Wednesday, 26 February 2014

 
 
A PUPPY CUP FULL OF PROMISE !!
 
THIS YEARS MONMORE PUPPY CUP PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE FOR MANY A YEAR WITH THE TRACK INUNNDATED WITH PROSPECTIVE ENTRANTS. THIS EVENT ALWAYS THROWS UP A MAJOR FORCE IN THE GREYHOUND WORLD WITH GREYHOUND DERBY WINNERS BANDICOOT TIPOKI (ABOVE) AND KINDA READY FINISHING FIRST AND SECOND RESPECTIVELY IN 2009.
 
THERE ARE MANY PUPS WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR. DEAN CHILDS HAS DROOPYS NORRIS WHO ALREADY HAS A 27.95 RACE WIN UNDER HIS BELT AT MONMORE, CRAIG DAWSON IS BRINGING RECENT NEWCASTLE PUPPY FESTIVAL WINNER FARLOE NUTTER AND MARK WALLIS BLUE MOMENT WILL BE WORTH A LOOK FOR SURE. LOCAL HANDLER CHRIS ALLSOPP HAD WINNER & RUNNER-UP LAST YEAR AND WILL SURELY HAVE MORE THAN ONE HOPEFUL FOR THIS YEAR. THE PUPPY CUP TAKES PLACE IN A WEEKS TIME SO GET YOUR SKATES ON FOR AN ANTE-POST BET.

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

 
 
MORE PUPS TO START AT MONNY
 
IN RECENT MONTHS WE HAVE ADDED SOME NICE YOUNG GREYHOUNDS TO THE GRADED STRENGTH AT MONMORE AND THEY HAVE IN THE MAIN MADE PROMISING STARTS TO THEIR RACING CAREERS THERE. WE HAVE MANY MORE TO COME AS THE FRUITS OF OUR NEW BREEDING SYSTEM ARE SOON ABOUT TO BEAR FRUIT. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRIALLING IN FIVE NEW PUPS AND THERE ARE A FURTHER FIVE TO FOLLOW MOST OF WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF HOME GROWN LITTERS. WE HAVE BEEN BUSY SCHOOLING (ABOVE) THEM AND THEY HAVE ALL  CHASED WELL AND WE NOW HAVE TO HOPE THAT THIS TRANSLATES TO THE RACE CIRCUIT AT MONMORE. FINGERS CROSSED!!

Friday, 7 February 2014

 
 
HOPE IS JUST THE TONIC FOR LIZ
 
ENDLESS HOPES VICTORY IN LAST NIGHTS A7 AT MONNY HOPEFULLY PROVIDED A WELCOME TONIC FOR MY WIFE LIZ AS SHE CONTINUES HER RECOVERY AFTER RECENT SURGERY. ALL OF OUR ESTABLISHED OWNERS ARE AWARE THAT 'HOPEY' (AS LIZ CALLS HER) IS THE APPLE OF HER EYE AND WITH 26 WINS FROM 114 RACES SHE HAS GIVEN HER LIZ LOTS OF FUN OVER THE YEARS. LONG MAY IT CONTINUE
 
HOPE IS A MEMBER OF AN EIGHT STRONG LITTER OF APRIL 09 WHELPS BRED BY US AT VILLAGE FARM. BY HONDO BLACK OUT OF THE JON MILES OWNED TINY LIGHT. TOGETHER THEY HAVE AMASSSED A WHOPPING 696 RACES AND TO DATE HAVE RACKED UP 160 WINS. TERRIFIC STATS WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT 6 OF THEM ARE BITCHES.
 
ALSO VICTORIOUS ON LAST NIGHTS CARD WAS THE EVER IMPROVING 'CASUAL GENT' WHO PREVAILED IN THE SHADOW OF THE POST TO SECURE THE A3. THIS IS A NICE SORT AND ONE TO KEEP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FOR SURE.

Thursday, 6 February 2014

 
 
DUBAIS HOT FOR FREDDIE & SCOTT
 
FORUM MANAGER SCOTT CHURCH & PAL FREEDIE CLEMENTSON ARE FULL OF HOPE FOR THEIR NEW PUPPY PARADISE DUBAI WHO ARRIVED AND VILLAGE FARM AT THE WEEKEND. 'DANNY' AS THE LADS HAVE CHOSEN TO CALL HIM IS A STRIKING BRINDLE DOG WITH A LIKEABLE MANNER AND PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT. A JULY 12' WHELP HE HAS HAD JUST ONE RUN TO DATE DURING WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN HIS FAVOURED RAILS PITCH AND SO FINISHED A GALANT RUNNER UP IN A DECENT RACE IN GALWAY. LIZ AND I WOULD TO WISH DANNY, SCOTT (A GREAT SUPPORTER OF OUR KENNEL) AND FREDDIE (WHO IS TRYING US FOR THE FIRST TIME) ALL THE VERY BEST FOR THE FUTURE.

Monday, 3 February 2014

 
NO WAY PAST JAXX FOR MANLEY RACING SYNDICATE
 
ALTHOUGH THE CHANGE OF NAME WAS NOT PROCESSED IN TIME FOR SATURDAYS RACE MARLEY WAY, AKA FARLEY JAXX, PROVED TO BE  SUCCESSFUL FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN TEN STARTS AND CONTINUES TO IMPROVE NICELY FOR HIS NEW OWNERS THE MANLEY RACING SYNDICATE.
 
THIS GROUP STEPPED IN TO BUY THE JA MANN PUP HAVING SEEN HIS ADVERT ON THIS WEBSITE A FORTNIGHT AGO AND HE HAS ALREADY SHOWN THAT MANY FUN NIGHTS LAY AHEAD FOR ALL INVOLVED. THE SYNDICATE IS FORMED FROM STAFF, CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS OF BANBURY HEATING SUPPLIES BASED IN MARLEY WAY, BANBURY, HENCE THE DOGS NEW TITLE. LIZ AND I WISH THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO ENJOY THEIR TIME WITH US.

MANY OWNERS ATTENDED SATURDAYS MEETING AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL. ALL OUR HOUNDS RAN WELL AND VANESSA & WAYNE NEWTONS GIRLS ON FILM ALSO TASTED VICTORY TO GIVE THE KENNEL A NICE DOUBLE ON THE NIGHT!

Saturday, 1 February 2014


 
CASUALS HEAD FOR MONMORE
 
WITH THE KENNEL IN SEEMINGLY GOOD FORM WE ARE THOROUGHLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TONIGHTS MEETING AT MONMORE. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF OUR CLIENT BASE WE DON'T TEND TO SEE MANY OF OUR OWNERS AT THE TRACK. LILYPAD RACING BOASTS OWNERS FROM AS FAR SOUTH AS BRIGHTON AND AS FAR NORTH AS EDINBURGH, AS WELL AS MANY FROM THE EMERALD ISLE. TONIGHT HOWEVER SHOULD BE DIFFERENT AS IT SEES THE COMING TOGETHER OF TWO NEW SYNDICATES THAT HAVE PURCHASED GREYHOUNDS FROM US RECENTLY. THE FIRST IS A GROUP OF FOOTBALL CASUALS (ACTIVE AND RETIRED) THAT MET VIA A FACEBOOK PAGE. THE CASUAL GENTS HAS 12 MEMBERS AND ONE POSTHUMOUS LIFE MEMBER, THEY ARE THE DIRTY DOZEN + 1, AND THEY HAIL FROM FOOTBALL CLUBS THE LENGTH AND BREDTH OF  BRITAIN. THEIR PUP CASUAL GENT, IS FLYING UP THE GRADE AND BIDS FOR A HATTRICK AT MONMORE THIS EVENING.
 
MANLEY RACING WHO OWN MARLEY WAY (FORMERLY FARLEY JAXX) ARE A SYNDICATE MADE UP OF WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS OF BANBURY HEATING LTD IN BANBURY, OXON. THEY NUMBER 15 AND THIS IT IS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE OF GREYHOUND OWNERSHIP TOO. WITH OTHER OWNERS FROM THE KENNEL HEADING TO MONMORE TONIGHT THE KENNEL WILL BE REPRESENTED IN ITS STRONGIST MANNER SINCE OUR MOVE FROM OXFORD. WE ARE HOPEFUL THIS THE START OF MANY FUN NIGHTS FOR ALL CONNECTED.