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Never underestimate the value of sectional times when trying to
pick winners.
The sectional is the time taken by a greyhound from the traps
opening to the winning line first time round, and this major factor
was borne out when Real McCoy Boy won his first race here recently
in career race No.15.
Previously the dog could only manage times sectional between
3.72-3.84sec. The difference here was he managed 3.66, which
enabled him to lead into the first bend and win by two lengths.
Races are won and lost at the traps and while you never quite
know if a dog will get it right, this is a typical case
highlighting probably the most important part of any race.
The other benefit, of course, is that he had a good look at the
bunny and will hopefully have his trapping pads on again next
time.
I would suggest you keep an eye on progressive greyhound
Ballaghboy Grump, who has won four of his seven starts – a
tremendous feat. He has risen up the grading system from A7 to an
expected A2 race on his reappearance.
The Paul Tompsett-trained dog only turned two last December, so
he is clearly heading toward reaching top grade A1 status. He has a
23.38 win time on his form book for the 380m distance, which tells
me he has what it takes to reach the top.
Black Mix is yet to win in top grade A1, however she will get
another chance shortly after her success in an A2 race a week
ago.
She has managed two second-place finishes in the top tier so far
but I am hoping it will be third time lucky as she is deserving of
such a victory on her card.
She is a winner of 11 of her 23 starts here, which is well above
the average strike rate, and is difficult to discount in any race
whatever the opposition. You have been warned.
Blue Bee, who was tipped here as a good outside bet, duly won
Saturday’s 38th running of the Ladbrokes Golden Jacket.
Trainer Matthew Dartnell seems to have managed to get the best
from the dog as the competition progressed, and in a close-run
final, she took command in the later stages and won on merit.
The meeting was rounded off with a new track record of 56sec
over the 874m marathon distance.
Millwards Swaby, trained by Paul Young, smashed the previous
record of 56.15, which had stood since 1993.
Wednesday, February 22 2012
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