Update on Blue Square 480m Final …
… at Coventry stadium.

Minnies Premier was last in a 5 dog race; it simply did not have enough experience but I think it will eventually turn out to be a good dog. I lost 2 points on it.
Barnfield On Air was the worthy winner of the Blue Square 480 Cup.

In the Romford Puppy Derby my two selections Westmead Keawn and Mustang Garcia finished 1st and 4th.
I won 16 points on Westmead Keawn and lost 2 points on Mustang Garcia.

The all England Cup at Newcastle was unprofitable for me as I lost 2 points on Killieford Brave; 6th in the semi final.
Magna Action qualified for the Final but ran a bad race finishing last in a 5 dog race.


Yet this dog, I believe, will improve as it comes from the fine kennel of trainer Barry Draper.

So my profit on those bets was: 8 points. Not a lot; it is not easy to place ante post bets from a great number at entry stage – but it’s certainly interesting as you can track your selections through the heats and get a buzz each time the dogs run.
Win or lose...

I probably won’t be tackling any races until sometime in December, as I have other things to do, but I will be on the look out for more opportunities nonetheless. So look out for my next venture with this on line dog racing diary (or blog, as it is called).

In the meantime…
Come racing!!

Spiridon Louis deserved to win…

…the Greyhound St Leger.

My selection: Iceman Brutus, in trap 1, ran a fairly good race but unfortunately finished last!

The writing was on the wall early on with the outside dogs winning at Wimbledon, so I was resigned to the fact that Iceman Brutus wasn’t going to win and when it drifted to 7/1 on course, it was clear that the bookies had got it right. Ah! well. Too bad! I lost 14 points on the exercise; from the beginning of the first heats to the final. In ante post betting you are lucky if you get one through to the final, so I was pleased from that point of view, to have a runner.

What about the fate of my other ante post bets?

Well one that I posted a while ago, Temple Lad at 33/1 got to the semi final of the Blue Square 480 Cup at Coventry and then dipped out, it was last, too!

After I had posted that one…I did an additional bet for the Final at Coventry, which is run tonight (Thursday, 8th Nov), called Minnies Premier at 40/1 which has reached the final, although it’s chance of winning doesn’t seem very good as it is up against the Coventry 480 track record holder, Barnfield On Air. As usual, though, I’m only looking for a place as the bet is for 1st 2nd or 3rd spot.

Two other bets I have running in the Romford Puppy Cup Final look quite promising (unfortunately, although I made some graphs on this competition I didn’t manage to post them on my blog ).
The dogs in question are: Westmead Keawn; 2 points win at 5/1 and 2 points win at 3/1; and a 1 point each way bet on Mustang Garcia at 14/1. I would make the most money from these bets if Westmead Keawn won and Mustang Garcia finished in, at least, 3rd place.

The All England Cup is in progress at present, run at Newcastle, so I have placed two ante post bets on: Magna Action at 20/1 and Killieford Brave 33/1; both each way. The selections were made from graphs but they are drawn in the same semi final and only the first two home can reach the final. (There’s 3 semi finals in this competition).

Killieford Brave is a lightly raced greyhound and on looking up it’s lifetime form I see that it was 2nd to Barnfield On Air during it’s career. I guess that’s what swayed me; plus, I think you can’t win at gambling unless you take a chance on something now and then. So even though it may be found 'wanting' I think it is worth taking a chance on.

If you fancy any of the above, feel free to bet them– sorry I can’t post any graphs at present.. but I’ll let you know how I get on– win or lose!

Come racing!!