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Well done Trev. No a bad result all round. Good to get the first one out of the way.

Well done Trev a good start mate, and well done George on breeding

Well done Trev, and also George, the first race for young birds out the way. Hope you have a great young bird season Trev,

For me, these YB never cleared the Lib site properly, because no Federation winners fly at less than 1000 ypm from such a short distance

Either the entire convoy has gone walkabout en route home (possible) or time has been lost clearing from the site (probable with it being 1st race)

There's every reason to think that next week the birds will reach what you'd class as a more normal speed, even though there'll be more 1st timers on board too

One thing you do know from the weekend Trevor is that Alan Still is going to be a force to contend with for you this YB season

Sent 15 and put 6 in the clock in just over 30 secs, there's every reason to think his will improve this coming week too

Like I said on the thread Good practice/training if you want to beat him you've gotta fight fire with fire

MIL wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:11 am For me, these YB never cleared the Lib site properly, because no Federation winners fly at less than 1000 ypm from such a short distance

Either the entire convoy has gone walkabout en route home (possible) or time has been lost clearing from the site (probable with it being 1st race)

There's every reason to think that next week the birds will reach what you'd class as a more normal speed, even though there'll be more 1st timers on board too

One thing you do know from the weekend Trevor is that Alan Still is going to be a force to contend with for you this YB season

Sent 15 and put 6 in the clock in just over 30 secs, there's every reason to think his will improve this coming week too

Like I said on the thread Good practice/training if you want to beat him you've gotta fight fire with fire

Thank you Mike.
I have pretty much given up saying it.
When I was an apprentice jockey my boss turned out top 2yo's year after year. They won the early races because they were fit and thoroughly educated.
Same applies to young birds. The winners are the ones that are trained to win.

Just reminiscing, one year when I was still an apprentice I won 13 two year old races in a row. My Boss had a filly that was champion 2 year old, won 4 in a row. When she was spelled I got on one that was owned by a big time owner. It won and then he sacked me, didn't want apprentices on his horses.
I was pissed off , but then I was called up to ride a first starter that won at 100/1, beating his filly.
I won 5 in a row on that filly, and when she was put aside, I got on the one she beat in the last one and won a couple on that. That's 12, there must be one I can't remember
Good memories, but importantly, even the good ones don't win races without being well educated and very fit.
Only my opinion, but they can burn up the sky around home endlessly but it does not make them racing pigeons. Whole different thing.

what was the conveyor report Trev

A bit late coming on tonight so I'll give a reply tomorrow

30 years ago Murray, before I married I was a bit of a gambler on horses and greyhounds. I wouldn't gamble every day, far from it. I could go a month without gambling and then do 2 bets in a week - but I did use to follow it closely. I had a theory, a policy and it rewarded me handsomely - and still does

I used to like the 5 furlong races, and I used to follow a trainer called Jack Berry. Jack was a very very good trainer. He wasn't a Michael Stoute or Henry Cecil - his horses were short of "top class" - but he trsined no end of winners at a lower level. The one thing you knew about a Jack Berry horse in the stalls was that when the gate opened "Whoooooosh" it was gone.
I had no end of winners where his horse lead from start to finish and the favourite was boxed in behind a wall of horses and couldn't get through. There was no room for error over 5 furlongs.

Same policy I applied over 380m on the greyhounds too. I liked a dog drawn in T1 or T2 on the inside and I wanted a "breaker" - a dog to hit the bend 1st. When that happens more often than not there's trouble behind but your dog is clear of it.

Nowadays the wife and I go with a couple of couples to the races 3-4 times a year. We hire a box, have a meal and its just for fun. Every time we go I come back with more than I went with and the meal has also been paid for out of the winnings.

So, the moral of the story is, whether its pigeons, greyhounds of horses its RACING.

Once the race is on there's no fannying about - you've gotta be gone and on your way home straight away

Races, especially sprint races, are won at the start. They can be lost at the home end, - but they're won early doors.

Once the race is on there's no fannying about - you've gotta be gone and on your way home straight away

Races, especially sprint races, are won at the start. They can be lost at the home end, - but they're won early doors.


Do you think there is any disadvantage when we use the geraldy lorry Mike? We are the last pick up. Ours are on the top rows. When liberating the rollers go up allowing the lib. The bottom row leaving first. There is only about 20 seconds from the first to last being able to leave the lorry but do you think this can make a difference? It does stop the top birds pushing the bottom ones onto the ground which is a good thing.