evening as Sligo Mick won again in A2 company in 29.20.
Friday 28th
A good day with 4 winners from today's meetings.
Finalee recorded a personal best 28.94 as she won her A2 by 1 3/4 lengths.
Swansalona Bolt made it two wins on the trot as he won his A3 by 3 1/4 lengths in 29.40.
Hey Diego won his first race since returning from a cracked hock to win his A2 by 3 lengths in 29.00 and Alarming Jacks completed the days work as she ran a blinder to win a good A1 race by 1 3/4 lengths in 28.89.
Saturday 1st
Another top night at Swindon as we won 4 of the 5 races we contested.
Cheers Tony made it 3 wins from his 9 career races as he smashed the lids to win his A2 by 8 lengths in a very good 28.67. Tony posted a 2.32 sectional and I'd expect there to be further improvement from this lightly raced type. He's an interesting prospect.
It was great to see Joscar win his first race for the kennel and he won in good style. He led off the 2nd bend to win his A2 by 2 1/2 lengths in 28.81. Joscar is another one of our dogs who hadn't been given a race for 3 weeks so this performance was all the more impressive and a credit to all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes at the kennels.
Droopys Harper has been a wonderful dog for the kennel and he won again tonight in the S1. Harper showed good pace down the back straight and powered home to win by 7 lengths in 42.22.
Mercurial Jet showed the benefit of the further experience we gave him at Sittingbourne as he looked more of the finished article tonight as he beat kennel mate Gemstone Jack in the A1. Jet broke very well and stayed on strongly to win by a neck in a personal best 28.71. Jet has been outside the first 3 only once in his 15 races and has now won 7 times. Not bad for a dog that isn't 2 years old until May! He's for sale to stay in the kennel and really would give someone an awful lot of fun.
Boom Boom Lass beat Witcombe Dilemma by a short head in 28.80 in a pre race trial and both will improve nicely for the workout.
Sunday 2nd
Sittingbourne has been a very happy hunting ground for us this year and this continued tonight with another 3 winners.
Jetstream Captain beat kennel mate Forest Oscar in the maiden 480 by 2 3/4 lengths in 29.51. Captain was badly crowded on the first bend but showed good pace down the back and came home very strongly win in good style. Forest Oscar delighted us with his debut run behind Captain and he wont be long in winning. Oscar broke well but was very badly crowded on the bend but showed a very good attitude and plenty of pace to get himself back into contention and he could well be a but special in time.
Jet Stream Duke continued his unbeaten run to his UK career as he made it 4 wins from 4 starts in the 500m open. Duke missed the break but showed great track craft around the first two bends and flew home from the 3rd bend to beat kennel mate Swords Brett by 1 3/4 lengths in 30.54. Duke will more than likely head back to Sittingbourne next week before a possible tilt at the Arc.
Derby Finalist, Screen Critic, made his return to racing this evening after a break of 7 months since the Select Stakes at Nottingham and he could hardly have been more impressive as he led virtually all the way to win by 3 lengths in 29.27. He'll improve nicely for this run though and will head back to Sittingbourne next week for a small competition before contesting the Arc and English Derby again. It's great to have Batman back racing again and I must thank his owner, Mr Burton, for his patience and allowing the dog all the time he needed before we bought him back. It will pay dividends in the long run.