Desperate TBH

Trap out 3rd show zero up
Got nightmare run
Towcester for yar

Poor Rab all he seems capable on winning is them restricted British bred competitions

Place is a **** hole

Cos the trap 1 was fidgeting in the traps

Any Idea wots going on Yarmouth ?

Backed bens lad
Hope it pings doesn’t stumble tonight

Bet Nova ew Yarmouth Derby think 33s was foooking Despo in semi not to Qualify

Beggars belief.

Have they said the rail was Down , Im sure the rail was down , 2 has hopped over it PMSFL

Was the rail down Slip or Am I see things

Obviously 2 wont be in the Draw ?

Perrys unlucky at Perry Barr
What are people watching ffs
He had the race by bollox didn’t go though with it ffs
Thought he was doing enough tonight in front
He’s fast dog that’s for sure

Only joy I had out of first rd
At towcester was drinking blue **** till 1am on Thursday
24hour car park being up the wall getting that free ! Friday morn
Not drawn a penny from the 3 nights
That has to be first time ever in first rd of a derby
****g Shocking that will be it too
Laying my shield down (beat) must had 3-4 dogs lead up all got pick up ffs insane
Getting back to basics notts Monday Harlow Wednesday crayford sat morn
3 steps Tuesday to look forward too

I do as well, it's a godforsaken soulless gaff.

Why is the Derby being held at a track that has a racecourse (currently defunct) between itself and the stands? It just looks so stupid. Furthermore, why is it held at a track that seems to go on and on making fundamental errors - traps, rails, etc etc.

Greyhound Racing is so messed up and allowing this terrible gaff to have the Derby is surely an indication that those running the sport are incompetent. To my mind, there are only two tracks left where the Derby could be held. Hove or Monmore.

Nottingham was OK, but I went there for the round before the 1/4 finals back in 2019 and did notice how the hare disappeared out of the sight of the dogs at the first bend, only for a second or so at most but I thought that led to trap bias. Then, in 2020, Covid wrecked the event at Notts because no spectators allowed.

But what do I know? I used to go dog racing 6 to 7 times a week in the 1980's and 1990's but have given it up totally now because of the gross over-rounds, the constant diet of dross racing with, from what I see on TV, so many chasers and fighters, and the run down and beaten-up state of so many tracks.

OK, I was brought up on a diet of Walthamstow at its best and when that place went the sport virtually ended for me.

(Horse racing is showing signs of going the same, sad way.)

1st race traps fail - who'd have thought? Stunning.

sparrow
sparrow29 May 23 08:42Joined: 20 Jul 02 | Topic/replies: 49,951 | Blogger: sparrow's blog
No real point in continuing to talk about Towcester as its all been done to death on here.  Hove would appear to be a fair choice and if the industry is serious about the future of the sport it needs to act quickly rather than allowing it the slow death we are now witnessing

one or two problems with Hove sparrow crowd would be 3500 max and thats pushing it as they cant cope with 2000 sussex cup final night parking limited last but not least bookmaker owned no interest in said event

ffs

She pulled her other runner out 3 hours later
Must been in kennel other side of Ireland that one