Towcester kennel instructions

Following recent action by GBGB, the Towcester management have issued the following statement to trainer in relation to race and trial kennelling.

Kennelling Times

There will be one fixed kennelling time for every meeting. All greyhounds (trials and races) must be kennelled within the allotted time. In accordance with GBGB Rule 112: ‘The Trainer of a Greyhound who fails to have such Greyhound in the Racing Kennel by the time appointed shall be reported to the Local Stewards, who may at their discretion disqualify the Greyhound from running at that Meeting and who shall in any case report the circumstances to the GBGB.’

Tuesday

Kennel trial dogs: 16:30 – 16:45

Kennel race dogs: 16:45 – 17:30

Trials start: 17:40

Races start: 18:34

Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Sunday

Kennel trial dogs: 13:00 – 13:15

Kennel race dogs: 13:15 – 14:00

Trials start: 14:10

Races start: 15:02

Trial Bookings

Trainers are required to make all trial bookings on a Monday morning for the forthcoming week.

To ensure that race dogs are not disturbed, trial dogs will be allocated a different block to racers. This will limit the number of trial kennels available, and coupled with the new time constraints around kennelling, we will have to limit the number of trials to 8 trials and solos cannot be guaranteed. This will be monitored closely, and we will increase the number of available trials if we have enough time to do so before racing.

These measures will resolve the recently published kennelling issues identified by the GBGB. If you have any queries or require further clarification, please contact the racing office. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.

 

Ante Post

Jimmy and Melanie Fenwick with Wicky Ned

‘Should you put an inexperienced pup in the Derby?’

That was the question that trainer Jimmy Fenwick found he was asking himself following Wicky Ned’s fabulous winning run in the Bresbet Gymcrack Final at Sheffield on Sunday:

Jimmy said: “You want to look after a young dog and in my opinion, Ned is a bit special. He still only has five races on his card and would still be only 22 months old when the Derby started.

“Then I spoke to Patrick Janssens after the race. He asked whether I was going to enter Ned for the Derby and I said we hadn’t decided. Patrick thought we should.

“When I weighed everything up, I realised he was right. There are various factors to take into consideration including the fact that there is very little else going on at the time; no puppy competitions. The Derby is up a level from where he has been competing but he can only gain from the experience. So we will give him a couple of trials and see how it goes. Hopefully we get some decent draws and he is able to go a few rounds.”

Owner Neil McGregor has enjoyed a series of spectacular days out with the Fenwicks, courtesy of the recently retired Bellmore Sally. Sunday was no different.

Jimmy said: “Neil travelled from Dunfermline with his daughter and granddaughter. If you were looking to how he felt on the way home, probably the best word would be ‘ecstatic’.”

Four from seven from 72

Towcester Racing Manager found himself in the firing line when accepting seven Irish entries for the doubly subscribed KAB Maiden Derby, despite the fact that several had no local experience.

However that judgement was well and truly vindicated when four of the seven made it through to next week’s decider. Quickest of the septet was Paul Hennessy’s Jaytee Craze. The 28.14/29.53 (525/550) Shelbourne winner found almost eight lengths on his heat form to clock 28.88. He is now trading a 1/2f to land the final.

Semi finals: Garfiney Blake – Jaytee Craze – Glorious Tom

OPENS:

Thursday: Newcastle

Friday: Romford

Saturday: Hove