suppose if never took any bird to any race point no-one would ever know if had the ability to cover the distance so its simple if you dont send you dont find out , races are there to cater for everyone no-one makes anyone send there birds and who would want to pay money on birds not up to it , unless there got more money than sense as for the distance flown its down to the individual to decide if he wants to send or not , the birds above are the cream of Scottish racing well done to them all