The Greyhound Derby is in full swing now…
…so, how are we doing?

Well a mixed bag actually, but that’s no surprise as it is devilishly difficult to get your dogs through to the final. Especially when you are going for big early prices looking for each way value!

After the 3rd round I’ve lost three of my original 6: Tyrur Lad, Barnfield On Air, and Eye Onthe Veto. I was disappointed to lose the last one because I really thought it could go all the way. It got badly bumped and that put it out of the race.

But going into the Quarter Finals I still have Phoenix Paddy, Farloe Premier and Loyal Honcho. I am a sucker when I see an improving dog, and I couldn’t resist an each way punt on Nervous Woody at 66/1 Ladbrokes price to try to make the final frame. It will add to my fun – or my misery. We’ll see…

Remember from my last blog I said I was entering six stables in the Dream Dogs Competition? Well I have one stable doing not too badly having 63 points. I must say, though, this competition is akin to stepping on land mines because as the dogs are eliminated you can keep the points you have accumulated but, obviously, you can’t accrue any more for the particular dog; so it is important to move into the next round with as many dogs as possible.

I have 4 dogs (out of six) left in my 5th stable (not surprisingly named dog-a-roo stable) and as there are 4 quarter final heats I was hoping that the 4 dogs would stay apart. But it wasn’t to be… two dogs are in the same race which means that I can only accrue 36 points instead of 40. If they all get through, they could get more points in the semi-finals and, hopefully, the final.

See how you need luck as well as judgement in dog racing!!

The 4 hopeful dogs in the dog-a-roo stable are:

Blonde Dino (trap 4; heat No1)
Zig Zag Dutchy (trap 4; heat No2)

And in the same race, heat 3:
Ullid Conor (trap2) and Phoenix Paddy (trap 5)

The heats are run at Wimbledon tomorrow, Tuesday 26th June. Wish me luck.

Come racing!!