Tonights Action

honcho it actually starts thursday also 7 opens on the card and all entries hove hounds plus the puppy open did not fill

515 would be considered a marathon these days I suppose.

Remember hove Thursdays being a great night for opens
Them opens tomorrow are piss poor
There tons about lately I’d say 85 % are ****

85% that’s across the board

Yer tracks are just using maiden opens to fill the cards

Vast majority of the dogs in them are not open dogs

More like A2 or A1 intertrack racing

Would be like 20-1 shots in a proper open race

Though just had a quick look at the the oaks heats on Saturday and looks a really top competition

Does anyone ever go to Harlow?
There always seems to be only about 15 or so people outside by the last bend to the first. Admittedly I've only been once and there was a decent crowd there, I can't remember exactly when that was but Gary Selby was standing there at the time so it was a good few years back.

Does he still stand anywhere now does anyone know? I always found him to be a good bloke personally.

Nobody goes to Harlow

Everybody’s far too busy at home pressing the lay button on all them short price favs that’s never been round the track before

Backed red in 7.58 at hove 100/3

Can’t have smurfs on my mind never won rd the place
Terrible rd Central Park other week
Only place he’s run ok is Swindon
On his Swindon form he’s be 1/4 poke it’s that bad of heat

The one I'm having a look at tonight is Droopys Habit in the 695 Maiden Stayers at 8.54.  Impossible to say if she'll stay or not but she should certainly beat the inside two around the first bends and lead up to the 3rd on the inner.  The trainer has two in the race and the five is his better one it seems.  4 and 6 are inconsistent/unreliable so can be chanced not to figure too much.  The 2 doesn't seem up to this which leaves the 1, who does certainly stays and rails well.  She might well beat mine but I'll give it a go.
g/l all.

Im on fattie and 5/6 top 2, but think phil has napped it!!

Compare this field to the Derby final he ran in and you can see just how far back Smurfs has gone.  Impossible to bet at the price so unreliable has he become.

A tidy profit

How many times has Tina called in tonight chaps? 

God knows L.H. These people have no shame. I asked Phil a few weeks ago why was he entertaining the Unibet gnome when the race they had up their betting for was a mammoth 132%?

He didn't read it out for some reason...

Well done Deptford on bagging the Arc winner by the way.

Cheers slippy.

2's not up to this!    We did learn though that Habit stays.

Nice Ray “I never lose” whatever he’s called gone for a big priced nap

Warzone Tom

Modest multiples because it’s on the telly so for a bit of interest

CHELMS FRED

ROPEWALK BHOY

WARZONE TOM

DROOPYS AOIFE

CHEMLS YES

How anyone can have a serious wager at Romford I just don’t know, (unless of course your name is Ray Bourne…..

Ditto Crayford

Funny how people play although I like a big galloping track

Punt at Crayford and Romford

But do not punt at Newcastle or very rarely at hove

I know people who have made obscene amounts of money at Crayford.  But then when you give a trainer winning opportunities on a plate it is hard to lose - isn't it?!   

Can someone ask ray to stop sniffing and snorting? Sounds like been on the marching powder

PMSL is that him sniffing in the background

Yep

Could they not put up subtitles when Rose is on ?

Comical the running of some of these Dogs Madrid was foooking absolutely paceless last week ,done no running whatsoever ..

I know.  And that's the punter's perennial problem - will the dog reproduce?
Praise be to the wee man for a decent night.

Comical loyal I don't mind a dog misses break shows a bit of speed , its done 24.75 last week untouched Absolutely rank  . if there was summat amiss dog would not have been on card tonight So clearly there was not .Compare the 2 races its fooking scandalous TBH  ,and nothing is said
NOTHING .

They wonder why the Game is going down the Pan  , Dogs out of boxes lame , dogs absolutely no good  ,Nothing is said NOTHING .

case trap 4 nottingham 9.01 you would not believe, always chases, not touched tonight...not tonight josephine

trap 1 kinsley 1.51 race another fookin classic today

Hard to single things out Won so much of it going on , Seen worse tbh in the past Dogs crashing into rails Staggering home , all seen by the racing office foook all done or said and that was 4 dogs in one race ur Lucky if you see a photo print Half the time there is so much negative going on , its hard to appreciate anything positive . A sad state of Affairs ..

This Richie is out of a litter sister to Droopys Verve.  Could be anything.

Towcester and Crayford all graded fare this evening on RPGTV.

6 sprints out of 11 at Towcester (Our man Mr. Sparrow will be none too impressed with that!) and 11 x 4 bends at Crayford.

Thanks but no thanks to that line up.

Already seen the garbage this morning slippy and after watching that Greyhound film featuring Clapton and White City with packed crowds I completely despair.

Cant watch it any more , Fri Sat and Sunday , the rest is very poor  How many are tuning in ?

I asked that question before case and needless to say not read out let alone discussed in the studio. Don't get me wrong the channel provides some great viewing which I'm more than grateful for . Like you say Friday to Sunday just gone was great entertainment just tonight leaves me stone cold in comparison. Can't all be top stuff though of course.

Open card was put on Saturday morning Cray ,   Bookmakers racing left for the Evening ,Still they must be doing OK  , plenty of people on their being paid to talk shyte each week . Most negative Emails are quickly recycled Slip ,not that they are actually negative  I think they cause mass squirming in the Studio ,is the problem .

I haven't watched the show for ages other than the occasional and very fleeting tune in for a big comp.  I don;t miss it.  It does nothing for my appreciation of racing or for my punting so why would I miss it?  Praise where praise is due however.  RPGTV are about to sponsor the English Puppy Derby - to the tune of £10K to the winner - starting 30th November.  So they have a positive input to the sport which deserves our praise.  Well done Fat Controller and all who supply him with biscuits, pizza and measured grovelling. 

Can't see this red at Towcester getting a trouble free and strong stayer or not - has to be a place lay at 1.70ish.

Good shout Loyal last, hopefully dog is ok.

Dog finished full of running.  Don;t quite get your point. 

Full of running..? Think it felt something shortly after it took the knock at the first bend. The fact it didn’t close the gap to trap 3 at any stage would suggest so.

What is the point you two seem painfully unable to put?  Are you blaming me for the dog getting hampered and not the racing manager who fielded four dogs with "railed" in their comments?
Don't beat about the bush like old women - get to your point.

Just observing the race. I bet 6 on the draw . Def thought 1 was feeling something after the first bend though.

Am on the Bullet in red here at Hove.  Rails suit, a decent start vital, can outstay them.  Young so nothing certain but looks to be improving.

What is this bf commentator slavering about?  Doesn't know what race he's covering!

One life’s mysteries

How bound as come away running ragged them to corner  razl and smurfs
On last week when it crawled out

Loyal what are you on about I said well done i.e good lay.
I added I hope the dog is ok as like switch I felt he may of gone wrong at first bend.
accept my apology for congratulating you on a winning bet & also for showing concern for a animal that may of gone lame.

Loyal what are you on about I said well done i.e good lay.
I added I hope the dog is ok as like switch I felt he may of gone wrong at first bend.
accept my apology for congratulating you on a winning bet & also for showing concern for a animal that may of gone lame.

Fattie, Smurfs was bloody grim last night and has got a permanent red card for me. Never again will I have a shekels on regardless of the opposition. That was a nasty hit I have to admit to.

I stopped betting the dog a while back Slippy on the grounds that when/if it did win again, it would be very missable at the price.  The dog is so unreliable as are most of Seamus's at present.

Smufs run didn’t surprise me
The fact two ragged them was surprise as I backed other week
Backed razl last night

Thought there some nice dogs running tonight at Romford
Had multi backed one in a single
Kyaser definitely should be too far front no raver up inside at 3rd tonight
Got Harlow dog keeps winning doing handstands roger York dog running off it’s nut
Aero Madrid either win or last
Nightingale had chance to clear in his semi

But main play right joe , got his box IMO tonight
Drawn next to paint scrapper had that rail dog in six which made it no play
Race but that been pulled nice early tasty jet been put in six
Hopefully joe comes away makes use of his draw
6/1 was good price to go that

First time for a ⁶while wanted to stuck into a dog on a Friday night now a nr ⅞

I don't like this Kyser dog and couldn't back it.  Took a he** of a buffeting, granted, but he should have put the race to bed with the break he got at the second bend. Has ideas of its own for me - not the most determined of dogs in my view so couldn't back it.
The race reader reckons Tornado railed last week!    You have to laugh.  If that;s railing they might as well do away with seeding!  Red or not tonight it's still good enough to take this, assuming he's not glued to the bars like last week.
Should ne a smashing race between Addition and Tom.
Couldn't pick the winner of the third semi if my life depended on it. Bo Shine Bullet is the only ideally drawn dog in the race so we could do worse than him.
So many shorties tonight it is a watch job for me.
g/l all.

Just one for me tonight, keeping the faith with Bombadier out of 3 @ 19.36.
Maybe a bit of 3.0 on here nearer the time.
Good luck gents with your punts later.

Goldie Jennings in trap 4, I just couldn't bring myself to be on from the draw. Won easy as you like.

It happens but is not common at Romford but this race looks made for 6 with 5 on his inner wanting in further.

Madrid reverts to reverse gear again this Week

What’s different with camera at romford

It’s either at a different angle or the camera scrolling / zoom ain’t working properly

I forgot to insert "two wins in a row".  Yet another example of a dog running way, way differently to its previous run at London Road.

Had a couple of winners with Madrid couple of Runs back JK would have beat it round the corner .

Am with you and "Der bomber" Slippy.

No e mails to concentrate on Champion!!

No early pace at all.  Didn't get going till it was all over.  Gymstar's early paid off.

Oh well, didnt want to see Gymstar burst out like that and he done well to qualify. That's my lot now for the evening, just chill out with a game of poker with the dogs on in the background.

Couldn't summon up the treachery to place lay Tom at 1.25.  Ridiculous price.

Think Bullets gone wrong there , Or cramped

What a desperate final.  5 railers and 1 middle, who will go from 6. 

Mick being readied for the "George Curtis"?

33.21 is some time around Henlow but Ballymac is yet to do it here.  Was it a fluke?  Don't know what to make of Feora but am willing to chance it failing to get a clear run and hampering others.  Ropewalk was in a wall of dogs going down and suffered and overall ran so badly last week I have to discount.  Lilly looks very able but is so badly boxed in 5 and Distant is a decent dog and may show at some stage.  Lily who looks to be coming to hand, has a great draw and an ounce of zest out of the traps will see her early pace come into play. but this isn't an S1.
I'm taking the odds about Distant and hoping he zips out, keeps 5 out and slips around no worse than second.

Shirley you would stick that Smidge hound back over 400

Modest stakes tonight at Monmore:-

SAVANA EAGLE

DRUIDS FULL WELL

DROOPYS CAVALRY

GOLDIES SYMNSY

I will just take a look at the 8.20 Crayford race for tonight.

Had Sheffield steel cup heats
And oaks go on today no one person
Had any interest
I think this place as totally died
As well as game it’s self

Backing 2 to place 8.20 Crayford.

I'll cheer it home for you Sparrow, not a race I would take a view on personally but good luck.

Thanks slippy. I try to stick to these races over distances.

Lovely job Sparrow, nice one Sir

Boom that'll do nicely although I missed the best prices.

Cheers, slippy.

Fattie, I was watching Ascot and rugby union today. Dogs only figure for me of an evening when there's some reasonable opens on. I don't keep up to speed on everything in the greyhound worl

Rest my case in your post you’ve answered it perfectly
There nothing wrong with what you’ve said
Just something that wouldn’t been posted on here say 5-10 years ago

That's more than fair comment, it's just greyhound racing has no great importance to me anymore. I keep my hand in as a hobby and no more than that and I still enjoy watching say the marathons later at Towcester for example.

I'll make a point of doing that but from going to a track 3 times a week for 25 years now it's twice a year to Hove or I'm going to Towcester for the first time in a few weeks, just for the company I'm with, a decent meal hopefully and a few modest bets no doubt but that's it.

It just doesn't have the attraction it once did have for me sadly and others will feel similar as well I would imagine.

I hate towcester but will watch them two semi
Second one just excited like last week to watch it
No bet this week for it

The last time I went to a track was at Hove and I walked out after a few races as there was just no atmosphere at all. It was so depressing after so many years standing in crowds of thousands with fortunes changing hands to be reduced to what it had now become. I just pick out a few non sprint races each day to watch and that is mostly it.

I've got a bunch that Aayamza Royale will win that second semi, looking forward to both races.

... " hunch ". !

You made some of it flood back Slippy.  Greyhound racing three nights a week.  Seems like a million years ago.  I remember at the age of fifteen/sixteen being already a regular and a guy in a suit walking/hustling by me as I came away from the tote window snapping - "Don't bet the treble chance"! I was mesemerised at the time.  Away he went into the crowd.  It transpired it was the track manager who didn;t want to have to present a huge cheque and a brand new mini to a kid who shouldn't have been playing and would have made all the newspapers!  I still look back and appreciate the guy.  he didn't want to stop me enjoying the dogs but he did want to put me right, quietly.
It took me a while to win it but I did eventually. 

The Treble Chance, not the mini! 

I'm backing the 1 in the 2nd semi final of the marathon.

Booom .......that was some race though.

Well done with red
But that bend again jet looked 1000 on just didn’t go bye

What a final to look forward to , difference is that Elite will prob be on the Bunny early

Cheers, fattie.

Well done sparrow, like Fattie said, Space Jet was a no offers job turning for home but just couldn't ( or wouldn't) go past. Second semi time was 4 lengths quicker than Volcanos run which is quite a difference.

Thanks slippy, although I'm not as certain as you two whether Space Jet would have gone past but thats greyhound racing. I expected 1 to lead and once in front at Towcester they are not easily caught.

The winner is a very good dog.  In my view neither 2nd nor 3rd did anything but get beaten by a very good dog.  The winner might even be capable of improvement.
Historic finish to the Puppy Cup - three litter comrades fill the first three spots.  I've changed my view now sparrow.  The Vic -Danneel litter proving itself to be the best I;ve ever seen.  On top of their track performances the dogs are siring champions and the bitches are throwing them.  Amazing.  Big Kev must be over the moon with all three.

As stated be total Different final Elite odds on to lead IMVHO