Big Fish, Little Fish is the brand new Whale Watch brought to you by Michael Guerin and Craig Thompson. Today they look over the Addington meeting
Month: July 2020
Dunn looking to continue good form
By Michael Guerin Friday night could be the calm before the open class storm for John Dunn. But just because he has to wait until next Wednesday to see his and father Robert’s stable stars back in public, doesn’t mean he can win a race or two beforehand. John is preparing to bring trotting superstar Sundees Son back to the workouts at Rangiora on Wednesday along with big-name pacers like Henry Hubert, Classie Brigade and Heroes Square. “It will be good to get them back and they are coming up…
Selections | Addington, Friday July 3
Michael Guerin, Matt Cross and Jason Teaz provide us with their selections ahead of today’s meeting at Addington today Selections can be found here Head to www.tab.co.nz to make a bet!
The NCA’s pleasant problem
Victoria’s National Coursing Association is encouraging trainers not to be disheartened by the overwhelming number of nominations at coursing meetings so far this year. The average number of nominations across the first three coursing meetings of the season has been more than 130, however only 96 greyhounds can gain a start at a standard meeting. “We are thrilled to see coursing nominations as high as they have been,” said NCA Secretary Sean Lithgow. “Coursing has never been more popular in my time in the sport and we are thrilled to…
‘Tremendous’ Tonk to roar: Watchdog
Form expert The Watchdog has gone out on a limb, tipping Shima Shine to miss a place in Friday night’s Group 2 Triple M Bendigo Cup. Shima Shine spectacularly broke the 425m track record in a Bendigo Cup heat on Sunday, clocking 23.35sec, but he’ll need to overcome Box 5 in the $50,000 to-the-winner final. The Watchdog’s top selection is Tiggerlong Tonk, who clocked 23.47sec in his heat and is drawn next to Shima Shine in Box 6. “Tiggerlong Tonk is a tremendous chaser and he should get the room…
Classic Catch concerns Clark
Matt Clark is crossing his fingers – and everything else – he’ll be on the road to Sydney on Saturday with his superstar sprinter Catch The Thief chasing Group 1 glory in the heats of the Ladbrokes Vic Peters Classic. Brilliant winner of his last seven starts, Catch The Thief is TAB’s $1.55 favourite for the opening heat of the time-honoured Vic Peters and also heads the all-in market at $3.50. However the dire COVID-19 situation in Victoria has Gippsland trainer Matt Clark keeping a very close eye on the…
Purdon & Phelan to officially combine
By Michael Guerin Trainers Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan have reason to celebrate even before they head to Alexandra Park tonight look for more. The long-time friends have lodged papers this week to resume their training partnership in the new season, nine years after last training together. Phelan cut his teeth working with Hall of Famer Purdon and they trained together from 2008 to 2011 before Phelan briefly moved overseas. The 38-year-old first worked for Steve Telfer when he returned from his time in Australia but has been with Purdon…
Brothers chase $5000 for ‘Battler Brian’
Axedale’s Brian Brown, 69, has no illusions of grandeur in the sport. He’s a stereotypical grassroots trainer who just loves the thrill of racing greyhounds. A former road maintenance worker for the City of Greater Bendigo, Brown only started training in 2008 – but that doesn’t mean he was a complete novice in the sport. “I owned a couple of greyhounds in the 1970s but had a break for around 30 years due to family and work commitments,” Brown said. “But I got back into greyhound racing after building some…
Midnight Monarch Scratched from Bendigo Cup
Midnight Monarch has been scratched from Friday nights Group 2 Bendigo Cup following a shoulder injury. The son the Barcia Bale and Sovereign Queen won his heat at the odds of $10 last Sunday and will likely miss around a month of racing. Midnight Monarch is a winner of seven races from 11 starts and is trained by Christoper Tilley. Flossing is the first reserve for the Bendigo Cup.