Lover a real fighter
HAVANA LOVER (8.45) can hit her rivals for six in the bet365 Hunt Cup Final over 650m at Oxford tonight, live on SportyStuff TV/RPGTV.
The £10,000 showpiece is the richest race of the day.
Liz McNair’s kennel have half the field, including the St Leger champion, who looks ideally drawn to turn in a pitch given speedster Minnie Bullet next door will head towards the inside from the get-go, so clearing the way for the striped jacket to strut her stuff to lead home kennelmate Havana Top Note.
Pick of the supporting card could be DROOPYS AMBUSH (9.04) for the
Matt Dartnall camp over 450m. His record at the Cowley track remains an impressive one.
Hove shares the RPGTV stage with Oxford with the semi-finals of the Coral Brighton Belle and heats of the Seasons Scaffolding Puppy Cup.
Fancied in the Brighton Belle semis are the Patrick Janssen-strained FABULOUS AZURRA (7.56), who has returned to the fray in great style, plus Carol Weatherall’s impressive heat winner NO RUSH (8.17) and Seamus Cahill’s well-drawn and in-form MY GIRL MIA (8.38, above).
The Cahill camp also has a massive hand in the Seasons Scaffolding Puppy Cup. His MAREE CHAMPION (7.18) and Droopys Clue can land a one-two in heat two, while the votes in the other heats go to Mark Wallis’ BALLYMAC JOHN (6.58) and Carol Weatherall’s UNTOLD ZLOTY (7.36).
On a busy open-race day, Crayford starts the action with a host of opens where the best picks are Ricky Holloway’s RITZY SPIRIT (10.37), Julie Luckhurst’s KNOCKBOY KAY (10.53), Tony Collett’s LIZS LEGACY (11.39) and Tony Gifkins’ CAPEL ROSE (11.54).
The Arena Racing Company Laurels reaches the semi-final stage at Perry Barr, with the action live on the Sky Sports/TRP service. The votes here go to the Patrick Janssenstrained pair of COOLAVANNY SHADO (7.51) and HAWKFIELD OZARK (8.06). Monmore also hosts open races where the best wagers might be Pat Curtin’s OLGA (6.33) and Kevin Hutton’s DROOPYS CREATIVE (7.24).
■ BRADYS BULLET, the RPGTV/ GWA Greyhound of the Month for March, is owned by Billy Boyle, Dave Lawrence, Gary Whittington and trainer Belinda Green – and not as published last week.
■ TOWCESTER stages the final of the £10,000 KAB Maiden Derby Final tomorrow. The race is live on the SportyStuff TV/RPGTV service.