One start, one win.
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That's Graeme Wilkinson's greyhound training record at the moment.
Bont's Charlie secured the sole win for the Gunnedah trainer last week and to boot, she was a giveaway.
Wilkinson, a former ultra marathon runner, picked up Bont's Charlie and another dog for free off a greyhound site.
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He took them in to race but also to help with his own fitness.
"I just like being fit and I thought I'll get a couple greyhounds to take them for a walk," Wilkinson said.
Bont's Charlie hadn't run a place from eight starts with her previous trainer.
However, a new life in Gunnedah seemed to breathe life into the greyhound who claimed a six-length win in her first start for Wilkinson.
"I thought I'll get her out of the kennels, off the walking machine. I'll take her down to the river for a look around. See the kangaroos, the cockatoos and she's just a changed dog," Wilkinson said.
"She's jumping out of her skin - loving it down there. I run and walk about three kilometres of a morning and three kilometres of an afternoon and she just loves to chase."
Bont's Charlie will step up to a grade five race for Wilkinson on Wednesday in Gunnedah.
"Her mind's on chasing now, that's the main thing," Wilkinson said.
"There's a good dog [Five Mile Gem] in there that's run a better time. But if she can jump like she did last start, you never know."