MONDAY THE 19TH OF JANUARY
We are doing Mondays journal up to Thursdays journal on Thursday afternoon. I day tripped England for breakfast cereal. At the kennels we continued on with the maintenance work and prepared more hounds for schooling. On the greyhound star British performance of the week we have one hound on this weeks list Tiffield Tarquin at Romford the write up below is taking from the star
Tiffield Tarquin will head into the final of the Coral Essex Vase on Friday night as one of two unbeaten finalists and the market leader to take home the £10,000 winner’s cheque. His 34.74 run matched the one that he produced in the semis of the Champion Stakes back in October, though he would find New Destiny too strong on that occasion and Mark Wallis’s bitch looms large again from her perfect draw coming up.
TUESDAY THE 20TH OF DECEMBER
The first job on Tuesday was to get all the waste away get the hounds checked that are schooling continue on with the maintenance work and continue on preparing hounds that are schooling. We also did a tidy up and one van had to go to the mechanic to get a service and I also collected parts for both vans
WEDNESDAY THE 21ST OF DECEMBER
A massive win for Newcastle united against PSG in the champions league. At the kennels I had more meat to collect. We did all the lists . Has a brood get mated at Cuddys stud to Hawkfield Ozark. A delivery of dog food arrived from kasco and another day we took an advantage of the weather and prepared more hounds for schooling
THURSDAY THE 22ND OF JANUARY
Another nice day for January. We had to be fed up early as the main job today was trialing in Kilkenny. We did a bit of a tidy up wormed pups , did the weekly run to the vet.
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK WE HAVE THREE RUNNERS AT MONMORE SWIFT MEGAN AND UNANIMOUS LEON. AT NEWCASTLE SWIFT KIND.
FRIDAY THE 23RD OF JANUARY
Friday was a busy day as we needed both fish and meat and it all had to be collect in North Ireland and it had to be packed away to the freezer. At the kennels we did a swap around with pups, saplings and schooling hounds. We did a bit of maintenance work and the went well
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK AND IRELAND WE HAVE FOUR RUNNERS AT CLOMEL SWIFT HAYLEY. AT ROMFORD CHARLIE LOVES ME , TIFFIELD TARQUIN AND WRIGHTY.
SATURDAY THE 24TH OF JANUARY
An overcast morning and we have an attic with a load of paper here so it will have to be emptied and packed away. We need more meat , all our waste away , food for pups and the beds to change. Last night was one of those special nights in greyhound racing for myself and everybody at the kennels , when Tiffield Tarquin previous name Swift Triumph when he won the group one final Essex Vase at Romford. The write up below is taking form the racing post
TIFFIELD TARQUIN, trained by Roy Peckham for owners Bill and Jenni McColl, brought house down at Romford on Friday night as the 6-5 favourite completed an unbeaten run through the Coral Essex Vase.
It was a first major success for his trainer, and after two smash and grab victories from the front in the previous rounds, Tiffield Tarquin showed trackcraft, maturity and a real racing brain to take the £10,000 final in front of a large and appreciative crowd at the London Road circuit.
The early pace had been set by Maxine Locke’s Out The Blue, who had also reached the Category One showdown unbeaten, but Tiffield Tarquin quickly recovered from a tardy start by his standards to put himself in second spot early.
Tucking inside the leader at the second bend afforded him the racing room he needed and the Derby quarter-finalist roared alongside Locke’s bitch and almost bounced off her to take charge at the third turn.
From that point on the son of Broadstrand Bono was not for catching and he stormed home almost five lengths clear of Belinda Green’s 575m track record-holder Gary The Arb in 34.89sec (going normal for all), who shaded Out The Blue in the final strides for
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK AND IRELAND WE HAD ONE WINNER LAST NIGHT AT ROMFORD TIFFIELD TARQUIN WON GROUP ONE FINAL ESSEX VASE. TODAY WE HAVE FOUR RUNNERS AT CENTRAL PARK MARTINDALE LAD , RULES FOR SOME , CHADDY BOY. AT SHELBOURNE PARK HARLEQUIN GEE UP.
SUNDAY THE 25TH OF JANUARY
A typical Sunday where we do the paper work, make the lists for the coming week, do a tidy up. We also changed all the beds and moved pups into the raring paddock.
ON THE OPEN RACE SCENE IN THE UK WE HAVE THREE RUNNERS AT SHEFFIELD SWIFT HOSTILE AND AT TOWCESTER ALWAYS WRIGHTY AND SWIFT DEPOT.