Yearlings to messac

Hi lads got 2 yearlings that have raced every inland to the channel and both channel races getting home on the day and in good time and most important looking relatively fresh.ive got 2 channel races left 1 being messac and the last niort they r not going to the last for sure.wats the members thoughts on messac about 400m for me   

I personally would fly them. Years ago, after moving, my 600 miler race point was 720. I sent 4 yearlings. They came late 2nd day out of the prizes but went on in later years to do well. Again, if the weather is going to be tough, keep them home. If reasonable weather send them. JMO.
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if the weather is ok and they look the part and are flying ok then send, any dought leave at home for another day.  

we sent to masac this week it was a hard race we were 1st and 2nd sent five got 4 but they were very tired so thats told us they aint 460 mile birds or we prepared um wrong and now saints looks out for us may just enter one

for me yes if birds are well and are motivated well a yearling breed for the job should do well at 400 miles and unlike some older stagers i find yearlings will continue on later in the day when some older bird go down because yearling dont know any better

fletch wrote:

for me yes if birds are well and are motivated well a yearling breed for the job should do well at 400 miles and unlike some older stagers i find yearlings will continue on later in the day when some older bird go down because yearling dont know any better

a yearling will give its all but it may be its last ?

edgie wrote:

fletch wrote:

for me yes if birds are well and are motivated well a yearling breed for the job should do well at 400 miles and unlike some older stagers i find yearlings will continue on later in the day when some older bird go down because yearling dont know any better

a yearling will give its all but it may be its last ?

Short & sharp Steve    "But true" for the most part.  

fletch wrote:

for me yes if birds are well and are motivated well a yearling breed for the job should do well at 400 miles and unlike some older stagers i find yearlings will continue on later in the day when some older bird go down because yearling dont know any better

Rick will second Lee if fit send them mate

thx for the comments lads I will keep my eye on them this week and make a decision on thursday but my team was ripped apart from fourgeres so might save them for another day   

as mentioned on jo's topic st malo...it would depend on wind and weather conditions for me ....good luck in whatever you decide ric

we raced messac 2 weeks ago with the WOESRC and it was a very hard race
and we only fly 227 miles i got 4 out of my 5 but they were 100s of birds missing on the day . we,ve come to the conculsion that its where messac is thats the problem its in a westerly position so if you get a easterly wind then your in trouble cos it will push them over to the cornish coastline then they dog leg back up the west country making it double the dsistance for you in manchester you would need a south wind or a north wnd . good luck
we have a new race point in france this week norte-sur-endre about 260 to miles to me .

looking at the weather its going to be a NE wind might leave them home they've had two difficult channel races already