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Today’s Racing Post seem to be hinting that this dog, a four and a half year old who has raced 40 times might have accidentally been a ringer.
The dog ran 2 seconds quicker than its most recent efforts and nearly 10L quicker than it’s ever done before.
I say accidentally as she went off at 18/1 and won by more than ten lengths.
Bizarre situation but I suppose these things happen.
The dog ran 2 seconds quicker than its most recent efforts and nearly 10L quicker than it’s ever done before.
I say accidentally as she went off at 18/1 and won by more than ten lengths.
Bizarre situation but I suppose these things happen.
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It was Ballygibba Sea's 131st race and 'she' recorded a time almost a second faster than her previous best clocked over two years ago.
Or she did not as the Case Maybe , We have covered this on the Swindon Thread , I put two pics of of what are clearly two Different hounds
as stated on there , The Red Light and A stewards Should have followed the Race ,there is enough Problems around our Sport , Without its Integrity
Being called Rightly into Question , Errors were made and must be rectified ,Not acting straight away is Beyond Belief , Need to know how that
Was ..
as stated on there , The Red Light and A stewards Should have followed the Race ,there is enough Problems around our Sport , Without its Integrity
Being called Rightly into Question , Errors were made and must be rectified ,Not acting straight away is Beyond Belief , Need to know how that
Was ..
Can we have its Named cofirmed , a sppin over 700 yds could prove Profitable
As you say case, all this had been discussed on the Swindon thread.
From two days ago on here........
https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31817397/swindon-tonight
https://community.betfair.com/greyhounds/go/thread/view/94094/31817397/swindon-tonight
Race has now been voided and all bets cancelled - how can this be right?
According to betfair greyhound rules:
All bets (excluding those struck on ante-post and Australian licensed markets) are placed on trap numbers. Greyhound names are displayed for information purposes only.
Markets will be determined according to the official result at the time the track gives the result green light status, either in the form of an announcement or by display. Subsequent disqualifications, appeals or amendments to the result will be disregarded.
I bet trap 1 and have had money taken from my account?
According to betfair greyhound rules:
All bets (excluding those struck on ante-post and Australian licensed markets) are placed on trap numbers. Greyhound names are displayed for information purposes only.
Markets will be determined according to the official result at the time the track gives the result green light status, either in the form of an announcement or by display. Subsequent disqualifications, appeals or amendments to the result will be disregarded.
I bet trap 1 and have had money taken from my account?
same here have error now on statement
this will be amended again as BF haven't followed their own rules
this will be amended again as BF haven't followed their own rules
Thursday morning’s 1151am race at Nottingham stadium was declared void after it was discovered an incorrect greyhound had run in the 3 runner affair. The Peter Holland trained Conlig Willow had been pencilled in to line up from trap 3 in against Millroad Zara from trap 4 (race ‘winner’) and Manuka Duchess from trap 1. Dave Baldwin head of racing at ARC said “The matter has been reported to the GBGB and is now the subject of an inquiry”. Although no official confirmation has been given as yet litter sister to Conlig Willow was subsequently withdrawn from her intended A4 engagement at 121pm. GBGB Senior Stipendiary steward Duncan Gibson said “A race can be retrospectively voided if a local enquiry is called and that establishes that the result has been unfairly affected”
Time for sport to control the narrative
BY PHIL DONALDSON11:59PM 1 OCT 2023
A WEEK can seem a long time in greyhound racing. In fact sometimes less, as evidenced in a topsy turvy four days that kicked off on Thursday, September 21 with the superb Produce Stakes success of Queen Joni at Swindon and ended with the abandonment of Henlow’s Betgoodwin Maiden Gold Cup final.
Sandwiched in between came that unbelievable wrong dog incident at Swindon on the Friday afternoon and one of the most stunning St Leger displays I’ve ever seen from Droopys Clue at Perry Barr on the Saturday night.
Let’s hope the brilliance of those Liz McNair and Seamus Cahill-trained stars is not overshadowed by two stories with the potential to put our sport on the back foot
What had appeared an innocuous Friday afternoon A9 at Swindon quickly became the focus of the sort of social media scrutiny reserved for a major final after the bitch in trap one, ‘Ballygibba Sea’, demolished her rivals at 18-1.
Shock results are part and parcel of the sport, but Grant Gillett’s April 2019 bitch apparently powered away to win by ten and a half lengths.
We have learned since that the winner was, in fact, Jim Little’s A4 runner Strideaway Honey, with a GBGB inquiry now under way.
There will also be an inquiry into the aforementioned scrapped Henlow final.
Trainer unrest over track conditions saw connections of all six finalists decline to run and they will now be the subject of GBGB inquiries.
The problem stemmed from a broken water pump, with some of those involved concerned that other than any rainfall, the track had not been watered satisfactorily.
Henlow, supported by the on-course vet, believed it was safe, citing the absence of injuries on the night as backing up the theory.
Of course everyone will have their opinions on who was right and wrong, but in terms of reporting the facts one frustration that emerged was the difficulty in getting official comment from the GBGB.
That was not the case a few days later when the GBGB admirably met the attentions of detractors Blue Cross head on, with strong social media content and press information, as the animal charity sought to breathe life into its rather ignored previous call for a ban on the sport.
Given those two contrasting performances it seems a no-brainer that the time has never been better for the sport to appoint a dedicated press officer, whose role is to provide answers to all the more difficult questions.
For example, given the Henlow race was a Category Two final, should there not have been a stipendiary steward at the meeting who may have been able to take charge of a clearly fractious situation? Horseracing would not run a meeting without an independent steward in place.
A lot of positive information is issued by the GBGB regarding welfare and commendable initiatives such as its rehoming scheme, but in terms of hard news? Not so much.
Surely not having a proper, dedicated news person or department is a false economy, as doing so would allow the GBGB to control the narrative, so vital given the daily scrutiny our sport faces.
Goodbye to a unique Spy
I wanted to share a final line on a dog that I, and I’m sure many reading this, loved watching, the incomparable Holdem Spy, who recently died aged 13.
A Scottish Derby winner for Carol Weatherall, he was a dog with his own mind, sometimes quirky, but boy could he run.
His performance in the 2014 Derby quarters at Wimbledon is a race I will never forget as he was put on his knees at the first bend but literally picked himself up and took off, failing by a short head to snatch third. It was a herculean effort and had he made the semi-finals, it would have been a feat even Houdini would have been proud of.
Weatherall told me this week “he led a charmed life once retired and no less than he deserved!” – a fitting epitaph if ever I heard one for a genuine one of a kind.
Time for sport to control the narrative
BY PHIL DONALDSON11:59PM 1 OCT 2023
A WEEK can seem a long time in greyhound racing. In fact sometimes less, as evidenced in a topsy turvy four days that kicked off on Thursday, September 21 with the superb Produce Stakes success of Queen Joni at Swindon and ended with the abandonment of Henlow’s Betgoodwin Maiden Gold Cup final.
Sandwiched in between came that unbelievable wrong dog incident at Swindon on the Friday afternoon and one of the most stunning St Leger displays I’ve ever seen from Droopys Clue at Perry Barr on the Saturday night.
Let’s hope the brilliance of those Liz McNair and Seamus Cahill-trained stars is not overshadowed by two stories with the potential to put our sport on the back foot
What had appeared an innocuous Friday afternoon A9 at Swindon quickly became the focus of the sort of social media scrutiny reserved for a major final after the bitch in trap one, ‘Ballygibba Sea’, demolished her rivals at 18-1.
Shock results are part and parcel of the sport, but Grant Gillett’s April 2019 bitch apparently powered away to win by ten and a half lengths.
We have learned since that the winner was, in fact, Jim Little’s A4 runner Strideaway Honey, with a GBGB inquiry now under way.
There will also be an inquiry into the aforementioned scrapped Henlow final.
Trainer unrest over track conditions saw connections of all six finalists decline to run and they will now be the subject of GBGB inquiries.
The problem stemmed from a broken water pump, with some of those involved concerned that other than any rainfall, the track had not been watered satisfactorily.
Henlow, supported by the on-course vet, believed it was safe, citing the absence of injuries on the night as backing up the theory.
Of course everyone will have their opinions on who was right and wrong, but in terms of reporting the facts one frustration that emerged was the difficulty in getting official comment from the GBGB.
That was not the case a few days later when the GBGB admirably met the attentions of detractors Blue Cross head on, with strong social media content and press information, as the animal charity sought to breathe life into its rather ignored previous call for a ban on the sport.
Given those two contrasting performances it seems a no-brainer that the time has never been better for the sport to appoint a dedicated press officer, whose role is to provide answers to all the more difficult questions.
For example, given the Henlow race was a Category Two final, should there not have been a stipendiary steward at the meeting who may have been able to take charge of a clearly fractious situation? Horseracing would not run a meeting without an independent steward in place.
A lot of positive information is issued by the GBGB regarding welfare and commendable initiatives such as its rehoming scheme, but in terms of hard news? Not so much.
Surely not having a proper, dedicated news person or department is a false economy, as doing so would allow the GBGB to control the narrative, so vital given the daily scrutiny our sport faces.
Goodbye to a unique Spy
I wanted to share a final line on a dog that I, and I’m sure many reading this, loved watching, the incomparable Holdem Spy, who recently died aged 13.
A Scottish Derby winner for Carol Weatherall, he was a dog with his own mind, sometimes quirky, but boy could he run.
His performance in the 2014 Derby quarters at Wimbledon is a race I will never forget as he was put on his knees at the first bend but literally picked himself up and took off, failing by a short head to snatch third. It was a herculean effort and had he made the semi-finals, it would have been a feat even Houdini would have been proud of.
Weatherall told me this week “he led a charmed life once retired and no less than he deserved!” – a fitting epitaph if ever I heard one for a genuine one of a kind.
I wasn't paying Much attention I thought that was what Joe said ..
GBGB Senior Stipendiary steward Duncan Gibson said “A race can be retrospectively voided if a local enquiry is called and that establishes that the result has been unfairly affected”
Duncan needs to let us know why the other race was not dealt with in similar manner,Did I hear bet 365 had noticed a few Bets on the 18-1 Winner ?
GBGB Senior Stipendiary steward Duncan Gibson said “A race can be retrospectively voided if a local enquiry is called and that establishes that the result has been unfairly affected”
Duncan needs to let us know why the other race was not dealt with in similar manner,Did I hear bet 365 had noticed a few Bets on the 18-1 Winner ?
case bets on here stand even if its voided after the green light been given
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