Fisher returns to the track in style

Shayne Fisher has returned to the ‘lead and collar’ of training with a bang, landing winners at Horsham greyhound race meetings last week.

Fisher, based at Warracknabeal, first struck with his young maiden Weipa breaking his maiden status at start number five in the first event on April 19.

Weipa worked his way to second in the early stages of the race and on finding the lead set up a race-winning break to hold off fast-finishing Brightly Staring by three quarters of a length in the time of 23.81 seconds.

Shayne came close to making it a winning double when Summer Alarm showed great early speed in the last race of the evening, leading to the shadows of the finishing post before being run down by another local Quinnish for Pat and Cliff Smith.

Quinnish spotted Summer Alarm a large break turning for home and was extremely strong in the run to the line and stopped the clock in 23.40 seconds with Bullying for Garry George making it a local trifecta.

If astute form judges followed this trifecta of local dogs into the Saturday night race meeting they would have required a security guard to help escort them from the track as all three dogs were victorious.

Quinnish made it two wins in five days, this time scouting the field to hit the lead 50 metres from home, then it was a matter of time and margins, the clock stopped at 23.47 seconds and the margin was five lengths.

Summer Alarm again displayed electric early speed opening a substantial lead and she wasn’t going to be run down this time, winning by two lengths in the impressive time if 23.37 and providing Shane with his second winner in five days.

Well done Shayne on a fantastic effort and great return.

Bullying for Garry George completed the trifecta with an impressive turn of foot after hopelessly missing the start from box eight, Bullying circled the field and turned for home in front and finished well clear in the time of 23.36 seconds.

Magnis Bale for Bill and Helen Hartigan was the other local highlight on the Tuesday program returning to the winner’s circle.

Beginning well and working hard to hold his forward position entering the first corner by the time he exited and swung for home, Magnis had assumed complete control and gave nothing else a chance and stopped the clock in a smart 23.44.

Got My Star gave Garry George a winning double on the Saturday night program taking out the 485-metre Maiden event.

Got My Star flew the lids and opened up a sizeable margin entering the first turn. That margin extended on turning for home and she went on to record a fivelength victory in 27.45.

Ian Bibby’s Crymelon Ivy punched on well for second to produce a local quinella.