Temple Lad wins the semi-final…
… I’ve been tracking the performances of the young dogs in the William Hill Puppy Derby at Wimbledon ; but neglecting to update my blog .Which is a shame on me, because I had come to the conclusion that Temple Lad could improve its time enough to pose a threat to Cobra Striking in the Final, and I didn’t Blog it!
I bet Temple Lad at 50/1 (1/4 odds 123 place) in the Final but I couldn’t get on at 66/1 with www.betfred.com bookmaker because although it was that price on www.oddschecker.com the betting shop could not give me a price.
Can you believe that ? They spend thousands of pounds advertising and sponsoring races yet you can’t get the advertised price because you are not betting on the internet with an account!!
Anyway Temple Lad look likes it might win the Final as it beat the favourite Cobra Striking in an astounding time of 27.59 sec over 460m; by my calcs 59/97.
How did I come to the conclusion that Temple Lad was worth betting ante post; you might ask? Answer : the same way I bet Amarillo Slim to get a place in the Greyhound Derby. (An earlier Blog)
I listed all the times at the heat stage, when there were 18 dogs still in, and converted the times into metres /sec to make comparisons on my list. (I can compare them better that way). The dogs ranged from 60/05 (Cobra Striking’s time) to 62/63; Auton Swift’s time.
I sorted out a ‘Significant Improvers List’ of dogs moving up the category. I then had a list of 4 dogs :
Counts Ad Queen 14/1 www.ladbrokes.com
Manic Mile 5/1 www.totesport.com
Discrete Cat 12/1 www.ladbrokes.com
Temple Lad 66/1 www.betfred.com
I thought Temple Lad looked as if it had plenty of scope for improvement; and the 66/1 was very inviting!
We’ll see what happens in the Final but as I was only looking for ¼ odds 123 I will be pleased if it gets at least 3rd place in the final; if it wins, that will be a great bonus.
By the way I have bet Droopys Electric to win the Irish Greyhound Derby at 20/1 www.coral.com ; its price is now 10/1.
Come racing!!
Friday, July 21, 2006
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Door Latch drops out tamely…
…from the Peterborough Veteran’s Greyhound Derby in the semi-finals, along with the 5/2 favourite Purple Monkey, who could only finish 3rd.
Bang, goes my 16/1 shot who came out of the number one box very slowly over the 420 metres and ran a poor race into 4th place in 26.10 secs. I expected a better show from Door Latch but it looks likely that had he reached the Final he would have struggled against Driving Up Rob who won his heat in a very quick time of 25.37 sec (a 60/40 catogory dog by my calculations). I expect Driving Up Rob will be the new (worthy) favourite…
On to another topic… I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked at the Peterborough card for Saturday 8th, July because in the last race of the evening was a dog called Quick Shift.
Surely not the Irish greyhound, Quick Shift, that is listed in my last blog on the entries for the Irish Greyhound Derby at 100/1and a rating of 58/91?!! What was it doing an A1 contest at Peterborough?
I was at Peterborough dog racing on Saturday so I asked the trainer, Mr P. Ward, if it was the same dog; and it was! And its brother, Fat Man Scoops, from the same litter, was entered in the A3 race at 10 o’clock, that evening !
Both dogs had run a trial together and had done decent times at Peterborough. So I figured they would be a good betting proposition.
Especially with one of them entered in the Irish showpiece…
Quick Shift won at 6/4 and Fat Man Scoops won at 5/2 so I made a nice profit. Now that they are in England I will be surprised if the Irish Derby is still on the agenda; but you never know. I was impressed with both dogs and I will keep an eye out for them wherever they run.
Which brings me to the last part of this blog; and that is a selection from my short list of dogs I might bet in the Irish Derby. I haven’t made up my mind yet and time is getting short (Aug 2nd first rounds) if we are to get any of the fancy prices.
If it is any help, the track record for Shelbourne Park over 550 yards (the Derby distance) is held by Bypass Byway in 29.42sec (58/49 by my
standards).
A pointer may come from Droopys Electric (60/31) who is one I like at 20/1;and who is running in an important race in Ireland 12th July.
I will to back him early as one of my selections.
Come racing!!
…from the Peterborough Veteran’s Greyhound Derby in the semi-finals, along with the 5/2 favourite Purple Monkey, who could only finish 3rd.
Bang, goes my 16/1 shot who came out of the number one box very slowly over the 420 metres and ran a poor race into 4th place in 26.10 secs. I expected a better show from Door Latch but it looks likely that had he reached the Final he would have struggled against Driving Up Rob who won his heat in a very quick time of 25.37 sec (a 60/40 catogory dog by my calculations). I expect Driving Up Rob will be the new (worthy) favourite…
On to another topic… I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked at the Peterborough card for Saturday 8th, July because in the last race of the evening was a dog called Quick Shift.
Surely not the Irish greyhound, Quick Shift, that is listed in my last blog on the entries for the Irish Greyhound Derby at 100/1and a rating of 58/91?!! What was it doing an A1 contest at Peterborough?
I was at Peterborough dog racing on Saturday so I asked the trainer, Mr P. Ward, if it was the same dog; and it was! And its brother, Fat Man Scoops, from the same litter, was entered in the A3 race at 10 o’clock, that evening !
Both dogs had run a trial together and had done decent times at Peterborough. So I figured they would be a good betting proposition.
Especially with one of them entered in the Irish showpiece…
Quick Shift won at 6/4 and Fat Man Scoops won at 5/2 so I made a nice profit. Now that they are in England I will be surprised if the Irish Derby is still on the agenda; but you never know. I was impressed with both dogs and I will keep an eye out for them wherever they run.
Which brings me to the last part of this blog; and that is a selection from my short list of dogs I might bet in the Irish Derby. I haven’t made up my mind yet and time is getting short (Aug 2nd first rounds) if we are to get any of the fancy prices.
If it is any help, the track record for Shelbourne Park over 550 yards (the Derby distance) is held by Bypass Byway in 29.42sec (58/49 by my
standards).
A pointer may come from Droopys Electric (60/31) who is one I like at 20/1;and who is running in an important race in Ireland 12th July.
I will to back him early as one of my selections.
Come racing!!
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Latch on to Door Latch…
…In the Peterborough Veteran’s Derby. Trainer Bob Creckendon’s charge, Door Latch, won its heat over the 420mtrs at Peterborough in 25.44 sec (60/57 by my rating) which was 100th of a second short of the current favourite, Purple Monkey’s time of 25.43 sec (60/54). The best time so far…
I have bet Door Latch at 16/1 (Coral’s odds) to go all the way at ¼ odds 1.2.3.4.
There are further heats to go before the Peterborough final on Friday 21st July and Door Latch is still an incredible Coral price of 8/1 (1.2.3. ¼ odds a place; but vacant trap in the final, revert to SP). Ladbrokes have him at 9/2!
Purple Monkey’s (5/2 F Coral) claims can’t be ignored, but Door Latch, a grade A1 winner, and a local dog, who knows the Peterborough track well and usually runs from trap 1 or 2, will take all the beating!
Looking at my ratings for the Irish Greyhound Derby in my last blog, I have used them to bet a bitch in the Irish Greyhound Oaks. I actually favoured Early Talent(58/91) but it has been withdrawn leaving a trap vacant in the Final so I have reverted to betting my second choice: Tyrur Kitten (59/10). It is at odds of 11/10 and the Final is this coming Sunday At Shelbourne Park. It will be interesting to see how the ratings work out!
Come racing!!
…In the Peterborough Veteran’s Derby. Trainer Bob Creckendon’s charge, Door Latch, won its heat over the 420mtrs at Peterborough in 25.44 sec (60/57 by my rating) which was 100th of a second short of the current favourite, Purple Monkey’s time of 25.43 sec (60/54). The best time so far…
I have bet Door Latch at 16/1 (Coral’s odds) to go all the way at ¼ odds 1.2.3.4.
There are further heats to go before the Peterborough final on Friday 21st July and Door Latch is still an incredible Coral price of 8/1 (1.2.3. ¼ odds a place; but vacant trap in the final, revert to SP). Ladbrokes have him at 9/2!
Purple Monkey’s (5/2 F Coral) claims can’t be ignored, but Door Latch, a grade A1 winner, and a local dog, who knows the Peterborough track well and usually runs from trap 1 or 2, will take all the beating!
Looking at my ratings for the Irish Greyhound Derby in my last blog, I have used them to bet a bitch in the Irish Greyhound Oaks. I actually favoured Early Talent(58/91) but it has been withdrawn leaving a trap vacant in the Final so I have reverted to betting my second choice: Tyrur Kitten (59/10). It is at odds of 11/10 and the Final is this coming Sunday At Shelbourne Park. It will be interesting to see how the ratings work out!
Come racing!!
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