Plenty to Crow about
A year after winning the MWD Partnership’s first Category One competition in the Grand Prix, Coonough Crow produced a courageous performance to overcome a bad trap draw and no small amount of buffeting, to land the £10,000 Ladbrokes Kent St.Leger.
For trainer Mark Wallis, there was a short apology owed to ‘Sheryl’ Crow . . . . (apologies for the varying sound quality)
Racing Manager Danny Rayment selected six of the 12 winners on favourite friendly card: 5/6, 4/5, 11/8, 5/6, 4/1, 8/15. However, along with assistant Jamie Norris, the combined burden of their selections proved too heavy a burden for Baywatch Bullet to overcome in the big race.
Kent Leger winner Coonough Crow with proud owner Mike Davis of the MWD Partnership Photo: © Steve Nash
KUDA HONEY lands the £1000 Kent Vase Final Photo: © Steve Nash
MALEFICENT (t3) leads Razldazl Amanda (t1) on the first circuit of her Kent St Leger Consolation victory Photo: © Steve Nash
MOANING ROSSI wins Laughil Jess RPGTV Greyhound of the Year race Photo: © Steve Nash
Ricky Holloway’s TIME TO TALK (t4) short heads kennelmate Amazing Force (t1) in the £1500 First Choice Drainage Solutions Puppy Cup Final. Photo: © Steve Nash
PRINCESS ATHENA wins Kent St Leger Maiden 714m on her return to Tony Collett, following her second place for the McNairs over Hove’s 500 trip in their Judgement Night success. Crayford 19th May 2024 Photo: © Steve Nash
MISS SYD storms to a ten length victory in the Kent Leger 540 Puppy open Photo: © Steve Nash
Georgia still one step ahead
For the second week in a row, Queen Georgia overcame some fairly tough early scrimaging to land the quickest a qualifier of the Time Greyhound Nutrition Three Steps To Victory.
Drawn black in the first semi final, she found herself on the wrong side of Noelles Milano and then as the filler in a greyhound sandwich as Magical Rubble moved across her. But showing great tenacity, she powered on in the later stages for a four length win in 28.79.
Acomb Irene never saw a rival after flying the boxes in the second semi. Although she was pursued by Savana Heross, his favourite trip is a week away and in safely qualified in second place.
Veteran Clairekeith Remy celebrated his 75th outing with a typical gutsy performance for Carl Gardiner. He too had to to battle hard but then held off the strong finishing Millridge Tanic.
** Queen Gerogia’s qualification means that she has now been withdrawn from Derby heat 14.
Final betting: 11/8 Queen Georgia, 11/4 Savana Heross, 4/1 Acomb Irene, 7/1 Clairekeith Remy, Millridge Tanic, 16/1 Noelles Milano
UPDATE: Today’s meeting at Towcester was cancelled due to a hare issue.
Track spokesman James Chalkley said: “I am still to get the full report, but my understanding is that the hare cable broke and wrapped itself around the mechanism and pulleys causing some damage; so it wasn’t a case of simply replacing the cable.
“Given the time involved in fixing it, and the length of time that the dogs would have had to be in kennels, we had no option other than to cancel the meeting.”
Our thoughts are with the popular Perry Barr Racing Manager Martin Seal who is on compassionate leave with his mum in a very poorly condition in hospital.
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OPENS
Thursday: Hove ♦ Newcastle ♦ Swindon ♦ Towcester (Derby)
Friday: Romford ♦ Towcester (Derby)
Saturday: Towcester (Derby)
