Lodgefield Start to enjoy an easy trip in the Mulvaney Bookmakers Open 525 Semi-Final
Entries for the Mulvaney Bookmakers Open 525 Semi-Final are highlighted by those who have not raced at the open level before, and if any of the contenders did give it a try, the results were not heartwarming. The only note worthy entry for the 525 yards
challenge is the three-year-old black dog, Lodgefield Start.
He could not win any of the two open races that he became a part of, but finished a respectable second at both the occasions. He has travelled well through the two seasons, racing the Grade T races and then coming up to the open level after competing in
the Grade A1 to A2 level.
On 13th July, Hades Rocket’s son scored second in the Gain Greyhound 28 525 at Harold’s Cross over 525 yards. The collective favourite had drawn the fifth trap. He broke into an early pace, and steered through the traffic in a manner that he led
near the line only, completing the trip in 28.74 seconds.
It was not by any highly significant margin that the three-year-old lost the race, he was kept adrift by the winner, Night Time Hawk, only by a short head’s difference.
Both the winner and the runner-up clocked the distance at the same time, but the Callery trained enjoyed just the slightest bit of advantage when it came to the margin.
The black dog out of, Lodgefield Dawn, then monopolised the second spot in the Greyhound Sales @ The Cross 550 on 20th July, 2012 at Harold’s Cross. Breaking out of the second trap, the Traynor trained led the track from the third position, and
ran to the wire in 30.37 seconds.
The evening’s favourite missed the winning spot by the margin of 1 ½ lengths as the winner, Roll On Rover, claimed the €400 prize money in 30.25 seconds.
The three-year-old has prepared for the race by concluding a Grade T1 over 525 yards in 28.83 seconds on 15th September, 2012.
The 3 to 1 entry shares the odds with Rathbawn Tommy and Pucker Up. The rest contesting in the race tonight include The Other Walker, Lady Blackpool and Lanesdown Pen.
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