A study on this site shows that there has been a significant rise in the number of open races in the first half of the year, compared to 2018.
Patrick Janssens has a weekend to remember when sending out 10 ten open race runners between Crayford and Central Park and seeing a return of nine wins and a forecast. He is 50 points clear of Mark Wallis in the Trainers Championship. Meanwhile at Swindon, Liz McNair sends out seven runners in the Produce Stakes and has six winners and a second.
There are more warnings off for Shawfield owner trainers after Thomas Jordon’s Leaha Millie is tested positive for a beta blocker while Milesian Sandy tests positive for cocaine and its metabolites.
Irish racing lost one of its pioneer photographers with the death of Ruth Rogers and within a fortnight, its foremost journalist and broadcaster Michael Fortune.
The British Greyhound Breeders Forum plan to consider their options for the The Two Year Old Produce Stakes when the £15K to winner fails to attract the 72 entries advertised and is stage as a 48-dog stake. There are few such issues for the Gain Nutrition Three Steps To Victory which is advertised for 36 runners but attracts 76 entries.
Lenson Wilson produces a calculated sub29.00 run the Central Park’s 480m hurdle course (29.18 -20) in the semi finals of the RPGTV Champion Hurdle. In a preview to the final, trainer Rick Holloway suggests punters should not be put off by the 5-4 being offered about the dog for the final. Doh! Not only does the final go to kennelmate Turnhouse Jet, but the pair go head-to-head another six times before the end of the year and Jet wins the lot.
Hove complete the refurbishment of their grandstand by re-opening the remainder of the restaurant, the Skyline enclosure and a new lounge reserved for local owners.
Former A7 local grader Skip Mayo returns at 20-1 when landing the Ladbrokes.com Guys And Dolls Final.
The new GBGB hot weather policy is warmly (sic) welcomed by veteran kennelman Pat Quinn, who questions why it took so long.
Sixteen months after staking her claim as one of the best youngsters in training by winning the Racing Post Juvenile, Bull Run Button picked up an overdue first Cat 1 final by landing the £10,000 Gain Greyhound Nutrition Three Steps To Victory.
There is a clean sweep for Liz and Rab McNair as they take the first four places in Swindon’s Two Year Old Produce Stakes including a tricast for litters brothers, King’s Sheeran, Cash and Dylan.
Three runners (Priceless Blake, Roxholme Nidge and Droopys Expert) were withdrawn from the original chosen sextet. Then first reserve Forest Jason failed to reach the track due to traffic issues. The favourite was knocked over and the RPGTV Select Stakes went to a reserve Trickys Dumbo with a flawless front running performance.
