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
Monday, 26 May 2008
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
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 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
(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
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
HH Glory + HG Round Up
First of all what a great 24 hrs of Poker i've just had.
First off an early bath in the 11.00pm $5k GTD (crypto).
Onto Betfair and again an early exit in EWS.
Back to Hills for the £10 HH 00.14am and the 00.30am $1300 GTD $10 entry.
Played very well in both, got outdrawn a few times in HH but had a massive one go in my favour when i pushed with A8 for my tourny life, got called by AK, A on the flop, 8 on river phew !!!
Made FT in both and got HU in HH v guy who had given me a bit of grief earlier for pushing 5 hands in row. He said i was tilting but i actually had 5 small pps in a row.
Then i got dealt AA --
Game #6935648774: Head Hunter £10 (ID7063901) £10+£1 - Hold'em NL (1200/2400) - 2008/04/29 - 03:07:22 (UK)Table "7063901 - 1" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 3: Neil15043 (89414 in chips)
Seat 5: Minky1001 (78586 in chips)
Neil15043: posts the ante 300
Minky1001: posts the ante 300
Neil15043: posts small blind 1200
Minky1001: posts big blind 2400
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Neil15043 [Ac Ah]
Neil15043: calls 1200
Minky1001: checks
----- FLOP ----- [2c Td Kd]
Minky1001: checks
Neil15043: bets 9600
Minky1001: raises to 19200
Neil15043: raises to 86714 and is all-in
Minky1001: is all-in 56686
Returned uncalled bets 10,828 to Neil15043
----- TURN ----- [2c Td Kd][9d]
----- RIVER ----- [2c Td Kd 9d][6s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Neil15043: shows [Ac Ah] (A Pair of Aces, King high)
Minky1001: shows [Tc 8h] (A Pair of Tens, King high)
Neil15043 collected 157172 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 157172 Main pot 157172 Rake 0Board [2c Td Kd 9d 6s]
Seat 3: Neil15043 (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won (157172) with A Pair of Aces, King high
Seat 5: Minky1001 (big blind) showed [Tc 8h] and lost with A Pair of Tens, King high
Take it down :D
11 Heads and 1st place for £290
In the $1300 GTD i finish in 4th for $98.
Off work today so i decided to enter the Betfair 2.15pm $2000 GTD - $30 entry 69 runners
Won a Big 8,000 pot early with the nut flush and i was sitting pretty throughout.
With 15 left i was in a pot for 25k (with the eventual winner) i push with JJ he calls with AK
K on the river to cripple me :(
Manage a double up and back in the game.
Took ages from 10 to 9 before we finally got to the FT.
I had average stack and tried to choose my moments carefully.
We were down to 5 got KQs on button push with my remaining 10k insta call with AA (great timing) and i am gone.
$165 a good return though :)
5 MTTs, 1 win and 2 FTs very happy :)
Onto the Dogs and first of all i went to see my new puppy on Sat 19th.
We went to the kennels of Rachael and Graham, they are a lovely couple.
After a long chat (seemed like we had known them ages) and a coffee they brought two puppies into the conservatory, mine and Gordons who has also purchased one.
They are beautiful, mine, a black dog with 4 white feet and a white chest named Dan.
Gordans is fawn with black and white face and feet named Lachlen.
They were running around and playing and just being puppies :)
Loads of fuss and photos, then back inside for another drink and chat before off home.
Hall Greens latest and Final action of the month -
Friday 18th (night)
Lucy (2/13) 3rd in A4
Sat 19th
Lulu (2/13) 3rd in A5
Teddy (1/18) 4th in A4
Tues 22nd
Marvin (4/19) 5th in A2
Final of the Blue Riband and Farloe Reason was a good winner
Broadacres Rocco deserves a mention £££££ :)
Weds 23rd
Tom (3/14) WON A2@2/1 in a good time.
Shelley graded on after her trial
Polar graded on and will be having his first race soon
Lucy had a six bend trial and is now graded on for both distances
Friday 25th (what a strange day)
Betty (3/8) 6th in A4 KO'd at first bend
Lulu (3/14) WON A5@5/2 good effort ran on well
Teddy (1/19) 3rd in A4, only beaten a SHD
Marvin (4/20) 6th in 645 Hcap, KO'd 6th bend, very unlucky
Sat 26th
Fivo (2/13) 3rd in A2
Tom (3/15) 5th in A1
Tues 29th
Shelley (0/6) 4th in A7 on comeback from season
Teddy (2/20) WON 645Hcap@11/4
Betty trialled before racing, should have graded
A very good couple of days on Poker and at HG :)
April 6/34
Year 24/151
Monthly stats and comments to follow
Thx and GL
Neil
First off an early bath in the 11.00pm $5k GTD (crypto).
Onto Betfair and again an early exit in EWS.
Back to Hills for the £10 HH 00.14am and the 00.30am $1300 GTD $10 entry.
Played very well in both, got outdrawn a few times in HH but had a massive one go in my favour when i pushed with A8 for my tourny life, got called by AK, A on the flop, 8 on river phew !!!
Made FT in both and got HU in HH v guy who had given me a bit of grief earlier for pushing 5 hands in row. He said i was tilting but i actually had 5 small pps in a row.
Then i got dealt AA --
Game #6935648774: Head Hunter £10 (ID7063901) £10+£1 - Hold'em NL (1200/2400) - 2008/04/29 - 03:07:22 (UK)Table "7063901 - 1" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 3: Neil15043 (89414 in chips)
Seat 5: Minky1001 (78586 in chips)
Neil15043: posts the ante 300
Minky1001: posts the ante 300
Neil15043: posts small blind 1200
Minky1001: posts big blind 2400
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Neil15043 [Ac Ah]
Neil15043: calls 1200
Minky1001: checks
----- FLOP ----- [2c Td Kd]
Minky1001: checks
Neil15043: bets 9600
Minky1001: raises to 19200
Neil15043: raises to 86714 and is all-in
Minky1001: is all-in 56686
Returned uncalled bets 10,828 to Neil15043
----- TURN ----- [2c Td Kd][9d]
----- RIVER ----- [2c Td Kd 9d][6s]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Neil15043: shows [Ac Ah] (A Pair of Aces, King high)
Minky1001: shows [Tc 8h] (A Pair of Tens, King high)
Neil15043 collected 157172 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 157172 Main pot 157172 Rake 0Board [2c Td Kd 9d 6s]
Seat 3: Neil15043 (small blind) showed [Ac Ah] and won (157172) with A Pair of Aces, King high
Seat 5: Minky1001 (big blind) showed [Tc 8h] and lost with A Pair of Tens, King high
Take it down :D
11 Heads and 1st place for £290
In the $1300 GTD i finish in 4th for $98.
Off work today so i decided to enter the Betfair 2.15pm $2000 GTD - $30 entry 69 runners
Won a Big 8,000 pot early with the nut flush and i was sitting pretty throughout.
With 15 left i was in a pot for 25k (with the eventual winner) i push with JJ he calls with AK
K on the river to cripple me :(
Manage a double up and back in the game.
Took ages from 10 to 9 before we finally got to the FT.
I had average stack and tried to choose my moments carefully.
We were down to 5 got KQs on button push with my remaining 10k insta call with AA (great timing) and i am gone.
$165 a good return though :)
5 MTTs, 1 win and 2 FTs very happy :)
Onto the Dogs and first of all i went to see my new puppy on Sat 19th.
We went to the kennels of Rachael and Graham, they are a lovely couple.
After a long chat (seemed like we had known them ages) and a coffee they brought two puppies into the conservatory, mine and Gordons who has also purchased one.
They are beautiful, mine, a black dog with 4 white feet and a white chest named Dan.
Gordans is fawn with black and white face and feet named Lachlen.
They were running around and playing and just being puppies :)
Loads of fuss and photos, then back inside for another drink and chat before off home.
Hall Greens latest and Final action of the month -
Friday 18th (night)
Lucy (2/13) 3rd in A4
Sat 19th
Lulu (2/13) 3rd in A5
Teddy (1/18) 4th in A4
Tues 22nd
Marvin (4/19) 5th in A2
Final of the Blue Riband and Farloe Reason was a good winner
Broadacres Rocco deserves a mention £££££ :)
Weds 23rd
Tom (3/14) WON A2@2/1 in a good time.
Shelley graded on after her trial
Polar graded on and will be having his first race soon
Lucy had a six bend trial and is now graded on for both distances
Friday 25th (what a strange day)
Betty (3/8) 6th in A4 KO'd at first bend
Lulu (3/14) WON A5@5/2 good effort ran on well
Teddy (1/19) 3rd in A4, only beaten a SHD
Marvin (4/20) 6th in 645 Hcap, KO'd 6th bend, very unlucky
Sat 26th
Fivo (2/13) 3rd in A2
Tom (3/15) 5th in A1
Tues 29th
Shelley (0/6) 4th in A7 on comeback from season
Teddy (2/20) WON 645Hcap@11/4
Betty trialled before racing, should have graded
A very good couple of days on Poker and at HG :)
April 6/34
Year 24/151
Monthly stats and comments to follow
Thx and GL
Neil
Friday, 18 April 2008
HG Catch Up + I Got A Puppy
Latest results from my second home ;)
Sat 5th
Tom (1/10) 4th A3
Russ (1/14) 5th A1
Tues 8th
Marvin (4/18) 6th A2
Teddy (1/16) 2nd A3
Weds 9th
Lulu (2/12) 6th A5
Fri 11th
Betty (2/6) 6th A5
Tom (2/11) WON A3@7/2
Sat 12th
Teddy (1/17) 4th A3
Russ (1/15) 6th A1
Fivo (2/12) 5th A2
Sunday 13th
Hall Green had its Pre Derby Sales Auction, some nice lots were their with some tidy prices as well. Mr Rea did a grand job as Auctioneer and i feel he deserves a mention.
Good Luck with all your new Purchases.
Tues 15th
Lucy (2/12) 4th A4
Tom (2/12) 3rd A2
Weds 16th
Betty (3/7) WON A5@3/1
Fri 18th (morning Bags)
Tom (2/13) 3rd A2
Marvin has had a retrial and should be out again soon.
Shelley has had a couple of trials after season, but needs another (or two)
My brother (Paul) and i have a new arrival, Elite Jordan (Polar) came across from the emerald isle on 2nd April. He has had 2 trials so far and hopefully he has only one more to go to make the card.
Finally i had another Birthday on the 15th and what a lovely surprise present Michelle got me.
A nine week old puppy by HONDO BLACK x DROOPYS NATALIE.
Will see him for the first time Tomorrow and i am dead excited.
Lucy runs tonight.
April 3/21
Year 21/138
There you go, caught up again ;)
The Second City Derby takes place on Sunday and both of us have plenty to play for.
Chelsea beating Everton last night may open the door for us into Europe, if we beat the Blues we then travel to Goodison next week for a massive game.
The Blues need a win to help in their Relegation dog fight.
Lets have a good game and let the best team win ;)
The Scottish National tomorrow and lets try and do better in this than the Grand National.
I know its got top weight but i really fancy Halcon Genelardais to run a Big Big race !!!!!!
Thx and GL
Neil
Sat 5th
Tom (1/10) 4th A3
Russ (1/14) 5th A1
Tues 8th
Marvin (4/18) 6th A2
Teddy (1/16) 2nd A3
Weds 9th
Lulu (2/12) 6th A5
Fri 11th
Betty (2/6) 6th A5
Tom (2/11) WON A3@7/2
Sat 12th
Teddy (1/17) 4th A3
Russ (1/15) 6th A1
Fivo (2/12) 5th A2
Sunday 13th
Hall Green had its Pre Derby Sales Auction, some nice lots were their with some tidy prices as well. Mr Rea did a grand job as Auctioneer and i feel he deserves a mention.
Good Luck with all your new Purchases.
Tues 15th
Lucy (2/12) 4th A4
Tom (2/12) 3rd A2
Weds 16th
Betty (3/7) WON A5@3/1
Fri 18th (morning Bags)
Tom (2/13) 3rd A2
Marvin has had a retrial and should be out again soon.
Shelley has had a couple of trials after season, but needs another (or two)
My brother (Paul) and i have a new arrival, Elite Jordan (Polar) came across from the emerald isle on 2nd April. He has had 2 trials so far and hopefully he has only one more to go to make the card.
Finally i had another Birthday on the 15th and what a lovely surprise present Michelle got me.
A nine week old puppy by HONDO BLACK x DROOPYS NATALIE.
Will see him for the first time Tomorrow and i am dead excited.
Lucy runs tonight.
April 3/21
Year 21/138
There you go, caught up again ;)
The Second City Derby takes place on Sunday and both of us have plenty to play for.
Chelsea beating Everton last night may open the door for us into Europe, if we beat the Blues we then travel to Goodison next week for a massive game.
The Blues need a win to help in their Relegation dog fight.
Lets have a good game and let the best team win ;)
The Scottish National tomorrow and lets try and do better in this than the Grand National.
I know its got top weight but i really fancy Halcon Genelardais to run a Big Big race !!!!!!
Thx and GL
Neil
Friday, 4 April 2008
Grand National Thoughts
Tomorrow is our busiest day of the year by far, all those once a year punters asking the same old questions but its a great day and usually flies by. Lets hope for a trouble free day ;)
The race itself is as competitive as ever and with the bottom weight carrying 10 stone 7 lbs, only 19lbs covers the whole field which has to be a first. I will highlight a few contenders.
Cloudy Lane has a Favs chance but at around 6/1 i will not be interested.
Comply Or Die i feel will struggle to get round and i think he will be Pulled Up.
Slim Pickings, out of all the horses to finish the course last year i feel he will come out best of them and run into a place again.
Simon was going well last year when falling and although he has a different jockey (possible upgrade for me) i think if the ground doesn't dry up to much he has a major chance (On at 20/1 e/w in December)
Bewleys Berry has similar claims to Simon and must be on anyones shortlist granted a clear round.
Butlers Cabin has AP aboard but i am not sure if he has fallen out with the game.
Hedgehunter will jump round but at his age with a big weight cant see him winning (6-12 place finish for me)
Knowhere is an interesting contender, he beat Our Vic easily in Jan and that form is solid now, could go well at a price.
Iron Man (ran in Gold Cup) is the biggest longshot in the race if you fancy a speculative punt.
Others that interest me if they are still intact with their jockeys at halfway would be Snowy Morning, Mr Pointment, Dun Doire (given too much to do in 2007), D'argent, Turko, Black Apalachi and Backbeat.
My prediction for the race is ..............................
1 Simon
2 Knowhere
3 Slim Pickings
4 Bewleys Berry
probably way off the mark but GL with your picks.
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Early runners at Hall Green in April as follows -
Weds 2nd
Tom (1/9) 3rd in A3
Lucy (2/11) 2nd in A4
On Thurs Shelley had a sprint Trial, 480m next week
Friday 4th (Today)
Lulu (2/11) WON A6@4/1 , the rest did her a power of good :)
Betty (2/5) 5th in A5
Fivo (2/11) 6th in A2, a bumpy ride for him
Marvin (4/17) 4th in A2
Teddy (1/15) 5th in S3, slightly disappointing
April 1/7
year 19/124
Tom and Russ out Saturday :)
Thx and GL
Neil
The race itself is as competitive as ever and with the bottom weight carrying 10 stone 7 lbs, only 19lbs covers the whole field which has to be a first. I will highlight a few contenders.
Cloudy Lane has a Favs chance but at around 6/1 i will not be interested.
Comply Or Die i feel will struggle to get round and i think he will be Pulled Up.
Slim Pickings, out of all the horses to finish the course last year i feel he will come out best of them and run into a place again.
Simon was going well last year when falling and although he has a different jockey (possible upgrade for me) i think if the ground doesn't dry up to much he has a major chance (On at 20/1 e/w in December)
Bewleys Berry has similar claims to Simon and must be on anyones shortlist granted a clear round.
Butlers Cabin has AP aboard but i am not sure if he has fallen out with the game.
Hedgehunter will jump round but at his age with a big weight cant see him winning (6-12 place finish for me)
Knowhere is an interesting contender, he beat Our Vic easily in Jan and that form is solid now, could go well at a price.
Iron Man (ran in Gold Cup) is the biggest longshot in the race if you fancy a speculative punt.
Others that interest me if they are still intact with their jockeys at halfway would be Snowy Morning, Mr Pointment, Dun Doire (given too much to do in 2007), D'argent, Turko, Black Apalachi and Backbeat.
My prediction for the race is ..............................
1 Simon
2 Knowhere
3 Slim Pickings
4 Bewleys Berry
probably way off the mark but GL with your picks.
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Early runners at Hall Green in April as follows -
Weds 2nd
Tom (1/9) 3rd in A3
Lucy (2/11) 2nd in A4
On Thurs Shelley had a sprint Trial, 480m next week
Friday 4th (Today)
Lulu (2/11) WON A6@4/1 , the rest did her a power of good :)
Betty (2/5) 5th in A5
Fivo (2/11) 6th in A2, a bumpy ride for him
Marvin (4/17) 4th in A2
Teddy (1/15) 5th in S3, slightly disappointing
April 1/7
year 19/124
Tom and Russ out Saturday :)
Thx and GL
Neil
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