The great prefixes that sadly disappeared

Lucky Stars', Lucky Boy Boy(Derby '63)Lucky Hi There(St.Leger '64)Lucky Monforte(Cesarewitch '65) and Lucky Joan(Scurry Cup '63)

DODFORD

ICEMAN

FEARLESS   

Not many good Westmeads left now

Riddler, El dogs

Loved El Greeko around the stow in 99, was almost unbeatable over the six bend trip that summer.

Greenwell, Skywalker, Glenpadden, Tyrur, Sidarian, Mill, Newinn, Curryhills, Pineapple

Ballymacs, Pinpoints, Geelos and Razldazls still going strong but not as many Slicks?

May not be Many many Westmeads Left ,But without Doubt the Greatest Pre Fix in History ,was banging Top Class winners in back in the 70s

the shady dogs

Country Wide

dolores

707

I remember 707 Jet Control at White City about 50+ years ago, mad dog.

Murlens gone

one of the oldest must be the BALLYMAC prefix dates back to the 1950s

sparrow 707 jet trail was about 3 707 dogs there then your right about 50 years ago im 68 started going to white city when 18

Mick Did u Used to Stand With a Bloke called Clive and another Tall Bloke wore Glasses cant Remember His Name  .Cheap Side City ?

I used to be With Jewish Danny  , Cracking Judge

I was only a Kid danny was early 20s ,He done some work for Bookie at Wembley Also ,Not seen him in years

casemoney i nearly always in cheap side near steve griffin bookmaker jewish danny did he work in betting shops as a settler and go to wembley and the stow and was good friends with neal foulds

Yes thats danny , Mick ,I remember u at City Mick used to talk to you

2 Blokes Im talking About were Clive had like Curly Hair Bloke with Glasses Tall ,was called Charlie

the first time i meet danny was at wembley he ask me to get him in he was only 14 told me he been to plumpton that afternoon he lived at st johns wood with his mother then in a flat years later he told me he brought it one day we went to watford dogs on a friday afternoon he backed a winner he was 21 then the women behind the bar refused to sell him drinks she did not believe he was 21 he was also a very good judge at the stow

did curly always want to lay the dogs to his friends if its the curly im thinking of he got a bit of time starting a fire

Thats Him Spot On Mick ,I used to go Plump With him and went Watford Couple of Times

He was very Young Looking for his Age ..

I remember one Night the City he Fancied a Dog called the Singer ,it was 20-1 he went along a few books Small bets ,I had a 5er with him , It **** up ,was like 2 weeks Wages Pmsl

danny must be 50 odd now

Ur Right Mick Thats Him  ,That was Clive  Can remember something about a Fire LOL ,The memories not what it was ..

in them days you could always buy knock off goods at the city

Prob nearer 60 mick Im 56 he was 3/4 years older than me

I also used to Stand with Don Shanks and Bowlsie ,I knew Don  well ,they were funny as Fck together 

They were Great Days Mick  ,Heartbreaking when they Closed the Place

last i heard curly was down brighton way

Hard to Believe where the Game has Ended up

im 68 think he would be about your age

do you remember little jock always nicking in the shops up oxford street he lived up kings cross when they found him dead one day he had a bed spring on 4 piles of newspapers and money all over the place there

Cant say I do Mick ,there was certainly Some Characters About

I used to go to White City and Wembley with my mate James. Trying to remember prefixes, and could only come up with "Longcross", think there were a few. My (false?) memory of Stan Bowles was that he seemed always pissed and made a bit of a show when he lost.

decoys was a good prefix

Brinmark, mid 60's White City.

Yes, remember Decoy Silver.

Decoy Regan Lass, think most Decoys sprang from Boom . Chiltern was once common, too. Peggy Cope rings a bell?

woodmanchester;the decoy prefix was joe cobbolds prefix who was originaly attached to Ipswich in the 60,s he was best friends with nikki savva for many many yrs and also champion trainer in 1973 I believe prob his best ever dog was decoy carboom which won the golden jacket at Crayford.i knew the family for 30 yrs trevor [joes son]then carried on the decoy prefix until the mid 90's before cancer struck him down far too young in his mid 40's.trevor has some truly fantastic open racers slaneyside holly who won over 40 open races plus[the Kinsley derby flapping] sadly the best dogs he had which he bred slaneyside hare/easy bimbo were only pups the year he died you mite remember them decoy cheetah won the regency and decoy lynx who I think held 8 track records at 1 time was prob 1 of the best staying bitches I ever saw great memories and I miss trevor and joe very very much true gentlemen and proper greyhound men

ps I have been out of greyhounds for a number of yrs and am not sure if trevors brother kevin cobbold is training and if he is he may be carrying on the family prefix decoy.which originated from joes first farm decoy farm.best wishes to all on this thread ed thompson

Thanks for the memories, Ed. Yes, I remember those greyhounds you mentioned, won many races for me

Knockrour........Northway.

Knockrour Slave was a flying machine. Should have won the Derby but for a bad draw and sired some rockets, whoosh!

used to like Colin finches dusty dogs

I remember backing one at 33/1 ante post for the Pepsi cola marathon at Walthamstow

anyone remember the full name

I remember there used to be lots of Tobermory dogs around in the 80's and 90's.

Used to be a few Westpark dogs, Westpark Mustard being one. A true superstar Westpark Mustard was.
There doesn't seem to be many 'Slippy' dogs around anymore.

was there are larkhall prefix once at Wimbledon ?