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Post by benny on Jul 30, 2020 11:09:29 GMT
ALL THE VERY BEST.TO ALL THE CREW IN THIS DOG IN THE FINAL TONIGHT.THE VERY BEST OF LUCK.
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Post by BVADMIN on Jul 30, 2020 19:51:29 GMT
CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM 'ROSNEY'
ON WINNING THIS YEARS RPGTV ALL ENGLAND CUP FINAL..
WELL DONE OWNER TOMMY SMITH AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST BOWER LUKE...
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Post by BVADMIN on Jul 30, 2020 20:05:04 GMT
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Post by BVADMIN on Jul 30, 2020 20:05:36 GMT
Trainer Pat Rosney and Owner Tommy Smith All England Cup winner 2020 Bower Luke
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Post by BVADMIN on Jul 30, 2020 20:23:02 GMT
Newcastle 30/07/20 8:46 RPGTV All England Cup Final £8,000 (OR) 480m
1st BOWER LUKE bk d Droopys Sydney-Droopys Blossom Sep 17 28.23 1 1/2 Trainer: P Rosney {Perry Barr} (4.42) very quick away, always led
2nd Waikiki Lad bd d Droopys Jet-Surfer Sal Nov 17 2 1/4 9/4 Trainer: E Soppitt (4.54) ran on
3rd Knockboy Jet bk d Tullymurry Act-Knockboy Kathy Jun 17 1 1/4 7/1 Trainer: G A Ferguson (4.56) badly crowded first
4th Bramble Reggie wbe d Zero Ten-Bramble Isobel Aug 16 3/4 6/4F Trainer: S Anderson (4.53) crowded start, bumped first, ran on
5th Jumeirah Sprite bd d Droopys Roddick-Jumeirah Dancer Aug 17 3/4 7/2 Trainer: D Calvert (4.56) badly crowded first
6th Roedhelm Tiger bd d Droopys Sydney-Emers Ivy Jan 18 5 1/4 14/1 Trainer: D P Ambler (4.48) bumped first
F/C: (5x1) £26.60 T/C: (5x1x4) £105.82 Total SP%: 127.54
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Jul 31, 2020 15:37:09 GMT
TAKEN FROM THE GREYHOUND STAR FRIDAY 31-7-20:::: greyhoundstar.co.uk/luke-for-more-than-money/....LUKE FOR MORE THAN MONEY.... When Bower Luke led from box to beam in the final of the RPGTV All England Cup Final, trainer Pat Rosney was thrilled for a number of reasons.
It was the kennel’s first Cat 1 win since The Other Reg’s 2018 Scottish Derby. It was a great gamble landed, “I didn’t have much, but most of the kennel were on at 33s ante post. And they were still taking 14s on Wednesday morning”.
But more than any other reason, Pat was delighted for the dog’s owner and his best mate Tommy Smith.
The story of the race is simply told. Bower Luke cracked away in a 4.42 sectional. (Just reflect on that stat for a similar length of time. Ice On Fire’s best ever sectional is 4.44.)
As favourite Bramble Reggie (T2) was squeezed out of a run by linebackers in red and white jackets, a black 37.7kilo blur disappeared around the first bend.
Any fears that he would be gasping for oxygen off the last bend were momentary. The lead was big enough and the winning time of 28.23 demonstrated why. Only Ice On Fire (28.16) and Droopys Expert (28.10) have won the final in a faster time in the last seven years.
Pat said: “It was only his fourth race since he finished second to Ice On Fire in Laurels last year. We had our bit of luck in the first round when he virtually had to hurdle a dog to qualify.
“He improved for the semi final, though I was scratching my head a bit. I thought ‘he hasn’t run like a fully fit dog’ but I had trialled him at Perry Barr in 28.32 and had assumed he was.
“I accept it was a messy race but I think he was a good winner.”
The final could be the first leg of a remarkable double for owner Tommy Smith who also has Droopys Trawler running in the RPGTV Champion Hurdle Final at Central Park on Sunday.
According to Rosney fact that Tommy still owns the Seamus Cahill trained runner says much about his outlook on greyhound racing.
Tommy bought the dog from Andrew Wood following his victory in the 2018 William Hill Puppy Derby. Six races after joining Rosney, Trawler fought in the semi finals of the Eclipse and was disqualified.
Pat said: “Absolutely nobody saw that coming. We couldn’t believe it. We talked about what to do and I suggested that he send the dog to Seamus to see if he could jump. We knew he had tremendous ability though we were really looking at a staying career.”
Trawler has since developed into the one of the best hurdlers in training, though not necessarily the luckiest.
He finished runner-up in the 2019 Springbok, Champion Hurdle and Kent National Hurdle. Since then, he has been back running on the flat at Hove.
Pat said: “We were talking about Trawler when we were driving back from Newcastle. Tommy doesn’t have any regrets about buying the dog and thinks we were just unlucky on that occasion. Do the same thing 20 times, and the other 19 it will work out for you.
“He was offered £7,500 for the dog after the disqualification but decided not to sell. He also agreed to run the dog on the flat at Hove and take the consequences if anything went wrong. But that is just the kind of bloke Tommy is. In fact, for whatever reason, maybe it is to do with confidence, I think a spell on the flat has made him a more consistent hurdler.”
Outside of dog racing, the two friends go to Old Trafford together and with partners Julie and Claire, meet regularly for drinks and go on holiday together.
Smith runs a successful business in Manchester – Courtcraft – which specialises in wooden flooring, including squash and basketball court.
He has owned dogs with Rosney for more than a decade; the biggest nights previously came courtesy of Mileheight Alba who won the Sunderland Classic and Laurels.
Between them, the owner and trainer bred Puppy Classic runner-up Camp Joker out of Smith’s Oaks runner-up Rebellious Queen. Among the hard luck stories were Bower Stone who clocked 28.46 (480) in a winning debut at Nottingham and broke a hock after the line.
But one story sums Smith up better than any other. He had a leg in a runner in a major final trained by Rosney. The runner, who had been nursing a shoulder injury, led but was beaten.
Pat said: “One of the owners was poison, always causing disruption and after the final, started to stir the others up and wanted to take the dog to a different trainer.
“Tommy’s response was ‘No, Pat is my friend and my trainer. If you don’t like it, I’ll buy you out.’ That kind of loyalty is very rare in this game.
“So although Trawler is now with Seamus, both Julie and I would really love to see him complete the double for Tommy and Claire.”
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Post by BVADMIN on Jul 31, 2020 17:07:53 GMT
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Aug 16, 2020 23:16:48 GMT
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Sept 25, 2020 8:00:30 GMT
BOWER LUKE
Black Dog - Droopys Sydney x Droopys Blossom - September 2017
Trainer: Mr P J Rosney {Att: Perry Barr}
17Aug20 Notts 500m [4] 4.98 2222 2nd 2 Plaza Lep ClrRn 29.65 +20 37.2 5/6F OR 30.01 10Aug20 Notts 500m [3] 4.97 1111 1st 4 Plaza Lep EP,Disp,Ld1/2-3,Ld3 29.79 +10 37.3 10/11F OR 29.89 30Jul20 Newc 480m [5] 4.42 1111 1st 2¼ Waikiki Lad VQAw,ALd 28.23 N 37.6 11/2 OR 28.23 23Jul20 Newc 480m [5] 4.59 2111 2nd ½ Jumeirah Sprite QAw,Ld-NrLn 28.60 N 37.4 7/1 OR 28.64 16Jul20 Newc 480m [4] 4.57 2322 3rd 5¼ Deadly Cyclone CrdRnUp,Bmp1&3 28.69 +10 37.1 7/4F OR 29.21 04Jul20 PerB 480m [4] 3.58 2111 1st 7 Coolavanny Josh EP,Mid,SnLd 28.32 +10 37.5 T3 28.42 28Jun20 PerB 275m [4] 1-1- 1st 5¾ Bower Jet EP,Mid,ALd 16.09 -5 37.8 T3 16.04 23Jun20 PerB 275m [2] Solo Mid 15.92 N 38.0 T1 15.92 09Jun20 BVue 260m [4] Solo Mid-Rls 15.25 N 38.2 T1 15.25 09Mar20 Notts 500m [4] 4.97 1111 1st 1¾ Jet Stream Socks EP,SnLd,Mid 29.78 +20 37.6 4/7F OR 29.98 03Mar20 BVue 470m [4] 4.20 Solo Mid 27.77 -30 37.8 T1 27.47 25Feb20 BVue 470m [4] 4.21 Solo Mid 28.02 -60 38.0 T1 27.42 17Feb20 Notts 305m [4] Solo Rls-Mid 17.93 N 37.8 T1 17.93 10Feb20 Notts 305m [4] Solo Rls-Mid 17.93 -10 37.7 T1 17.83 19Dec19 Newc 480m [3] 4.60 1332 2nd 5½ Ice On Fire Bmp1,2ndFr3 28.57 -30 38.6 12/1 OR 28.72 12Dec19 Newc 480m [4] 4.51 1111 1st 3¾ Droopys Nadal QAw,ALd 28.63 N 38.5 9/2 OR 28.63 05Dec19 Newc 480m [4] 4.49 Solo VQAw,Mid 28.87 -10 38.5 T1 28.77 25Nov19 Notts 500m [5] 4.98 2111 2nd nk Ridgedale Max EP,Ld1-NrLn,Mid 29.78 +30 38.1 EvsF OR 30.11 16Nov19 PerB 480m [2] 3.55 4222 2nd ¾ Coolavanny Messi EP,Chl&Fcd-Ckd1/4&3,RnOn 28.38 N 38.0 6/4 OR 28.44 11Nov19 Notts 480m [2] 4.16 5222 2nd 1¼ Lemon Noah ClrRn 28.74 +40 37.8 5/4F OR 29.24 04Nov19 Notts 500m [1] 5.01 4444 5th 10¾ Ballymac Ambrose Blk1 29.24 +40 37.7 7/2 OR 30.49 28Oct19 Notts 500m [3] 4.92 Solo EP,Rls-Mid 29.57 +30 38.2 T1 29.87 19Oct19 BVue 470m [2] 4.34 Solo Rls-Mid 27.55 N 37.9 T1 27.55 12Oct19 BVue 470m [5] 5.29 6665 4th 11 Small But Deadly FellStt,RnOn 27.75 N 38.0 6/4F OR 28.64 05Oct19 BVue 470m [2] 4.25 Solo Rls-Mid 27.45 N 38.0 T1 27.45 28Sep19 BVue 470m [3] 4.31 Solo Mid-Rls 27.62 -10 37.7 T1 27.52 23Sep19 Notts 305m [2] Solo Rls-Mid 17.90 +20 37.3 T1 18.10 16Sep19 Notts 305m [3] Solo Rls-Mid 17.83 +20 37.1 T1 18.03 09Sep19 Notts 305m [3] Solo Rls-Mid 17.83 +10 37.2 T1 17.93 19Aug19 Notts 500m [1] 5.02 1112 3rd 4½ Roxholme Dolly DispLdFr2-4,Crd4 29.68 N 37.7 7/2 OR 30.04 12Aug19 Notts 500m [2] 5.00 2111 1st ½ Waikiki Lad Ld1 29.85 +40 38.1 9/2 OR 30.25 05Aug19 Notts 500m [2] 5.08 Solo Rls 29.90 +30 37.9 T1 30.20 29Jul19 Notts 500m [3] 5.01 4544 5th 10 Waikiki Lad Blk1 29.85 +40 37.6 3/1 OR 31.05 22Jul19 Notts 480m [5] 4.02 1111 1st 5 Droopys Tune EP,Ld1,Rls-Mid 28.91 +10 37.6 9/4 OR 29.01 15Jul19 Notts 480m [2] 4.03 Solo Rls-Mid 28.80 N 37.7 T1 28.80 06Jul19 PerB 480m [2] 3.67 2111 1st 3½ Ice Jubbly CrdStt,EP,Crd&Ld1 28.95 -10 37.4 5/4F OR 28.85 29Jun19 PerB 480m [3] 3.59 Solo EP,Mid 28.82 -10 37.1 T1 28.72 24Jun19 Notts 305m [3] 1-1- 1st 1¾ Bower Jack EP,ALd,Rls-Mid 17.79 +20 37.0 T3 17.99 17Jun19 Notts 305m [3] 2-1- 1st 3 Bower Jack EP,SnLd,Rls-Mid 17.94 +10 36.7 T3 18.04 10Jun19 Notts 305m [3] Solo Rls-Mid 17.85 +10 36.8 T1 17.95
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Post by SALFORD GIRL on Sept 25, 2020 8:02:05 GMT
The very best of luck to the connections of BOWER LUKE in this years Greyhound Derby at Nottingham.
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