Razldazl Billy wins the Derby in style…

…What a race! It lived up to expectations although the result wasn’t what I thought it would be with the favourite, Kieron Fallon’s dog Bar The Devil finishing last!

Take nothing away from Razldazl Billy this dog won in fantastic style over the 550yds in a stunning time of 29.49 sec. Which I have rated him as a 58/63 dog.

This dog was on the orginal list of Derby dogs I posted on my blog on 30th June; he was reasonably high on the list classified as a 59/71 dog; an extraordinary improvement to 58/63! Paddy Power bookmakers (http://www.paddypower.com/) had him at best price 16/1 then. Well done, if you spotted him at the time of writing, I didn’t think he would have increased his pace per metre by that much.

Two of my selections finished 2nd and 3rd. Antrim Classic 33/1 and Skywalker Magic 50/1. My other selection Barefoot Jenny ran disappointingly into 5th place.

I suppose it wasn’t too bad picking, so far in advance of the Derby and I do have the each way returns of: 8.25+12.5= 20.75 points.
The race gave me a great thrill and I was pleasantly surprised that Sky Sports put it on the box live.

My profit was negligble after deducting my losses although Barefoot Jenny helped me out when she won her heat at 12/1.

The main thing is I had a lot of enjoyment searching for that elusive thing, at a good price - a Greyhound Derby winner. Plus the fact that my methods seem to work.

Let's see what happens next and what winners we might get from the lists that have been compiled of vey good dogs that we can still have a bet on.

Come racing!!