can anyone tell me how much a dog loses from a standing start against a flying start been reading some times from thirlmer track and if every one is not telling porkies spud the pup is well behind some say 11.4 sec for hand slip one even says 10.55 sec for last section spud went 13sec but that was from a standing start was let go at point at which run home time starts will bring him back about 20mtrs next sunday so he can have momentum up at start of timing but is any time lost and app how much from a standing start very bemused billy bones

2-3 lengths

[quote=Bruce;19517]2-3 lengths[/QUOTE

would have thought it would be a bit more than that was going to work it out after sundays flying start but unfortunately the pup come down with severe diarrhia on thursday last could not run him thanks to all the vet reports i read on the net found out what caused it did not know their is so many types of diarrhia any how found he was alergic to the type of kibble i changed him to put him back on brown rice seems to have done the job so will run next sunday all being well. billy bones

[quote=BILLYBONES;19519]well we spud through his paces again he improve 9.2tenths app 12lengths 13.08 sec down to 12.16 sec still not up there but big improvement for a 15mnth old. the down side is he has a very bad running action all over the place bounced of the running rail a couple of times a trainer told me to put up the appin straight a ccouple of times to try and correct his action i will try this but has any one got any other ideas on how to correct this problem or will the dog just naturaly do it himself cheers billy bones

Hi BillyBones

My apploogies in my last post, didn't realise I hadn't put the 1s in.
Yes I would have thought around the 12-13 length mark
All the best with spud mate.

Bruce