A fascinating Yorkshire St. Leger final could have seen the first 3 from last year’s renewal line-up against each other were it not for the unfortunate withdrawal of defending champion Millwards Teddy this morning to lameness.  His human has suggested the Saturday-Wednesday schedule is too short for stayers but it is the same format for all of the hounds in the competition and everyone knew the format before entering.  It will nonetheless be a great race and it would certainly be fantastic to see Romantic Rambo come back from a serious hock injury to claim a big Category Prize after a rehabilitation process more befitting of Rocky than Rambo!  Elsewhere, we have a tough supporting card with Doncaster offering a new challenge to many of the established open racers so it is hard to call how they will take to the track on some of their first looks at the Yorkshire circuit.  Local knowledge may provide the key to many of the contests and should be treated with respect, as it should be at most tracks.  As ever, I have found the value for the Lolly Faithful and a Goliath which could have us jetting off to Barbados with a doggie passports and shades come the morning!

19:11 – Sprint

Everyone’s favourite race starts the proceedings and this race centres on how well Bramble Bruno (ex-Bruno Ya Know) takes to the Doncaster track and particularly the boxes.  His profile in Ireland reads very well as a potential superstar sprinter and whilst he doesn’t get home over a standard trip, his blistering early has seen him lead many top Irish early-paced merchants for a long way.  On British debut, in the Derby, he posted a 4:81 sectional before getting the bend horribly wrong yet it still showed his sprinting capabilities that came to fruition when he ran a stunning 4:56 split to the bend on Saturday in a Newcastle A1; he simply didn’t get home that day and was caught by the very useful, strong Sandyhill Hitman (which is top Open race form) and so the first 3rd of that race is what to focus on here.  If he repeats that here he wins this race and is a huge 7/2 which has more than factored his lack of course knowledge.  In his career his sectionals have often been at their premium from trap 4 and with Unique Wishes looking to rail and the local Mays Zigzag running the standard 3rd bend (so their 1st here) pretty wide, Bruno has a draw to show his devastating early.  Those two dogs are dangers either side but Wishes is taking a marked step up in class from standard Yarmouth and Nottingham sprints and Zigzag is getting no younger, would prefer 6, and has been winning the weak graded round Doncaster which is not solid form at the moment.  The favourite Soviet Paddy is running well on his travels in defeat but typically misses the break before pacing up and the fact he tries to cut the bend (won well when pacing up on the last Sky card and driving the bend from 4) suggests he could just prove a hindrance to the 5 as opposed to a winner (he is also without a look at Doncaster).  Ballaghboy View has had a look for Charlie Lister OBE in 1 but he looks a dog without a trip and is perhaps being brought on slowly by his human master to tackle the easy 4 bend tournaments that are coming up where he could poach a cheap lead if given a good draw.  Bramble Bruno could be a very useful sprinter even if he fluffs his lines here, keep the faith.

Lolly Goliath – T4

7:26 – Mini Standard

A weak looking affair can see the useful trials of Pinpoint Dazl assert from the off having posted some eye-catching runs around Newcastle for a dog so inexperienced.  It is hard to see how he doesn’t get a cheap lead here unless he completely misses it (which is possible) and so the odds-against is just about the right price; Mays Minstrel is a now-veteran who knows his way round and could punish any mistake made by the jolly.

Goliath – T3

7:43 – Bitches

Regular readers of the dog blog will know the Lolly loves watching a good bitches’ affair and this sees some useful ladies tussling round Yorkshire.  Biddys Fire is a favourite to take on here as she is not as effective from 5 as 6, has never won away from her beloved Sheffield (has only ran in races twice at Nottingham) despite being tried in trials at Kinsley and Towcester too: she does not like travelling.  That coupled with the constant question mark of whether she stays a strong 4 bends or just poaches a lead on the short run to the bend at Owlerton over the 480m and then just has too much speed in the first half for the 500m dogs and clings on, begs the question she could even be caught here.  If one bitch is going to catch her it is the much improved Toottootootsie who has made staggering progress since stepped up in trip this term.  She returns to 4 bends here but she knows her way round having been a standing dish in A1 recording 29:80s for fun (29:54 her best time) and the fact that Biddys might even be a bit moody and miss it on away turf from 5, means Toot could actually lead and she will not be caught if doing so.  Golden Apple has pace in spades from her dam’s side but has question marks over her temperament when faced with 5 rivals; she is undoubtedly quick enough and could go in at a juicy 10/1.  It is hard to see how the locals won’t get involved with Toot here and she could even go off favourite.

Goliath – T6

7:59 – Stayers

Liosgarbh Charl takes a marked drop in class here from the St. Leger itself where he won the 1st round against finalist Swift Curie before that form was reversed, probably based on the swapping of draws.  He has his 1 box again this evening and following he can muscle his way past Tivoli Ransom (who turns sharp left at the bends for a mid dog) then he should outstay this field.  Ransom was a gamble at Romford over 750m but simply didn’t get home as Janoan (a proven non-stayer at top marathon level) caught him and for an easy marathon trip, this 661m is arguably as testing so it is hard to see how the Wimbledon raider can get home despite him running the best races of his career to date.

Goliath – T1

8:16 – Mini Standard

Like all of us at some stage, we need to retire and find a sofa to claim as our own and that glorious fate looks set to befall on Southern Mesut soon.  He has been a top dog for at least 2 years but his desire for the game looks to be on the wane and in this sort of class, he has to be opposed as favourite here: I’m not sure he was ever keen on being drawn rails either.  Coolavanny Rebel is a dog who has ran in top class company throughout his brief career and could simply have too much pace and desire for the old boy in 2 as Rebel looks to build on solid efforts in defeat and victory against decent sorts.  Incidentally, trap 6 Silvio Scolari lost in a graded race to a dog called Who Needs Lollie.  The cheek!  Who Needs Lollie? The Faithful that’s who!!!

Goliath – T4

8:33 – Marathon

Roxholme Magic simply didn’t handle Towcester and looked ridiculously short anyway to navigate herself through a field around a notorious front-runner’s circuit to claim the TV Trophy.  As Ballymac Bonnie did come from the back in the final of that tournament it would have been fascinating had she lined up there but it was not to be: she can make amends slightly here by showing why she is the best English marathon performer by quite some way.  Burgess Borna is being nursed back to fitness and will always give her best over any trip, but especially noticeably over a ludicrous one like this, and Alma Prince will plod along and bumper car his way through some of the field as only the Prince knows how to do.

Goliath – T6

8:51 – Standard

An intriguing race this which is hard to dissect but the value surely has to be with Next Weeks News on the outside of a dog who backs off at the bend.  News could easily turn handy enough to reproduce his 29:70 trial which could easily be good enough to win this as the favourite, Farran Sexton, is perhaps the classiest dog but doesn’t seem like he’s a hound who is desperate to be in trap 2 and could be looking for more middle ground where he could meet the buffer in Southern Henri.  Lister’s charge is of interest too with a favourable draw next to the tardy Magical Garth but this all looks like a scrappy encounter and News is too big to skip clear as drawn.

Goliath – T6

9:08 – Yorkshire St. Leger Final

These big finals often come down to the draw and that’s why the bitch in 1, Swift Curie, has a great chance of maintaining her progress over 6 bends and claiming a Category One prize by railing them all off.  Connections have openly said they are unsure of Romantic Rambo being drawn in 2 (wants 4) and he could well hold up Farley Rio in trap 3 who is an enigmatic sort who can beat any dog in the country over this sort of trip when he is in the mood.  Barking of moods, it is hard to work out the mental state of Romany Rouge as he has never shown signs of any awkwardness but continues to either not-stay (almost definitely) and then not surge past dogs when he does stay over a shorter trip: he is a frustrating colleague to say the least!  That cannot be barked about Kakantu as he runs his same honest front-running gallant race each time he lines up over any trip against any class of oppposition: no dog would begrudge him a big win I’m sure.  It has to be the bitch in 1 though who has enough 4 bend pace and enough scope to stay the required amount to win this big tournament.

Goliath – T1

Here are the recommendations:

7:11 – Bramble Bruno – 2 doggie treats @ 7/2

7:43 – Tootoottootsie – 1 breast of chicken @ 5/2

8:16 – Coolavanny Rebel – 1 dog bone @ 9/4

8:51 – Next Weeks News – 1 piece of bread @ 11/2

So there are my thoughts on the proceedings!  As ever, please tweet me if you have any comments and I promise to bark back at you with as much pace as Bruno shows in the opener!  It should be a cracking final with some top hounds running and let’s hope we find a few winners along the way for the Lolly Goliath too!

Enjoy the racing,

Jimmy

The East Anglian Derby is often a fiercely competitive Category One tournament for Yarmouth’s big night of the year and this renewal has been no exception with a quality final awaiting us.  Last year saw an emotional celebration for Swift Keith’s human John Mullins who had wanted to win his local track’s tournament for many a year and whilst Keith bow-wowed out in the semi-finals in defence of his crown, Mullins still has some live chances on the classy supporting card.  Hopefully the fact it has rained cats and dogs this afternoon won’t affect the going too much as it should be a great night and as ever, I have found the value for the Lolly Faithful and a goliath for an interest in each race:

7:11 – Standard

Clondoty Alex has quietly worked his way into being a nice early-paced Romford dog and his bravery at the first bend in front of the Sky cameras last Wednesday having missed the break slightly was the sign of a gutsy hound.  He will have to be on his toes from a wider than ideal draw this evening but without any serious early in the race, he can get to the bend in front before chopping his inside rivals.  Farneys Cookie and Soviet Kenny are more staying types but the former is well-drawn with Alex likely to seek the rail and the fact he should have the legs of Kenny to the bend.  That barked, I’m not sure Cookie has the natural 4 bend pace to catch the selection and if Alex can clear the well-drawn Cloncunny Bound (who is becoming increasingly disappointing) then he can make-all in a tough contest to call, in truth.

Lolly Goliath – T4 – Clondoty Alex

7:26 – Sprint

Everyone’s favourite race here would have Soviet Paddy as a strong favourite if he had drawn his 6 box but he has to be taken on from 4; he was slow-away last week when drawn in the black box (lost at odds-on) and his only other start on these shores from a middle box saw him miss the kick again when boxed in 3.  Whilst it’s hard to be conclusive from 2 examples and the fact he used to come out of 2 and 3 in Ireland, it is still more than a concern for the favourite and he is worth taking on because even if he comes out he will have to clear 5 and 6 which is no foregone conclusion.  Ballaghboy View is the colleague that interests me as he is unexposed and could turn out to be a useful sprinter for that human to be feared Charlie Lister OBE.  He has raced against some useful sorts on both shores and he just might be a bit under the radar despite trap 1 not looking completely ideal for a dog that might want to be in 3.  The formline that is of particular interest is a trial when he lost to Riverside Gold at Sunderland before the Classic there; Gold went on to lead the very useful Droopys Alessio in the first round of that tournament and has since been sent off very short prices in good sprints across the country.  Therefore, if View could keep tabs on that dog then he must have a bit of pace about him as Gold would be sub 2/1 favourite for this race.

Goliath – T1 – Ballaghboy View

7:43 – Marathon

The hounds that like to run a ludicrious distance go here and it’s a very useful looking marathon.  Despite not having a look at the track which is a negative, the first lap can effectively be a trial for Bubbly Time and it is a surprise to see her as big a 6/4 in her form.  Narrowly caught by the awesome Ballymac Bonnie in the TV Trophy, Time has subsequently clocked a track-record and her only defeat since that bold Towcester front-running effort was when Droopys Tamera flew out uncharacteristically and simply can’t be caught when she does that.  So since she seems to have got her head in the game after a quirky sort of few months a while back, Time has shown why her syndicate paid big doggie treats for her and she can account for a good field here.  Ribble Atom has tasted defeat to the selection a few times of late so it’s hard to see a form reversal there and Market Heights is a well-bred dog who thrives over these staying trips but simply doesn’t have the pace to keep up with Time in the opening exchanges and she won’t be caught by Heights over even this distance.  The danger is Burgess Borna who has slowly been nursed back to fitness and has some really high-class form to her name; whether she can compete today with the in-form bitch is a doubt though and Time really should be a shade of odds-on for this race.

Goliath – T1 – Bubbly Time

7:59 – Stayers

Perhaps the best drawn dog on the card this evening is too big a price, especially if the torrential rain has led to an outside bias, and Oneco Sky can build on some promising efforts since moving over from Eire.  The key to this race is Tivoli Ransom who has nice early (as shown at Romford last time out) and definitely tries to get closer to the rail at the first bend which could hamper Chicago (who has to lead but could very well do) and Head For Gold.  Indeed, it’s bemusing that Head For Gold is a much shorter price than Sky as when they met last the latter did a faster sectional and came second over the course and distance with Gold in third.  The danger is if Chicago gets loose as he’s had a look at the track now and is a tough dog to catch on the bunny over any trip; the potential for Gold and Ransom to hold him up however means the clear value in the race is Sky to stay high-wide-and-not-so-handsome-as-me to claim his maiden British win.

Goliath – T6 – Oneco Sky

8:16 – Bitches

I love watching a good bitches’ race and taking a significant class-drop here is Evanta Fantasy who should be ideally suited to Yarmouth’s tight track (as she is to Romford) and she can ping like me and make-all here with relative ease.  The danger is the fancied Droopys Scion who is a young tyke that is often supported in the market.  She showed eye-catching pace to nearly catch Droopys Story at Romford but her lack of brute early means that the Essex track was hardly ideal for her;  whether Yarmouth can bring a change of fortunes is up for debate but she clearly has shown pace in her brief career.  Unfortunately for her, Fantasy is a class act as she showed in the Derby when leading Irish Derby favourite Farloe Blitz in one of the rounds and that type of form is on a different level to anything these other bitches have achieved.

Goliath – T2 – Evanta Fantasy

8:33 – Standard

Last year’s East Anglian Derby finalist Southern Mesut is likely to go off just favourite for this race but the now veteran is very hit and miss in his advancing years.  If he pings out and shows the pace of yesteryear then this could be all over within strides at arguably his favourite track but he is overlooked in favour of a younger dog in Astra Prince.  Whilst his form doesn’t leap off the page as scintillating, he has shown that he runs the track well in the first round where he made-all in a paw affair and if he can repeat a sectional like that, he can clear the tardy starter Ballymac Manix (who really should have won at Sittingbourne on Sunday night when unusually prominent down the back) and get on the bunny should Mesut put in a flat performance.  The dog in 3 My Mate Max is a mercurial youngster who is struggling to put a run of good performances together but there is no doubt that he has tremendous pace when given room as he showed at Nottingham last month; he just seems to be taking a while to find his paws in the racing game and his role may be to just hold Mesut to the bend allowing Prince to swoop round the outside.  Another tough race to call.

Goliath – T5 – Astra Prince

8:51 – Derby Purse Final

For a hound with awesome pace and a style which suggested that 6 bends would be his making into a top Category One performer, Romany Rouge has been disappointing since stepped up in trip following the Derby and the quotes of circa 10/1 for him in the St. Leger now look absurd.  For him to be caught by admittedly the strong Borna Champ was a paw performance in my book as once he was on the bunny he should have got this trip doing pawstands: does he want to win, sadly probably not.  That, coupled with the fact that the aforementioned Borna Champ will have to weave his way through the entire field (which he has done so effectively at his local track so many times in fairness!) then the likeable battling front-runner Kakantu is too big to make-all out wide here.  His time is a full half-second slower than Rouge and Champ went and hence his price but if Rouge doesn’t show the required desire and Champ does find bother, Kakantu has every chance to hold off Black Francis (who is well-drawn on the rail) as he did in the last round.

Goliath – T6 – Kakantu

9:08 – East Anglian Derby Final

A classy field of proven Category One performers line-up here and between Southfield Jock and Ballymac Brogan, at the prices the former must be value to get on the bunny and claim his second Category One tournament and his first as an adult dog.  From a draw where he had missed it as Gymcrack favourite earlier in his career, Jock powered to the bend in the semi-finals, battled bravely at the bend to assert from former champion Swift Keith and also hold off Ballymac Brogan on his outside who was mounting a challenge.  That effort at the bend shows that this dog is bouncing and that he feels he has his rivals’ measure in this tournament round a track he is now comfortable with.  He stayed on well enough to the line as well for a dog who is known as a bit of a short runner and the 9/2 on offer is more than fair for him to make the bend.  Calco Flyer is a really likeable dog but he fluffed his lines in the semi-finals and struggled to match Do It For Twiggy to the bend in the first round.  With those two, I think it is a case that they are not quite Category One class and so the real battle here is who makes it to the bend between Jock and Brogan: my doggie treats are on the Jock.

Goliath – T4 – Southfield Jock

Here are the recommendations:

7:43 – Bubbly Time – 2 doggie treats @ 6/4

7:59 – Oneco Sky – 1 dog bone @ 13/2

8:16 – Evanta Fantasy – 1 breast of chicken @ 2/1

9:08 – Southfield Jock – 1 piece of bread @ 9/2

So there are my thoughts on the proceedings!  As ever, if you have any comments please tweet me and I promise to bark back at you faster than Jock makes the bend this evening!  Hopefully the rain won’t make the going favour the outside too much this evening and it is definitely something to note over the first few races, but if not then we should have a cracking card and hopefully a few winners!

Enjoy the racing,

Jimmy

A cracking card awaits us at Romford tonight with the Champion Stakes headlining the proceedings with the vast majority, if not all, of the greyhound world hoping to see Adageo Bob claim his much deserved Category One tournament at a venue where he is a legend.  Whether it has been a bad draw in the final, an utterly inspired run from Soviet Kenny or even being caught in a traffic jam on a motorway to deny his place in the tournament, Bob has been maligned in the big Romford stayers events where he is surely the best hound we have seen over the course and distance.  I’ll bark more about that race later and before it, we have some intriguing finals over various trips and as ever, I have found the value for the Lolly Faithful and the return of the Lolly Goliath so you can be involved in every race for a relatively small investment!

7:11 – Stayers

Throughout the card it must be noted that the outside has been running dead at Romford for the past few weeks (if not longer) and putting your faith in a natural wide runner is a strategy that is probably best avoided; the humans may have sorted out our work surface for this big night but Monday on their BAGS card showed no signs that there isn’t still a consistent inside bias at the Essex Track.  That is why Jet Stream Jack is value here as he rails the bends round this circuit and with the other likely front runner Swift Whirlwind taking a wide course, Jack should utilise the ground to his best advantage.  Bubbly Gold is capable of running a big race when he wants but will have to be on his toes early on as Droopys Flash can come out and will be seeking the rails which could see these two big dogs get in a barging match.  Soviet Kenny hates being in 5, let alone 4 so the draw has completely put paid to his chances and whilst Droopys Jarrow pinged out and beat Jack in the first round of the main event tonight, the make-up of the race and the likely conditions very much point to a form reversal here.

Goliath Selection: T3 – Jet Stream Jack

7:26 – Standard

Just when the dog blog was looking to make the game sound easy this evening by backing early-paced railers (a strategy that often pays dividends on a normal night at Romford), I think that Soviet Paddy is far too big from trap 6 here.  Before you think I’ve gone barking mad, in his previous venture in Essex in February he very nearly cleared the field at the bend and whilst he didn’t, he still showed that he runs the track well enough to account for this useful field that is drawn all over the place.  Clondoty Alex has been paw from 1 in the past and wants to be more middle, Who Needs Pace flops out before pacing up and trying to get to the rails, Ibiza Rocks is a dog who wants 2 and has arguably lost a yard of early in favour of middle pace these days so he could be in the pile-up that looks destined to happen here at the first.  If they all collide as expected, See No Gamble is hardly a reliable trapper out of his favoured 6 box so there is every chance he will fluff the start and so Paddy could have an absolute solo out wide to the bend here where he will hopefully chop it in front.  Then we cross our paws and hope he doesn’t go too wide as he will likely lose time on the dead ground but even so, he could be 2 or 3 lengths clear down the back and this dog gets the 462m at Yarmouth without too much worry and so it’s not a case of him not staying that could get him beat off the front here.  He looks far too big in a wide open, potentially very messy affair.

Goliath: T6 – Soviet Paddy

7:43 – Bitches Final

As regular readers will know I love a good bitches race and the draw here can sway things in favour of the likeable early pace of Emmas Memory.  She is no world beater but on her day she can ping out, hug the rails and do a 24:20 which is exactly what this race will require.  Brisk Bella has a similar profile but will be heading left and it will be tough to clear Emmas should they be at the bend together which is more than likely on sectional times.  The danger is Jolly Vegas who is potentially a class better than these but the only time she has been in 5 in her career, at Henlow, she didn’t fly out and has shown that she is a bitch who would much prefer to be drawn nearer the rail;  a fortuitous winner of her heat when strongly fancied to ping out and make-all from 1 on her first competitive start at Romford, she missed the break badly and whilst she might have learnt from that experience, it is hard to fancy her to come out of an unfavoured box having already missed it once at the track.  Emmas Memory can lead Dinner Panteli as she did a few starts back and make-all on a quick Sky track.

Goliath: T2 – Emmas Memory

7:59 – Puppy Final

The young tykes have a go here and there looks to be a nice few prospects in the line-up.  The pick of them, however, is the half-brother to Droopys Nidge (once Irish Derby favourite) and Millwards Teddy (this year’s top stayer), Droopys Story, who has been flying out round here and making all in a style that suggests he could follow in the pawsteps of his illustrious siblings.  His mother, Droopys Solange, has shown that she can throw a strong stayer (Teddy nearly caught Touch Tackle over 695m in the Regency final) and so there is every chance that Story can gallop on stronger as he gets older and he looks value here to confirm and perhaps improve on his superiority to Droopys Scion here.  Scion nearly caught Story in the heats but with a quick Sky track, the potential to get in trouble in-running, and the likeliness that Story will see the trip out stronger tonight as he is entitled to do, those pesky bookmakers are underestimating the dog that should be clear favourite here.  Johns Present has shown he is a nice progressive sort but he hasn’t got blistering early and so the presence of Goodwood Flyer in trap 1 who pings out (if forgiven her last race) and then dives straight for lane 3 or even 4: if that happens Present could have nowhere to go at a crucial point on the run-up as he will need to turn handy enough to catch Story this evening.  As ever, they are only youngsters and could potentially do anything but Story should be clear favourite for this contest as drawn and with his potential.

Goliath: T4 – Droopys Story

8:16 – Maiden Stayers

When his humans were reluctant to enter him in the Derby following a useful Arc campaign, it has now become apparent that they feel Loughteen Eoin was a stayer in the making and that he perhaps didn’t have the early of top class 4 bend colleagues; if that is the case he should be accounting for these rivals today following a decent first look at the track in the heats.  Droopys Roller is an uneasy favourite as his brothers, Teejays Panther and Porsche, have gradually been exposed as non-stayers over even this short 6 bend trip and so if Eoin misses it slightly and turns second, he could easily outstay Roller in 2.  The local bitch Carla is tailor-made for this trip but is often left hopelessly at the start and so would have to come out a lot better to compete with the dogs inside her, it’s tough to bark that she will.  In not the strongest of Sky races, Eoin is too big to big too good for these.

Goliath: T1 – Loughteen Eoin

8:33 – Standard Final

Following a favourable draw this looks a great opportunity for Jolly Ranger to complete a hat-trick from trap 1 at Romford.  Pinpoint Lad is a nice Romford dog but doesn’t rail on the run-up and Bolshoi Booze is a frightening early-paced merchant but is surely outclassed by Kevin Hutton’s charge.  Any Dak rolled back the years last week as the old boy scored following his decision that the sofa wasn’t quite right for him when he was initially retired (he must be nuts!); his problem today, however, is Reel Shirty is decent to the bend and so it is hard to see how Dak can cut the bend as he used to do so brilliantly in his pomp.  Dak is the danger but on the likely going and the opposing ends of their careers put into context, Ranger should be a solid odds-on shot here.

Goliath: T1 – Jolly Ranger

8:51 – Marathon

Now she has put her wandering tendencies behind her it really is hard to see how Bubbly Time doesn’t win this ludicrous distance by a ludicrous distance.  Drawn outside tardy starter and main market rival Ribble Atom, Time surely flies round here for two circuits.

Goliath: T2 – Bubbly Time

9:08 – Champion Stakes Final

The head must always rule the heart when it comes to tipping us hounds and Jet Stream Sound is too big to make it another near-miss in a big Romford final for Adageo Bob.  Sound went within 2 spots of the sprint clock for his sectional in the first round as he completely destroyed Lowther Stakes finalist Domino Storm to the bend (a huge scalp) and then the Henlow 550m track-record holder simply didn’t stop.  Whilst he couldn’t repeat that freakish sectional for a stayer in the semi-final, he still flew out and made-all in times that Bob has just not been finding in the competition; that is because Bob has been dropping himself out uncharacteristically over the course and distance before producing stunning back-running performances to remain unbeaten in the tournament.  The commentary for his semi-final victory when he was left helplessly at the start will live long in the memory (well worth a watch or two here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FzUcrZlvbM) but sadly, he cannot afford to come out like that this evening against Sound who will just be gone.  Bob needs to freshen himself up and come out like he can do over a trip where he has captured the imagination of the greyhound world, then hopefully we will have a real race.

Goliath: T2 – Jet Stream Sound

Here are the recommendations:

7:11 – Jet Stream Jack – 1 doggie treat @ 2/1

7:26 – Soviet Paddy – 2 chewstix @ 6/1

7:59 – Droopys Story – 1 piece of bread @ 11/4

8:33 – Jolly Ranger – 2 sausages @ Evs

9:08 – Jet Stream Sound – 1 breast of chicken @ Evs

So there are my thoughts on the proceedings!  As ever, if you have any comments please tweet me and I promise to bark back at you quicker than Jet Stream Sound makes it to the winner’s line first time round!  It should be a great night and there will not be a bigger bark from my sofa, however, if Adageo Bob can beat him this evening despite our investment.  Woof, woof, woof!

Enjoy the racing,

Jimmy