Super Yankee at Monmore Tonight!

I wish!, it was 5 winners though
Tonetta Bound kicked it off with a good win in A2 (28.82), Recent purchase from our website didn't take long to get off the mark when despite a rough ride showed guts to win an A6 in 29.33.
Next came Borna Empress with a 28.97 win in A5 followed by the fastest win of the night by Start Itup Sooty taking care of his A3 in a rapid 28.44.
Proud Barney sealed a great night at Monmore when winning his A2 in 28.51.
Hall Green is forgotten already!

Slight distraction at Hall Green dogs last night, trying to get Patsy to buy a dog, what do you say sweedie?

No luck on a rain soaked night at Hall Green

The weather was shocking and we couldn't get one over the line tonight at Hall Green, we live to fight another day however.

Tom and Cape Impact

Cape Impact

Incitatus with the challenging Enda Causeway

Partex Marking Systems Prestige Final Night

Presentation to Rab and Wee Tiger Tots after winning the CAllsopp4Racing Trophy

New Way for Wajas

Wajas Way will now be owner by friends and Family of Dean Martin and 

Baz Knight...Martin powell debbie rackham lynn moore paula connor...once again the best of luck to all

That's the way to do it

Dean Martin and Baz Knight have snapped up Wajas Way, best of luck with him boys and thank you for your continued support.

Baz Knight with his Loose Change

Exocet...your turn now!

Exocet gets recognised at last! He finally receives his dog of the month award for October 2013 live on Sky on Wednesday night at Hall Green

It was disappointing for us all that Exocet wasn't considered in the category of Newcomer of the Year for his fantastic efforts in winning the Kent Derby where he went unbeaten throughout the competition, and was just outside the track record when winning the final and finishing ahead of bitch of the year Droopys Daneel.

Exocet went onto the Eclipse at Nottingham where he won heat and semi final and was beaten in the final from a bad draw as 6/4F

Roly Woodcock and Exocet

EGRC

All coming together nicely for the newest syndicate in greyhounds, just in time for it's launch on Sky on Wednesday night

Big Night at Hall Green on Wednesday

The kennel have a big night to look forward to on Wednesday, its the Prestige Final at Hall Green Live on Sky Sports, the meeting is being sponsored by long standing owner Peter Symonds and his company Partex Marking Systems.

We have two sponsored races ourselves the callsop4racing sprint and Cape Impact represents the kennel in that, also www.egrc.eu marathon with Incitatus flying the flag for us.

Other runners on the card are Droopys Delilah in the Puppy 480, Sidelight in stayers 645, Pleasant Moments in the maiden, Boherna Bridge in the Marathon (Div 1), Express Giant in the standard 480.
Sadly our runners in the Prestige just missed out on qualifying for the final.

We hope to see as many of you as is possible for a good night of ravin, there are still spaces in the restaurant and that Partex Marking Systems deal still applies, just download the pdf sheet from this blog, Facebook or our website to receive free entry, race card, two pints and a burger meal.

More than just Change

Both our runners performed to their best at Coventry tonight, Loose Change takes a B1 by 3 1/2L in 27.85 and Curragh Jessie shows all her strength to land her Open over 485 in 29.70 (-30 going)
Whilst at Monmore Corley Royal holds on for a well earned victory when winning an A3 in 28.82

Curragh Jessie Presentation

Close and a little Cigar!

Two winners tonight at Monmore but four seconds!
Corely Gary returns to action and gets called in as a late reserve...no matter as he pings the lids and shows why we think so high of him when trouncing his A2 rivals by 3 1/2L.
Mikes Budgie is equally as impressive in her A4 winning by nearly 3L and surely she will win a stack for her lucky owners in her career.
Inaghs Dalcash, Startitup Sweep, Farloe Thekid, Crinkill Susie all hit the crossbar but it shows we are firing on all cylinders now...up and at em'!

Corley Gary

Not so Blue

Barclays Blue records her 2nd win in four races today at Monmore, this daughter of Cabra Fly is improving fast 

Friday Afternoon Treble

Musn't forget the 3 gems that won on Friday afternoon's Bags card, Crinkill Susie, Roscahill Champ and Mikes Budgie

Saturday Night Double

Luminous Walk kicks off the nught with a 29.08 run when taking an A3 and Proud Pegs Tyler steps up to the plate winning an Open in 28.65 by over 6L

Going on a pup run

I'm En Route to Ireland to collect the King and Queen for the new racing club (EGRC)

Also going to buy two more pups...if any owner is interested please ring asap

Exciting Times Ahead

Solo Trials at Coventry

Both 263m

Exocet 15.84

Strategic Review 15.87

Four Timer at the Green

Ballymac Warrior

Four smashing winners last night at Monmore, Gaelic Hawk and Ballymac Warrior took their A1's in great style, Farloe Thekid was successful in his A2 and the very young Cabra Fly puppy got off the mark at her third attempt when winning her A6.

Raynes Park's Pups available

We have just put up for sale the Raynes Park litter now that a pup has been chosen by Viv the lucky winner of our Xmas raffle.
They 5 months old by Hondo Black, there are 2 black dogs at £1500 each and 2 blue bitches at £1250 and the prices includes rearing to 12 months of age.
As ever be quick if you want one as they are real beauties....ask Viv!

Meet the Royals!!

This week sees the exciting new arrival of the Royals, its the beginning of a new venture and all will be revealed soon, needless to say that they are blue bloods!

Puppy Xmas Raffle Draw, Sunday 12th January 2014

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Partex Marking Systems...Great Offer

Peter Symonds' company Partex Marking Systems is sponsoring the card on Prestige Final Night at Hall Green on Wednesday 29th January 2014.
If you download this file and print it off it entitles the bearer to free admission, free race card, 2 free pints of Carling and a free burger...we hope to see as many familiar faces that night as possible, should be a great night and the kennel will have their own exclusive to unveil too!!

More Pups for sale

We now have 5 young dogs on the for sale page all with up to date photos
Any interested potential new owners should contact Chris asap as all dogs have been selling fast.
Good luck to Mick White and Peter Symonds who have snapped up Selra Pride who was recently added to the page.

BASE RATE CAP £500

DIXIES HOPE £1,000

FLANDY MEGRY £800

WAJAS SPECKLE £2,500

WAJAS WAY £3,000

Best Served Chilled!

The Cold Chill in the air at Monmore tonight didn't stop Best Served Cold
Winning the A2 tonight in style.
This James Edwards owned may 12
Pup is going the right way 

Startitup Sweep keeps the kennel flying  when taking his A3 in typical powerful fashion

(pictured is
James below with his family and Best Served Cold)

Some Ego!

Dara McCarthy Larky Ego wins our first open race of 2014.
Trophy collected by Debbie Rackam
On behalf of Dara.

Double Up

Two nice winners yesterday, Simon Rollasons Dacent Kacy takes an S2 whilst the Will Adamsom and Spud Platts owned Karaoke Kids wins the S3, pics from the kennels tomorrow

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Proud as punch!

Proud Eds Queen wins A5 tonight at Monmore, Frankie and Molly have collected the trophy on behalf of owner Paul Scott.

Minnies Botanist takes the S1  as well, getting up in the shadow of the winning post to win in 39.57, thats 2 from her last 3 and shes improving fast

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More pups arriving for sale

The start of the 2014  brings the new arrivals in! 

We are constantly looking at fresh young talent that emerges from the Emerald Isle, a lot of these pups are way over priced for what times they have been achieving -  for example only at Clonmel on Sunday night we were asked £50,000 euros for a pup! 

Our 'main man' in Ireland has just secured three young pups for us here at Westview Kennels - His proven track record in supplying major category event winners is unquestionable. 

He has been Involved in supplying Derby winners, Oaks winners Laurels winners in fact all the major event winners have been supplied by him.

These pups will cost nowhere near five figures even though they have proven top open class winning breeding - 

Lot 1 -  WAJAS WAY - June 12 whelp - Black dog - Slip the Lark x Wajas Tail

This pup has phenomenal early pace and will make top open class up to 400m - In his latest trial at Clonmel for the 300 yards he clocked 16.36 - This pup has huge early. To put his run into perspective new wonder pup 'Sir Paddy' - clocked 16.37 at Clonmel & they want £50,000 for him.
His sire (Slip the Lark) has produced such flyers as 'Droopys Jet' - English Derby finalist - Irish champion stakes winner - 'Jumeriah dubai' - one of the best sprinters seen in English racing -  The National sprint winner - track record holder at Notts for the 305m.

This dogs dam has already produced crack open racers such as - 'Wajas Trump' - 2013 National sprint finalist at Notts over 305m rated 120 on G.Data - 17.63 at Notts - winner of over 12 opens already.

This pup can only improve further and will win numerous top open races - He represents massive value at the asking price for a dog with his early pace and breeding. - £3,000

Lot 2 - WAJAS SPECKLE - This pup is a full litter brother to Wajas Way - He is a White and Black dog 

In his latest run on a trial track (when the going was slow compared to a racetrack) he ran over the 480 metres at Clonmel -  Showing top class all round pace for a pup he recorded an excellent time of 29.37 
This pup like his brother can only improve further and will win plenty of top class puppy open races 


Once again very extremely reasonably priced - £2,500

Lot 3 - DIXIES HOPE - Droopys Kewell x Pedro on Air - May 12 whelp - Bitch 
This young pup has only one race on her card where she was 2nd in a flying time of 28.78 for the 525 yards at Limerick

Brilliantly bred as her dam - is by 'Wheres Pedro' x Always on air' - who has of course produced such flying machines as the legendary 'Barnfield on Air' & 'Lenson Joker' 
His litter brother 'Dixies Rocket' also joined us here at Westview Kennels just before Christmas 

Dixies Hope has been doing 29.10 for the 525 yards at Limerick and will win top grade races at Monmore once she gets more age on her side and experience.
With her breeding and the times she has been recording already she is an absolute steal at the asking price. - £1,000
Owners are welcome to visit the kennels to walk these young pups this Sunday.


As always these pups are sold on a first come first served basis - Please phone me direct to discuss them further.

Summary of 2013

Another fantastic year for the kennel, winning some big races once again, safely finishes in the all important top six in the country.
Eventually after a terrific four way battle with Mark Wallis, Charlie Lister and Paul Young we ran out of dogs and luck when Exocet was 3rd in the
Eclispe Final at Nottingham, after that we knew we could not win the title, So decided to go to Ireland with our best dogs.
Exocet obliged by winning the NIGHT OF THE STARS 575 and Cluxtons Free ran a brave 2nd in the sprint.This was a very proud moment for the kennel as it was the first ever British trained dog to win on this big night of racing.
Our main aim each year is to win the Monmore Puppy Derby, after many years of trying and runner up with Express Shuttle, we finally won it this year with Cluxtons Free and
home reared Strategic Review was only 1/2 length behind in 2nd.
Overall we  probably had our best ever year finishes 4th in the Country with 809 points, winning 162 open races and earning £84,655.00 not forgetting the 10,000 euros in Ireland.
When winning the title in 2011 we reached 887 points, 164 wins and £89405.00 in prize money, but back then there was far more races to go for, so personally I think in 2013 we over achieved again and had a real good go at the winning the title, but sadly just fell short.
We won four Category One races, six Cat two's and seven Cat three finals in 2013, my biggest mistake in 2013 was letting my graded strength fall, mainly down to injury, for many many weeks we went below 20 dogs available at Monmore, which led us having many Monday and Friday bags races with no runners.
This lack of numbers is the reason Paul Sallis just snatched the title away from me and prevented the kennel winning it for the eighth year running and becoming the first trainer ever to beat me at Monmore Green it was that close it come down to the last meeting of the year.
Fair play to Paul though, he is a very good trainer and had a great year at Monmore, but Mr Sallis a warning, I WILL BE BACK!!!!!!!!!

I would like to congratulate Mark Wallis who is a true gentleman on winning the title once again, the man came back from the dead and went out to 16/1 at one stage after being as short as 2/7 to land the 2013 trainers championship title. Mark had an unbelievable last few months of the year and eventually won quite comfortably with Charlie back in second.
Paul Young had a great year also back in 3rd, winning many Cat 2&3  finals, making loads of Cat 1 finals and the Derby, but strangely never won a Cat 1 all year, if he had a bit of luck in some Cat 1 finals, I have no doubt with his fire power and his huge kennel,  Paul would of won the title but fair play to Mark he dug in and his dogs done him proud.

Charlie had another terrific year  landing many big races and another Derby final with Sidaz Jack, the boys from Leicester had great year also with Farloe Tango taking staying racing to another level, with some outrageous displays of pace and staying power, he made some great dogs look average and his St Ledger victory was the best i've ever seen!

History 2103

Jan -

Feb - Joscar wins the maiden final at Romford.

March - Cluxtons Free wins the Cat 1 Ladbrokes Monmore Puppy Derby Final, with Strategic Review 1/2 back in second.
Express Flame wins the spring bitches final  on the same day.

April - Strategic Review finishes 3rd in the Kinsley Gymcrack Final, Daddy Knowsbest wins live on Sky on the undercard.

May - Afan Rico wins the Old Kentucky Puppy Final at Coventry.

June - Afewdollarsmore wins the Cat 1 Ladbrokes Summer Classic Stayers final at Monmore, Strategic Review wins the Ladbrokes Puppy Final in 27.91.
Smart Bid wins a cat 3 final at Monmore in 27.99, Express Giant wins the maiden final at Coventry and Rathanny Ruth wins the puppy oaks final at Nottingham.

July - Daddy Knowsbest wins the Golden Crest Final at Poole and smashed the clock also recording 26.20, Sidelight was un placed in the Grand Prix Final at Sunderland.
Drumcove Lad come out of retirement to win the Festival Flyer at Sunderland, Conors Legend wins the cat 3 puppy final at Monmore.
Daddy Knowsbest dead heats in the Group 1 Select Stakes at Nottingham with Holdem Spy.

August - Express Master was runner up in the Sussex Cup final at Hove beaten 3/4 length by Loughteen Blanco,Afewdollarsmore wins on the Sky undercard.Laoises First and Five Alley Queen were unplaced in the Caffreys Puppy Classic final at Nottingham. Sidelight wins the Cat 2  Autumn stayers final at Monmore.Express Giant and Lightning Sky were un placed in the Monmore Gold Cup Final.
Incitatus was 3rd in the TV trophy final, Jeffys Scholar was un placed in the Maiden final at Henlow.

October -  Exocet wins the Cat 1 Kent Derby Final at Sittingbourne with Cape Impact and Five Alley Queen winning on the Sky undercard.

November - Sidelight wins the Coral stayers final at Romford, Smart Bid 3rd, Cluxtons Free 5th and Strategic Review 6th competed in the Henlow Derby Final.
Exocet was 3rd in the Eclipse Final at Nottigham, Daddy Knowsbest and Cluxtons Free win on the undercard.Exocet wins the Night Of The Stars 575 at Shelebourne Park in Dublin.

December - Kirk Superstar wins the Lol  Jones Memorial 416  Final  at Monmore.

A Saturday Night Double

Two winners on tonights Monmore card, Best Served Cold gets off the mark at his third attempt when winning his A3 in a good 28.80.
Ballymac Warrior is starting to look like a standing dish in A1's at Monmore, he goes in again as 11/10F in 28.78 (-10) to make it win number 5.

SOLD!

Yesterday's addition to the for sale page has already been sold, Inch Taller who did a smart trial at Clonmel this morning has been snapped up, it could prove to be a very shrewd purchase indeed for Roly Woodcock who's currently bathing in the Indian Ocean!!!

And we're away!

The new website was launched today, loads of images will be added over the next few days and we are also rounding up videos of our glory days in 2013 which will go into the video gallery in due course.
Two new entries in the for sale page are well worth a look.