☀️ THE RPGTV SHOW IN 2020 ☀️

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Sheffield shares the RPGTV stage with Crayford this evening


Major finals from Sheffield and Monmore on RPGTV tonight...


BY RACING POST STAFF
3:29PM 21 MARCH 2020


RACING Post Greyhound TV's Saturday programme comprises 12-race cards at Crayford and Sheffield (four opens including the RPGTV Steel City Cup final) plus the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby final at Monmore.

The programme goes on air at 6pm (Live 360 on Sky channel 175, Freesat channel 176 and streamed free at greyhoundbet.racingpost.com plus partner websites).

The RPGTV Flying Four concentrates on Sheffield open action and comprises the Steel City Cup decider at 9.14 plus supporting opens at 6.39, 7.36 & 8.24. All have been been priced early by bookmaker partners.

The show is presented by Jason Barrasford, who will be joined in the studio by analyst Richard Harkness, while Darrell Williams reports live from Sheffield.

Viewers can contact the show by emailing [e-mail] or tweeting @rpgreyhounds.

Ballymac Ambrose (lame) has been withdrawn from the Steel City Cup final leaving T4 vacant in the 9.18 at Sheffield.


BETTING NEWS

Combined trap challenge
T1: 9-2 (Paddy Power)
T2: 6-1 (bet365, Hills)
T3: 3-1 (bet365)
T4: 5-1 (Hills, Paddy Power)
T5: 8-1 (bet365)
T6: 7-2 (Betfred)


Aggregate winning distances

Coral/Ladbrokes - Crayford: 7-4 under 25 lengths, 6-4 between 25-31 inc, 7-4 over 31.
Sheffield: 7-4 under 20 lengths, 6-4 between 20-26 inc, 7-4 over 26.
Hills - Crayford: 13-8 under 26 lengths, 7-4 between 26-32 inc, 13-8 over 32.
Sheffield: 13-8 under 19 lengths, 7-4 between 19-25 inc, 13-8 over 25.

Favourites' performance

bet365 (25/10/5) – Crayford: 13-8 under 115, 11-5 between 115-140 inc, 6-4 over 140.
Sheffield: 13-8 under 140, 11-5 between 140-165 inc, 6-4 over 165.

Match bets

bet365 (Sheffield) – 6.39: Meadow Way Star 5-6 v Newinn Buzz 5-6, 7.36: Rocket Robbie 11-10 v Ben Said 4-6, 8.24: Rockforest Hugo evens v Coney Krakatoa 8-11, 9.18: Headford Ranger 5-6 v Deadly Expert 5-6.

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Keeping calm can guide us through...





BY MR PHIL DONALDSON



KEEP calm and carry on. A phrase which has never been truer when it comes to describing greyhound racing and those working in the frontline in these current times of uncertainty.

Of course it remains salient to point out that by carrying on, we are not doing so carte blanche and in the fashion we would have been two weeks ago when freedom of movement was taken for granted, but the sport still continues behind closed doors and will do so while it is deemed prudent to.

Nobody is taking coronavirus lightly and nor should they, and it was with relief that we reported Peterborough’s decision on Friday morning to step in line with the rest of greyhound racing and close its doors to the public. Of course we can understand the frustration of track managements as they look to balance books, but these are not normal times.

Presenting a united front is vital, and while the sport may be on borrowed time in terms of carrying on as a total lockdown looms, for now we must adhere to safe practice.

By continuing to race at present the industry is not just providing daily content for a sport-starved betting public but, far more importantly, is enabling tracks, trainers and their staff to maintain some level of income stream, which in turn aids the welfare of the thousands of racing dogs in kennels up and down the UK.

For those tracks struggling to make ends meet, these really are potentially austere times. As self-isolation becomes increasingly more common in the UK and stadia doors remain shut to the public, fears must abound that the future of some venues will be tested to the limit. With betting shops now shut too, how long will bookmakers be keen to maintain the current uneasy status quo?

Thankfully in GBGB managing director Mark Bird we have a man in charge of the sport who is working incredibly hard to ensure that these hard times do not become harder still for some. An assured, rather than twitchy, hand on the tiller is a massive plus for the sport.

The self regulation in which the GBGB rightly places so much importance comes with great responsibility, and from what I’ve seen and heard, Bird has been proactive in looking to protect not just the welfare of our greyhounds but those who work with them too. The importance of making quick, decisive calls and keeping an open line of communication should not be underestimated.

Hopefully the weekend missive sent to the government calling for the Chancellor’s planned financial support to businesses to include those working at the coal face of our sport does not fall on deaf ears. Additional funding would be extremely welcome right now.

Having enjoyed two excellent Category One finals on Saturday in Monmore’s Ladbrokes Puppy Derby and Sheffield’s RPGTV Steel City Cup, we now enter a period of no open-racing – another sensible step swiftly taken by the sport’s hierarchy.

Of course it’s disappointing to see our major races, including the Derby, cancelled or postponed, but they can always be rescheduled and enjoyed at a later, safer date.

And who knows, given how scientists are reporting a positive effect on our weather and climate as the world drastically reduces carbon monoxide levels as a result of restricted travel, we may still enjoy a 2020 Derby final on a balmy night in Nottingham later in the year.

But that is just an aside, and the importance of remaining sensible and safe must not be underestimated. For the majority, this will pass hopefully with minimum negative effect and we’ll be back on the terraces enjoying the stars of our sport again.

And we could be back on the terraces of Towcester sooner than anticipated too, with reports that a GBGB licence is expected to be granted as early as today even, with racing set to resume under the auspices of Henlow promoter Kevin Boothby.

This is welcome news and Boothby is very much the man to make a success of the Northamptonshire venue. He is also very much a proper doggy man, and I’m sure he’ll be eager to do his best to make an earlier than planned start in a bid to help the sport to meet current racing demands.

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MONDAY 23rd MARCH 2020::::

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TAKEN FROM THE RACING POST 'TWITTER' FEED::


TUESDAY 24th MARCH 2020:::


RPGTV will show the 10-race card from Tralee this evening

Jason Barrasford in the studio covering all the latest greyhound news during the Covid-19 crisis
including an update from GBGB MD Mark Bird

Watch live on Sky channel 175, Freesat 176 & streamed

at greyhoundbet.racingpost.com from 6pm

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End of an era as Racing Post to cease publication
for the foreseeable future....

March 25 2020 04:50 PM


The Racing Post will cease publication from tomorrow in what will be the first time racing's flagship daily newspaper hasn't been printed since its foundation in 1986.

The latest in a long line of layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic will see many staff at the Racing Post out of full-time employment for the foreseeable future with racing in Ireland and England forced to cancel amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Irish racing had been flying the flag for the past week with racing behind closed doors keeping the Racing Post ticking over but yesterday's announcement by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar put paid to racing on these shores until April 19 at the earliest.

Irish greyhound racing also fell by the wayside and with those decisions coming a week after the BHA (British Horseracing Authority) cancelled British racing until May, the Racing Post were forced to make some difficult calls.

The exact number of people who will lose employment is not yet clear but approximately 300 jobs are believed to be in jeopardy after workers were informed of the cutbacks earlier today.

It is understood that a skeleton staff will continue to update their digital platforms during this period with their hugely popular Racing Post App one of the most trusted sources of equine information by punters and racing fans alike...

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