Jameson Improves

Jameson showed rapid improvement in his second trial clocking 30.28, an improvment of 60 spots. He now only needs to improve slightly to grade on next Tuesday. I will post Tuesday's important trial news as soon as possible.

Jameson Trial

Jameson clocked 30.90 on his first outing at Monmore last Tuesday. Given his lack of experience and fitness a slow time was expected. According to the lads he looked very green in his running style. Needing to record 30.20 to start to race a Monmore, he should improve a great deal this Tuesday.

Centaur Allstar wins Scurry on Sky

It was great to see the Chris Allsopp trained Centaur Allstar take the Scurry Final live on Sky tonight in 15.10. Chris text me straight after the race to thank me for selling the dog off his website about 2 months ago. It's a great bit of publicity for the hard working kennel who put in alot of hours in to the dogs and on the road seeking open race winners. Well done to all.

Jameson Lands

The Jimmyin Boys latest recuit arrived last week having being reared superbly by Paul McCusker. He has had a few small niggles along the way but has arrived in A1 condition with plenty for Martin to work on. He appears to have settled in well and very much enjoyed his walk with Paul, the kids and myself in beautiful weather on Sunday. Please let me know if you would like to walk him on any Sunday.

Slim Debut

Slim Amarillo made his long awaited debut on Saturday at Monmore in a Puppy Open. It didn't seem that long ago Dave and I sent the mother Blue Amarillo out to Paul McCusker to start her career as a brood. Slim (Sox) was the dog selected from the 1st litter. Lance Burford and Jason Seddon purchased 25% each following his good trials. Sadly Lance could not get a trial at Monmore so he had to go without a look at the track. After breaking well and showing some super pace he looked sure to finish in 2nd place before being fought by two different dogs. He ran on to finish 4th and we just have to hope the events don't effect him personally. I had a super few hours at the track in the company of Dave where we managed to back a few nice winners.

Jameson Sprint

Jameson had a two dog sprint at the schooling track last week whilst I was away on holiday. Very slow away as would be expected, ran the bend very green and galloped home well. His clock was 18.85 which is well inside qualifying time which is 19.10. He won the trial handily enough. He will have another mixed sprint trial next week and Paul has provisionally booked the tranporter for 27th.

98 Not Out

Lisa's Invader (The Prince) proved he was no back number when taking a very tough S2 this afternoon in 38.50. Once away there was no danger! The winning margin for 6 lengths ! This was his 22nd career win from 98 starts. He was now won a race in 4 different years. A truly magical owning experience. Co-owner Ray may have put another business to the wall in London as he returned at 3/1.

17.53 Hot Socks

The time says it all really. First run on a real track and he railed like a cat. Promising times ahead, we can only dream. Lance seemed equalled pleased and seemed very confident he has plenty left in the tank.

Morning Trial for Socks

I went to watch Socks (Slim Amarillo) this morning. Video below. A very pleasing 16.23 was recorded. Off to Coventry Tuesday now.

Flying Socks

After 2 weeks on the easy list and a earmark issue, that has now thankfully been resolved, Socks is back on the gallops and working hard. He should finally have a sprint trial on Tuesday. Fingers crossed.

Stitches Out

Paul McCusker reports that Jameson had his stiches removed yesterday and should be back on the gallops in 2/3 weeks. Our latest bill was as follows :- 29/01/09 to 31/03/09
62 days @ £4/day = £248
Vets bill £108
Total due £356

Injury News

Jameson pulled up badly on the gallop this morning. Paul's first reaction was that he had broken his leg. The dog was in a lot of pain when he got to him. Paul took him straight off to the Vet where he was x-rayed where it showed he had dislocated his due claw. Bad news but not as bad as first thought. He will have to have it removed but not for a week as the swelling is very big. He will be out of action for about a month pending how the operation goes. There will be no long term problems because of this injury.

72 Hours - Tipoki, Kato and Socks

I've had a couple great days after breaking up from work on Thursday night. I picked up Kerryman Ray at 5pm then headed straight forMonmore. Sadly the Prince couldn't win for his visit after suffering trouble in running. We did get to see two track records set by Bandicoot Tipoki and Farloe Lee. Tipoki looks like a very special dog but I'm sure he will be made to battle all the way in next Thursdays Final. On Friday we made our annual pilgrimage to Cheltenham where we witnessed Kato Star win his second Cheltenham Gold Cup, what a horse. I managed to backed 2 winners at 5/1 and 10/1 which made the week a winning one. There was no stopping come Saturday as we set off to see Lance Burford and Slim Amarillo (Socks) who had arrived the previous weekend. We met up with Sock's Co-owner Dave Yanez . Socks looks to have settled in well and I took a few snaps for his website. Socks will trial at Coventry on Tuesday.

The Eagle has landed

Slim Amarillo (Socks) was kindly picked by Dave yesterday and taken to his new kennel at Iceman Racing. Lance and his team will do everything they can for dog to ensure he settle in well and is a success on the track.

18.95 Jameson

Jameson improved 0.60 seconds on his trial this morning. Which is 25 spots inside qualifying. A cracking run for the pup. He will have one more solo trial before going in company. He is leaving plenty of time in the boxes so there should more even more to come. The second sectional is much better than the first one, he is not pleased with early pace being such a big lad. Promising progress.

19.55

Jameson clocked 19.55 first time out of the traps this week. Qualifying time is 19.20. Paul would expect him to do that time next week. The first time in the traps is hoping for 3 things :- they don't turn in them, they chase hard and come home sound, he did all three. Paul was very pleased. He is such a long dog he only just fits in the traps. He will trial again next week. Can I ask all members to pay £50 in to the account as I will need to pay Paul the extra 2 months he has stayed and transport in 3 weeks time. Thanks.

Jameson in the Boxes

Jameson will have his run out of the traps tomorrow presuming the weather is good. This is a big moment for any pup and ideally Paul just wants him not to turn in the traps, chase hard and come off sound. If he comes away and records 19.50 or faster then it is a reason to be cheerful.

Socks Off

Socks won his mixed trial in 18.01 last week so will be leaving Paul to join Lance Burford this weekend. It didn't seem that long ago we were sending Belle off to Paul for her first mating. Now the first litter are going out to trainers and the second litter to Droopys Maldini are looking amazing. Thank you Paul for your efforts.

90 Up

The Prince (Lisa's Invader) is having his 90th race at Monmore tomorrow afternoon at 5.39pm. I'm sure he will be making every effort to get his 22nd win on his card. If he leads.....he wins.....Fingers crossed.

Socks Flies Again

Socks showed exceptional early pace in his trial on Tuesday going over 40 spots quicker than what we hoped for. He will now have a mixed trial next week and if all goes to plan we may send him to a UK based trainer. At the current stage we are unsure whether he will stay 525, if he does he could be extremely promising.