Flapping tracks

westhoughton still on the go

Easington still going strong........

Ellesmere Port, Wheatley Hill, plus Gretna, Ayr,Corbiewood and Thornton in Scotland and The Valley in Wales.

sj

7, I believe......the ones mentioned above plus.....
Ellesmere port,Wheatley hill and Wansbeck

thurnscoe

coventry heading that way soon

coventry is run by flappers already
fatboy and kim

LAST TIME I HEARD .......9

AS FOR COV ,ITS ONE FOR YOU ,ONE FOR ME TIME

Is Thurnscoe also called Highgate,Ive been to Highgate back in the 90s sure they used to race Afghan hounds or at least have trials.

Once they go they never come back

kinsley is a flapping track.

in sheeps clothing

Pelaw

Kinsley is not a flapping track its been ngrc for some time now

thedoncaster track used to be a flapper STAINFORTH run by a guy called Benny Lovatt.I well rember some of the dogs on there.headmaster im a fool matchbox ziggy and many others .Also some real characters one eyed lenny ted conway les wood jimmy haver danny dun jumbo conway .any one remember any of these from the 60s/70s

SUNDERLAND GREYHOUND EXPERT 04 Dec 23:06


Pelaw

Shows how little YOU know about local tracks!!! You need to get out more, not just for the pie and peas!!!!!

They used to be three flapping tracks in Doncaster, with the one on York road flirting with NGRC racing at one point, it was a massive gallop with a circumpherance of 475 yds,,Stainforth where the dogs used to run in a 10' deep rut round the inside,was almost circuler Askern which although still on the same site is seriously redisigned.the original was very tight ,
I can remember One eyed Lenny, lyle Robson, Lame Lez, Jack Harrison, The Bentley bros, (who all new the time of day).Along with the bookies Terry Mills.Bints Dibbs & co, Plenty of money about flapping in them days.

Huntingdon?

I used to walk the 2 dog at Donny all those years ago. We used to have a couple in the Yorkie at 6 then a swift one at the Grove (Mansfield) when that opened at 6.30 then to the track by 6.45 and we used to drink the slops (yuk) and proceed to have a great night. One eyed Len .. now there was a character indeed. Who was the handicapper .. and then there big Barrie and my mate Martin in the kennels. Oh, and old George the handyman and Bintie the hare driver. Christmas meetings were magic. And the bookies .. cannot remember them all but there was Dibb, Dibb, Dibb and Terry Mills who was a real good bloke. Great great days.

Terry's wife was Jenny and they had a fawn ** called Quick Jump. And there was (was it) Wendy Driver and Jack. You could get a good bet on in those days. Martin had a ** called Miss Power and she was put off 10 out of the 6 in the first race one night after coming out of season and doing a sparkling private trial. Remember Martin telling me to borrow as much as I could so I got a bank loan. They backed the 4 dog (Stumpy) ours went out to 5/2 and we got loads on. She won .. trapped and led over the 301 and was never headed by about 6 or 7 lengths and another night where everything became blurred as the night went on. We were giddy as kippers.

Hardly ever missed a meeting at Donny up to it closing, loads of good nights and saw some very good dogs there as well, many top trainers had runners in the opens and graded races. Tommy Flynn was the handicapper, can still remember the dogs running on straw in the winter and no going allowances in those days.
Wish i could get the same buzz out of a night at the dogs now.

remember going to donny as a lad of say 14, it had grass straights and I was hooked,the atmosphere was the best happy days, betting on the photo, before modern technology spoilt all that

"WHO KNOWS IT 1/3 THE 2 DOG EVENS THE 3 5/4 A DEAD HEAT"
happy days

You are right about Tommy ,Bently Boy, Tommy did not handicap on times at all he used to work through dogs, If Micky gave Jonny 3yds and beat it a head. Then Micky gave Sam 2yds and beat it a head then whan Sam met Jonny it had to give it a yard.All very basic stuff but the betting market was the strongest in Yorkshire at the time so he must have being doing something right.

Is Jack Harrison still alive? I used to bump into him occasionally. Lovely bloke.

Used to be 2 in the Potteries - Chesterton and Cobridge - now the nearest is a distance away. The games not dead but is coughing up blood and receiving the last rites. Miracle required.

Loto 22.15 8/12/09 No ,passed away ,think its about 3 yrs now.

one eyed lenny had a good blue dog called muzzle ofte gave 12 or more yds away and still won more than it lost

One of the best dog i saw running on the flaps was called park top,anyone remember this little blue ** early 70s.

Gretna still going ???