Forest Chunk (Tullymurry Act-Forest May, Jul 15) became the first greyhound to break 27 seconds for Henlow’s 460m standard trip when setting a new track record on Sunday night.
Kevin Hutton’s black and white landed a heat of the Xmas 460 in 26.98 (+20), some seven spots inside the course best shared jointly by Rio Quattro and Mays King.
With kennelmate Ballyregan Jimmy finishing second and kennelmate Drumcrow Darcy (Aero Majestic-Drumcrow Ellie, Apr 15) landing the second heat in 27.36, the kennel will send out half the field in next week’s decider.
The other qualifier went to Free Scolari (Scolari Me Daddy-Wee Black Spider, Nov 15) in 27.33.
