Czech 3 is 2 from 2 over the trip 3 from 3 if you count a trial and has won over 575m at Romford so if it leads the trip shouldn't be a problem imho.Worthy fav imo although no bet for me as i'm done for tonight.

look at 3 last 4 bend henlow got picked off and time, and look at 4 last few 4 bend henlows.. a let off for some

would have absol sh1t in miles clear pick up

4 at 9/2 was interesting, got as good a times as 2 at henlow and arguably fitter cant have the discrepancy in price

Tyrur Andy - couldn't have bet that with wonders money! lol.

think thats utter nonsense honcho,what trainer does regularly get pings please,this could be the key to riches beyond all our dreams

Fair points pat and Swayne.  I still say that most of the Wallis dogs are characterised by having great middle pace.

Semi draw:

1 Danni
2 Curraleigh
3 Dame
4 Pele
5 General
6 Becky

1 Dollars
2 Dippy
3 Swallow
4 Pony
5 Nick
6 Honey

1 Bella
2 Mollys
3 Digger
4 Diva
5 Jolly
6 Jaguar

Glad Becky and Digger drawn apart

Given the prize money on offer and the over subscription I cannot think why format is not 4 rounds and 3 to qualify from 2 semi finals. I know its marathon, but dispensation to extend the 2 week maximum duration could have been gained from hebee geebee?

7/1 paddy
Got nice draw , 5 be moving rails fair price
don't think you want to see her crack out thou !

If dani could run a bend that be player
But check off every bend !

thought jaguar be jacket dog but seem to wait IMO
thought he win easy just did not go by !

Sidaz Dippy quirky bitch on worst of ground and did a time, very impressed more so than of becky tbh, 25s still ew value

meaning you don't think it was better mid to wide?

the morning bags looked reasonably level to me and thought would be into the evening, but i forgot i am watching graders i know inside out already pretty much graded on a bias due to the past weeks and months

meaning they could win on the inside........airforce general provided one of the trap 5 winners and never left the rails...

I thought the General railed around the bends but ran three off the rails up the straights, so got a lot of decent ( better anyway ) ground.  The only dead-railer all night long was Aayamzabella, and she ran a great race considering.  I thought Boltatwelldigger did much the same and looks particulary suited to running the track.

plenty of trouble that is a decent time by dippy, was chasing granted

July 2013

Shanless Becky has qualified for the the final of the 2013 Corn Cuchulainn in Harolds Cross.
On the day before she took her place in the semi-final as one of the favourites to win this prestigious competition, Greyhound Data (GD) got an opportunity to hear from her owner trainer, Brendan Cullen.

It would seem that Brendan is being forced into the limelight because of the exploits of this tremendous bitch. A well known greyhound reporter has already beaten us to a story! However, in the County of Tyrone there is never a shortage of great greyhound tales to be told...

Becky has been the topic of much discussion on the GD threads and has been referred to as the Pocket Rocket. Weighing in at only 53 lbs it is easy to understand where she got this name which was attributed to her in the Sporting Press following one of her scintillating wins around Dundalk Stadium. Brendan says that she’s really only 52 lbs but “ah well, sure we’ll not fall out over a pound!”

The Shanless prefix is probably more commonly associated with Shanless Slippy who won the English Derby in 1996. Shanless Becky hails from his bloodlines and from an outstanding line of Shanless broods including Shanless Rose who threw Shelbourne Becky winner of the Irish Oaks in 2006. The Shanless prefix belongs to Frank McGirr who reared Shanless Becky from a pup in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

On the 7th July 2011 Becky was having her second race for Frank McGirr in Drumbo. Brendan was at the track that night and recalls what he saw, “Becky completely missed her break and was stone last, left about 15 lengths behind the field going around the first bend. Once she hit the third bend it was like someone released a rocket and she flew up the home straight to win the race. It was an unbelievable performance and I kept thinking about what I had just seen. So the next day Frank and I came to an arrangement and Becky came to live with me.”

It took a while for Becky to settle into her new kennel. She preferred to be kennelled on her own and it was not long before she became the boss of the kennel block. When asked about Becky’s character Brendan laughs, “She may only be 52 lbs but she acts like she’s 8 foot tall. It’s not the size of the dog that counts; it’s the size of its heart!”

Many of us probably first saw Becky in action on Sky TV night from Drumbo on 23rd June 2012 when she took a bump at the first bend but went on to win her Open 575 in 31.45. A few weeks later the Racing Manager from Dundalk asked Brendan if he would consider running Becky in the Open 600 on Dundalk International night. Brendan recalls how special that night was, “It was flattering to even have a dog on the race card in what is one of the biggest nights of the year for greyhound racing in Ireland, but Becky wasn’t fazed by the occasion and won in almost track record time.”

Becky is a lady for the big stage and on 8th September 2012, (Irish Derby Final night) she took the scalps of some of the best stayers in the country such as Future Boy, Razldazl Marilyn and Stallone (Risky) Bart, when winning the Open 750 in 41.79 at 7/1.

At this point Brendan decided to give Becky a rest as she was over 2 year old and had never come into season. So nature took its course and Becky returned after her seasonal break to start her preparation for the Guinness 600 in Shelbourne which was due to start in May 2013. What happened next was alarming to say the least....

On Easter Sunday 2013 Brendan went to Becky’s kennel to find her lying listless and clearly unwell. Without hesitation he drove her to an emergency vet.

Brendan narrates the next part of the story, “They put her on a drip and gave her some injections and sent us home with bags of fluids to give her overnight. I sat up with her all night and in the morning when she wasn’t any better my dad helped me to get her into the car with her drip bag and we headed off to the vet again. On arriving at the vet’s Becky started to pass blood and the outlook was very very bleak. I remember saying to Gerry Scullion (vet), just don’t let her die, and with that I spent the next week waiting by the phone for that dreaded call. After a week of intensive veterinary care, Gerry called to say it was time to come and pick up Becky as she had tried to nip him when he was putting in a new drip and that must be a sign that she was on the road to recovery! She had lost a lot of weight and her appetite was very poor so it took us weeks to nurse her back to health. Becky was however one of the lucky ones as Gerry said that there had been a bad virus going around that had killed some dogs and that if I had of delayed accessing emergency care then Becky may not be here today.”

So the man from Dungannon and his Pocket Rocket carry on their crusade with little else to prove. Brendan knows only too well how lucky he is to still have Becky. The performances that she has delivered in the first rounds of the Corn Cuchulainn have been sensational and whilst she has the heart of a lion on the track, her recovery from serious illness has been astounding and Brendan acknowledges “yes, she is only 52 lbs, but that’s most certainly all heart!” I’d doubt if anyone would argue with that!

Courtesy of Lynda Bonner
Greyhound Data Team Member

Loyal Diva non runner 3rd semi

I want a new coat tomorrow , paid and made from MINK !!!!!

Mink non stayer over that trip

borna different gear ! no mink coat
but maybe some honey next week !