dont want to speak to soon but so far this season everythings gone to plan my latebreds carried me the first few races now the yearlings have taken over winning the last two races my gold cup birds have had 4 races there last one being warrick 262 miles and all had 8 hours or more on the wing gave them one 28 mile toss this week and percy was into them a couple late back so no more training with only 11 days to go an hour in the morning and an hour at night will have to do them no more chances just as much open bowl as i can give them and setting them all up they way they like best picked out ten to go and it will be best ten birds ive sent to a national in my 50 years of racing pigeons but that means nothing in this race the gold cup is the pigeon graveyard lost some great pigeons in this race over the years and did not send for years so ill see what happens this time good luck to all who send to this great race