11 of the 12 races at Crayford tonight are Opens and in addition to the Golden Jacket heats, there are some other interesting events over 540m. Newcastle is a graded card sponsored by William Hill, with five A1 contests on the 12 race card.

The Golden Jacket is an event I really enjoy each year and being my local track, I like to go along to Crayford, especially when there is top class dog racing like this on offer. The race I can’t wait to watch is the 9.40 where favourite in the outright market for the Golden Jacket Express Trend takes on last year’s winning connections with their runner Bush Whitney. Although I fancy Bush Whitney to get the run of the race in Trap 6, over this type of distance it likely won’t be a huge advantage being the only wide runner in the race. Express Trend has that bit more class and it should tell tonight. The early price of 5/4 with bet365 is good value as far as I’m concerned. Elizabeth McNair’s runner is currently a best priced 9/2 chance to win the competition with bet365.

My next best of the evening is another short one but a dog I still think represents value on the back of his last run here. Farley Jack can be backed at 5/4 with bet365 for the 8.02 contest and when you consider the ease with which he beat Bush Whitney last weekend over course and distance, you’d have to be taking odds against about the Billingham trained runner. The danger could well be the unexposed Bubbly Swallow coming out of the 4 box and would make up my forecast.

Nap – Express Trend 9.40 Crayford @ 5/4 with bet365

NB – Farley Jack 8.02 Crayford @ 5/4 with bet365

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The pick of tonight’s action comes from Romford with a 13 race card where every race is an Open contest. The Maiden Stayers race at 9.06 looks particularly interesting and could well provide some useful clues for staying races at the track in the weeks ahead. Sunderland is a graded card sponsored by William Hill, the pick of which could well be the last race of the evening which is an A2 contest over 450m.

Nap of the evening for me goes in the 10.26 at Romford in the shape of the Dean Childs trained Curragh Kewell. On offer at a best early price of 5/4 with bet365, this dog ran a big race last time when finishing second to Munster Champ over course and distance. He met a bit of interference at the first bend there but finished very well and I can’t see much in tonight’s line up to trouble this son of Ballymac Kewell.

In Romford’s 9.24 I’m going to take on the favourite Sequential with Keith Allsop’s Slick Seamist. Although Sequential rattled off three wins in quick succession round here in December and is a very decent bitch, I don’t think Slick Seamist is very far behind and probably still has a bit of improvement in her. The value bet of the evening for me at 9/4 with Ladbrokes (as short as 7/4 in places).

Nap – Curragh Kewell 10.26 Romford @ 5/4 with bet365

NB – Slick Seamist 9.24 Romford @ 9/4 with Ladbrokes

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The Premier League season is spread over eight weeks and consists of four legs. Each of these legs is a kind of mini trainers championship, with five races taking place and points awarded dependant on finishing positions. The fourth leg will be Grand Finals night where the team at the top of the league will be awarded the Premier League title, while the two bottom placed teams will be relegated to the Championship.

Each leg is made up of the following five races;
2 standard four-bend races
1 puppy four-bend race
1 stayers race
1 sprint race

Premier League Results

Yarmouth Leg 1 – Saturday 14th January
Team Desperate 27pts
Imperial Rock Its 26pts
Team North East 26pts
Mad Hatters 19pts
Dunham Devils 19pts
Irish Rovers 16pts

Yarmouth Leg 2 – Saturday 28th January
Imperial Rock Its 52.5pts
Team Desperate 51pts
Dunham Devils 48.5pts
Team North East 47.5pts
Mad Hatters 35.5pts
Irish Rovers 29pts

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Trial’s for the 2012 Ladbrokes Golden Jacket began this past weekend with three races providing clues for the competition. The Maxine Locke trained Honeypound Joe took the opening race in a time of 46.42. The odds on favourite experience one or two problems during the race but eventually won by a comfortable three and a half length margin. Honeypound Joe is a 20/1 chance for the main prize with sponsors Ladbrokes.

7/1 shot Bold Misty sprung a surprise in the second trial of the day when winning by just under five lengths in a time of 46.39. Attempting the trip for the first time, Julie Luckhurst’s bitch looked rather impressive and earns a quote of 33/1 off the back of that success. The third and final Golden Jacket trial saw by far the best performance of the day when U Make Me Smile, also trained by Luckhurst, won by more than five lengths in a time of 45.75. This runner is now sure to be popular with punter and is still available at a generous looking 25/1 with the sponsors.

The 2011 Golden Jacket was won by the Kelly Findlay trained Bush Paddy. The same connections send 10/1 second favourite Bush Whitney into battle for this year’s event. Already a winner of seven open races during her short career, this bitch holds strong claims.

Ladbrokes Golden Jacket Betting

(Prices from Ladbrokes)
Express Trend 4/1
Lottes Girl 10/1
Bush Whitney 10/1
Ballymac Pet 12/1
Wise Signal 12/1
Portavoe Lass 14/1
Droopys Aretha 14/1
Powerfast Pigeon 14/1
Mountjoy Orion 16/1
Blue Bee 16/1
Farley Zach 16/1
Aero Gaga 16/1
20/1 Bar

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Coming out of trap one, the Derek Knight trained Rockin Roses was the winner of the second heat in 35.71, while Fatboyz Pacquiao managed to avoid all the trouble and seal victory in the final heat with a time of 35.76. Could he get a similar passage through in tonight’s final?

There are eight races live on Sky this evening with the action getting under way at 7.40pm.

Coronation Cup Final Draw

Trap 1 – All On Board
Trap 2 – Roses Rockin
Trap 3 – Rockview Sail
Trap 4 – Rathglass Hero
Trap 5 – Judicial Academy (m)
Trap 6 – Fatboyz Pacquiao (w)

Coronation Cup Betting

(Prices from bet365)
Rockview Sail 8/11
Roses Rockin 4/1
Fatboyz Pacquiao 6/1
Judicial Academy 6/1
Rathglass Hero 14/1
All On Board 16/1

Coronation Cup Tips

Rockview Sail looks like he’s going to be very hard to beat here. This dog holds a superb record at Romford with six wins from seven starts, should not be troubled by the draw and is versatile enough to come from off the pace and win. The race could work out well for Fatboyz Pacquiao in the six box and it would be no surprise to see this unexposed greyhound make up the forecast.

3pts win Trap 1 Rockview Sail @ 8/11 with bet365

0.5pt Reverse Forecast Traps 1 and 6

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