Irish puppy Derby

he has been on the go an awful long time now and has to prove he runs Harolds Cross as well as Shelbourne

I think the 550 might suit him better as well, the only dog to beat Laughill blake ,i have a score on him and take the chance PF

take it from me, he runs HX.just hope he dont get stuck on the outside too often

gl with it, won't be playing myself, will take my annual trip to HRX on Friday and remember why i don't bother going the rest of the year no Tadgh i ain't going to chuck a few quid your way!!

good to see the comp was well oversubscribed as well

3 for me: 33/1 Valentia Slate (each-way), 12/1 Paradise Maverick and 16/1 Ballymac Gordie. The Frances O'Donnell trained Slate has a verdict over Plate hopeful Saint Anthony at Shelbourne off a fast split. Off since, but flew round here in a 2-bend trial recently to suggest all's well. Maverick put up some tremendous efforts in the Derby and although trip could be a shade sharp, imo, must be included. Ballymac Vic's Gordie just looks a big improver to me.

Just of note could give a chance to Whist A Mhic, who beat Farloe Blitz (very near top of market) in the Newbridge Puppy Derby but passed at the price. Similar story for Save The Don, but could go a long way.

At the other end of the scale, dogs for loose change each-way struck me as Old Fort Cracker don't think should be 50/1 on her best form and same remark and price Soviet Jackson, fair Newbridge form

Good luck!

Whist A Mhic looks big at 20s, would say he will be well suited to HRX with his early, Borna King could go well at 50s as well

any opinions after the first round ?

Dunno but think 20/1 Gordie a bit big, so small top up. Got potential and can do better, imo

Yeah heat 5 is ridiculous, most of the more impressive dogs from round 1 drawn in it in my opinion, thought there was a really impressive run in defeat by another dog but I ain't on yet

You would think impressive 16 lengths winner Save The Don a bit generous at 16/1, but barely made the bend and could be a shade risky. Think Coolavanny List could be an each-way prospect at 33/1, though. Others to run with a degree of credit Minglers Trio and Fair Taxes but not so sure Baile Mhic will be getting away quite so well in future

Gotta be happy with Paradise Maverick but Ballymac Gordie would be the bigger payout now

Woody if you say you mentioned the winner after now naming half the field after this comp I will strangle ya

Ha ha, only got a vested interest in Gordie and Maverick (pennies Cracker). Was just answering NGU's question

PF, never got a reply to my pm. Youre probably only just coming back to life. Basically, I was asking if Sugar Ray retired or a possible tilt at the English St Leger?

read the rp website

He is retired, told ya months ago not to be backing him for that!!

Knowing these Irish dogs, they make more comebacks than Take That, though!

Definitely the right time to retire him now

Don't disagree but thought he might have come over after having that ding-dong with Romantic Rambo Derby quarters night at Wimbo

was hoping he'd be in last race on night of stars again!  and get me out of jail....again.  lol

Vulturi will be getting us out of jail if needed, Lanza!

Is there a link for tonight, please?

24 dogs or igb dog app.

jeezus krist woody you would put Sugar Ray down a coal mine and have him pulling carriages or hod carrying in Dubai

Love Sugar Ray. Even more so if he goes to Wimbledon and wins the Leger

Swayne, I know what you mean but he seems to love his racing and still in great form. If they had stuck with retiring Vic, he would have missed out on running in the final this year

Small top-up 8/1 Maverick.

Looked at Power, B*yles, Laddies sites but meeting not leaded. Cant you even bet sp tonight's heats?

count yourself lucky, you're saving money

Hey, i'm in-form after Saturday. Keep striking while the iron's hot!

No point making a few suggestions if you cant even get a bet on!

you're getting too confident now and getting carried away with yourself, we got a right touch last week in HRX but i ain't silly enough to know that was a total fluke and i would give it all back if i went tonight

Cant think of worse Friday nights out, though

bloody heck Fair Taxes would have done something special had he gone around last night, so unlucky not too

the 2 pups from heat 5 are magic, stunning early pace

Maverik ran some race too after the trouble but i do worry about him to the corner and can see him having more problems in the comp on it

Pleased with improved run from Ballymac Gordie but this Farloe Blitz a big danger. Blonde Nipper flew home to qualify in his heat and could be a staying star of the future. Disappointed Paradise Maverick out, unlucky

May be non runners in semis all dogs tested and sent to Newmarket

Why? Sure just take your chance, ya fail you just pay your 100 quid fine and move on as per usual

Any dog posting positive wil not be allowed to run the crackdown has begun

Like the crackdown at the back end of last year when huge amounts of positives came out about certain trainers and they where told to put the license in their partners name but did nowt and nowt happened. Sure it's all in the feed innit, nowt to do with the trainers

took the 12s Blonde Nipper, kicking myself for not taking the 25s last week considering he was the only (w) left in the competition, cannot see how he doesn't qualify for the final and then with a bit of luck he will be in with 5 unseeded but even at worst have Dolcino Flyer inside him in 5 would not worry me too much, all the fancied runners must lead and even then he was only 2L off Blitz last week who showed sensational early and Nipper did not get the clearest run, he is still absolutely massive at 10s, i would go as far as saying he should near be half that price

The best i could get on Nipper was 10/1,.. Christines boots is a fair e/way at 33/1 ,has being running well under the radar and has the easier of the 2 heats.

Had peanuts Nipper at 12/1 a few days ago. 33/1 Coolavanny List would bring in a few quid too. Clearly best win still Ballymac Gordie but fear the fav

PS Been a long time since I've seen a dog finish as fast as Nipper

link down tonight ?

called off

whwns the semi finals being run now pf ?

just put back a week, semis 9th, final 16th

Harolds Cross don't even figure on Power's website. As though the semis don't exist tonight. Let's hope it's not postponed again

They don't offer HX as they got cleaned out on a few SP jobs

Puppy Derby draw. 1 Minglers Trio 2 Quietly 3 Coolavanny List 4 Farloe Blitz 5 Dolcino Flyer (m) 6 Blonde Nipper (w)

Disappointed Gordie out. Just savers List and Nipper left

just watched there, i could have ran the back straight quicker than Blonde Nipper

I've literally got two chances with Blonde Nipper and Coolavanny List. None and none whatsoever!

rip up your tickets then

You know what Irish racing is like for turn-ups, though

Farloe Blitz has both Minglers Trio and Quietly inside him, he will have to do everything right to lead them, they all have to be leading to win so the race could quite easily be set up for one of the strong dogs to come and do them

Blitz has been brilliant all comp but then he only barely cleared Quietly in the quarter finals when he was drawn inside him

dont think the trap draw makes any difference as the fav looks a good thing

Last one at HRX after Hayes comments yesterday?? Is a protest before racing outside as well tonight

trap one looked to have run very poorly