Express Trend's Jacket

when does it start?

4 th feb Saturday nite!
Lot of that field ladbrokes put up wont run!
I wouldn't back anythink that ain't had a look round crayford,

Sure Trend will be like another Group Skater or Midway Skipper at the circuit. Not disimiliar to Romford, and how impressive was she there?

ROMFORD AND CRAYFORD ARE NOT THE SAME? ROMFORD 1ST BEND AINT LIKE CRAYFORDS FOR SURE! TREND WON WELL AT ROMFORD BUT THERE WHERE ARE SORT OF **** HAPPENING IN BEHIND!! 5/1 PRETTY SHORT!! WITH 4 WEEKS TO GO YOU AINT GOING TO WANT HIM COMING OUT OF 6 TOMORROW NITE BUT THATS WHAT ANTE POST ABOUT!

I'd make Express a better bet at 4/1 tomorrow than 5 or 6 to 1 for the Jacket even allowing for the draw.

You might be right Fatty but i've known railers who run Romford and Crayford equally well.

Sorry to disagree Chris, but Trend has plenty to do tonight. In contrast, she's every chance of getting some "soft" qualifiers en route to the Golden Jacket Final

What price now?!

Dangers seem to be fading like the morning mist. First Fleeting Image, now Ballymac Pet. It will be a walk-over soon, by default. Hope you took the 6/1, as strongly recommended!

TRAP 4 any chance of her ever drawing the rails? she has been very unlucky with draws

Express Trend 9/2 365 very generous

Express has got a very bad draw! IMO
If anyone watched crayford last Saturday it won't be hard not to notice!
Had two small bets so far
Coolykereen dip 50s
Coolavanny fairy 80s
Also see when all books priced up look at the bash!!

23.60 45.70 ran track ok, could have tightened up coming home.

Can run how fast it likes where's the 5 dog going!

same place as trend only trend will have too much early to be troubled by creamery quest on the run up and with 3 darting in should have enough space to make the bend.....after that we will have to see

Quest 23.68 45.79 would of been 23.60 for not moving to rails!
You might be right but I look for where dog go trap rise and quest will move for rails

quest has been round crayford a dozen times while trend should improve for the first look trial....i would be fairly confident that 4 would do 5 for early pace but that will not be the story of the race

I've took on Express Trend, wouldn't mind seeing her win but think she is probably short enough.

Millwards Swaby 2pts @ 16/1

Bubbly Swallow 2pts @ 20/1

Farley Zach 1pt @ 7/1


Farley Zach was awesome in the trial stake he won and on the back of that it could be argued he deserves to be favourite. I think the other 2 could be big prices. Millwards Swaby was in the final of the Prestige won by Express Trend and has trialled well around here so 16s looks big with what looks a nice 1st round draw for her. Bubbly Swallow looks to have buckets of pace if securing a run and her trial looks decent and at the price is worth backing.

where was farly zach 7/1...i have backed him at 6/1 which i thought was best price

PP winja, well he was when i was in the shop a while ago

just tried to have 200 at 7/1.....offered a score....fecking shameful

With the weather and that I bet a few dogs cramp up tonite it's ****ing cold I've got the heating crank up full my toes are blue !! Taken on express not say she can't win it think bush as a plot in 6, not say she the best stayer just with the 5 dog heading rails. Thank will at 8s is a price but that dog nuts! Not look at the under card yet go though it now

With the weather and that I bet a few dogs cramp up tonite it's ****ing cold I've got the heating crank up full my toes are blue !! Taken on express not say she can't win it think bush as a plot in 6, not say she the best stayer just with the 5 dog heading rails. Thank will at 8s is a price but that dog nuts! Not look at the under card yet go though it now

Here's 2 to lay outright!

I've backed Banba the Face @33-1 and Wise Signal @ 14/1.

I love Express Trend but I reckon she is too short in a competition full of decent railers.

Express took charge won well I've seen express win from any trap now she don't have bad trap draws she bees kness

good call wood, 6's 5's 9/2 look massive now, wish i got on. i had a little bit on wise signal at 14's, but to be honest trend looks different class

Very happy thanks but still 2 races to go. Thought she would be well to the fore last night, as seen and very hard to hold. To be honest, surprised how Monarch made up some ground. I would have had Trend going further and further away, but there was only ever going to be one winner. Some say luck on her side in Prestige but shes some tool coz she can do it both ways. On at 6/1, but the 9/2 was equally as good at the start proper. Only saw Zach as any form of danger and that only on the strength of the trial stakes victory. Confident as can be with so many railers still in, but not counting my chickens just yet, with Rockview Sail's demise still fresh in the mind

she ran well early as expected and kept going but let’s not forget the snow melting made the ground much faster for her heat........the achilles heel will be staying against proper eight bend dogs and we saw a glimpse of that on saturday with blackrose monarch clearly gaining two bends from home…I feel she may be susceptible to the strong finish of dogs who will not get gapped and if she is led then not absolutely guaranteed to come from behind……still she wont be beaten far IF she is beat.....

With what I saw there won't be many leading her maybe fairy or tommy on what I saw , blue bee would of needed the run maybe more to come from her! But I know it was no time
But billy run on like train though only coming back from season,
See what the draw brings up

Should Bamba The Face still be in the competition having turned back and broken the rules?

It's been withdrawn this afternoon GP; told everyone to lay it!

He's only a dog and he dont rules if any on void race! Ie running back down the straight he thought he get to the bunny first!
They all went into bend can see it happen again! Tomorrow!

Not sure i agree Winja. Trend came from behind to win over 750m Romford if memory serves, so 714m should be no problem. Like i said, surprised Blackrose Monach made up some ground but looking for a big run from that tonight against Fleeting Image at Henlow

the fact they are switching monarch ahead of saturdays semi-finals tells its own story but you must surley accept that trend was tiring coming home.......

Yes, Trend didnt keep going as well as i expected, that's what puzzled me. Maybe Monach is extremely strong, explaining the inroads made but the way Trend hammered her rivals when leading over 750m on her eight-bend debut at Romford, suggested to me 714m would be easy

Woody if i remember rightly there was dogs messing and a lot of interference behind her that day hence the winning distance being totally extreme.
Anyway she won't be getting picked up if leading

Hope not PF. I would be hopeful she can gain the upper hand if not leading early too

Oh FFS!! guess my luck is out then

1st semi 1 U Make Me Smile 2 Mountjoy Orion 3 Pennys Option 4 Perfect Gold 5 Wise Signal 6 Springwood Bob

2nd semi 1 Farley Zach 2 Bubbly Swallow 3 Buglys Billie 4 Lottes Girl 5 Razldazl Monore (w) 6 Crossfield Luca (w)

3rd semi 1 Tommys Inluck 2 Coolavanny Fairy 3 Bubblys Blues 3 Bubblys Blues 4 Blackrose Monarch 5 Express Trend 6 Blue Bee

Surely Farley Zach should be challenging for favouritism now?

EXPRESS GOT TO DO SOME RUNNING TWO DOG THAT CAN LEAD IT BOTH IN THE SAME HEAT
FAIRY AND INLUCK HARD HEAT THAT

EXPRESS GOT TO DO SOME RUNNING TWO DOG THAT CAN LEAD IT BOTH IN THE SAME HEAT
FAIRY AND INLUCK HARD HEAT THAT

THINK TWO MIGHT LEAD HIM PF BUT AINT GOT MUCH MIDDLE THAT BUBBLY DOG!

The 2 A/Ps i did left and drawn beside each other

5/6 - they do each other
5/6 - they don't touch
14/1 - they both qualify

happy with my AP bet of Lottes Girl to be placed, ran well today I thought.If she was with either Wallis or Charlie she would be at least half the odds she is!!

Oh dear, orange. But the future could still be bright!

Big morning with Trend in the semis. Never known a greyhound get such bad draws. Never bothered her so far, just hope it's the same scenario today.

Had saver Zach. Cant lose really, can i?

not sure the ground will be as fast today, zach may not look as impressive as he has been? has express trend ever had an early morning run? just small niggles tho gl

i hope lottes gets a tow from zach, she idled for 8 bends tues imo and the extra run may have brought her further forward?

didn't like the early morning

heat 1
wise signal 46.53.....24.00
springwood bob 46.99.....23.96

heat 2
lottes Girl 46.16.....23.94
farley zach 46.19.....23.76

heat 3

blue bee 46.13.....23.91
blackrose monach  46.17.....24.00

6 railers.....the draw will be critical as will the going......it was definetly quicker for the last heat.....

Draw for Saturday's final:
1 Blackrose Monarch
2 Blue Bee
3 Lottes Girl
4 Farley Zach
5 Springwood Bob
6 Wise Signal

Oh well, i thought Express Trend the right bet at 6/1 but it wasnt meant to be. Maybe she's just gone over the top. Thought it strange the way she came back to Monach the time before, seems that was a warning, as somebody knew, she drifted like a barge today. Cant blame the draw, she's overcome poor draws time and time again, just very lack-lustre. Didnt pick a foot up throughout

she was very very unlucky not to be in final

Possibly Mad Dog but i was very disappointed with the effort compared to previous runs. Cant say she missed it and went up straight enough but showed very little for my money Only hope now Zach gets the dough back. Think it could vie for favouritism but the "coffin box" not good

4 not great but was hoping for trap 3 anyway as I think Zach will trap quicker from the draw at this track. The races looked a slog and the thawing out of the ground over a week wll do him the world of good as I think he is the fastst here by 2 lengths, and 5 on the first lap. Worry for me is Lottes trapping and checking off at the first as she tends to do, but on all known form Zach should be clear. Not trusting the Blue Bee run for some reason and she is in a bit of grief with red certain to move off.

A great heat, but I still have FZ nearer 2-1 than 11-4