The start of the Springbok might be eight weeks away, but the name ‘Piemans Bullet’ must rate as the current market leader after making an excellent winning hurdles debut on Sunday night.
David Mullins’ white and black, who has a 29.24 on his card over Towcester’s Derby course has not been prolific, given his undoubted ability. But he may have found his niche over the jumps after beating the highly rated Droopys Denny by 10 lengths in 29.68 (-20) over the Springbok course and distance.
Central Park’s Kieran Lifely said: “I saw him trial in 30.00 (-40) and he looked such a natural that I went and asked the racing office who it was. Even though he clattered the last hurdle, he just looked so fluent.”
Central Park are now staging regular graded hurdles and have 22 dogs qualified with others trialling.
Lifely said: “We have sprint and four bend hurdlers and with the prize money so good, the strength is definitely growing.”
Sunday night was destined to be the last competition final for the great Razldazl Raidio. Instead he spent the evening watching racing on TV.
The 2016 beaten Springbok favourite, who went on the win the 2017 Grand National, damaged a gracilis in last weekend’s dual distance heats and soon made himself at home with trainer Ricky Holloway.
Ricky said: “He is a very clever dog and once he realised that he was injured he stopped straight away which limited the damage. He is over it already, jumping around, though I won’t race him again.
“I have been bringing him into the hourse for a few weeks to prepare him for home life and he absolutely loves it. He is totally spoiled and enjoys nothing more than watching RPGTC.”
During a career lasting almost three seasons, the black won 54 of his 84 open races.
Sunday night was destined to be the last competition final for the great Razldazl Raidio. Instead he spent the evening watching racing on TV.
The 2016 beaten Springbok favourite, who went on the win the 2017 Grand National, damaged a gracilis in last weekend’s dual distance heats and soon made himself at home with trainer Ricky Holloway.
Ricky said: “He is a very clever dog and once he realised that he was injured he stopped straight away which limited the damage. He is over it already, jumping around, though I won’t race him again.
“I have been bringing him into the house for a few weeks to prepare him for home life and he absolutely loves it. He is totally spoiled and enjoys nothing more than watching RPGTV.”
During a career lasting almost three seasons, the black won 54 of his 84 open races.
Raidio is pictured in front of his own teeming trophy cabinet
