Belle Vue greyhound racing highlights
The Belle Vue racetrack in Manchester was home to yet another packed card yesterday, with 14 exciting 470m races on the schedule. Each action-packed race kept greyhound racing fans on the edges of their seats with excitement.
The first race of the day, which began at 14:18, featured six terrific competitors. Odds makers selected Wi Wi Wi Delilah as the favourite with 7-1 odds before the race, and the pup did not disappoint. Wi Wi Wi Delilah won the race with an early pace and a great finish of 28.70 seconds, and has had a relatively mixed record as of late. Just Gilbert (4-1) took second place by 2 lengths and a finish of 28.86.
Third place went to Swift Inbox (5-1), who had a clear run, and finished 3 lengths behind in 29.10. Emerson Tobias (3-1) placed fourth in this A9 race, finishing in 29.20, 1¼ lengths behind the third-place finisher. Clonmiles Mickey (3-1, 29.28, 1 length) and Kersal Harry (5-1, 29.56, 3½ lengths) finished the race in fifth and sixth place, respectively.
The A3 race at 14:57 saw Pennys Dusty pull off a great upset victory in 28.35. Pre-race odds placed Pennys Dusty at 3-1, but Pennys Dusty was not the favourite to win. Aredera Bliss finished in second place 2 ¾ lengths behind in 28.57 with odds of 7-1. Third-place finisher Gortnagrage Jel enjoyed a clear run out of trap one throughout the race, and finished just a head behind Ardera Bliss in 28.58.
The race’s favourite, Remember Jay Bee, finished a shoulder behind Gortnagrage Jel in 28.59. Remember Jay Bee carried 9-4 odds into the race, but failed to deliver a good performance in the end. Fifth place went to Ammunition (7-2, 28.67, 1 length), while Baltylum Droopy (5-2, 28.68) finished a head behind Ammunition in last place.
The 15:17 A2 race shared some common ground with the A3 at 14:57. Once again, the pre-race favourite failed to deliver a first-place finish. Telmarcs Blue was billed as the favourite with 3-1 odds, but finished 2 lengths behind winner Dun Katelyn in 28.02. Telmarcs Blue quickly moved away from the pack out of trap three, and always led. Dun Katelyn, who had 7-2 odds, was the winner, and finished the race in 27.86.
Umera Smash (7-2) finished in 28.56, 6¾ lengths behind Telmarcs Blue, while Loughside Lad (7-2) placed fourth by only a head. 5¼ lengths behind Loughside Lad was Colvanny Perch, whose 28.99 finish placed him fifth. Sixth place went to Lulus Pet (4-1, ½ length), who produced a finish of 29.03.
The greyhound racing action at Belle Vue will resume on 26 August, with yet another action-packed card. The first race of the night is called for 19:25pm.
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