Wobbling Dolly (HP), Monty Diamond
(A3) and Grange Gift (A5) all won at Sheffield to give
Jane Houfton a treble.
30th May 06
John Gammon took 3 of
the first 4 races at Hove to register a hat-trick on the card
courtesy of Glendale Joanne (A10), Eight Till Eight (A8) and
Cotterills Cutie (A5).
30th May 06
Gary Baggs and
Seamus Cahill both
secured hat-tricks at Walthamstow. Baggs was on the mark with
Cape Snow (S3), Westminsterpearl (A6) and Annandale Chief (A5).
Cahill's trio came from Hollyoak Fir (S2), Alis Hope (A5) and
Horseshoe Ace (A6). The last named has been unlucky on his first
three starts but showed enough early pace to get a clear run and
clocked an impressive 29.06.
30th May 06
Pat Curtin sent out 3
winners at Oxford. Rain Stops Play (KS), Solid Lua (KS) and
Lizzies Angel (A9) were all successful.
Coming soon to the
greyhoundtrainers.com Stud
Dogs section, Tims Crow.
29th May 06
The Ladbrokes Hurdle,
Walthamstow.Gary Baggs sealed a
treble on the card, the highlight being Kileen Tom who went
quickest (29.55secs) when taking Heat 1 of the Ladbrokes Hurdle
and kennelmate Four Minutes qualified when taking second, 5 1/4
lengths adrift of the winner.
Mark Wallis also sent
two through as ante-post favourite Ronnies Callum (29.57secs)
defeated Club Jewel by 3 3/4 lengths.
29th May 06
The Peter Derrick Puppy Sprint
Final, Nottingham.
Carly Philpott's
Roxholme Ryan ran away with this contest, recording an emphatic
4 lengths win over David
Pruhs's Bourne Special to take the £500 first prize.
Philpott's other runner Roxholme Freddie took third.
29th May 06
Paul Young with 4
winners (Honcho Away, Xaar Arapaho, Roof Us and Bowmers Rip Off)
and Jim Reynolds, 3
winners (Hugo By Design, Questhouse Mac and Aghadown Chief)
dominated proceedings at Romford.
28th May 06
Billysroundabout (29.56secs), Fear
Armani (29.72) and Go Commando (29.71) all won their respective
Nigel Flowers Derby Trials as
Mark Wallis registered
a hat-trick at Coventry.
28th May 06
Silkey Sensation was nominated by
Steve Harrison as a
dog to follow and he duly landed his fourth Open from just 8
starts when taking the 470m Standard at Belle Vue. Holding on
for a short-head success over Miles Galore, Harrison's kennel
star justified 5/2 favourtism.
27th May 06
William Hill Derby
Semi-Finals, Wimbledon. Reigning Derby
champion Westmead Hawk came from a mile back to get up on the
line and deny Mineola Farloe in breathtaking fashion in the
second Semi. Cleenas Lady took third but Ballymac Pires was
never able to land a blow for
Carly Phipott,
eventually coming home in fourth. Amarillo Slim made virtually
all in the first Semi to defeat the running-on Westmead Joe by a
fast diminishing 1 1/2 lengths. Outsider Clash Darby proved his
Quarter-Final win to be no fluke when qualifying in third.
Brian Clemenson
was out of luck with both his runners, especially Bubbly Classic
who had no run at all in fourth.
27th May 06
William Hill Champion
Hurdle, Wimbledon.Heat 1.
Magical Kingdom (28.63secs) showed blistering early pace to
scoot clear for Mark Wallis
and had enough in reserve to hold on from
Brian Clemenson's
Generous Man. Heat 2.
Paul Sallis's Jills Fault qualified for the Final in second
behind Taipan. Heat 3.Seamus Cahill's
Druids Mickey Jo started long odds-on but was always on the back
foot after missing his break and was a shock non-qualifier
behind Stradeen Ouzo and Leemount Jazz.
27th May 06
William Hill Derby Plate,
Wimbledon.Brian Clemenson's
Shelbourne Poopa is mightily difficult to pass when on the bunny
and she duly made all in Heat 3 to record the fastest time of
the Heats with a 2 lengths defeat of Malbay Nikita (Seamus
Cahill) in 28.97.
Seamus Cahill's impressive pup Noirs Ted also made the Final
when denying Brian
Clemenson's Champagne Moment by the minimum margin in Heat
1. January Tiger started favourite for Heat 2 but suffered
trouble more than once when trying to come from off the pace.
Last year's Derby Semi-Finalist still qualified for the Derby
Plate Final in second, some 3 1/2 lengths off runaway winner
Well Tutored.
26th May 06
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26th May 06
Storetodoor Boss, Storetodoor
Meg and Storetodoor Cjay all win at Mildenhall to record a
hat-trick for
Philip Simmonds.
26th May 06
Plattinum Sandy (A4), Atilla The
Hun (A5) and Fayes Lochron (A6) all score at Monmore to give
Chris Allsopp a
treble on the card.
26th May 06
Jason Foster registers
a treble at Wimbledon thanks to Freffans Bill (A8), Oklahoma Pat
(A9) and Knowledge (H2).
25th May 06
Mark Wallis sealed a
six-timer on Walthamstow's mixed card with Extreme Power taking
the A9 and Jiving Caribbean, Ronnies Callum, Sofem, Blackmagic
Guy and Fear Kahn all taking Opens. Spoofy Doo also scored for
Wallis at Belle Vue in the 3rd Heat of the Colin Harney Northern
Oaks.
25th May 06
Speak Out Sam (A5), Bushpark
Pete (A5) and Sandals, also A5 all won at Sittingbourne to
register a hat-trick for
Brian
Booth.
25th May 06
Brian Clemenson has 2
runners in the Derby Semi Finals and his runners continue to
prosper as he recorded a four-timer at Hove. Well Nell (A2),
Princessmonalulu (OR), Droopys Shanks (OR) and Jonny Liar (OR)
all scored.
23rd May 06
William Hill Derby Semi-Final
Draw, Saturday 27th May
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
1 Brookvill Genius
1 Cleenas Lady
2 Blue Majestic
2 Mineola Farloe
3 Bubbly Classic
3 Larkhill Jim
4 Westmead Joe
4 Westmead Hawk
5 Amarillo Slim
5 Ice And Lemon
6 Clash Darby
6 Ballymac Pires
23rd May 06
William Hill Derby
Quarter-Finals, Wimbledon.Brian Clemenson
enjoyed a brilliant evening at Plough Lane as his Shelbourne
Poopa and Greenacre Lin took two of the supporting Opens before
the Derby action got under way. It was then the turn of Bubbly
Classic who returned to form with an emphatic win in the second
Quarter-Final. Showing good early pace to lead at the first, he
went on to record the fastest time of the night (28.52).
Clemenson also sent out his Brookvill Genius to take third to
give him two Semi-Finalists. Clash Darby caused the shock of the
night when scoring at odds of 25/1 in the opening Heat, whilst
Westmead Hawk and Westmead Joe are first and second favourite
for outright honours after impressive performances in Heats 3
and 4. Carly
Philpott will be delighted to have seen her sole remaining
representative, Ballymac Pires take a close 2nd to the Hawk and
has trap 6 again in the next round.
23rd May 06
Gary Baggs was in fine
form at Walthamstow, Droopys Slopar (S3), Millions Girl (P6),
Westminster Pearl (P7) and Bell Imperial (A8) all win to record
a four-timer for the Slough handler.
22nd May 06
Carly Philpott's Roxholme Ryan
(17.73secs) and Roxholme Freddie (17.74secs) took the first two
Heats of the Peter Derrick Puppy Sprint at Nottingham and were
joined in the Final by
David Pruhs's Bourne Special who took Heat 3 in 17.77. The
Final promises to be a thriller with all three finishing within
4 spots of each other.
21st May 06
Stones Puppy Silver Collar Final,
Sheffield. Mark Wallis's
Fear Armani was caught close home by 5/4 favourite Jeddies
Liberty who scored by 3/4 of a length despite meeting trouble in
running. Calzaghe Frisby was a further 1 1/2 lengths away in
third. Our Top Dog section has been updated.
20th May 06
William Hill Derby, Third Round,
Wimbledon. Heat 1. The Derby really starts to warm up from
now on in and the opening Heat saw Amarillo Slim record his
first win in impressive style in this year's Derby with a
trap-to-line success in 28.56. Bubbly Classic qualified for
Brian Clemenson
in third but
Carly Philpott saw both her Ballymac Magnet and Ballymac
Droopys eliminated. Heat 2. Westmead Joe is through but
the 6/4 favourite was beaten by Cleenas Lady and Kanes Blue.
Heat 3. Hondo Dingle caused a shock when taking off to
defeat Carly
Philpott's Ballymac Pires 3 1/4 lengths in 28.78.
Mark Wallis's Fear
Mykeo had a luckless run back in fourth and fails to qualify.
Heat 4. Fear Me landed the spoils but his time was slow on
the night, recording 28.92 in beating Ice And Lemon by 1 1/2
lengths. Ballymac Rooster failed to qualify for
Carly Philpott.Heat 5. Westmead Hawk continues to improve the further he
progresses just as he did in 2005 and recorded the fastest time
of the night (28.53) in easily beating Blue Majestic by 2 1/2
lengths. Courts Ad Be qualified in third for
Mark Wallis.Heat 6.Seamus Cahill's
Milldean Billy does not appear to run Wimbledon as well as
Walthamstow but still qualified for the Quarter-Finals when
taking second behind Larkhill Jim. Heat 7. Mineola Farloe,
a Finalist in 2005 easily landed the spoils by 4 3/4 lengths in
28.64 from Yorkshire and Clash Derby. Heat 8. Brookvill
Genius got his Derby campaign back on track when just holding on
to deny Greenwell Flash for
Brian Clemenson.
Baran Zeus qualified for Ray
Peacock in third.
19th May 06
Tinas In Control (A3), Ziggys Lass
(A4) and Heads You Win all win to record a hat-trick for in-form
Jane Houfton at
Sheffield.
18th May 06
Proven Woods (A4), Fast Fit Classic
(HP) and Boogaloo Boo (A7) all won at Monmore as
Mel Baker registered a
hat-trick on the card.
18th May 06
Williamhillcasino.com
Test, First Round, Walthamstow.
Daisyfield Seani took Heat 3 for
Mark Wallis, giving him
a treble on the card (Ronnies Callum and Go Commando also
successful). Seamus
Cahill's Caths Queeny took Heat two to deny
Mark Wallis's
Shelbourne Ryan by the narrowest of margins. Never Can Tell was
quickest of the qualifiers when taking Heat 1.
17th May 06
Droopys Gervais, who recently
won a Monkey Maiden Final at Harlow made the Final of the Monkey
Standard at the same venue for
Paul Young when taking his
Heat by 1 3/4 lengths from Follys Bird.
16th May 06
Stones Puppy Silver Collar
Semi-Finals, Sheffield. Fear Armani
took the first Heat for
Mark Wallis but had to work hard to deny Tahiti Pearl who
was never far away but was still 3/4 of a length adrift at the
line. Cuil Magic was a non qualifier in Heat 3 for
David Pruhs after
missing his break.
16th May 06
Litter sisters Westmead Olivia and
Westmead Aoifa fought out a tremendous finish to the William
Hill Prestige Stakes with the former holding on for a neck
success with a further 3 3/4 lengths back to Rio Limo in third.
16th May 06
Club Jewel (H2), Posh Honcho
(A6), Bell Supreme (S2) and Africa (A5) all win at Walthamstow
to secure a four-timer
for
Mark Wallis.
16th May 06
Elaine Saville's Bitch
Of The Year for Nottingham in 2005 Hurling Girl is going from
strength to strength after a layoff, marathon trips await but
she sealed her double when following up her recent A5 win in A4
class, again coming fast and late to land the spoils.
14th May 06
Faith Fighter was nominated as a
dog to follow by Brian
Booth and the son of Split The Bill easily landed his Heat
of the Cearnsport Ltd Mini Standard at Sittingbourne. Recording
28.09, his time was easily the quickest of the qualifiers.
Seamus Cahill's
Gottabe Rooney is also through after taking Heat 3.
14th May 06
Mark Hill Marathon Cup,
Coventry.Chris
Allsopp's Rosshill View, who started 1/3 favourite, powered
into the Final with a fine staying performance to record a 6 3/4
lengths win over Sandrock Dream. Rosshill View will have Head
Iton Jordan to beat in the Final, the latter broke the track
record when taking the second Semi in 56.62. On the same card
Barrie Draper's smart
Camp Bugler took Heat 1 of the Buildbase 280 Sprint Cup.
13th May 06
William Hill Derby Second
Round. Heat 9. Yorkshire made all (missing plenty of trouble
behind) in 28.99 to defeat
Ray Peacock's Baran Zeus by 5 3/4 lengths.
Mark Wallis's luckless
run in round two continued as Billysroundabout failed to
progress when taking fourth. Heat 10. Bubbly Classic
justified 5/4 favouritism for
Brian Clemenson
by 1 1/2 lengths from Paul
Young's improving pup Eye Onthe Veto. Heat 11. Shelbourne
Laura, backed at big odds ante-post during the week recorded a
trap-to-line success in denying Cleenas Lady by 2 1/2 lengths in
the quickest time of the night. Heat 12. Vancouver Sparky
got the better of arch rival and
Seamus Cahill trained
Milldean Billy in what could have been a difficult Heat to
qualify from. Go Stephen qualified in third. Heat 13.
Castrock Max was another to make all, recording 29.19 in beating
Velvet Rebel 1 3/4 lengths. This was a horrible Heat which saw
two fallers and one runner finish lame. Heat 14.Mark Wallis's evening
went from bad to worse as Fear Khan failed to progress behind
eventual winner Monkspath Willie. Ballymac Rooster, a short
runner, made all until tiring close home both qualified in third
for Carly
Philpott.Heat 15. Amarillo Slim started odds-on but
played second best to Zigzag Dutchman who came late and fast to
win by 3/4 of a length. Son Of Phoebe missed out on
qualification for
Brian Clemenson.Heat 16. Siesta Frisby recorded one
of the fastest times of the night to win this Heat for
Mick Puzey but
unfortunately finished lame.
13th May 06
John Smith's Extra Smooth
Marathon Final, Peterborough. Star Of Dromin was impossible
to oppose and she duly landed the spoils by 6 lengths from
Elwick View. Mark Wallis's
star took the £1,000 first prize to provide some form of
compensation for a bad night at Wimbledon for the Lakenheath
handler.
13th May 06
There was no stopping
John Pearce at Hall Green
as he recorded a four-timer thanks to Brinklow Ruby, Henry
Hotspur, Shine and Intent.
12th May 06
William Hill Derby Second
Round. Heat 1.Paul Young's Fear Nein Ein
caused an upset when beating
Carly Philpott's
long odds-on shot Ballymac Pires by 1 3/4 lengths. Maximum
Respect qualified in third but Ronnies Champion (Mark
Wallis) and Clonbrin Show (Mick
Puzey) were both unlucky and failed to progress. Heat 2.
A bad night for Champion Trainer
Mark Wallis saw January
Tiger eliminated when managing only fourth behind
Carly Philpott's
Ballymac Droopys (winner in 29.07). Heat 3. Ninja Blue
recorded a fast 28.80 when escaping all the trouble behind and
demolished the field by 10 1/4 lengths. Get On Blackie took
second for Seamus Cahill
but Go Commando was another casualty for
Mark Wallis when taking
fourth and failing by a head to qualify. Heat 4. Kanes
Blue made all in 28.88 to deny Greenwell Storm by 2 lengths.
Noirs Ted, impressive winner in the opening round for
Seamus Cahill is out
after starting slowly and coming home 5th. Heat 5.Ray Peacock's Baran
Mustang, a winner in round one followed up in round two and ran
a blinder to defeat Bubbly Jason by 4 1/4 lengths in a quick
28.74. Carly
Philpott sent another one through to round three when
Ballymac Magnet claimed third. Heat 6. Zigzag Dutchy was
another high profile casualty in a race won by Ice And Lemon
(29.05). Brookvill Genius is through for
Brian Clemenson
after taking third. Heat 7. The eagerly awaited clash
between Westmead Hawk and Fear Me saw the reigning Derby Champ
score comfortably by 3 1/4 lengths from Fear Me when taking up
the running at the fourth and win going away.
Mark Wallis saw his
Fear Mykeo qualify in third but Coventry Bees disappointed for
Brian Clemenson
and is out. Heat 8. Greenwell Flash went fastest of the night
when recording 28.62 in any easy win over Larkhill Jim. Courts
Ad Be goes through for Mark
Wallis in third.
12th May 06
As well as Fear Nein Ein's success
at Wimbledon (see above) Paul
Young sent out an Open race four-timer at home track
Romford. Xaar Commanche took his third race in four starts for
the Wickford handler and he was followed into the winners
enclosure by Eye Onthe Magic, Droopys Hotshot and Unlikely
Dream.
12th May 06
Hurling Girl, bitch of the year for
Nottingham 2005 continued her comeback for
Elaine Saville when
landing an A5. Competing over an inadequate trip, she confirmed
her wellbeing when coming late and fast to deny Lady Greasbrough
by 1 1/4 lengths.
12th May 06
Look Alive Randy (A6), Pound Queen
(HP) and Smart Chick (A5) all won at Sheffield as
Jane Houfton recorded a
hat-trick.
12th May 06
Mick Puzey sealed a
four-timer on Walthamstow's BAGS card thanks to Aero Desire
(A5), Westmead Mary (A8), Rikishi (A6) and Small Bites (A3).
11th May 06
Mark Wallis sealed an
Open race 5-timer and
Seamus Cahill a hat-trick as the pair dominated proceedings
at Walthamstow. Cahill's treble was spearheaded by Druids Mickey
Jo who took the Hurdle Open in style while there were also wins
for Ceroc Gypsy and Caths Queeny. Wallis got the ball rolling
with prolific winner Roswell Spaceman in the Mini Standard, and
he was followed into the winners enclosure by Questhouse Sash,
Daisyfield Seani, Snappy Girl and Ronnies Flight.
11th May 06
Ray Peacock sealed a
four-timer at Wimbledon courtesy of Raybeam (A6), Baran Nelson
(S2), The Bottler (H1) and Arizona Paul (A9).
10th May 06
Jim Reynolds takes the
first 3 races at Romford to register a hat-trick. Reprint (A8),
Slim Quin Rose (A7) and Questhouse Mac (A7) all win.
10th May 06
Paul Young's Droopys Gervais makes all to take the £500
Monkey Maiden Standard at Harlow.
William Hill Prestige
Stakes, Hall Green. 1st Semi. Teds
Anchor justified favouritism to land the spoils but was 15 spots
slower than Westmead Aoifa in the 2nd Semi.
Mark Wallis's
Blackmagic Guy has already contested the Finals of the Ladbrokes
Golden Jacket and The Coral Regency this year and reached
another when taking third behind Westmead Aoifa.
09th May 06
John Smith's Extra Smooth
Marathon, Peterborough. Star Of Dromin
started at odds of 1/8 in Heat Two for
Mark Wallis and the
result was never in doubt as she made all for a comfortable 12
3/4 lengths success over Abbey Queen. Her time of 49.88 was over
half a second quicker than anything else in the opening rounds.
Her win, added to Fear Armani's success at Sheffield and a
graded treble at Walthamstow gave Wallis a five-timer across 3
meetings.
09th May 06
Barrie Draper recorded
an across-the-card five timer as he sealed a double at Oxford
courtesy of Magna Woods and Camp Bugler. Farloe Hood nearly
completed the hat-trick but missed out by a neck. A further
three winners followed for Draper at Sheffield, including
Droopys Gucci, Magna News and Crackator Jewel (more below).
09th May 06
The Stones Puppy Silver Collar,
Sheffield.Mark
Wallis's Fear Armani showed a liking for Sheffield's 500m
course when recording the fastest time of the opening
eliminators in Heat 4. The son of Spiral Nikita came home 2 3/4
lengths clear of the Barrie
Draper trained Farloe Booster in 29.57. Crackator Jewel was
just over a length slower when taking Heat 3 in style for
Barrie Draper. Cuil
Magic took Heat 6 for
David Pruhs in 29.69 easily beating Twenty Spots by 3 3/4
lengths. Blonde Jeannie, runner-up in the Peterborough Puppy
Derby took Heat 1 in style when beating odds-on shot Jeddies
Liberty 2 1/2 lengths.
09th May 06
Brian Clemenson's
kennel remain in fine form as he heads to this weekend's second
round Heats of the Derby. Honcho Lad (A2), Dark Cherokee (A1)
and Outlaw Lucy (A6) all win at Hove.
08th May 06
Paul Young records a
hat-trick at Romford as Droopys Boris (A6), Blue Beck (A1) and
Cheeky Chalky (A8) all win.
08th May 06
Seamus Cahill's run
of form at Walthamstow continued as he sent out another three
winners on their BAGS card. Baby Bojangles, Westwood Field and
Swift Bow were all successful.
06th May 06
William Hill Derby, 01st Round.
Heat 20. Heat 20. Two leading contenders, Fear Me and Bubbly
Jason are safely though, the former taking the honours by 3
lengths in 28.76 (fastest of the night). Mackrel Sky took third
and Roman Observer is through in fourth. Heat 21.Brian Clemenson's
Bubbly Classic suffered an odds-on reverse but took second
behind Go Stephen by half a length in a relatively slow Heat,
the winner clocking 29.22. Heat 22.Paul Young will have been
delighted to see his promising pup Eye Onthe Veto record an
impressive 3 3/4 lengths defeat on Cleenas Lady in 29.01. Blue
Majestic, a Finalist last year is trough in third. Heat 23.
Fortunately for connections of favourite Fear Mykeo this was
another Heat where the first four progressed and
Mark Wallis's inmate
took 4th behind Shelbourne Laura. Chris Cronin has his first
ever runner into round two after Ballymac Top claimed third.
Heat 24.Mick Puzey's
Siesta Frisby looks like he could go a few rounds judged on his
2 3/4 lengths triumph over Ice And Lemon. Heat 25.
Greenwell Storm got up late to beat Nikita Tyrone a length in
29.04. Heat 26. Ballymac Droopys recorded the second
fastest time of the night for
Carly Philpott
when beating Vancouver Sparky 3 1/4 lengths while Daisyfield
Seani is eliminated for
Mark Wallis.Heat 27. Noirs Ted, who was so
impressive in the Heats of the Ocean Trailers Puppy Stakes at
Walthamstow for Seamus
Cahill is safely through after a comfortable defeat of
Tuttles Ronaldo. Coming home 2 3/4 lengths to the good despite
not leading early, he clocked 28.91. Heat 28. Zigzag Dutchy took a scrappy contest
and despite being badly bumped at the first,
Seamus Cahill's
Milldean Billy goes through in third. Heat 29. Silbury
Hawk was another Heat winner for
Ray Peacock, getting up
on the line to deny Gary
Bagg's Hurling Honcho in 29.31.
06th May 06
Brian Clemenson, who
saw the majority of his runners progress to round 2 of the Derby
was also in form at his local track Hove, registering a
four-timer. Flamboyant Hero (A2), Rascal Rocky (A2), Headleys
Rocket (A5) and Droopys Riquelme (A1) were all successful.
06th May 06
Shakattom (A3), Run Along (A4),
Droopys Faldo (A6) and Milwauke Jigsaw (A7) all won at
Walthamstow as Gary Baggs
recorded a four-timer.
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05th May 06
William Hill Derby, 01st
Round. Heat 10.
Brian Clemenson predicted his Brookvill Genius might cause an
upset in the Derby and his inmate looks capable of going a long
way judged on his first round win. Showing great early pace to
defeat Mick Puzey's
Deceptive Pacey by 3 1/4 lengths he recorded 28.73. Puzey sent
two through to the next round after his other representative,
Clonbrin Show took third. The more fancied duo of Ranger Tom and
Special Deal both failed to qualify. Heat 11. Derby champ
Westmead Hawk got his defence off to a fine start, recording the
quickest time of the night in defeating Amarillo Slim half a
length in 28.53. Tyrur Paddy qualified in third. Heat 12.Brian Clemenson
was able to send a further two runners through to round two as
Shelbourne Poopa took second to Greenwell Flash and Son Of
Phoebe took fourth in what was a messy race. Heat 13.
Baran Mustang got up close home to score in 28.99 for
Ray Pecock in a race that
saw both Ian Aylward's
Baliff Diesel and odds-on shot Kylegrove Flight eliminated.
Heat 14.Mick Puzey's
St Johns Flyer missed the early crowding and went on to land the
spoils by 1 1/2 lengths from
Brian Clemenson's
Coventry Bees. Paul Young's
Eye Onthe Ball qualified in third. Heat 15.Brian Clemenson's
Champagne Moment is out after coming fourth, the hot favourite
suffered early crowding and was never able to get on terms.
Heat 16. A thrilling finish saw only a short-head and a head
separate the first three home, with Hondo Dingle beating
Stonyford Spirit and Maximum Respect. Heat 17. Ballymac
Pires created a favourable impression when clocking 28.59
in making all to deny Westmead Joe by a comfortable 2 1/2
lengths for Carly
Philpott. Billysroundabout qualified in third for
Mark Wallis.Heat
18. Ninja Blue flew fast and late to score by 2 lengths from
Mark Wallis's Fear Khan. The pair were well clear of Rocking
Monty in third and clocked 28.67 and 28.84 respectively. Heat
19. Mark Wallis has
so far enjoyed a very good Derby and saw his Courts Ad Be win
another Heat for the Champion Trainer when getting up late to
deny last year's Finalist Mineola Farloe by 3/4 of a length in
28.98.
05th May 06
A high quality renewal of the
William Hill Prestige Stakes got under way at Hall Green with
Blonde Pearl going quickest of the qualifiers when stopping the
clock in 39.41. Blackmagic Guy qualified for the Semi-Finals
when taking 3rd in Heat 3 for
Mark Wallis.
05th May 06
Polar Force was a dog given by
Michael Peterson as one
to follow over the coming months and the son of Fortune Mike
duly landed an A5 on debut at Oxford.
05th May 06
Romford's regular Friday night
all-Open race meeting saw local handler
Paul Young register a
hat-trick thanks to Unlikely Dream, Stock Stallion and Droopys
Hotshot.
