A look back at 2014

Because we set our standards so high, 2014 was not our best year at West View Kennels.
But looking back it wasn't all bad and we still won some big races on the open race scene and we had a great year at Monmore Green with the graded dogs.
We left Monmore leading the race for champion trainer there, but left before the year ended, fair play to Paul Sallis who took the title again.

Cape Impact was the star us in 2014 winning 11 opens all over the country and was 3rd in the Sunderland Festival sprint, which we won the year before with
the awesome Drumcove lad.

The stand out performance in 2014 was Exocet in the final of the Sussex Cup at Hove, he led all the way and held off the strong challenge of Paul Young's Bubbly Gold, winning by just over a length in 29.55.Roly Woodcock's dog was a joy to train and probably the best dog I have ever put a lead on.
With his blistering early pace, stamina and his will to win, Exocet had it all.

Paul Scott's Cluxtons Free came back from a serious injury and had to have surgery, but the Monmore Puppy Derby hero of 2013 bounced back in 2014 and won many races, including two on Sky Sports showing his blistering early pace, winning in some great times, 16.01 at Sheffield and 16.09 at Hove.

On Derby Final night at Wimbledon the three we sent out ran fantastic, with Daddy Knowsbest winning the Veterans race and Old Refrain won a race I have always wanted to win, when she struck gold in the Dorando Marathon, Cluxtons Free ran a brave second to Skate On in the sprint.

Old Refrain was one of the marathon stars of 2014, winning many races on sky sports and finished 3rd in the TV Trophy at Sheffield, she won 5 from 14 starts and sadly went lame in her last race at Romford when favourite to land the 750 final live on sky.

Express Lodge a cheap dog off the website give his new owners a great night when landing heat and final at Monmore Green in the 416 festival final in 24.49,live on Sky Sports.

Chevy Blazer owned by David Torjusson had a great 2014 and went un beaten going into the summer classic final at Monmore, but sadly she missed the break in the final, which was won by Airport Captain.

Kieth Warner had a mixed year in 2014, with Express Master winning the first round of the Derby, he then went flat on us, later in the year he hit top form again and helped Monmore Green to reach the Bags inter track final.
Master produced some sparkling performances at Perry Barr and Hall Green. He then went on to win at Nottingham on finals day, this took his tally of wins to 3 from 3 and 100% in the competition. The big day came to dramatic end when Monmore just missed out by one point in.