We run the rule over Friday's greyhounds action and pick out our best bets and race-by-race selections.
BEST BET: Oakfield Caesar (T6, 8.53 Romford)
NEXT BEST: Chopchop Hope (T4, 9.09 Romford)
TREBLE: Droopys Griezman (T3, 7.12 Romford)
By Richard Wilson
It’s open action all the way at Romford this evening and we have three selections to try and get a weekend full of sport off to a perfect start.
Some hot maidens start proceedings and the talented Droopys Griezman (T3) is fancied to continue his progress with victory in a competitive contest at 7.12.
The Forest Master dog was deemed good enough for the Kent Derby when last seen in competitive open company last month, outrunning odds of 25-1 behind some smart types such as Droopys Gold and Angry Man.
He wasn’t beaten far by the latter on that day, and after finishing second the last twice in trial events, Paul Young’s charge is fancied to relish this return to more competitive six-runner field company.
Oakfield Caesar (T6) has done this column a couple of favours in recent months and John Mullins’ three-year-old is fancied to land the Friday Night 500 final at 8.53.
He already has the beating of Bubbly Torpedo and Bang On Giles based on their outing in the heats seven days ago, and there appears to be no reason for the form to be reversed.
The Gold Collar runner-up has some smart form behind Roswell Romanov and Forest Chunk, and could be capable of putting this field to the sword if allowed an easy run up the outside.
Chopchop Hope (T4) was quick away in the heats last week and he has the beating of Dower Forgold based on those exertions.
The latter has plenty to find and the likes of Pro Angel, who got the better of Barnfield Angel last time out, look likely to provide sterner tests for the selection this time round at 9.09.
Friday’s race-by-race selections:
BELLE VUE
7.25 (1-4-2)
7.40 (5-1-2)
7.55 (3-5-6)
8.10 (6-5-4)
8.25 (6-3-4)
8.40 (6-2-3)
8.55 (4-1-6)
9.10 (6(Nap)-2-1)
9.25 (4(nb)-3-2)
9.40 (5-2-4)
9.55 (2-6-1)
10.10 (3-6-4)
10.25 (5-6-3)
CRAYFORD
6.33 (3-4-5)
6.49 (3-4-5)
7.06 (2(Nap)-5-1)
7.22 (4-2-5)
7.37 (1-6-5)
7.53 (3-2-4)
8.09 (2-5-1)
8.24 (4-2-6)
8.41 (5-6-4)
8.57 (3-4-2)
9.12 (6-4-1)
9.28 (6-1-2)
9.44 (2-3-6)
10.00 (4(nb)-3-2)
HARLOW
7.35 (5(Nap)-4-6)
7.51 (2-6-3)
8.07 (5-3-1)
8.23 (3-6-1)
8.39 (2(nb)-6-1)
8.55 (2-1-4)
9.11 (3-5-4)
9.27 (6-4-3)
9.43 (1-5-2)
9.59 (2-5-1)
10.15 (4-5-3)
HOVE
2.08 (2-4-5)
2.27 (6(Nap)-5-4)
2.47 (2-1-4)
3.07 (1-2-6)
3.28 (4-1-6)
3.48 (5-3-1)
4.08 (1-6-4)
4.27 (3-6-4)
4.47 (6(nb)-5-1)
5.07 (5-1-2)
5.22 (6-1-5)
5.38 (1-3-6)
5.56 (1-4-3)
6.11 (4-3-1)
KINSLEY
10.31 (1-4-6)
10.46 (2-3-5)
11.00 (5-3-2)
11.16 (5-2-4)
11.31 (4-1-5)
11.44 (2-3-4)
11.58 (1-6-2)
12.17 (6-3-4)
12.33 (4-3-2)
12.47 (6-4-5)
1.04 (5(Nap)-3-2)
1.19 (6(nb)-3-1)
1.33 (3-5-6)
1.49 (6-3-4)
MILDENHALL
7.30 (5-3-2)
7.45 (6-2-5)
8.00 (6-1-5)
8.15 (3-1-6)
8.30 (2-5-4)
8.44 (2(Nap)-6-1)
8.58 (3-6-4)
9.12 (6-5-4)
9.26 (4(nb)-2-1)
9.40 (2-3-4)
9.54 (6-1-4)
10.08 (2-1-6)
MONMORE
2.18 (4(Nap)-1-2)
2.37 (6-1-5)
2.57 (1-4-3)
3.17 (3(nb)-4-5)
3.38 (4-3-6)
3.58 (3-6-5)
4.18 (1-6-5)
4.37 (5-3-2)
4.57 (3-2-1)
5.17 (4-3-2)
5.33 (4-3-5)
5.47 (5-3-1)
6.04 (4-3-1)
6.18 (6-4-2)
NOTTINGHAM
6.28 (3(Nap)-4-6)
6.44 (5-6-2)
7.01 (1-2-3)
7.16 (3(nb)-1-6)
7.32 (1-2-6)
7.48 (5-1-2)
8.04 (4-1-6)
8.19 (4-1-6)
8.36 (2-4-6)
8.52 (1-3-5)
9.07 (5-2-4)
9.22 (6-2-4)
9.40 (6-5-3)
9.58 (2-6-1)
10.15 (1-4-2)
PELAW GRANGE
7.30 (6-5-1)
7.50 (3(nb)-1-2)
8.10 (1-4-6)
8.30 (2-5-1)
8.50 (2(Nap)-5-6)
9.10 (2-5-6)
9.30 (1-2-4)
PETERBOROUGH
7.30 (2-4-5)
7.45 (6-1-5)
8.00 (1-5-2)
8.14 (3-4-1)
8.28 (6-3-1)
8.42 (3-1-2)
8.56 (1(Nap)-4-3)
9.10 (5-3-2)
9.24 (2-3-1)
9.38 (4(nb)-3-6)
10.02 (4-1-2)
10.16 (3-2-1)
10.30 (1-3-4)
ROMFORD
6.36 (6-4-3)
6.55 (5-6-3)
7.12 (3-1-6)
7.29 (1-5-6)
7.46 (4-6-1)
8.03 (1-6-5)
8.21 (4-1-3)
8.37 (3-2-1)
8.53 (6(Nap)-5-3)
9.09 (4(nb)-5-1)
9.26 (2-1-6)
9.44 (3-4-6)
10.01 (2-3-1)
10.23 (2-6-5)
SHAWFIELD
8.00 (4-1-3)
8.17 (5-4-2)
8.34 (3(Nap)-5-4)
8.51 (2-4-1)
9.08 (5(nb)-3-1)
9.25 (1-2-3)
9.42 (2-1-5)
10.00 (3-1-4)
SHEFFIELD
6.39 (3-1-6)
6.56 (6-1-2)
7.11 (4-1-5)
7.27 (1-4-6)
7.43 (1(nb)-3-5)
7.58 (5-6-2)
8.14 (1-6-2)
8.31 (1-2-6)
8.47 (3-2-4)
9.02 (4-6-1)
9.17 (1-6-4)
9.33 (1-2-5)
9.50 (5-3-2)
10.07 (6-1-2)
10.23 (5(Nap)-1-6)
10.40 (1-5-3)
SUNDERLAND
7.25 (5-3-1)
7.39 (2-5-4)
7.54 (4(nb)-3-1)
8.11 (6-5-3)
8.27 (6-3-4)
8.44 (2-4-5)
9.00 (2-3-4)
9.16 (3-4-5)
9.33 (3-1-5)
9.49 (6(Nap)-3-2)
10.05 (5-6-4)
10.20 (5-3-6)
10.35 (4-2-3)
SWINDON
10.38 (6-3-2)
10.53 (4-2-6)
11.07 (4-6-1)
11.23 (4-6-3)
11.37 (6-3-1)
11.51 (5-2-4)
12.08 (1-6-5)
12.24 (4-6-1)
12.39 (3(Nap)-6-2)
12.57 (3-1-4)
1.11 (1-3-6)
1.27 (2-6-1)
1.44 (4-5-6)
1.58 (4(nb)-1-6)