Britton glory bid
ANAKIE trainer Jeff Britton is one of Victoria’s most prominent greyhound trainers, but he is yet to win a Geelong Gold Cup, which is something his famous father Allan Britton achieved with Painted Wish (1995) and Bear Creek (2002).
Tomorrow night at Beckley Park the lights will turn on with an extra special spark for the running of the 2016 Group 2 $67,000 Geelong Gold Cup. Jeff Britton will get a chance to be a part of Geelong Cup history with outsider Alpha Hermes jumping from box two.
Last week Alpha Hermes was given little chance by punters to win his Geelong Cup heat, but he began like a rocket to win, paying a staggering $30.60.
“I was really surprised with his win because I trialled six dogs last week and he ran the slowest of all of them,” Jeff Britton explained.
“He will definitely be a lot better for his heat run after recently having a fourweek spell from racing.”
Jeff believes the Gold Cup could be taken by any of the eight greyhounds in the field, but made special mention to Sleek Master after an outstanding performance last week.
“Being such an even field Alpha Hermes really has to begin well to put himself in the race because he is a very fast dog, but his biggest downfall is that he tracks wide in his races and can lose a bit of ground.”