The meeting sees Geelo Sapphire land the Three Steps To Victory final at Sheffield and is supported by Geelo Monty is the supporting British Bred Puppy open. Meanwhile, Steve Nash comes out on top in the first ever SKY Punters Challenges on this website. He returns a profit of £75.
A runner shortage following the suspension of Richard Whelan’s 24 runners sees Hall Green cancel a Friday meeting.
Tom Kelly – who was originally appointed at Chairman of the GBGB with a brief to secure offshore contributions from the betting industry – is not offered a new contract after serving two years and not delivering. Incredibly – he is offered a consultancy which he accepts.
Clares Rocket becomes the first greyhound to break 29.00 over Towcester’s Derby course when clocking 28.94 (+10) in a trial. By year end, it will have been broken 11 times in races, including twice by Rocket but most emphatically by Tyrur Shay with a run of 28.72.
One of the open race scene’s most distinctive runners, Mash Mad Eyebrows wins a high quality Bresmed Northern Sprint at Sheffield.
Open race star Southfield Jock is welcomed back to racing seven months after a hock injury in the East Anglian Derby. Sadly, nature has taken its toll and he is retired winless after four races.
Scotland’s penultimate independent greyhound track Gretna closes down with the ten acre site being turned over to housing.
Slaneyside Rhona became the first ’16 whelp to win a race when clocking 29.87 at Enniscorthy.
Trainer Mark Wallis wins half of the Romford 14 open races on their Friday card.
Loskeran Vardy is the first entry in the 2017 Star Sports English Derby. He goes out in the first round.
Droopys Buick shaved three spots off his Shawfield track record in the heats of the RPGTV Scottish Derby though he is partially eclipsed by puppy Calico Ranger who clocked 28.68 in only the fourth race of his career.
Yarmouth submit an offer to buy the 60 acre neighbouring heliport. If successful they will craate their own kennel complex.
| BGBF PUPPY CUP Sheffield 500m £4,000 April 4 |
| 1. GEELO MONTY (Ballymac Eske-Macys Perfect) (T3) 4-7f |
| 2. ARTIC LIGHTNING (Take The Crown-Ballymac Mighty) (T6) 16-1 |
| 3. DINNINGTON CHAMP (Pinpoint Maxi-Lady Script) (T2) 9-2 |
| 4. SALACRES OLYMPIC (Zero Ten-Salacres Gem) (T1) 12-1 |
| 5. SALACRES KOEMAN (Zero Ten-Salacres Gem) (T5) 6-1 |
| 6. BRAZEN EMPEROR (Ace Hi Rumble-Droopys Flo) (T4) 10-1 |
| 29.12 (-10) 1, 1, ½, 1¼, 1¼, |
| Owner: Geelo Racing Trainer: Carl Perry |
| COORS THREE STEPS TO VICTORY Sheffield 660m £10,000 April 4 |
| 1. GEELO SAPPHIRE (Ace Hi Rumble-Droopys Raeh) (T1) 7-1 |
| 2. SWIFT HANSEL (Godsend-Swift Approach) (T6) 6-1 |
| 3. DROOPYS LIVE (Tullymurry Act-Live Queen) (T4) 11-8f |
| 4. SHANEBOY FREDDIE (Oaks Road-Shaneboy Sophia) (T3) 14-1 |
| 5. BALLYMAC RAMSEY (Droopys Scolari-Ballymac Razl) (T2) 9-4 |
| 6. SAFFRONS TINA (Head Bound-Hula Baloo) (T5) 10-1 |
| 38.86 (-20) 3½, ¾, 3¼, hd, 1½, |
| Owner: Geelo Racing Trainer: Carl Perry |
| BRITISH BREEDERS FORUM SPRINT Henlow 277m £4,000 April 9 |
| 1. CASTELL HENRY (Kinloch Brae-Tyrur Alice) (T5) 6-1 |
| 2. COOLAVANNY FRANK (Milldean Panther-Lavey Maeve) (T1) 1-3f |
| 3. MAC FOICHE (Ballymac Vic-Waspinajar) (T6) 7-2 |
| 4. RUSSANDA RUBIN (Ballymac Vic-Droopys Peaches) (T3) 12-1 |
| 5. HARE RUFFLER (Hades Rocket-Waspinajar) (T4) 66-1 |
| 6. SPECIAL GUVNA (Archaton Pine-Special Liberty) (T2) 12-1 |
| 16.43 (+05) 1, 3¾, 2, 4, hd |
| Owner: Miss A J Davis, Mr N J Hunt Trainer: Phil Simmonds |
| GOLD CUP Harlow 592m £8,000 April 18 |
| 1. RUBYS RAZZLE (Razldazl George-Swift Eva) (T2) 5-4f |
| 2. COOLADERRY LID (Droopys Scolari-Mohane Katie) (T1) 10-1 |
| 3. ASTUTE MISSILE (Kinloch Brae-China Doll) (T4) 8-1 |
| 4. ROSWELL ROMANOV (Quail Hollow-Kranky Leona) (T3) 7-4 |
| 5. BUBBLY TORPEDO (Razldazl George-Spiroaid Cath) (T6) 3-1 |
| 6. SWIFT SLANEY (Godsend-Swift Silver) (T5) 16-1 |
| 37.69 (-50) ¾, ¾, 1¾, 6, ½, |
| Owner: Mr J D Clarke Trainer Trainer: Mark Wallis |
| GOLDEN CREST Poole 450m £4,000 April 22 |
| 1. CROSSFIELD GILES (Sparta Maestro-Crossfield Betty) (T6) 9-2 |
| 2. KENTISH DUKE (Scolari Me Daddy-Foulscourt Echo) (T1) 9-2 |
| 3. CROSSFIELD HUGO (Kinloch Brae-Crossfield Reese) (T5) 5-1 |
| 4. KILLINAN INFANTA (Brett Lee-Killlinan Baby) (T2) 6-4f |
| 5. SOUTHFIELD JOCK (Droopys Scolari-Lady Anastasia) (T4) 7-2 |
| 6. NINJA DIVA (Droopys Scolari-Droopys Force) (T3) 8-1 |
| 26.27 (+10) 3¼, 1¼, nk, 4, nk |
| Owner:Crossfield Seven Trainer: Seamus Cahill |
| BRESMED NORTHERN SPRINT Sheffield 280m £8,000 April 25 |
| 1. MASH MAD EYEBROWS (Brett Lee-Ballymac Genie) (T1) 10-1 |
| 2. HIYA BUTT (Hondo Black-Hather For Pat) (T3) 4-5f |
| 3. WORSBORO SPECTRE (Ace Hi Rumble-Worsboro Jewel) (T4) 10-1 |
| 4. FOREST NATALEE (Ballymac Vic-Droopys Danneel) (T5) 6-1 |
| 5. TRAPSTYLE JET (Droopys Jet-Cairns Risky) (T2) 5-1 |
| 6. BRYNOFFA JASMIN (Ballymac Vic-Emma Honey) (T6) 10-1 |
| 16.09 (N) ½, nk, ¾, 2½, ½, |
| Owner: Mr A Antoniou, Mr J Schofield Trainer: Kevin Hutton |
| BREEDERS FORUM PUPPY OAKS Romford 400m £4,000 April 28 |
| 1. TEA FOR TESS (Head Bound-Milliesupreme) (T3) 7-2 |
| 2. DROOPYS SHONA (Tullymurry Act-Droopys Blossom) (T4) 5-1 |
| 3. CLAIRKEITH AYANA (Tullymurry Act-Droopys Blossom) (T6) 7-2 |
| 4. BROOKSIDE ALICE (Bornamassa Rocks-Blue Glenard) (T1) 11-4F |
| 5. QUEEN ANNA (Tullymurry Act-Skate On) (T5) 3-1 |
| 6. SALACRES EMPIRE (Zero Ten-Salacres Gem) (T2) 14-1 |
| 24.10 (N) 4¾, hd, 2¼, hd, 2½ |
| Owner: Mrs W A Prince Trainer: Richard Devenish |
