New Posts For Thread: Derby Nighthttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-nightASh wins the first ?? playing 24 26 castsWrong fred!https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554675157#554675157Wrong fred!Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:25:23 -0500Gritty. Got 11/2 Lightfoot King now. Hooligan thankfully seems finehttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554675151#554675151Gritty. Got 11/2 Lightfoot King now. Hooligan thankfully seems fineMon, 04 Jun 2018 14:24:58 -0500Personally I do not think being a wide runner at Towcester is much of a disadvantage that people make out to beAs long as don't run silly wide off the bend then onto straight wide runners are fine as then get pulled in and cut the bendIt does not mathttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554675083#554675083Personally I do not think being a wide runner at Towcester is much of a disadvantage that people make out to beAs long as don't run silly wide off the bend then onto straight wide runners are fine as then get pulled in and cut the bendIt does not matMon, 04 Jun 2018 14:20:52 -0500Next year will be interesting, I think plenty more will be seeded middle.T1/2/3/4 are all v tricky at the boxes here. Plenty of `railers' take a few steps right before straightening up here at Towcester. The vast majority of wide T6 dogs race too widhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554674997#554674997Next year will be interesting, I think plenty more will be seeded middle.T1/2/3/4 are all v tricky at the boxes here. Plenty of `railers' take a few steps right before straightening up here at Towcester. The vast majority of wide T6 dogs race too widMon, 04 Jun 2018 14:11:03 -0500I know the introduction of middle seeding has something to do with that, thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554674793#554674793I know the introduction of middle seeding has something to do with that, thoughMon, 04 Jun 2018 13:48:25 -0500Captain's right though. Shortage of class wide runners. Compared to yesteryear, nowhere near as many dogs seeded widehttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554674785#554674785Captain's right though. Shortage of class wide runners. Compared to yesteryear, nowhere near as many dogs seeded wideMon, 04 Jun 2018 13:47:20 -0500Not the same at any track at all Captain. A very short back straight at Towcester followed by a bend where all the dogs are competing for the same space.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554674695#554674695Not the same at any track at all Captain. A very short back straight at Towcester followed by a bend where all the dogs are competing for the same space.Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:36:51 -0500Sparrow tht i the same at any track surely? It is not if you are in the first 3. Its how far away from the front runner you are.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554674647#554674647Sparrow tht i the same at any track surely? It is not if you are in the first 3. Its how far away from the front runner you are.Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:29:52 -0500I'm with woody again don't understand this obsession with staying wide dogs never winning the derby. There was only the screwy calico dog in this years comp? Not many slow away wide dogs win anything anywhere over 4 bends?Ps. I dont think Dorotas Vichttps://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554674633#554674633I'm with woody again don't understand this obsession with staying wide dogs never winning the derby. There was only the screwy calico dog in this years comp? Not many slow away wide dogs win anything anywhere over 4 bends?Ps. I dont think Dorotas VicMon, 04 Jun 2018 13:28:47 -0500The problem is ravage that if you don't come out of that 2nd bend in the first 3 then it's virtually impossible to win.https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31396041/derby-night?post_id=554674503#554674503The problem is ravage that if you don't come out of that 2nd bend in the first 3 then it's virtually impossible to win.Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:13:09 -0500