listen try and understand please , out of the 10,000 birds away at start of season only a small % of these are ready or set up to WIN, most are out for a toss , later on at 500 plus miles ALL ARE AWAY TO WIN ( and thats a fact) ask the continentals where the best sprinters come from they will tell you belgium , but the dutch have bigger birdage ,but there birds are mostly distance birds going for training ANOTHER FACT. IF you send 24 birds to a race you have poolers why? because thats the birds you think can win the others are out to get fitter for the next race or so correct? so how many of the 10,000 birds are READY /COULD WIN my opinion maybe 5% or 10% thats all so thats between 500/1000 birds . SORRY FOR BEING OFF TOPIC