Half-power Lister bids for 11th Derby
CHARLIE LISTER, winner of the Derby and Select Stakes, is operating at reduced power!
Bandicoot Tipoki earned him the honours at Wimbledon in May and, as predicted, track specialist Jordansoilutions did the business at Nottingham last week.
Lister revealed to the Sporting Press: “I used to have close on 55 racing dogs here last year, but I have cut back and keep only 25 or so now.”
SOS campaigners are seeking royal approval
THE Save Our Stow group have written to site owner L&Q’s patron HRH Prince Charles and government departments who fund the housing association to highlight the frustrating impasse at the Chingford Road track.
English champ ready to return to Wallis kennel
KINDA READY will be coming back to England following his narrow elimination from the Ladbrokes Derby at Shelbourne Park over the weekend.
The April ’07 Just The Best dog could finish only fifth to Tyrur Big Mike in the third quarter-final.
Bernie sparkles but it was nearly time for Guinness!
SEAMUS CAHILL was gaining his first Kent Derby victory when Sparklee Bernie lifted the prize at Sittingbourne on Sunday night.
He had a near miss last year when his Carden Bert was beaten by Tony Collett’s Lenson Bolt, but put matters right this time.
The winner came off best after a first bend pile-up to beat kennel pal and outsider Guinness Time.
Laurels cash is chopped by 40 percent
MANY competitions on both sides of the Irish Sea have seen competition prize money diluted in the past couple of years.
The latest casualty in the UK is The Laurels (470 metres) at the cash-strapped GRA track Belle Vue.
This year’s event, which starts in three weeks time, is being sponsored by bookmakers Stan James and the first prize has been slashed to just £6,000.
Titan down to 5s to be Champion
FARLOE TITAN is a best-priced 5-1 favourite (Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, etc) for the Coral Champion Stakes (575 metres), which reaches the semi-final stage at Romford tonight (Friday).
Swindon have a Matt finish!
MATT DARTNALL and Nick Ralph have joined the training ranks at Swindon.
Shel. Sat. August 28: Big time looms with Mike in command
IT’S getting closer for Tyrur Big Mike. That was the initial feeling after Saturday’s quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby as Conor Fahy’s superstar gave another commanding performance and was yet again quickest of the night with a pillar-to-post performance.
Shelbourne Park Saturday August 21: Tyrur’s Big night as Mike looks one to beat
ANTE-POST market leaders Makeshift and Farley Blitz went crashing out in a night of high drama in the third round of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby on Saturday night.
Shelbourne, Saturday August 14: Makeshift, Mike in devastating form
MAKESHIFT and Tyrur Big Mike have lit up quite a few big Ringsend Saturday nights this season and both were very much on the ball again in the concluding second-round heats in the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby.
