New Posts For Thread: Is former Powderhall trainer Pat O'Flaherty still with us?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-usHad most of the greatest greyhounds ever to hail from ScotlandWould defy anything to lead his Arrow House to the third bend, with the possible exception of Harry Williams Pond HurricaneIn my younger years, Pat was a favourite trainer of mine along wiI aint missed irish derby or night of stars in a long time. Went clonmel last couple o yrs. Thats my holidays. 3 long wknds. Just back workin with dogs again. Prob gona miss derby n night o stars.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552718799#552718799I aint missed irish derby or night of stars in a long time. Went clonmel last couple o yrs. Thats my holidays. 3 long wknds. Just back workin with dogs again. Prob gona miss derby n night o stars.Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:42:08 -0500I'm the sae Private. Go a long way for quality racing. Ireland 3 times for racing one year. Irish Derby and Night Of Stars booked thishttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552718251#552718251I'm the sae Private. Go a long way for quality racing. Ireland 3 times for racing one year. Irish Derby and Night Of Stars booked thisThu, 31 Aug 2017 11:39:25 -0500Think Bernie Doyle's Jerpoint Diamond was fav for Marajax Leger and same era, Curtis had a good dog called John Doe. Doyle was well known for Spenwood runners and hurdlershttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552718191#552718191Think Bernie Doyle's Jerpoint Diamond was fav for Marajax Leger and same era, Curtis had a good dog called John Doe. Doyle was well known for Spenwood runners and hurdlersThu, 31 Aug 2017 11:35:01 -0500Saw Galtymore Lad storm round Hackney once. Pace unsurpassed. That fast at the third bend struggled to negotiate it. Might have done the clock. Won semi of Derby one year but no good in final. Some dog of Geoff DeMulder's that! Same time he said Handhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552718151#552718151Saw Galtymore Lad storm round Hackney once. Pace unsurpassed. That fast at the third bend struggled to negotiate it. Might have done the clock. Won semi of Derby one year but no good in final. Some dog of Geoff DeMulder's that! Same time he said HandThu, 31 Aug 2017 11:31:01 -0500Was at wembley in i think it was 89 or 90 wen marajax won ledger. Good night as i remember. I,m sure it was galtymore lad that got the ex,s. 4 of us drove down from edinburgh. Drove back up road after meeting. We would go anywere to watch good dogs rhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552717953#552717953Was at wembley in i think it was 89 or 90 wen marajax won ledger. Good night as i remember. I,m sure it was galtymore lad that got the ex,s. 4 of us drove down from edinburgh. Drove back up road after meeting. We would go anywere to watch good dogs rThu, 31 Aug 2017 11:16:54 -0500Nigel Saunders had the Manx dogs, toohttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552717263#552717263Nigel Saunders had the Manx dogs, tooThu, 31 Aug 2017 10:05:58 -0500I remember them names woody, cant say for sure if they ran powderhall. Some great lads with proper dogs from around that way at the time. Obviously sir charlie, ray andrews had great team o dogs, drapers, harry crapper, to name but a few. Regularly thttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552717137#552717137I remember them names woody, cant say for sure if they ran powderhall. Some great lads with proper dogs from around that way at the time. Obviously sir charlie, ray andrews had great team o dogs, drapers, harry crapper, to name but a few. Regularly tThu, 31 Aug 2017 09:48:52 -0500Yeah Private, Beaumont. Couple of other smart ones he had Claremount Moral and stayer Hot News but dunno if they ran at Powderhall?https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552704683#552704683Yeah Private, Beaumont. Couple of other smart ones he had Claremount Moral and stayer Hot News but dunno if they ran at Powderhall?Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:55:47 -0500yeh - I'd forgotten those three. Dougie Somers in particular was fearless. He was the first one to get the videos from the office after racing and he studied them like no-one else before the rest caught on. bright guy. Pilmar Smith could have beenhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552704051#552704051yeh - I'd forgotten those three. Dougie Somers in particular was fearless. He was the first one to get the videos from the office after racing and he studied them like no-one else before the rest caught on. bright guy. Pilmar Smith could have beenTue, 29 Aug 2017 15:18:48 -0500Ye,was a real travesty when it went. Probably top 4 greyhound bookies in country at the time were plying there trade there when it closed. Alec farquhar ( macbet) douglas somers, bert logan an davie miller. All bet to there opinions. An sometimes ifhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/30934265/is-former-powderhall-trainer-pat-oflaherty-still-with-us?post_id=552703841#552703841Ye,was a real travesty when it went. Probably top 4 greyhound bookies in country at the time were plying there trade there when it closed. Alec farquhar ( macbet) douglas somers, bert logan an davie miller. All bet to there opinions. An sometimes ifTue, 29 Aug 2017 14:35:36 -0500