In twelve races I won five, came second in five and had a third and fourth. That wont be happening in the league as at least two trainers have much better for the league!

Re start date Rich is still waiting for someone to sort out TOM. As soon as its done it will start

Enjoyed watching the races, cheers Matt for doing them!

As expected my 7f horse came last and more of a shock was my horse in the 1m3f race didnt come last

I'm not ready for the league so will probably give it a miss! Havent got the time to dedicate to create a competitive team really

Hi dap dont let trials put you off
why not aim for handicaps
prep for big handicaps like the lincoln cambridgeshire etc
i won the lincoln with a adverage horse last year
stick in maidens and try and work towards a big target
mate you will love it

I was quite happy with mine, I dont think any of them will be making my league team so hopefully my best will be able capable of running in the good races. The Derby is the one I want and that will be my main hope for the season, will probly be a bit off the pace in the sprint/mile division as ive not been back to those games for a while now.

You have some nice stayers Keith, I thought Just A Dane was getting on top of Over Undrs a furlong out but he was well outstayed in the end.

Cheers for running the trials and well done to everyone, not much between alot of trainers and the league wont be dominated by one or two like it has been previously.

I didn't get round to entering either but just wait, I will be UNLEASHING THE DRAGONS. Then you'll see domination!

Start date is as soon as possible. Waiting on the technical side I'm afraid.

good to hear Rich

not long then

going by the trials i am now working on some 1m2f horses
think wayne hemmingway coming 5th over 1m3 has given me a bit of hope i can find a group horse over 1m2 distance

I understand that but I think if you get together a team, doesn't have to be the full 20, and enter them this season it will help you a lot when you do have a better team of horses. Its a lot of fun and many trainers will offer help and advice along the way if you want it.

Everyone starts somewhere mate and I know many of us would like to see you in the league.

Race 1- 5.5f 2yo My Mate Star 6/11
Race 2- 6.5f 2yo Rain Alia 7/13
Race 3- 7.5f 2yo Sal Bis 3/12 the best i got
Race 4- 9f 2yo Beadah Hawkins 12/14


3yo+ Races

Race 5- 5.5f 3yo Abstar 10/15
Race 6- 6.5f 5yo Black Star 15/15
Race 7- 7.5f 3yo Bleu Stallion 12/17
Race 8- 1m1f 3yo Beadah West 13/16
Race 9- 1m3f 5yo Nelson Rolliker 7/17
Race 10- 1m5f 5yo Alynda Bay 12/13
Race 11- 1m7f 9yo Tigerette II 9/10
Race 12- 2m2f 9yo Champion Heartache II 7/8

Cheers mate, and i appreciate how supportive everyone on these forums are, its a really friendly environment and everyone offers advice, maybe i'll reconsider then

The league will have top trainers who's horses will contest all the G1's and then there is the guys in the middle maybe nicking a listed race and aiming horses at big handicaps. There are also other handicaps in the schedule and these races are always contested by the newer trainers as they get used to both the game and breeding for the league as well as the league itself. The experience you gain is invaluable for next season and Im confident you will get a winner this one too.

Everyone starts somewhere and the trainers at the top have been playing for years or many seasons and/or have a lot of time to play the game. Not everyone does have the time but that should not put you off, a win is a win!

Rich has posted in the schedule thread what your ideal stable would be and you should aim to replicate that. I wouldn't worry so much about 3yo's though as they 4 and 5yo versions of the same horse will be better in handicaps which is likely to be where you will be aiming. And thats where I started and I know PJR did too.

So get your horses in or I'll be offended

I would echo those thoughts, if it was just the best horses racing against each other it would be boring. The fun is seeing how different people play the game and the horses they bring to the table.

well said matt my 1st season (not long ago) my horses were getting trounced then out of the blue i nicked a handicap went on to win the november handicap and i really didnt have a clue what i was doing we were blind then (no scatters guide god bless him) this has helped a lot of trainers to see where their levels are use the guides and place horses accordingly.

started a new game at start of week and im just gonna get my horses in just to be part of it ! my 1st time its gonna be very difficult but hey u gotta walk before yah can run !! whens the deadline to register horses and whats the hole process ?

Once Rich announces start date TOM will be open for you to upload each horse

like uploading images to facebook nearest thing i can think of

Thanks for running these Matt.

Well, my wonky donkeys were not quite as bad as I expected after only 8 seasons of play!

After taking redundancy at the end of last year, I was preparing to put hours and hours of work into the league and get back to the days of my Dave Fuller bashing league standard (whatever happened to him btw?!).

However, as with all my great plans, this one was doomed. After a few months of sitting twiddling my thumbs before SO5 came out, I stupidly found another job and have hardly had any time to play

Only 2 seconds off the pace in most of the trials!! - God help you all when I get some time on my hands again!