The BAGS/SIS Intertrack - Sprinters

I must apologise for the delay in writing this blog. The release of FIFA13 has rather gripped any form of social being that I have, alas I haven't really given myself a time out to write this. However, after a 2-0 defeat by QPR, I though it was time to put the controller down.

As I blogged about last time, there are certain criteria that the greyhounds running in this inter track must achieve:

> Must be OR maidens at the start of the competition, however are able to shift the maiden tag once the competition has started and still be eligible.

> Must have had 5 graded races at Swindon.

Sprinters

First and foremost, I must say I think we would be in a much better position for this competition if we had kept up the sprinting division. The D1's and 2's we were having were very competitive, and just put a bit of 2 bend form on the CV of some of these greyhounds that we know are probably more apt to sprinting than they are seeing out the long 4 bend trip at Blunsdon. It's for this reason that I think Oxford will be at their strongest here, as they run a division and have dogs that sprint week in, week out.

Alas what we are looking for then is consistant trapper with a cracking kick of early. Or are we? I know that in a sprint it tends to be the out and gone merchants that you would be siding with, but there are certain dogs around that don't necessarily trap well, but have bundles of early pace to the bend. Champagne Perry, for example, fluffs the start up a fair bit, however his sheer pace gets him round that bend in front.  As Brucie says, 'Points Mean Prizes', and we should be going for the best position possible.

Here are a couple of runners that could be possible:

Sparta Johnny (Paul Foster): In my opinion, the stand out choice to be our top sprinter. Johnny has picked up a couple of nice wins in Intertracks recently, over the sprint trip, and has posted some decent times. His early pace and trapping is second to none

Unknown Bullet (Pete Swadden): Maybe not people's first thoughts, however he's proven to be a pretty decent trapper. Bullet runs regularly over A2, and has some sprinting experience. Might be worth a pop.

Boozed Aroma (Kevin Hutton): Aroma's a game, middle running bitch, who has some pretty decent times on her card. She ran for us in the Easter Bunny final back in April, and is still proving to be a decent runner in A2. 

The thing with sprinters is that, realistically, anything with that kick of early would be worth a pop. Trials are a must.