Jig takes Final and the Clock

Little Jig took the £1,500 Final of the Compton Bassett Pride of the West at Swindon this evening when recording a 4 1/2 length win in 29.65 and taking the track record. It was a super performance from the bitch who has been a revelation for the kennel since joining us. Our other runner Hollywood Idol finished a brave 4th and had it all do after Little Jig led the inside up. Congratulations to winning owners the Mclean family who had a wonderful night at the track.

One eye on the press

It was great to be featured in the Racing Post this morning. I hope the regular readers found my views an interesting read. It was also great to see Little Jig on the front page of the greyhound section. Fingers crossed for tonight.

Off Target

A night without a winner is always grim but sadly that's racing. Officer Donagh's wonderful winning run came to an end by the shortest of short heads when he finished second in 15.61. Neither Highview Lace, Brett Time or Centaur Marine made the frame.

Weekend Snaps

No major news to post today so I have added another three photographs from the weekend. The black and white dog is Bosscroker, the brindle is Fabulous Voyage and the fawn dog is Scotties Warrior. Please remember all photographs are copyright and can not reproduced or used for other purposes without permission.

Can Idol stop us having a Jig

As always we will be putting plenty of miles on the van this week. On Tuesday we have entered Officer Donagh, Brett Time, Highview Lace and Centaur Marine at Hall Green. On Wednesday Little Jig (pictured) clashes with Hollywood Idol in the Pride of the West Final at Swindon. Lets hope they both fly to the corner and lead round. On Thursday we are heading back to Belle Vue with Rackethall Hero and Centaur Allstar.

Plums Anyone

He might be over four years old but old Gums N Plums (pictured) is still loving his racing at Monmore. The old boy made it 12 career wins from 66 races this afternoon when taking the afternoons A4 in 29.04. It was nice to see Bethanys Boy go down in a few of the punters notebooks as a dog to follow after finishing a strong second in his only second career race. Sadly we did not have any luck with our three runners at Coventry last night.

Paddy off to the Sofa

Head iton Paddy, one of our long time kennel stars has been retired after a fantastic career on the track. The son of Head for Glory x Caressing won 26 of his 98 races over a range of distances including wins at Monmore, Coventry, Sheffield, Belle Vue, Donaster, Perry Barr and Nottingham. I'm sure he will be well loved and cared for loyal owner Steve Dingley. Enjoy your retirement Paddy !