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Would Merry Rogue hav stayed 500yds mint any dogs entered will get a run
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Definetly Derryman the more the merrier
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once got out dog off 5 in long un at askern, he had done a trial taken in by someone else faster than the scratch dog, but he was very nervous dog so we had to take him into track at the last minute walked through gates everyone looking at us , dogs for our race going in the traps, went mental, guy who owned it/racing manager goes oh weve cracked on tonight wanted to get meeting finished your too late,I went mental but to no avail, entered him again week after ,we was off scratch giving upto 8 away ,we never went back
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my mate once stopped his dog for 4 months so everyone thought it was useless ,it was infact a2 off sheffield ,before the days of internet to check earmarks on data to see what dogs really like, anyway he eventually got her off 7 yards start at whitwood got 400 on at 3s ,he said thats paid for our summer holiday, the dedication to go week in week out knowing dog wasnt going to win he deserved that holiday just for that
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Funny story we had a top heat dog not the best but could not beat him at Huntingdon some times we see top open races taking him on would only have a small bet but in 12 opens they never got near him by now he was odds on no matter what turn up so we got the black dye out took for the open got 4 s ran like screw every one said should have brought the old fawn dog
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I can remember going to Southall one night and counted 18 Bookmakers standing up, all taking money.
Knew a lad who had a very good dog in the 70's, turned out to be a one man dog so didn't perform very well on NGRC tracks, but flapping, different class. He was called "Oatfield Bow". He ran a few times against "Come on Wonder", a twice disqualified litter brother to the great "Dolores Rocket". Think he won The Luton Derby, maybe Aldershot Derby, but he was an absolute machine. |
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Oat field bow was a blue dog for the leg end joe booth
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Oatfield Bow was a black dog flap
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Joe collier bot a blue dog called Oakfield Colin at cradley heath sales and put it with Joe ran at belle vue won they had 3 winners that nite at Bolton derby
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Was only a teenager early 70s went with the old man to Bolton great big brindle dog used to run belle vue remember seeing him give 6 of our drivers £300 each now wait for the signal,someone recognised dog all hell broke loose in ring think they got £300 on lol won half track great days
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Oatfield Bow was a July 1969 Black Dog (Spectre II x Little Rattler). He was trained at Harringay for a short period by Ted Parker
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dave d - do you recall a couple of guys that used to place bets for Joe Booth esp at long eaton,highgate & chesterfield . One was Fire sadly he passed away other was kelvin carnt recall his second name
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We were lucky enough to have a lot of top racers and mainly ran them in opens on the flaps, especially in wales.We had at least 2 dogs over each sprint,middle and stayers trips.We would switch the dogs around and had look alikes for them all aswel, who were bottom grade flappers.One night each week we traveled away; often mondays to chesterfield,or other days to warwick, hinkley for graded as not many opens there.Highgate was great on a sunday.I remember those days well and wish it could all be repeated.
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Remember Aubrey from Wales he had Great dogs boothie involved and his welsh trainer was George think young Robert is still involved
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Bedford and Luton....both closed so then went to 'proper' racing at Bletchley (Milton Keynes as it became - now sadly gone) where my dad had an A4 bitch (very quick trapper) for a couple of years.
Now I have to go to Henlow or Peterborough for 'local' live stuff. Prefer to just follow the decent graded stuff on RPtv from Newcastle on a Saturday night nowadays. |
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Loved Luton won Luton Derby twice 2nd time he won icalled him no danger won by 12 lenths
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We finished third at Luton one night,but the judge gave a triple dead heat.
No clues as to the owner. |
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luved the welsh flaps skewen forestfach bedwelty valley
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aubrey sadly passed away last year greytom,george was his greyhound trainer/minder and was very adept at both roles,an absolute gentleman also. Robert was a bookmaker at the valley and at the trots still.
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Sorry 2 hear that Patrick my thots are with his family rest in peace old pal till we meet again
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just found an old programme fromthe time i took a dog to glastonbury ( 1996 ), the dog won his race over
84mtrs. !! at the top of my programme i had wrote down my bets...60/40, and a 45/30...happy days.  also recall going to exeter with a dog that came second in an open and i got £50 prizemoney. aldershot would have to have been my fav track though, many happy days spent there. |
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You would have seen some great dogs in Aldershot Derby Glasgow
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Flap was Bluey Drake great friends with Willie Gray never met him but have heard he was very respected in the flapping game
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Yes Tom when he went up north would stay with him and other way round two very clever men some great tales mum always tell me the time the chandlers of walthamstow borrow a 600 y off grandad to run in a 12k match race the dog was so iffy he would stop in a solo but put some thing in front he always would catch them after the race they gave my mum earrings neckles rings that could buy a house
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wish we had an open kennel system like ireland
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flap did ure mum ever tell u the story about the baboo
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Flap did ure mum ever tell u the story about the baboon
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No just ask her she said how is wally
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Certain people had a fighting dog said it could beat anything and would fight anything Bluey turned up with a baboon killed dog in no time Willie 92yrs still going strong p.s dont no where they got the baboon
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About right they were one offs
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