First of all, I must say thank you for the brilliant reponse to these blog posts. I've been inundated with people's opinions and who they think, and it's certainly got people talking, which is excellent.
I must also mention a couple of other dogs that I had forgot to mention in previous blogs, that admittedly have put in some good runs recently:
Lady Maud: Obviously for the bitches division, her EP is sublime. Poole and Oxford will be right up her street
Primo Impact: He won a decent D1 on Saturday and looked brilliant for the run. So long as he runs Friday, I think going from a sprint race to a sprint race, rather than switching back to four bends, will mean that he runs even better. I must also say the same for Sparta Johnny. I still stand by him as a choice. The whole running in consecutive sprints argument could also bring up the belief that many sprinters don't miss the break twice!
Wood Bionic: Another pup!!! Darryl Porter's charge, although relatively inexperienced, has been running well recently, and should be a contender.
Right then, off we go with the dogs:
Sligo Mick - Hutton - Top grade performer, also capable of a smash break. I reckon a new track could do wonders for him. Consistent!
Primo Ryan - Stringer - Love this dog, his pace to the bend is superb and, when he's on the bunny, he's a speed machine
Hoots Mon - Hutton - I was amazed to find this dog is still a maiden! Has some cracking times on his card. On the comeback trail.
Ice Trooper - Dartnall - Has made some good progress recently and put in some good performances.
Eruption - Porter - Recently won the Owner's Bonus Series A2 event. He has cracking early pace, and really loves the rails. Will love the tighter tracks
Riverdale Spiros - Hutton - On the comeback trial after being off the track for some time. Ran really well in winning an A2 last time out. Has the benefit of a previous trial at Poole, I believe he posted 27.10 ish for his first look round.
Black Beach - Hutton - Again, a potential candidate. Cracking dog on the bunny.
There is a big pool of talent we have over the standard trips, so fingers crossed we can field a strong team. The first leg starts this Friday at home, so we need to kick on with a bang.
Just a quick thing aswell. Some comments coming out of these blogs is that the dogs being highlighted are from certain kennels, and is rather biased. I just wanted to clarify where I'm coming from with this blog. I have literally looked at the best dogs that Swindon can field for this competition. Although the competition is on the BAGS service, where we find that all grades run week in, week out, the competition really is designed for those top end dogs that are still maidens. It's in this regard that, realistically, we find that the top end dogs come from specific tracks. It's no secret that the Hutton kennel are 9/10 double-entered for A2's, because they have so many. It's no my fault that certain camps have the majority of the top grade strength. I feel I've used a big pool of trainers as best as I can in looking at potential candidates.
Remember, this Friday, up at Blunsdon. Be there, with your scarfs. hats etc to cheer home Team Swindon!
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