Shelly gets the job done

Kilhoran shelly lined up tuesday last in her novice race and ran well to win in 17.96,a run i was well chuffed with,i am sure there is lots left in the tank with her as she is a big bitch and will need time to show her best i have had a couple of offers for her but as yet she is still in the stable and until the right money is on the table she will remain here its likely i will step her up to 525 for her next outing

Mentor withdrawn

headleys mentor had to be withdrawn today from the second round of the mcalmont cup after a trip to the vet today it was confirmed he has tendon trouble and will be laid up for 3 or 4 weeks we have been pretty lucky with him since we bought him and in fact its the first time since he was purchased that he has seen a vet he was pretty bullet proof up to now hopefully it will heal up and he will be able to get back on track soon enough i will keep him walking and swimming in the mean time

Local flyer comes up just short

Local flyer (westmead hawk x local glamour) was just touched off on saturday night last in the final of the roche foods limerick oaks,cornamaddy swift took a flyer from traps and left the rest of the field in her wake but was certainly crying out for the line with both local flyer and tyrur tinkerbell cutting into her lead with every stride however the lollypop came in time for her and she held on for the win in 28.46 beating local flyer 3/4 of a length It would have been a fairly tale result for "flyer" in only her eigth race if she pulled it off but im sure she will have many other big days,the puppy oaks in shelbourne will most likely be her next target

Mentor goes again

Headleys lines up again on friday night in an open 12 dog sweep he has drawn trap 1 whitch is not ideal but if he runs straight from traps and doesnt drift wide on the run up he will have a good chance to lead around the first and go on and win i have a feeling though we wont see any 7/1 on offer!!

Good weekend for local glamour

pat sheehys brood local galmour had a good weekend with local chief having his first win in the second round of the juvenile classic in tralee winning in 28.94 for the 525 trip he has drawn a nightmare heat in next weeks semi final though
Local flyer came back in to the limerick oaks as a reserve and ran well to qualify for next week finishing 2nd to air force ellie and will be in the semi final line up next Saturday night
local harbour who i have hear in the kennel re qualified for racing last Thursday in 18.08 for the Sprint in cork and its likely he will be aimed at an unraced stake in the coming weeks

Another win for mentor

Headleys mentor got his head in front again last night in the getting out race last night in curraheen park over the 550 yard trip a trip that is probably a little to far for him,i quietly fancied him before the race although there was a couple of smart runners in it but he came away well and ran the first 2 bends beautifully to lead handy going up the back he controlled the race to win in 30.42,i was a little disappointed in the time but the temperature was dropping rapidly in cork last night it was touching -4 when i left the stadium he went off at a massive 7/1 and i didn't have a bean on i was sure he would trade at 2s or 5/2 and i didn't consider that value so never bet him!! anyways a win is a win and another 350 yoyos in the bank for the owner
I have nothing in the pipeline for him and may head for the big smoke again in the next couple of weeks

No luck in dublin

Headleys mentor got no run Saturday night in shelbourne after trapping pretty well he went to the bend but it all went wrong here all 6 dogs where in line and it was a case of close your eyes and hope for the best,it was not to be though as he got squeezed up pretty badly and took a hefty bump around the first and that practically ended his race
Disappointing but that dog racing for ya!
Its likely ill head to cork next with him for a cpl of one off races

Mentor heading for hq

Headleys mentor heads for Dublin again Saturday night lining up in the tenth race on the night in the first round heats of the tote gold cup,its a pretty tall order for him but hes gone open class and is worth his place in my opinion,i have no grand illusions about winning it mind you but would be nice to go a couple of rounds
He has drawn one of the "handier" heats and i use that term very loosely and I'm hopeful with a little luck he will be able to qualify,its a long old haul form Kerry to Dublin even though the new motorway has made it a bit easier (if not more boring) and being a late race it will be early morning before i get home but if he can get through to the next round it will be worth the effort

Good start for ardbeg tina

Ardbeg tina has had a super start to her racing career winning her first 2 races with some authority,tina is the first runner off faranatane sineads headbound litter and it bodes well for her comrades,i have her full sister here in the shape of kilhoran shelly and she is currently in training but im taking it pretty easy with her as she is very big boned and will take some time to fill her frame she will hopefully hit the track proper in april or may

Local chief flys in qualifying

Local chief flew round in his first qualifying trial last night in 29.30 525 tralee,he would of course have been well schooled to do this clock but i think hes a pretty decent dog,he was sold after his first handslip in banteer ..lets put it this way it was very very good run
29.24 was the fastest time of the night by an open dog so you would have to be happy with it
The whole litter look pretty decent with all bar one that have run winning,i have an unraced brother here for an owner but he was held up with a metatarsal problem after his first trial,he is however fine now and his work is being stepped up but i don't know yet how good (or bad) he is, but you would have to be pretty hopeful considering the rest of the litter are all pretty useful.
Bred and reared by Pat Sheehy in Lixnaw from his maiden brood local glamour it looks a proper result from her first attempt,she will be due to come in season in the next couple of months and i like the look of hallucinate for her