Trainers wanting to bring their dogs to Oxford Stadium have been told that there is no more room at the track.

I understand that two more trainers from the doomed Reading Stadium track have applied to join the ranks at ranks at Cowley.

Oxford have already taken on new bookmaker Steve Harris who is certainly making a difference in the rails, as well as top trainer Richard Yeates from Smallmead.

Now two more handlers are seeking a venue to race their hounds.

I'm told that one of them is a top-class open race trainer.

I wouldn't be surprised if it were Bob Gilling, owner-trainer of Cowley specialist Brickfield Class, who you would have thought could be an asset to the track.

However, racing manager Gary Baiden has stated there is no room for any new trainers.

But he intends to look at the situation again in the New Year, because he is very disappointed at the lack of stayers at the track.

It seems surprising then that despite the track at present being short of around 60 hounds to race five meetings a week – and Richard Yeates will only bring a further 20 when he completes trials – that there isn't room for another trainer.

It seems to be all about protecting those trainers that are already at Sandy Lane.

With winter just around the corner, the Oxford track staff are well prepared after taking delivery of six tonnes of salt to combat the frosty conditions.

Looking at a race card and seeing two greyhounds who had yet to make their debuts at three-and-a-half years old, you would think twice before putting any hard-earned cash on them.

However, Jokers Wild and Go Gangster, trained by Gilly Hepden, proved that their late introduction to racing, did them no harm at all as both zipped to victory in the opening two races on Tuesday.

Also they recorded exactly the same time, 28.01, to give the Chipping Norton handler an early double.

What made the contact in Ireland to put them out in the fields for an extra two years from when they were qualified to run is anybody's guess.

But it gives the saying, 'be patient with them' a whole new meaning!

Paddy Curtin has six English bred pups by the Daves Mentor-Killeacle Nelly – three dogs and three bitches who should be making their initial trials in a couple of weeks.

The 2006 champion trainer is also very pleased with the progress of broken hock victim Farloe Cyclone, who cost as his trainer put it, "a bomb".

Cyclone suffered the injury in his second trial at Cowley and came from a great litter that included Farloe Tico who broke the Derby 700 yards record in only his second race.

However, Tico never ever beat Cyclone in schooling trials according to the Irish breeders.