Monday 26 May 2008

Barlows Buzzin'

Since the last post, the Dogs continue to run well, so well that Mark had 9 winners on Friday 23rd.
Latest from ours ---

Thurs 15th (Perry Barr)
Teddy (2/22) 3rd in a 660m OR, ran well at first look at the track.

Friday 16th
Lulu (3/16) 3rd in A4.
Betty (4/12) 3rd in A3.
Shelley (0/7) 2nd in A7.

Sat 17th
Marvin (4/23) 5th in A3.
Polar (0/3) 2nd in A2, led until close home.
Fivo (2/15) 3rd in A2.
Tom (4/18) 5th in a hot A1, came off lame :(

Tues 20th
Teddy (3/23) WON A4@2/1 and a Trophy :)
Lucy (4/17) 4th in A3, denied the Hattrick.
Betty (4/13) 4th in A3.

Weds 21st
Lulu (3/17) KO'd in A4 at third bend, shes fine but needs a retrial.
Polar (0/4) 3rd in A2 beaten 2 shd's.

Friday 23rd
Teddy (4/24) WON A3@4/1 storming late run for two in a row.
Marvin (4/24) 6th in Teddys A3,i hate having 2 in the same race.
Betty (4/14) 5th in A3, a tired run and down for a retrial.
Lucy (5/18) WON 645mHcap@4/1 blasted from the lids for an all the way success, massive price :)
What a great day for the Barlow Kennels, Nine winners on the day (Teddy, Lucy, Kim, Noel, Zippy, Bev, Harvey and the sales dogs Bouncer and Jade) Well done to Mark and the team.

Sat 24th
Fivo (3/16) WON A3@3/1 Downgrade done the trick, an impressive run and time.

LATE EDIT ---

Weds 28th
Fivo (again)(3/17) 3rd in A2.
Russ trialed but needs another.
Lulu trialed and Graded back on.

Fri 30th
Marvin (4/25) 4th in A3.
Lucy (5/19) 3rd in A3.
Shelley (0/8) 4th in A7.
Belle had a trial after seasonal rest.

Sat 31st
Polar (0/5) 5th in P2, got bumped.
Teddy (4/25) 4th in A2.

May -- 8/39
Year - 32/190

Saturday is Wimbledon Derby Final Night and in a tight Final i fancy Tyrur Laurel to beat Kryptonite.
On the supporting card i like Toosey Blue and Farloe Reason.

Thx and GL
Neil

Wednesday 14 May 2008

Girl Power

The Greys are running really well at present (touch wood)
The Girls are taking centre stage with WINS from both Betty + Lucy in the last 24 hours, Go Girls :)

Fri 9th (pm)
Marvin (4/21) 2nd in S3.
Polar (0/2) 2nd in A2, Very good run on 2nd start.

Sat 10th
Teddy (2/21) 4th in S3.
Shelley had a trial and graded back on.

Tues 13th
Betty (4/11) WON A4@5/1 and a Trophy :)
Marvin (4/22) 2nd in A3, Flew out and home, nowt in middle !!

Weds 14th (today)
Lucy (4/16) WON A4@7/2 stayed on well for 2 in a row :)

May -- 4/15
Year - 28/166

Busy time next few days :-
Perry Barr on Thursday, Mark takes 3 including Teddy for a 6 bend Open.
On Friday Bags we have Lulu + Betty running, Shelley runs on the night.
Saturday - Marvin,Polar,Fivo and Tom all go plus we have the Derby 3rd Round Heats from Wimbledon.

Thx and GL
Neil

Friday 9 May 2008

HG early May

Early May and a nice double !!!!!

Friday 2nd
Lucy (2/14) close up 4th, 645 Hcap, good first effort.
Betty (3/9) 3rd in A4.

Sat 3rd
Tom (3/16) 3rd in A1.
Russ had a sprint before racing.
Unfortunately he was bitten and will be off for a while :(

Tues 6th
Polar (0/1) 6th in A2 on debut.

Weds 7th
Lucy (3/15) WON A5@3/1 downgrade did the trick :)
Lulu (3/15) 5th in A4, very unlucky, stopped in her tracks.
Betty (3/10) 4th in A4.
Tom (4/17) WON A2@6/1 very impressive time, great run.

Friday 9th am (today)
Fivo (2/14) 3rd in A2.

May -- 2/9
Year - 26/160

Tonight we have Marvin and Polar
Teddy races and Shelley trials Saturday.

I shall be watching Wimbledon on the Intertrack tonight with interest as the 2nd round of the Derby starts.
A couple of shocks in Round 1 but we still have a great competition in prospect.
The real action starts now with the top 3 going through from each heat here on in.
Barnfield Slippy caught my eye in the first round, but there were plenty of good runs so roll on tonight and tomorrow for the 2nd round.

Gl + Catch you soon
Neil

Friday 2 May 2008

April Stats and Comments

Six Winners from 34 runners in April, latest comments
(year to date)

Belle (1/13) On seasonal rest at present.
Betty (3/8) 3 runs in A5, winning Once, KO'd in first attempt at A4 has trialled back in.
Fivo (2/13) 3 runs at A2 level without success.
Janey (3/9) Gone to RGT on 28th, looking for a loving new home.
Lucy (2/13) 3 runs in A4 and trialled in over 6 bends.
Lulu (3/14) Won twice this month A6+A5 from 4 starts, benefitted from the rest.
Marvin (4/20) no wins from 4 starts in an eventful month, graded back on after latest tumble.
Russ (1/15) 2 starts in A1 early on, he is having a well deserved break, been on the go non stop since we had him, 73 runs already.
Teddy (2/20) 6 starts over 4+6 bends in April, winning on his lastest run in a 645 Hcap.
Tom (3/15) Our busiest racer with 2 wins from 7 starts. Winning at A3+A2 level.
Shelley (0/6) Just the one run in A7 after coming back from season.
Polar (0/0) Has graded on and awaiting first race, probably go in around A2.

April - 6/34
Year - 24/151

April Dog Of The Month - Tom (2/7) and up to A1

Looking forward to May with Polar having his first run, Lucy tackling 6 bends, Russ coming back and Shelley fully back from season.
I will be watching a couple of Hounds with interest in their careers in England which will start shortly. Their names are Longrange Jewel and Pats Boss.
Also sometime in May puppy Dan should be off to Ireland to continue his progress.

Lucy and Betty kick off our May runners tonight, Tom runs Tomorrow.

The 2008 Greyhound Derby gets underway at Wimbledon tonight.
The first round will be run over the the next 2 nights, not as many entries this year but it looks like quality all the way with plenty fancying their chances.
My early two against the field are Catunda Harry and Farloe Black !!!!

Had a really good April at the tables. Only played about 8 days in total, 1 Win and 8 FTs from about 20 mtts was a great effort :)

The football season concludes in May and there is still loads to play for.
Villa still have an outside chance of making 5th in the Premiership after our recent good run.
The Baggies are guaranteed promotion but still have the Title to win.
Man U + Chelsea are tied on pts at the top and have set up a mouth watering trip to Moscow where they meet in the Champions League Final.
Relegation battles aplenty to be decided over the coming weeks.
In Scotland, the Auld Firm still have the Title to play for and Rangers will travel to Manchester after booking their place in the Uefa Cup Final, they will take on Zenit St Petersburg (what price would that have been at the start)

Finally NFL is back on the agenda, the Draft has taken place and tickets go on sale for the Wembley October game sometime in May.

Thx and GL
Neil