Sunday, 29 September 2013

 
 
MONTY IN A HURRY IN BAGS DOUBLE
 
LONGWOOD MONTY SHOWED GLIMPSES OF HIS OLD SELF AT FRIDAYS BAGS MEETING WHEN BOLTING UP IN THE S2 WITH A SMART TIME OF 38.35. THE POWERFUL BLACK, VERY MUCH A KENNEL FAVORITE BROKE WELL FROM HIS TRAP FIVE BERTH TO LEAD AT THE TURN BEFORE ACCELARATING AWAY TO WIN BY SIX AND THREE QUARTER LENGTHS.
 
ELSEWHERE ON THE DAY, FROM OUR 6 RUNNERS, PRIMO LANCE WAS (3RD), PARADISE RIO (2ND), TIMBER YARD (2ND) FARLEY GENE (2ND) AND MONAGEA LEE SCORED HIS FIRST VICTORY SINCE BEING PURCHASED BY ANN CROFT AND BEN HUGHES. THIS SHOWS THE CONSISTANT FORM THAT THE KENNEL IS IN AT PRESENT WITH ALL OUR DOGS PERFORMING WELL UNDER TENNABLE CONDITIONS.

Saturday, 28 September 2013

 
 
 
PACIFIC IS AUGUSTS TOP DOG
 
BARRY (AND JAMIE) WARNERS PARADISE PACIFIC WAS MONMORE GREEN OWNERS CLUBS DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST. PACIFIC, KNOWN TO US ALL AS PEPE, WAS IN A REAL PURLE PATCH BEFORE PICKING UP A SLIGHT INJURY. HE KNOCKED OFF FOUR ON THE BOUNCE AN A2, AND A1, AN S1 AND AN OPEN 630 AND THREE OF THOSE VICTORIES CAME IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
 
HIS SWASH-BUCKLING BACK RUNNING STYLE HAS MADE HIM A FAVOURITE WITH THE MONMORE CROWD AND WE ARE DELIGHTED TO TRAIN SUCH A GENUINE DOG AS THIS FELLA. HUGE CONGATULATIONS TO BARRY (PICTUED RIGHT ABOVE) AND THE WARNERS AND HUGE THANKS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

 
 
BABY ACE TOO YOUNG TO RACE!
 
AT THE TENDER AGE OF 14 MONTHS FARLEY ACE, A JULY 12 WHELP, IS STILL TOO YOUNG RACE UNDER GbGB RULES. A STUNNING INDIVIDUAL (BY ACE HI RUMBLE OUT OF DROOPYS FLOSS) ACE HAS A LOVELY TEMPERMENT AND DISPLAYS ALL THE ATTRIBUTES OF A PUP WITH ABILITY. IN HIS FIRST EVER TRIAL OVER 500YDS AT DERRY HE RECORDED A SUPERB 29.30. HE ONLY ARRIVED HERE AT VILLAGE FARM AROUND 10 DAYS AGO BUT HAS SETTLED IN SUPERBLY.
 
WE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY GIVE ACE AND THE OTHER THREE FARLOE PUPS THAT HAVE PROCEEDED HIM ON THIS BLOG OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS ONE OR TWO SCHOOLING TRIALS BEFORE MARKING THEIR CARDS OFFICIALLY. THIS WILL NOT ONLY BOOST THEIR CONFIDENCE BUT IT WILL GIVE US A BETTER CHANCE TO ASSESS THEIR QUALITIES AND RUNNING STYLES AND A FIRMER INDICATION OF THE GREYHOUNDS THEY SHOULD MAKE UP IN TO.
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OWNING ACE, EITHER IN FULL OR IN PART GIVE PAT A CALL ON 07795097574 FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND A NO OBLIGATION CHAT ON WHAT THIS PUP HAS TO OFFER.

Monday, 23 September 2013

 
 
JAXX FARLEY OUZES ABILITY
 
JUNE 12' WHELP FARLEY JAXX IS A REALLY POWERFUL LOOKING INDIVIDUAL THAT SIMPLY OUZES CLASS AND ABILITY. HE IS A 35 KILO BLACK DOG BY ACE TRACKER JA MANN AND AGINCOURT FANCY. HE WILL SOON BE FOR SALE AND THE FIRST INTERESTED PARTY TO SEE HIM WILL BUY HIM OF THAT I HAVE NO DOUBT!
 
JAXX HAS HAD JUST A COUPLE OF TRIALS AND IS BARELY OLD ENOUGH TO RACE IN ENGLAND. IN HIS FIRST EVER TRIAL HE RECORDED 29.28 FOR THE 500 YDS IN DERRY AND HE IS BARELY SCHOOLED. WHAT MIGHT THIS FELLA HAVE DONE ROUND THERE IN TWO MONTHS TIME WHEN HE WOULD STILL HAVE ONLY BEEN 17 MONTHS OLD. WE WERE LUCKY TO GET HIM AND LOOK FORWARD TO HANDLING HIS RACING CAREER.
 
IF YOUR INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED WITH JAXX, EITHER BY OWNING OUTRIGHT OR IN PART GIVE PAT A RING ON 07795097574.

Sunday, 22 September 2013


COUTURE IS A VERY STYLISH
 
FAWN BITCH FARLOE COUTURE IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL GREYHOUND THAT HAS TURNED MANY HEADS SINCE ARRIVING WITH US JUST OVER A WEEK AGO. SHE IS SOON TO BEGIN TRIALLING AND WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE VERY SHORTLY.
 
BY SHELBOURNE WIN MACHINE TYRUR BIG MIKE AND THE FARLOE BRED TYRUR BERNIE THIS LADY HAS THE BREEDING TO GO WITH HER LOOKS AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HANDLING HER RACING CAREER. SHE HAS DONE VERY LITTLE ON THE TRACK TO DATE AND IS REALLY ONLY PART SCHOOLED BUT ALREADY SHE HAS SHOWN ENOUGH SPEED TO SUGGEST WINS OF A DECENT STANDARD MAY WELL BE FORTHCOMING.
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OWNING THIS BEAUTIFUL 29 KILO BITCH EITHER IN FULL OR PART SHARE PLEASE RING PAT ON 07795097574 FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR TO REGISTER YOU RINTEREST.

Saturday, 21 September 2013

 
FARLOE RIGGLER FOR SALE SOON
 
FARLOE RIGGLER, AN APRIL 12' WHELP BY HONDO BLACK AND WONTBELONG IS SETTLING IN WELL AT VILLAGE FARM AND WILL SOON BE OFFERED FOR SALE.
 
A 33 KILO BLUE DOG RIGGLER HAILS FROM A PROVEN OPEN RACE LINE THAT INCLUDES FARLOE WARHAWK WINNER OF THE WIMBLEDON PUPPY DERBY AND THE LAURELS (RATED 139 ON GREYHOUND DATA) AND WINTER FAVOURITE FOR THIS YEARS DERBY, MANY ARE CALLED (121), FARLOE TORNADO (115), FARLOE PXIE (121) AND FARLOE TROJAN (111) FROM DAM WONTBELONGS FIRST TWO LITTERS AND HE IS LITTER BROTHER TO MANY OPEN RACE PROSPECTS. HIS COMRADE FARLOE NUTTER, ALTHOUGH UNRACED AS YET,  POSTED 28.86 SHELBOURNE PARK IN TRIAL A WEEK AGO.
 
RIGGLER HAS HAD PLENTY OF BAD LUCK IN HIS THREE RACES TO DATE BEING KO'D ON TWO OCCASSIONS AND WINNING THE OTHER. WE WILL TAKE OUR TIME WITH HIM AND REBUILD HIS CONFIDENCE SO ANY INTERESTED PARTIES MUST NOT BE IN A HURRY AS WE WILL NOT RUSH HIM AT ANY PRICE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FULL/PART OWNERSHIP OF RIGGLER GIVE PAT A CALL ON 07795097574 FOR FURHTER DETAILS AND TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST.

Friday, 20 September 2013

 
 
OWNERS DAY & BARBECUE
 
THERE WILL BE A BARBECUE FOR OWNERS & GUESTS AT VILLAGE FARM ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH. OWNERS (OLD, NEW & POTENTIAL!) AND THEIR GUESTS ARE WELCOME FROM 10.45 TO SEE THE DOGS, MEET THE TEAM  AND ENJOY DELICIOUS BARBECUED FAYRE. INVITATIONS WILL BE DISPATCHED OVER THE NEXT GFEW DAYS AND PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE WITH PAT OR LIZ ASAP SO THAT WE HAVE A ROUGH IDEA OF NUMBERS ETC.
 
LIZ AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AS MANY OF OUR OWNERS AND THEIR FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE SO DO YOUR BEST TO COME HAVE SOME FUN WITH THE GANG !!!

Wednesday, 18 September 2013



TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER WRITTEN
 
THERE HAVE NOT BEEN MANY WORDS AS ACCURATE AS THOSE ABOVE. SOME MONTHS PAST  I  FOUND THIS PHRASE WRITTEN BY EPICTETUS (AN AGE AGO) ON THE INTERNET AND FELT IT WAS VERY RELEVENT TO OUR SITUATION AT THE TIME.  I PRINTED THE ABOVE IMAGE OFF AND STUCK IT TO THE PINBOARD IN THE OFFICE. EVERY TIME SOMETHING WENT AGAINST US OR A DECISION MADE WAS THE WRONG ONE I LOOKED AT THIS IMAGE.
 
WE ARE CURRENTLY INCREASING OUR RACING STRENGTH SLOWLY BUT SURELY AND WE HAVE NEW ARRIVALS MOST WEEKS. AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR WE WILL HAVE PUPS READY TO RACE AND STOCK BOUGHT AT PUPPY AGE THIS YEAR WILL HAVE MATURED AND BE READY TO WORK FOR US. ALL OF US AT LILYPAD RACING HAVE REMAINED FOCUSED AND RESOLUTE DESPITE KNOCK AFTER KNOCK SINCE MAY AND WE ARE NOW TURNING THINGS ROUND. AS ALWAYS WE HAVE ACTED IN THE APPROPIATE MANNER ENSURING THAT OUR DOGS REMAIN FIT AND WELL AND THAT ARE OWNERS ARE HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE. IN DOING SO WE UPHOLD THE STANDARDS OUR EMPLOYERS DEMAND AND MONMORE GREENS REPUTATION AS A TOP VENUE FOR GREYHOUND RACING WILL REMAIN FIRMLY  INTACT. THIS IS OUR WAY AND OUR COMMITMENT IS UNQUESTIONABLE.

Monday, 16 September 2013


ROEVIEW BEAUTYS PUPPIES ARE HERE

THE LONG AWAITED LITTER FROM ROEVIEW BEAUTY BY PREMIER FANTASY ARRIVED YESTERDAY AND MOTHER AND PUPS ARE DOING WELL! THE EIGHT PUPPIES (3 DOGS AND 5 BITCHES) ARE A MIXTURE OF BLACK AND BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOUR AND ARE VERY UNIFORM IN SIZE.

BEAUTY HAILS FROM THE HONDO BLACK X FARLOE CHARITY AND IS A SISTER OF KENNEL FAVOURITES FARLOE KRAVEN AND FARLOE MYSTERIO. SHE IS ALSO A GRANDAUGHTER OF FARLOE DINGLE AND THE PREMIER FANTASY CROSS TO HER PROGENY IS WELL PROVEN AND ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMBINATIONS OF RECENT YEARS. IT HAS PRODUCED THE LIKES OF FARLOE ICEMAN, FARLOE IRONMAN, WHITTLE MURTAGH, GOLDEN WONDER, YOUNG GOLDEN AND THE ULTRA SPEEDY FEAR ZAFONIC ........ SO FINGERS CROSSED!!

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

 
 
 
ANN & BEN COME IN FOR LEE
 
ANN CROFT AND BEN HUGHES HAVE STEEPPED IN TO PURCHASE MONAGEA LEE. LEE HAS BEEN ADVERYISED ON THIS SITE FOR A GOOD FEW WEEKS NOW AND YOURS TRULY COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT HE HADN'T SOLD AT THE PRICE, HE HAS SCOPE FOR REAL IMPROVEMENT AND IS ONLY AN OCTOBER 11' WHELP. WHEN HE TIDYS UP HIS TRAPPING HIS EARLY PACE WILL SEE HIM LEAD MANY RACES AND THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO BE THAN INFRONT IN ANY RACE! ANN HAS WORKED WITH US FOR MANY YEARS NOW AND IS A POPULAR FIGURE WITH THE OTHER OWNERS AS WELL AS BEING A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM. SHE HAS ENJOYED MIXED SUCCESS AS AN OWNER BUT HAS ALWAYS REMAINED POSITIVE.  FOR BEN HUGHES THIS IS HIS FIRST SORTEE IN TO OWNERSHIP, HE HAS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE KENNELS THROUGH HIS ASSOCIATION WITH ANN AND WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT HE HAS ENTRUSTED US TO TRAIN HIS FIRST GREYHOUND. LIZ AND I WISH BOTH PARTIES ALL THE BEST AND LOTS OF FUTURE SUCCESS.
 


Sunday, 8 September 2013

 
 
FARLEY OBVIOUS THAT SKYS AHEAD
 
CHANGING SKY (8/1) AND FARLEY GENE (5/2) PROVIDED THE KENNEL WITH A DOUBLE FROM JUST THREE RUNNERS LAST NIGHT AT MONMORE GREEN. STEVE WARNERS GENE (PICTURED IN THE PRESENTATION ABOVE) MADE USE OF HIS FAVOURED RED VEST DRAW AND MADE EVERY POST A WINNING ONE TO HOLD OFF CLEANAWAY LUCY IN A THRILLING FINISH POSTING A TIDY 29.06 IN THE PROCESS.
 
CHANGING SKYS VICTORY IN THE LADBROKES 480 MAIDEN OPEN WAS EVEN MORE CLINICAL WHEN FLASHING OUT OF HIS FAVOURED TRAP 6 BERTH HE RAN HIS RIVALS RAGGED EARLY ON AND CAME HOME TWO AND A QUARTER LENGTHS CLEAR IN A TERRIFIC 28.45. THIS WAS SKYS FOURTH VICTORY FROM FOURTEEN STARTS ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN  INEITHER A2, A1 OR OPEN RACE COMPANY. HE'S A REALLY NICE DOG AND A PLEASURE TO TRAIN. HE COULD BE YOURS TODAY ............... JUST VIST THE FOR SALE SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE!!

Friday, 6 September 2013

 
 
 
NEW ARRIVALS AT GAYDON
 
NEXT WEEKEND WILL SEE THE ARRIVAL OF FOUR NEW PUPPIES TO VILLAGE FARM, ALL READY TO RACE, AND ALL HAILING FROM THE BEST BREEDER IN THE UK. AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE THE GREYHOUNDS WILL ALL BE SENSIBLY PRICED AND SHOULD GO ON TO BE VERY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY! THE TEAM AT LILYPAD RACING IS WORKING AS WELL AS EVER AND WITH THE COMING WEEKS SEEING A RETURN TO WORK FOR MANY OF THE KENNELS BIGGER NAMES YOURS TRULY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING THE YEAR STRONGLY.
 
 IF YOU WANT TO ADD TO YOUR NUMBERS FOR THE COMNG YEAR OR IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING BECOMING AN OWNER FOR THE FIRST TIME WHY NOT GIVE ME A CALL ON 07795097574 FOR A NO OBLIGATION CHAT AS TO WHAT WE HAVE ON OFFER TO SUIT YOUR CRITERIA.

Thursday, 5 September 2013

 
 
THE CALM AFTER THE STORM
 
THE ANNUAL WEEKLY COVERAGE OF MONMORES THURSDAY NIGHT MEETING BY RPGTV ENDED LAST WEEK WITH PRESENTER JULIE COLLIER HOSTING LIVE INTERVIEWS FROM THE TRACK. THE MEETINGS, THE TRAINERS AND THE THE STADIUM HAVE COME ACROSS VERY WELL IN THE MAIN AND THE CALIBRE OF RACING HAS SHONE THROUGH ON MANY OCCASSIONS. ITS BACK TO NORMAL NOW HOWEVER AND THOSE THAT CANNOT ATTEND THE TRACK WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW THE RACING VIA THEIR LOCAL LADBROKES SHOPS.
 
MONMORE GREEN GOES LIVE TO THE BOOKMAKER OUTLETS FOUR TIMES A WEEK, THAT, COUPLED WITH THE TERRIFIC PRIZE MONEY AND THE STADIUMS  FACILITIES MAKES OWNING A GREYHOUND THERE BOTH ENJOYABLE AND PARTICULARLY VIABLE. WHETHER YOU ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE RACE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS OR YOU JUST NOW AND AGAIN MONMORE IS A GREAT OPTION AS YOU CAN ALWAYS NIP TO YOUR LOCAL BOOKIES IF YOU CAN'T TRAVEL DOWN TO SEE YOUR DOG RUN!

Monday, 2 September 2013



CHANGING SKY ON THE MARKET
 
CHANGING SKY (ABOVE) A WINNER LAST THURSDAY IN A2 COMPANY AT MONMORE IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE. THE DOG IS A 33 KILO SON OF BLACK SHAW AND SCARTY SHEILA AND WAS WHELPED IN JUNE 2011. HE HAS ONLY RUN IN A2 AND A1 GRADE IN ENGLAND AND WAS 3RD IN A MAIDEN 400 AT ROMFORD ON HIS FIRST VISIT THERE. SKY IS A VERY GENUINE GREYHOUND THAT ALWAYS GIVES HIS BEST. PREVIOUSLY RUNNING IN TRALEE SKY RECORDED 3 WINS FROM 8 STARTS. A WINNER OF THREE RACES TO DATE AT MONMORE HE HAS BEEN A MODEL OF CONSISTENCY SINCE JOINING US AND HAS HAD AROUND A DOZEN RACES. SKY HAS GREAT EARLY PACE THAT HAS SEEN HIM POST SECTIONAL CONSTANTLY AOUND AND UNDER 4.30 AT MONMORE AND HE HAS REGISTERED A 4.25 WHEN RUNNING IN A1. HE WILL IMPROVE A BIT YET AS APART FROM BEING A YOUNG DOG YET TO REACH HIS PRIME HE IS ALSO STILL QUITE LIGHTLY RACED. A REALLY EASY DOG TO HANDLE THAT WILL PAY HIS WAY.                                                                                  PRICE £2500 ovno
 


Sunday, 1 September 2013

THE NEWTONS FLY DOWN TO RIO
 
GIRLS ON FILM (ABOVE) KNOWN IN THE KENNEL AS 'RIO' WAS LAST NIGHT PURCHASED BY MARK AND VANESSA NEWTON AND FAMILY OF CANNOCK, STAFFORDSHIRE. MARK CONTACTED US AFTER YOURS TRULYS APPEARANCE ON RPGTV LAST MONTH AND AFTER MEETING US AT THE TRACK WAS HAPPY TO JOIN THE RANKS OF MONMORE GREEN OWNERS BY GOING AHEAD AND BUYING GIRLS ON FILM. LIZ AND I WOULD TO WELCOME THE NEWTONS AND THANK THEM FOR ENTRUSTING US TO TRAIN FOR THEM AS WELL AS WISHING THEM THE  BEST OF LUCK FOR THE FUTURE!!