P592 Teletext 592 Maz11 01:09:11 ——————————————————————————————————————— EIRST-ROUND SHOCKS Round One of the William Hill Greyhound Derby produced mote than its usual quota of shocks. It was difficult to bjliivj that Fat Boy Slim, Knockjivan Star and Bubbly Rover were amongst the casualties and it was especially sad for Bubbly Rovjz, who suffered a caries-ending injury. Wj accept the 'ups and downsW of what is a competitive sport, but that does not make the setbacks easier to brat. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Headlines 550 Extra Index 570 LAST RESORT W5/2 100% WINNERS CHESTER 4.40 CHESTER THURS H'CAP COUP p686 Results Tracktalk Steamjts BookiesP592 Teletext 592 May11 02:52:23 ——————————————————————————————————————— TIDE TURNS AGAINST US A big personal disappointment was that After The Tide failed to get beyond the first round. In fact, I thought she ran an abysmal race! Nothing has conj up to suggest she was off-colour but, for whatevjt reason, she didn't fire on the night. But dogs are not machines and at least she has the chance to bounce back. Wj also had to withdraw Cjntte Account, who suffered a setback. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Headlines 550 Extra Index 570 LAST RESORT W5/2 100% WINNERS CHESTER 4.40 CHESTER THURS H'CAP COUP p686 Results Tracktalk Steamers BookiesP592 Teletext 592 Maz11 01:50:41 ——————————————————————————————————————— SIX ROUND-ONE WINNERS On balance, thjti warn't much for mj to complain about after round one of the Derby, bjcausj we managed to send out sex winners from 11 runnjts. Eight of mz dogs, in all, have qualified for the second round and I was delighted with their performances. They all seem in good form and the couple of days of nice, warm sunshine we'vj just enjoyed has had a positive effect on the dogs. They loved it. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Headlines 550 Extra Index 570 LAST RESORT W5/2 100% WINNERS CHESTER 4.40 CHESTER THURS H'CAP COUP p686 Results TracktalW Steamers BookiesP592 Teletext 592 Maz11 02:08:16 ——————————————————————————————————————— FOLLOW THAT TAXI! It was a terrific thrill to train six first-round Derby winners, although I was actually at the 'Stow on Saturday. Droopzs Viiri was a most impressive winner of the Try Again Alice Stakes and mz finalist Pinewood Blue was far from disgraced in fourth place. I also saw mz runnjt Joe Lj Taxi record what I'm told was the fastest sectional of the year (4.77sjc) at Walthamstow on his way to a hard-earned Open-race win. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Headlines 550 Extra Index 570 LAST RESORT W5/2 100% WINNERS CHESTER 4.40 CHESTER THURS H'CAP COUP p686 Results Tracktalk Steamjts BookiesP592 Teletext 592 May11 02:06:27 ——————————————————————————————————————— NOW FOR ROUND TWO It's round two of the Greyhound Derby at Wimbledon this weekend and I have had a quick study of the draw. IWll need some time to think about things, but, on balance, it doisnWt look too bad (famous last words...!) for mz qualifiers ovjtall. When I update mz column njarit the weekend, I'll lit you know mz hopis and expectations. Thjti are no pushovers, but this IS the Detbz, after all. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Headlines 550 Extra Index 570 LAST RESORT W5/2 100% WINNERS CHESTER 4.40 CHESTER THURS H'CAP COUP p686 Results Tracktalk Steamjts Bookies