Monmore are looking to appoint “one or two” trainers following the decision of Chris Allsopp to leave the industry and the plan that head man Steve Masters would take his place.
Racing manager Tony Williamson said: “I think Chris was a bit caught out when the plan for Steve to take over fell through. As Chris made public, he has become quite disillusioned with greyhound racing, including the increased work load of going from four, to five, to six meetings per week.
“He also has a very profitable boarding kennel and has simply decided to walk away. Ironically, he is having his best year for the last four or five and is leading the trainers table by around 30 winners.
“Chris has one of our bigger kennels and although some of his 50 or so runners will go to other local trainers, we feel we will need at least one, or possibly two, new trainers to maintain an ideal kennel strength of around 580 dogs.”
Anyone interested should contact Tony via email [email protected]
The track have also announced ‘provisional’ dates for the 2019 Ladbrokes Puppy Derby – March 9th, 16th and 23rd with the Lawrence Jones Memorial to be scheduled for the following Saturday, March 30.
The memorial meeting is scheduled for ten open races over a multitude of distances, each worth £600 to the winner, £200 to runners-up.
Dhustone Charlie (Makeshift-Outbound Softie, Feb 15), owned by Mr LCG Preece and trained by Pat Cowdrill was Monmore’s Dog of the Month for October with four wins (D3, D2, A6, A5) from five outings.
Bitch of the month was Towstar Sasha with three wins (all D1) from five runs for owners The Towstars Syndicate and trainer Emma Richards
4-in-row Swift Keeper – owned by Miss AA Knowles, trained by Mel Baker
100 races – Swift Samantha and Isaacs Princess.
