birdage drasticaly down , 2 members finished old birds already 1 didnt send , and to top it all next channel race not from race programme am totaly pissed off if they sent to ameins arras or lillers to start with it wouldnt of happened , but transporter company railroaded the clermont last two years birds had too bigger jump not enough hours on the wing and if i didnt send to last race clould of put them in this un as less distance to arras instead of the 128 mile jump they had !!!!!! we hated the programme now they've burnt , told sec i objected they should stick to programme dammage was done last race hope they see sense for next year the other fed are thinking of having no channel racing next year !!!!! but now will get burned again as yearlings will get the jump from 358 miles to 512 miles ,these feds are a fecking joke !!!!! rant over