The 2011 Romford Puppy Cup gets under way on Monday 12th September with six heats. The event takes place at Romford Greyhound Stadium and is run over a trip of 400m. There is £8,000 on offer to the winning greyhound. The semi finals of the competition will be held on Friday 16th September with the final taking place on the following Friday 23rd September. Eden Star is the strong market leader for the event being installed as the 2/1 favourite. The Barrie Draper trained pup is already being … [Read more...]
The 65th East Anglian Greyhound Derby
The 65th East Anglian Greyhound Derby semi finals take place on Saturday 10th September, with the final on Thursday 15th September. The event is staged at Yarmouth Stadium and is run over a trip of 462m. There is £12,000 in prize money on offer to the winner greyhound, which is an excellent prize when you consider some events are struggling to find sponsorship. Current market leader for the 2011 East Anglian Derby is the Chris Allsopp trained Ballymac Ace. He didn't get the best of runs when … [Read more...]
2011 Irish Greyhound Derby Final Preview
The final of the Irish Greyhound Derby takes place this Saturday night at Shelbourne Park. It's been quite a remarkable return for the Ronny Wuyts trained Rockchase Bullet who suffered an injury forcing him out of the Clonmel Produce Stakes last April. His comeback in this competition has seen him not only make it to the final but actually do so as the 2/1 favourite to be crowned 2011 Irish Greyhound Derby Champion. Favourite for the for this year's title at the start of proceedings was … [Read more...]