‘Two’ Reach Sussex Puppy Trophy Final!
‘DRAGON OVERLORD’ AND ‘DROOPYS RELAX’ QUALIFY FOR FINAL!
Sunday 13th December 2015 – HOVE Report
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Hove 11.28 515 Metre Flat (OR) RESULT
CORAL SUSSEX PUPPY TROPHY – Heat 2 Going:
1st & 2nd Greyhounds in each heat qualify for Final on Sunday 20th December
1st £200, Others £40
1st SLICK STRAUSS 30.50 Keith Allsop (Unattached) 7/1
2nd DRAGON OVERLORD 30.51 Norah McEllistrim 4/1
3rd MILLWARDS MATES 30.61 Paul Young (Romford) 4/6 fav
Distances: Short-Head, 1 1/2
DRAGON OVERLORD 0pened his Hove account when beating Guinness Sun by a ‘neck’ in a D1 Sprint on the 5th December! He had disputed the lead throughout and clocked 16.50 when getting up close home! The July 14 son of Tullymurry Act owned by
Mr J. A. Yelding clocked 30.40 in a Solo Trial over 515 Metres last Monday and was stepping up in trip and class for the SUSSEX PUPPY TROPHY – HEAT 2. Despite suffering crowding at the first bend he led from the second to near the line finishing a Short-Head 2nd to the Keith Allsop trained Slick Strauss. Dragon Overlord clocked 30.51 to qualify for next Sunday’s Final.
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Hove 11.42 515 Metres Flat (OR) RESULT
CORAL SUSSEX PUPPY TROPHY – Heat 3 Going:
1st & 2nd Greyhounds in each heat qualify for Final on Sunday 20th December
1st £200 + Trophy, Others £40
1st DROOPYS SARAFINA 30.56 Paul Young (Romford) 1/3 fav
2nd DROOPYS RELAX 30.62 Norah McEllistrim 20/1
3rd YOUNG JET 30.63 Paul Young (Romford) 5/1
6th DROOPYS HEAT 31.48 Norah McEllistrim 10/1
Distances: 3/4, Short-Head, 4 3/4, 1 1/2, 4 1/4
DROOPYS RELAX finished 4th after hitting the rails at the first bend in A6 grade on Wednesday where the February 14 daughter of Mall Brandy owned by Dave Staddon clocked 30.68 when beaten just under three lengths by Droopys Cape. She was taking a big step up in class for Heat 3 of the SUSSEX PUPPY TROPHY but ran a cracker to reach the Final. After making a slow start she ran on well to finish in 2nd place clocking 30.62 when beaten 3/4 of a length by the Paul Young trained Droopys Sarafina. Her sister DROOPYS HEAT owned by Norah McEllistrim had suffered a fall after beating Cutie Beauty in A5 grade on the 20th November! The February 14 daughter of Mall Brandy had clocked 30.59 in a solo Trial on the 5th December and was the more fancied of the pair today. However the youngster found trouble in running and clocked 31.48 when finishing in 6th place beaten over eleven lengths by the winner.
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But No Joy In ‘Olympic’ Heats!
Hove 11.57 515 Metres Flat (OR) RESULT
CORAL GREYHOUND OLYMPIC – Heat 1 Going:
1st, 2nd & 3rd Greyhounds from each heat qualify for Semi-Finals on Sunday 20th
December
1st £200, Others £40
1st JET STREAM JACK 30.02 Kevin Hutton (Towcester) 5/4 fav
2nd LOUGHTEEN PEDRO 30.21 Claude Gardiner 6/1
3rd BUBBLY GOLD 30.26 Paul Young (Romford) 9/4
6th SALEEN VIC 30.63 Norah McEllistrim 12/1
Distances: 2 1/4, 3/4, 2 1/4, Short-Head, 2
SALEEN VIC got off the mark at Hove when beating Killure Panther by 3/4 of a length in the Final of the HOVE THURSDAY NIGHT ‘500’ MAIDEN – Open Competition on the 26th November! The September 13 son of Ballymac Vic owned by Mr J. A. Yelding finished 4th clocking 30.52 when beaten three lengths by Alfjack in an OLYMPIC TRIAL STAKES last Thursday and was a 12/1 chance for today’s HEAT 1 of the Category One Competition. Sadly his chance of qualifying went when crowded at the 3/4 mark and he clocked 30.63 when finishing in 6th place just over seven lengths behind the Kevin Hutton trained Jet Stream Jack.
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Hove 12.58 515 Metres Flat (OR) RESULT
CORAL GREYHOUND OLYMPIC – Heat 5 Going:
1st, 2nd & 3rd Greyhounds from each heat qualify for Semi-Finals on Sunday 20th
December
1st £200, Others £40
1st CROSSFIELD CESAR 30.29 Seamus Cahill 5/4 fav
2nd JET STREAM SOUND 30.68 Kevin Hutton (Towcester) 6/4
3rd SOUTHERN HENRI 30.73 Jason Heath 16/1
4th SIZZLERS PUMA 30.90 Norah McEllistrim 14/1
Distances: 4 3/4, 3/4, 2
SIZZLERS PUMA clocked a brilliant 29.85 calculated when beating Saleen Vic by a length and a half in Heat 2 of the HOVE THURSDAY NIGHT ‘500’ MAIDEN Competition on the 19th November. The December 12 son of Skywalker Puma owned by Dave and Joy Cook was unable to reproduce that form in the Final and finished 5th to Saleen Vic. Down in class for an A1 race last Thursday he finished 5th beaten just under six lengths by Ballymac Loch after making a slow start and was 2nd in an A1 at Hove on Thursday night! He missed out on qualification today when finishing in 4th place after running into trouble at the second bend. Sizzlers Puma clocked 30.90 when beaten over seven lengths by the Seamus Cahill trained Crossfield Cesar.
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Hove 1-44 285 Metre Flat (OR) RESULT
CORAL HOVE SPRINT Going:
1st £200 + Trophy, Others £40
1st SWIFT WATSON 16.39 Jason Heath Evens fav
2nd KENTISH FELLA 16.59 Anthony Collett (Sittingbourne) 10/1
3rd SIZZLERSCHEYENNE 16.66 Norah McEllistrim 7/1
Distances: 2 1/2, 3/4
SIZZLERSCHEYENNE clocked 26.79 when finishing 2nd beaten just a short-head by the Jo Burridge trained Sky Jack on the 24th November to qualify for the Semi-Finals of the CARLSBERG CLASSIC 2015 Competition at Poole! The August 12 son of Hondo Black owned by Dave and Joy Cook missed the break in the Semis and finished 6th beaten nine lengths by June Harvey’s Aimnfire. He ran well holding every chance in a competitive Hove Sprint Open today clocking 16.66 when finishing in 3rd place beaten just over three lengths by the Jason Heath trained Swift Watson.
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MONDAY HOVE TRIALS
Monday 14th December 2015 – HOVE Trials
515 Metres Flat
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285 Metres Flat
FLACKWELL COMET
AL POOCHINO
DROOPYS LUNAR
TOWN CLOCK
BALIBO MAGS
FLACKWELL SPIRIT
BADMOONRISING
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