Today we introduce a new feature in: British Performer of the Week – a fairly self explanatory title. As with the Irish performances, the criteria are widespread and include fastest times of the week, extended win sequences or particularly impressive victories for young or older greyhounds. This is an experimental feature, with some rough edges and we are anticipating hiccup before deciding whether to make it a permanent fixture.
This week’s focus includes: Belle Vue where 19 month old Bills Direction clocked the fastest 470 of the week with a 27.82 run. It was a tough call at Central Park where joint Crayford 380mH record holder Droopys Cruiser clocked an excellent 29.36 (c) over the Springbok course, just edge the promising staying run of Southfield Code. There was also a close call at Perry Barr with Best Dressed just edging Moti – though the latter will surely feature in the future. At Nottingham, the remarkable Alfies Prince landed race 130 and a hat-trick in A1 and a first track record for Droopys Addition.
| BELLE VUE | 27.82 | 470m | BILLS DIRECTION | (Belles Direction-Delightful Girl, Jun 18) |
| CENTRAL PARK | 29.56 | 480mH | DROOPYS CRUISER | (Scolari Me Daddy-Droopys Isabella) |
| CRAYORD | 34.04 | 540m | ITS AN ACT | (Tullymurry Act-Congo Hope, Aug 17) |
| DONCASTER | 29.55 | 483m | BARNSIDE MILLIE | (Rio Quattro-Burnside Chlode, Apr 18) |
| HARLOW | 26.21 | 415m | PHARIS SALAH | (Lenson Panda-View The Bay, Sep 17) |
| HENLOW | 28.39 | 460m | WESTMEAD MARGO | (Leamaneigh Turbo-Westmead Sula, May 18) |
| HOVE | 29.36 | 500m | DROOPYS ADDITION | (Droopys Jet-Droopys Hilda, May 18) |
| KINSLEY | 27.77 | 462m | GO HAPPY GO | (Storm Control-Cragbrien Shaw, Dec 16) |
| MONMORE | 41.19 | 684m | AVASTORM | (Storm Control-Catunda Yvonne, Nov 16) |
| NEWCASTLE | 28.63 | 480m | BRAMBLE ANNECE | (Zero Ten-Bramble Isobel, Aug 16) |
| NOTTINGHAM | 30.46 | 500m | ALFIES PRINCE | (Droopys Alfie-Geneva Socks, Aug 14) |
| PELAW GRANGE | 25.47 | 435m | HEADFORD SPECIAL | (Droopys Cain-Headford Fantasy, Aug 17) |
| PERRY BAR | 28.55 | 480m | BEST DRESSED | (Droopys Jet-Miss July, Mar 17) |
| PETERBOROUGH | 25.85 | 435m | LOOKALIKE | (Ballymac Eske-Emers Ivy, Aug 15) |
| POOLE | 27.04 | 450m | HOVEX DUNK | (Tullymurry Act-Mill Babs, Mar 17) |
| ROMFORD | 34.88 | 575m | SPARTA MASTER | (Aero Majestic-Sparta Fantasy, Aug 17) |
| SHAWFIELD | 29.42h | 480m | KILLIEFORD FINN | (Droopys Cain-Final Gem, Jan 18) |
| SHEFFIELD | 29.00 | 500m | LEMON VINCENT | (Scolari Me Daddy-Lemon Dona, Jun 17) |
| SUNDERLAND | 27.20 | 450m | BALLYMAC ALFONSE | (Ballymac Best-Coolavanny Angie, Nov 16) |
| SWINDON | 28.48 | 476m | AMLA ROFE | (Blackstone Marco-Ardjeff Lady, Feb 18) |
| YARMOUTH | 27.92 | 462m | SWIFT SABBATH | (Superior Product-Swift Scrabble, Jul 16) |
