A double header tonight featuring the return of Mal Shenton – who rattled up a £225 profit first time out.

As for last night, a cracking £75 @ 100-30 winner with Allen Belle for Liam Aspin – £225 profit, plus a £50 @ 2-1 on Detroit for George Turner – for a £50 profit. Meghan Barnard is not available for comment!

As for the Geordies, it was looking good for Jimmy Fenwick with his £25 @ 7-2 on Lissatouk Max which gave him a £12.50 profit. Brian Usher and Ian Walton – well – just average! What can we say?

NOTTINGHAM

Mal Shenton and Mark Pierrepont both turned over a profit earlier in the week. Colin Wilton didn’t – even though he trained one of Mal’s winners! Tonight Colin has the chance to come out of the shadows.

The form:

The views:

Mark Pierrepont:

Barry Denby’s greyhounds have hit the track running in the first week back racing , he’s achieved a winning strike rate of 25% with his runners and numerous others running well in defeat.  His kennel are obviously fit and well and I’m siding with his Bythewayjack (R5 T5) running from trap 5 to keep his good run going.  This ex A1 Shelbourne greyhound has won 3 races at this level of A2 at Nottingham since arriving in the UK but it’s well worth noting that his comeback 3043 (+10) trial when beaten just 3 lengths by the Alan Bellis trained Liberty Hawk was his fastest calculated run to date.  The one thing he does lack at this level is a touch of early pace , he comes home as well as any though and this race could end up being slowly run from the front and I’m siding with him to come through strong and late on the run in £100 win.

Mal Shenton:

Camps Quivers (R1 T5) is probably forecast plenty short enough in tonight’s opener but she can outstay Fairy Mistress who looks the likely leader running from the black jacket £50 win

If Honour Calypso (T3 T4) running from trap 4 is on song out of the boxes then this lightly raced daughter of Lemon Pumba could lead them a merry dance (yes those were Mal’s words!) £50 win

Colin Wilton

Somerfield Guest (R4 T6) has a terrific strike rate of 38% , looks set for the clearest of runs on the outside of the track and can dominate tonight’s race £80 win

My own Pandarama (R6 T3) runs in what on paper looks a very competitive sprint D2 sprint race over the National Sprint trip of 305m.  I believe he could well develop into a very useful sprinter and being drawn on the inside of likely favourite Annaghdown Vinny I’ll be having a small bet to see him making all £20 win

ROMFORD

A first Romford Friday night card and we start off with two intrepid punters – assistant trainer Craig Morris and syndicate manager Billy Brennan.

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The form:

The views: – to follow

Craig Morris
Droopys Ritz (R7 T3) is a September 18 puppy out of the same dam as Droopys Reel and seems to be a natural early pace type . Trials since the break have been decent. All the early pace seems to be on the outside, hoping a good break can see him lead round and make all. £30 win
Bubbly Maverick (R8 T3) Looks to have a good chance to lead up the middle and should clear T1 and T2 and doesn’t appear to be a race with much early pace. Hopefully get off the front and lead all. £70 win
Billy Brennan
Westlake Ben (R4 T6) Looks well drawn on the outside, ran well last Friday night and if producing 03.74 sectional I think he could be hard to peg back. Draws win races.. £60 win
Troy Firebird (R10 T6) Another dog well drawn tonight, Firebird looks to have a solo out wide. Fantastic dog on the bunny, missed his break and got in trouble last week. I can’t see him missing his break twice in two weeks, ping and make all… 4-5 are moving in.  £40 win