Bucks Blade and You Mind Me score in Heat 5 and 6 at Wimbledon on 4th
May, 2012
Williamhill.com Greyhound Derby 2nd Rnd Heat 5 and 6 took place at Wimbledon on 4th May, 2012 where Bucks Blade and You Mind Me secured massive victories, making their trainers extremely proud.
Bucks Blade, trained by C. Lister, bolted through the track, and left the rest of the competition behind. He entered the race with a chance of 3 to 1 and broke from trap 2.
The son of Droopys Scolari, out of Mottos Dawn, defeated, Tyrur Justin, by 1 length, who is also trained by Lister.
The winner completed the race in 28.54 seconds, whereas the runner-up finished in 28.62 seconds.
The third place was secured by race favourite, Droopys Lorenzo, who entered with a winning shot of 7 to 4. He delivered a solid performance and fell 3 ¼ lengths behind the runner-up.
The son of Slip The Lark, out of Droopys Mo, was expected to excel based on his performance at Wimbledon.
On 28th April, 2012, he succeeded over Blue Artisan, by a marginal difference of a neck. A victory, which guaranteed him a confirmed place in his heat.
In Heat 6, You Mind Me, son of Bit Chili, out of Miss Shauna, who was whelped in September 2009, landed the victory and crushed the competition to make it to the top.
With odds of 7 to 2, he broke from trap 3 to enter the race and made his trainer F. Taylor beam with pride.
He defeated runner-up, Go Go Sonic, by 1 ¾ lengths, whereas the third place was secured by Longwood Days, who fell ¾ of a length short as a runner-up.
The winner completed the race in 28.73 seconds, the runner-up in 28.87 seconds and the third place finish was completed in 28.93 seconds.
Ballymac Cryan raced as a favourite with the odds of 5 to 2, but it seemed that luck was not on his side as he finished fourth in 28.97 seconds.
It seems that these two heats did not end well for the race favourites, as they failed to achieve the victory, but it was an exciting and competitive race that ended on a good note for some and on a sad note for others.
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