NEWS from NOTTINGHAM + THE 2020 GREYHOUND DERBY...

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Nottingham has set a limit on the number of Derby runners


Nottingham to cap Derby field at 192.....


BY JONATHAN KAY


NOTTINGHAM has decided to cap entries for the £100,000 Star Sports, Arc & LPS Derby at the ‘perfect’ figure of 192, allowing 36 first-round heats from which three greyhounds qualify.

“We could have coped with up to 216 with the kennelling space we have,” explained Nottingham managing director Rachel Corden yesterday, “but I think people prefer a competition where three are guaranteed to qualify from each heat so we settled on 192 – whether we get that number anyway remains to be seen.

“The intention is to have up to 16 heats each night on the first Friday and Saturday [May 24/25] and we will be offering dual kennelling times as normal. By keeping it to two nights it’s fairer on everyone who has to get here, with two trips the most they will need to make.”

Should more than 192 entries be received then a reserve list will be drawn up in order of merit, with greyhounds on it receiving a refund of the £250 entry fee if they do not get a run in the Classic.

The move mirrors the past two years at Towcester where an informal arrangement was in place, but Nottingham has moved to avoid any confusion by enshrining it in the race conditions which appear in the latest GBGB Calendar along with an official entry form.

Corden revealed that the restaurant has already sold out for Derby final night on Saturday, June 29 although availability remains for the paddock marquee. “We’ve had a tremendous response since we started selling tickets and packages, particularly from Ireland and Scotland,” she said. “It looks as though there’s going to be quite an invasion!”

The latest GBGB Calendar also has details of the races which will support the main event – there are four Category Two competitions, all worth £3,000 to the winners and all for 18 runners, starting on semi-final night.

RPGTV sponsors the Derby Plate over 500m for early eliminations from the Derby, while there is a puppy event over the trip plus a 680m stayers’ competition.

Supporting one-offs on final night are classed as invitations and will be worth £750 to winners over the full range of distances, including the Terry Corden Memorial Anglo-Irish Invitation over 500m commemorating Corden’s late father, the former track promoter, who had strong links with Ireland. “I’m sure he would have approved of that,” she joked.

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COLWICK PARK, NOTTINGHAM STADIUM...


A reminder that our open races for Monday 18th March close to entries at 11.00am on Thursday 14th March.

Races include:-

480m Puppy
500m
500m Maiden
680m

Please call [phone] to enter

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TAKEN FROM THE NOTTINGHAM DOGS 'TWITTER' FEED


Just one table of 8 remains in the restaurant for Saturday 29th June. Admission, race card, champagne reception and a 5 course meal priced at £130 per person - call [phone] to secure the last remaining table.

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King Turbo pleased connections with a Nottingham trial


Turbo moves well in Nottingham workout......

BY JONATHAN KAY


KING TURBO clocked 29.76sec in a trial over Nottingham’s 500m course before racing on Monday night as connections of the five-times Category One winner began to look at a possible Star Sports/Arc/LPS Derby tilt there.

Eliminated when odds-on for a British Breeders’ Stakes heat in his previous Nottingham run in October 2017, there have been doubts about the suitability of the track for King Turbo but Rab McNair, husband of trainer Liz, wants to give him every chance to adapt.

He was previously ineligible for the Derby following a disqualification early in his career but Nottingham has removed that condition and McNair said: “We were vocal about him being allowed to run so it’s only right we see how he goes.

“He’ll have a few more trials and then we’ll make a decision.”
Kennelmate King Cash posted 29.83sec in a 500m workout with Matt Dartnall’s 2018 Derby semi-finalist Rising Brandy recording 28.52sec over 480m.

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greyhoundstar.co.uk/191-entries-required-selling-derby/




Comeonyoubees is the first entry Star Sports, Arc and LPS Greyhound Derby – and only 56 days to go until it closes – writes Floyd Amphlett!

Nottingham’s Nathan Corden confirmed that Matt Dartnall’s runner was the first in the book with the suggestion that there will be an even greater premium on customer admissions than entries.

He said: “In two weeks we have already passed the 40% admission limit. We have one table for eight people (x £130) left in the restaurant and have sold more than 50% of the grandstand places. The Paddock Marquee is also proving popular.

“We are currently talking to local hotels about potential deals but common sense says we should be sold out long before final night.

“In terms of runners, I am anticipating a significant Irish entry with at least half a dozen trainers planning to bring significant teams of dogs, and they are just the ones we have spoken to.

“You don’t like to get carried away but I think everyone here is confident that we will attract the full 192 runner without too much difficulty.”



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MONDAY 25th MARCH 2019::


** LIVE ON RPGTV **

ENTRIES CLOSE AT 'NOON' ON THURSDAY 21-3-19


305m - GMG Sprint Trophy
680m - GMG Stayers Trophy
500m - Local Parking Security Trophy (3 Heats)

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Reserves

ACT OF KINDNESS(A) Colin Wilton
ALFIES PRINCE(B) Barry Denby
BALLYHI JET(C) Terry Munslow
BOWLINE JACK(D) Robert Hall
CRAIGLAND JACK(E) Jill Llewellin (BVue)
CUBA(F) Alec Stone
DAYLENS EUSEBIO(G) (M) Robert Hall
DESERT CRISIS(H) Robert Hall
DEVON DIVA(I) Alec Stone
DODGERS DRUM(J) Diane Henry (Hnlow)
FRAINEY HILBILLY(K) (W) Philip Wilson
GLASGOW MCCROW(L) Colin Wilton
HOLLYGATE BEST(M) (M) Laurence Tuffin
HONOUR NASHWAN(N) (W) Adrian McPherson
KATRINA PARTY(O) (W) Barry Denby
LOWGATE RUDY(P) (M) James Hayton (Knsly)
MADABOUT BIDDY(Q) Robert Hall
MIRANDA(R) Jill Llewellin (BVue)
MOSCOW MCCROW(S) Colin Wilton
NIDDERDALE MASON(T) Jill Llewellin (BVue)
NOIRS CHIEFTAIN(U) (W) Barry Denby
QUIVERS DUKE(V) Christopher Akers
ROCKMOUNT BUSTER(W) (M) Robert Hall
SALACRESLUSCIOUS(X) Peter Harnden
SWIFT FAELYN(Y) Jill Llewellin (BVue)
WESTWAY O NEILL(Z) Joy Andrews (BVue)
All Non-Travelling reserves