It could be a huge night for us hounds at work as humans across the land (and abroad) attempt to win a life-changing sum of doggie treats as they play for the Totepool Pick 6 Jackpot estimated to be £500,000!  The action is at the perfect venue for an event like this as Hall Green provides remarkable results so favourite backers who think they can go through the card on the shorties for the half-a-million pool should think again twice!  Local knowledge is a huge asset at the Midlands circuit and it is almost imperative that a dog has had a look (at the second bend in particular) as the amount of dogs that run off at these tight bends is numerous!  As ever I have found some value for the Lolly Faithful and I have also provided insight for you to get your paws on some of the jackpot; I would advise to follow my perm selections at the bottom of this page if you want to dine in style with me tonight:

19:11 – Puppy

The young tykes kick off the excitement this evening and in what is a limited field in terms of potential, Likeitalot is a worthy favourite.  His lack of course knowledge and the fact he is out as wide as 4 suggests the Northern Puppy Derby finalist could be worth taking on here with a well-drawn local in Ballymac Eil.  Eil is gradually working his way up the ranks here and he can lead the 1 and Teejays Panther in order to poach a cheap lead here.  The presence of Panther and the fact he moved so wide in his trial around the second bend (typically) could be a hazard for Likeitalot unless he can get a flier and clear the wide-moving Panther inside him.  See No Gamble is well-housed out wide but his trial round was hardly electric and he was woeful when well-backed at Romford last time.

19:26 – Stayers

Chaotic Dotty has been the subject of a gamble throughout the course of the day with her superb 39:19 trial round here looking impressive in the context of this race as she can follow Farloe Lara around and give her a beating.  That barked, however, is that whilst Dolly is unexposed she is also unproven and is too short to back up the fast trial.  Look instead to the erratic and sometimes appaling Farley Rio to have one of his good days and show his Sunderland Grand Prix winning form against much inferior opposition to those tonight.  His main rival for class is Borna Champ but a slow-away weaving galloping dog is not what you need at this track and he looks too short based on his reputation rather than his suitability.  Rio is arguably too big but the clear value in this race has long gone with the 9/2 Dolly disappearing faster than I used to come out of the traps (and that was quick!).

19:43 – JACKPOT LEG 1 – Maiden

Those pesky humans have not made winning this jackpot easy with two maidens out of the 6 races to become a half-millionaire and we luckily begin here with a 5 runner affair.  River Ali looks well-drawn and should be included in those permutations but Tyrur Susan has an absolute solo with the wide dog being withdrawn and this progressive local bitch can hopefully get us through to the next round; making it through this race looks the toughest assignment of the jackpot!

19:59 – JACKPOT LEG 2 – Sprint

Everyone’s favourite race gets us back to normality here and this can go the way of the experienced reliable pinging railer Cape Impact.  He will have to clear the dropping in trip but useful early of Ilewin Allot but he is more than capable of mucking it with the best and Impact looks a big price to outclass these.  Mister Hondo is running-out-of-his-skin and should be included with a decent looking prep trial as part of his form.  Kavarna has been flying out of the traps at his home track and not only can he hold up the favourite, Goes Hot, he could also spring a surprise as he flew out of these traps in a trial, too.

20:16 – JACKPOT LEG 3 – Standard

A pretty decent affair here but when Express Master is in form and pinging he is one of the best dogs in the country for me and he can follow up his extremely useful 28:22 over the course-and-distance.  He will have to clear the Monmore raider Whittle Eagle who can show some class on his day but Master has mucked it with the best around the country.  Sidarian Blitz will have to clear Fred The Pilot but he has huge pace (especially when he was in Ireland) and he is worth including should the Master fluff his lines.

20:33 – JACKPOT LEG 4 – Super Stayers

There’s nothing particularly “Super” about staying in my eyes but nonetheless this is a decent race and it is worth getting three dogs onside in an intriguing affair.  Black Francis is in the form of his life but he has no look at the track so is impossible to back solely on his own, he is however worth including.  Great Deal has a ping in her and won well at the Monmore Winter Festival in a similar race to this when the classy Millwards Teddy had no answer for her once she got on the bunny.  A tough decision here for the jackpot should also include Kakantu who ran the track very well in a four bend workout and whilst he is perhaps not the most reliable week-in-week-out, he could ping out and not be caught here as he gets the trip with ease at Romford.

20:51 – JACKPOT LEG 5 – Maiden

If you’ve made it this far you are now starting to dream of huge leather sofas covered in chewstix, pieces of brown bread and breasts of chicken but the job is not over yet and back the best local Droopys Gooch to account for a paw field here.  Not much beats Gooch around here and his ever-dependable 28:40 should be far too much for these.  It is worth including Carlow Bolt who is well-drawn, has plenty of early and was more than a match for Pinpoint Maxi in Ireland when they met which is an extremely impressive formline in the context of what that colleague has achieved over here reaching multiple Category One finals.

21:08 – JACKPOT LEG 6 – Prestige Final

The concluding leg of this mammoth night for us hounds sees the Prestige Final which is a worthy prize in itself!  It’s not quite £500,000 though and so here we should give a chance for Dinzeo to poach an unassailable lead.  When he was caught by Supreme Turbo in the Semi-Finals he was arguably waiting for his colleague but he only lost by a short-head and his time reflects well in terms of the 6/4 favourite, Billys Bullet.  15/2 is simply too big on Dinzeo being ahead at the line (where it matters) as he has competed with the best at Sheffield with huge distinction and deserves his place in this big final.  For the purposes of the jackpot, it is worth including the favourite here too who, as a brother of Touch Tackle, could simply be too good for all of these by a long way with a clear run.  As she won her Semi-Final by 8 lengths and is the reigning Midland St. Leger champion, it would be hard not to include Wiki Waki Woo to complete that elusive jackpot combination!

Here are the recommendations:

19:59: Cape Impact – 1 doggie treat @ 5/1

20:16 – Express Master – 1 piece of bread @ 5/2

20:51 – Droopys Gooch – 1 chewstick @ 2/1

21:08 – Dinzeo – 1 dog bone @ 15/2

JACKPOT RECOMMENDATION:

Leg 1 (19:43):  5 – 1
Leg 2 (19:59):  2 – 3 – 5
Leg 3 (20:16):  2 – 6
Leg 4 (20:33):  1 – 4 – 6
Leg 5 (20:51):  4 – 6
Leg 6 (21:08):  1 – 2 – 3

216 lines*£1

So there are my thoughts on the proceedings!  As ever, please tweet me (especially with YOUR Jackpot bets) and I promise to bark back at you quicker than Express Master comes out the traps tonight!  It should be a packed grandstand and I will be in attendance, in my expensive shades so nobody recognises me!

Enjoy the racing,

Jimmy