☀️ THE RPGTV SHOW IN 2020 ☀️

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Jason Barrasford introduces the action twice this week.


Live RPGTV schedule for the week ahead.....



All 6pm start


Monday 20th: Nottingham & Yarmouth
In the studio: Jason Barrasford, Tony Bullen & syndicate organiser Jonathan Newman

Tuesday 21st: Poole & Sheffield
In the studio: Rachel Casey, Richard Harkness & Pat Cooney

Wednesday 22nd: Peterborough & Sunderland
In the studio: Tanya Stevenson, Dave Clark &
Debbie Pruhs, assistant to Peterborough trainer Paul Braithwaite

Thursday 23rd: Newcastle & Yarmouth
In the studio: Darrell Williams, Rose Draper & broadcaster Robbie Vincent

Friday 24th: Nottingham & Romford
In the studio: Errol Blyth, Jonathan Hobbs & owner Rob Howe

Saturday 25th: Crayford & Sheffield
In the studio: Jason Barrasford, Kaan Hughes & Crayford trainer Belinda Green

Sunday 26th: Central Park & Poole
In the studio: Ian Meek & Ali Brown....

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New traps will prove fairer for all in Derby



BY IAN FORTUNE::::



ONLY in the past few days Nottingham put an end to one of the great arguments of the past year by announcing they will be changing their 500m traps before the 2020 Star Sports, Arc & LPS Derby. I fully support the decision.

Nathan Corden has stated that he is not fully sure the change was necessary but, in time, I’ve no doubt it will prove to be the best decision that he and the remainder of the Nottingham stakeholders could have come to.

Of course, those who do not support the move will use statistics to highlight their point, as will those arguing for the change. Trap percentages is a flawed method for either side to argue their point.

Yes, the traps, and the supposed middle bias, will affect the numbers going forward but do not turn to statistics to make your point. Instead, use your eyes. The 2019 Derby at Nottingham was a real success, but the one glaring bias came at the traps.

How many times did we see a greyhound from the middle boxes get a head-start on those drawn tight to the fence or on the wide outside? It became blatantly obvious at an early stage in the competition.

I’m lucky enough to ply my trade at Shelbourne and for a number of years we endured the same traps. The similarities were there for all to see.

Paul Hennessy, who won the 2019 English Derby with Priceless Blake, was perhaps aided most by the bias, but he has been among the most vocal critics of the boxes. That speaks volumes. For many years he saw the effects the same traps had at Shelbourne and is in no doubt the change will bring the 2020 Derby at Nottingham to a new level.

That begs the question, what if the new traps had been in place for the inaugural Nottingham decider? Would Priceless Blake have won? Certainly connections of Magical Bale and Clonbrien Prince, who were drawn in traps one and six, may ask themselves that question in the coming months.

As for 2020, with the prospect of every greyhound, no matter their trap, getting a chance to get loose in the opening yards, I’m beginning to wonder why Lenson Bocko is double the price of Ice On Fire. That is not to say Ice On Fire is not special, but have no doubt Lenson Bocko certainly is too.

Honoured by Award
WE are just six days shy of the annual GBGB Awards and I’m delighted to be attending, along with my mother, to accept the GWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of my late father Michael.

It is a true honour and I’m sure he would have been embarrassed, but mighty proud, to accept such an accolade. In his absence, have no doubt we will celebrate in the same exuberant manner he was known for.

I have no intention of adding to the noise surrounding the nominations, but as an outside observer I do feel a little perspective is needed.

Firstly, everyone is entitled to an opinion and should not be afraid to express them. If you feel your dog deserves a nomination, congratulations. Clearly your greyhound has achieved what you hoped he/she would when you first bought or bred him/her.

An award or a nomination is an honour but it is merely a cherry on top. The real reward is the journey.

There have been calls to change the way the dogs are chosen but I’m of the belief it should be more open to individual interpretation.
Yes, take into account what a greyhound has won and their race record, but those with a vote should also be entitled to reward brilliance. It was clearly different in the past.

My only other journey to the awards was with the Premier Fantasy camp in 2005. He did not win any competition, broke no track records and won a total of just four races in the UK, but was recognised for being a truly brilliant greyhound.

Understandably, he failed to win Greyhound of the Year, with that honour going to Fire Height Dan, but based on recent arguments and criteria, Premier Fantasy should not have even been considered.

As for this year’s two contentious decisions, the omittance of Antigua Fire and Salacres Punch, I can see both sides of the argument. I’m a massive fan of both and can only dream of owning one as good in the future.

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Clive Lawrence: revealed switch will commence on Thursday...


RPGTV set to switch Sky channels.....


BY RACING POST STAFF 5:17PM 24 JAN 2020


RACING Post Greyhound TV is to move position on the Sky platform
from next Thursday, January 30, to channel 175 from the current 431.

RPGTV producer Clive Lawrence said: “It's a short-notice move due to circumstances beyond our control
but other than being found in a different location it's business as usual.”

Freesat details are still be confirmed but streaming via greyhoundbet.racingpost.com
plus partner websites is unaffected.

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TAKEN FROM THE RACING POST
SUNDAY 26-1-20::::

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Hove racing manager Daniel Rankin is Wednesday's studio guest..


Live RPGTV schedule for the week ahead...



Sky Channel 431 until Wednesday, January 29th 2020,
Sky Channel 175 from Thursday, January 30th 2020.

All 6pm start



Monday 27th: Nottingham & Yarmouth
In the studio: Darrell Williams, Kaan Hughes & former bookmaker Steve Allen

Tuesday 28th: Poole & Sheffield
In the studio: Phil Donaldson, Tony Bullen & former racing manager Simon Harris

Wednesday 29th: Peterborough & Sunderland
In the studio: Errol Blyth, Jonathan Kay & Hove racing manager Daniel Rankin

Sky Channel 175 from Thursday, January 30th 2020.

Thursday 30th: Newcastle & Yarmouth
In the studio: Julie Collier, Rose Draper & Newcastle expert Lewis Clark

Friday 31st: Nottingham & Romford
In the studio: Ian Meek, Dave Clark & former trainer Tony Johnston

Saturday 1st: Crayford & Sheffield
In the studio: Errol Blyth, Ali Brown & Crayford racing manager Danny Rayment

Sunday 2nd: Central Park & Poole
In the studio: Julie Collier & Jonathan Hobbs...

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Finding a new edge is the way to play...................


BY Mr JONATHAN KAY - 3:00PM 27 JAN 2020



MOVING with the times is important in any walk of life and that can certainly be applied to the art of betting on greyhound racing.

It has been fairly stated that greyhound punters have never had it so good with the plethora of early prices available, but it is a double-edged sword and sometimes offers that are too good to be true have to be treated exactly as that.

If it is blindingly obvious that a price offered by a firm represents a monumental rick then count yourself in a cast of thousands, and it really isn’t worth getting vexed or worked up about getting whatever small portion of the bet you want at the odds.

Put simply, if one firm is 5-4 and another 4-1 – which is by no means a massive exaggeration of some early markets which have been offered recently – both are going to treat the bet requests with extreme caution in the first instance and take evasive action a nano-second afterwards.

But there is still an edge to be had in the early markets, just perhaps not the more obvious and well-advertised ones which attract most interest and also most complaints.

Yes, a competent odds-compiler should not make a genuine 5-4 chance 4-1, but in the real world there are never many who are going to get accommodated.

In recent months, a growing percentage of my wagers have been on maiden opens, where the form is less exposed but are often still priced up by a number of firms who have to be utilising more guesswork than for races where the participants are better known.

Romford on Fridays and Crayford on Saturdays have offered some rich pickings in recent weeks and are likely to continue to do so, with mid- and long-distance maidens particularly interesting as it is often relatively straightforward to all but rule out half the field and concentrate on those with realistic chances.

Being ready to pounce when prices appear can involve multiple refreshing of layers’ websites, but it is small price to pay and, for now, enough of a niche to generally allow sensible levels of betting at the odds advertised.

Sensible is key, as a regular £20 punter suddenly looking for ten times that stake is going to set any number of alarm bells ringing.
Ante-post betting is another growing area for me, but more specifically after the first round of three-round open competitions.

That allows a full form review of the first round then, crucially, analysis of the semi-final draws and overall make-up of the competition.

The ideal scenario is a greyhound having run well, and not necessarily win, from a tough position or tough draw in round one who has then been rewarded with a good semi-final draw.

For those looking for a cherry on top, perhaps it also has few others of the same seed remaining – increasing the possibility of a good final draw.

Greyhounds beaten in round one seem to be rarely significantly shortened and are often eased by odds-compilers even though they are one stage closer to the trophy and may well have a far better draw than their initial assignment.

Of course, there has to be an element of patience with either strategy outlined and many punters will want to be more involved race-to-race.

But don’t expect to get bundles on an early price which is way out of line or at a show price when a greyhound is trading tight to it, or under, on Betfair. All that does is put a massive bullseye target on your account so far as the traders are concerned.

You might not be part of any betting gang, but will be automatically linked should one exist and can expect to be treated with much more caution going forward.

None of this is to absolve greyhound odds-compilers totally, even if they are expected to price up a ridiculous number of races across tracks where they cannot hope to be experts.

But when the evidence is there in the shape of previous course-and-distance form recordings, which can easily be found online, it is much harder to feel sympathy for them.

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