+The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport give the betting industry an April deadline to commit to supporting the British Greyhound Racing Fund. They ignore it.
+The Henlow Gold Cup is made void after the hare cable snaps with the hare at the third bend. However Swift Casey makes herself famous with a famous swallow dive. She is none the worse for the experience.
+Six months after producing a litter of pups, Ballinakil Clare returns racing. On a night when Ireland’s fastest youngsters are contesting the Kirby Memorial, she goes quicker than all of them with a 28.33 run for 525 yards.
+Jenny Bunting of Brighton Greyhound Owners Association Retired Greyhound Trust receives a lifetime achievement award for her outstanding commitment and contribution to greyhound welfare in a ceremony at the prestigious National Ceva Animal Welfare Awards.
+Perry Barr’s Martin Seal reveals the track has a kennel strength of 430 greyhounds, supplied by 52 kennels spread over a wide area, from North and South Wales, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and East Anglia.
+Salacres Gem returns at 8-1 when winning an A4 graded race at Nottingham. However, a freak dividend on the tote or £101.40 pays more than the winning forecast or tricast.
+In an apparent change of policy by the GBGB stewards, trainer Kelly Tobin is fined £750 for being in charge of a greyhound who gave a drugs test positive for benzoylecgognine, a metabolite of cocaine. It was a clear acknowledgement by the stewards that there was no evidence to show the Nottingham trainer had actually administered the substance. Two years earlier, trainer Bruno Berwick was find £2,000 and lost his license for six months in identical circumstances.
+One of the best known faces in the Nottingham betting ring, Peter Derrick retires after 30 years at the track.
+Brinkleys Poet, sold before the start of the competition, goes unbeaten through the Betfred Gymcrack, twice breaking the track record en route for trainer Matt Dartnall and new owner Nic Jeal. Another event that has suffered due to the lack of Sky coverage and reduced sponsorship, promoter John Curran reveals that the event cost the stadium in the region of £17,500 to stage.
+Towcester receive 160 entries for the Star Sports English Derby which is being run earlier than usual due to the World Cup. Six are withdrawn before the draw.
+Daniel Wallis trained his first Grand National winner. Taking over the kennel while dad was abroad on a ‘golfing jolly’, Daniel’s runner came home five clear of defending champ Razldazl Raidio in a smart 29.46 (-30) at Central Park.
+40 protestors from Caged UK have a bad night at Kinsley. Following their rally, many discover that their cars have been vandalised in the nearby lanes. Promoter John Curran notes: “Actually, I think the protestors were lucky it was a light night. If it had been dark, those cars would all have ended up on bricks”
