Jason Thompson joined The Morning Line on Sky Racing this morning with updates on his stars in Brisbane Cup heats, as well the latest on Explicit and other lesser known greyhounds in the kennel.

One of the lesser known ones is Traumatise who has had just three starts. All were in the Pink Diamond Maiden Sprinter series at Geelong which he won.

The comments about him were absolutely glowing.

“I think this dog could be as good as we’ve had,” said Thompson.

As many know, Canya All Class trialled like a rocket and broke 29-seconds at Sandown Park last Friday morning. He wasn’t the only one to go well.

“I heard all of the commentary about Canya All Class on Friday morning. This dog (Traumatise) has never been on four corners or been to Sandown, he went just under four lengths slower than Canya All Class and ran home a length slower than him. It shows the motor he’s got.”

We don’t have to wait long for his next start. He’s drawn box 1 in the opening race at Sandown Park this Thursday night.

“I don’t know where he’s going to end up, but it wouldn’t surprise me that at the end of the year he’s in the top echelon of dogs in Australia.”

He also told us that we’re unlikely to see Explicit for two or three weeks after his big battle with Bagman last Thursday night.

“I don’t like to race them too much in winter. It’s a hard time of year and they don’t need to be racing week in week out.”

We also saw the Victorian debut of fancied pup El Rey last Thursday. However, he’s since been sold and will be leaving the Thompson kennel.

“The Pringle family have had offers for the dog prior to coming here. They got an offer they couldn’t refuse after Thursday night’s race. He’s been sold and will be moving to another trainer.”

This morning’s interview on The Morning Line’s Going Greyhounds

Traumatise (6) wins the Pink Diamond Maiden Sprinter final