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[The_Runt]

@TwoRunnyEggs

What night are the second round heats? I’m thinking if going to Limerick Friday night. U presume half the heats are on friday and half Saturday?

I think they are all on Saturday night but I am open to correction

[The_Dunph]

@HangBlaa

Yes, great dam lines, and in particular the Diva litter are super, Dvinksi is the best bitch i have seen for a long time.

I have temptresses full sister, and am selling bitches at the minute, depending on interest, this will be agret gauge of how bad things are at the moment, as 3 years ago I would have them sold in 24 hours.

I know the brood bitch you are talking about, HB. What stud dog did you go to? I think i remember you saying one of the American sires…

Edit: I see now who you went to. Very good.

@TwoRunnyEggs

What night are the second round heats? I’m thinking if going to Limerick Friday night. U presume half the heats are on friday and half Saturday?

All on Saturday night as the Runt said. Forget about this weekend, i won’t be able to go boozing with you this weekend and anyway it’s only the second round. Come up any other weekend. If you were thinking of two weekends include the final anyway on December 18th.

[The_Runt]

I’m going to try and make this Saturday but I’d say it could be a struggle.

[SHANNONSIDER]

@The Dunph

What a thoroughly enjoyable night was had at Limerick tonight. I was impressed with heat winners Monlesa Alsation, Confident Nestor, Colorful Champ, Westmead Bond and Beaming Dilemma. I was most impressed with Monlesa Alsation who ran a stormer despite reports he was doubtful to run during the week. The two Farley dogs were very disappointing for me. Foolishly, i backed Turbo at 5/2 which with hindsight was foolhardy given how bad his brother ran earlier in the night. I also backed Westmead Bolt at 2/1 but he left his chance of winning at the start. I backed Confident Nestor at 2/1 which was a gift and paid for the rest of the night. I had him an even money shot in my book.

On the bookmaking front, i must give huge credit to Tom Carey tonight who is the only one in there with a pair of balls. For example in the Colorful Champ race, Dinny Gould opened the Champ at evens before pushing him out to 6/4 after glancing at his neighbours boards. He had Farley Blitz at 1/2. Carey opened the Champ at 7/4 and quickly rubbed it out and went 2/1 despite everyone else being 6/4. He also went 4/6 Blitz wheras most of the others wouldn’t budge from 1/2. I was impressed with Carey all night and will make a point of taking my business to him wherever possible in future. There was a somewhat farcical situation with the bookies before the 7th heat containing big names like Dromore Dazzler, Thurlesbeg Joker and Skywalker Queen. They all seemed unwilling to price it up and eventually did so as the dogs were being put in traps. Dinny Gould couldn’t seem to make up his mind. First he had Dromore Dazzler at 2/1 and the Joker 1/2 while leaving Skywalker Queen blank and the next thing then he throws Skywalker Queen in at 1/2 and changes the other dogs around. The Joker ended up evens on his board. Skywalker Queen 1/2? WTF? There’s a young fella above the other end who i won’t exempt from criticism and that is young O’Donoghue. He should take a good long hard look at himself. Tonight was one of the biggest nights of the year in there and with class dogs racing his book was close to 200% on many occasions. For example in one race i remember Tom Carey going 8/1, 8/1, 14/1 on three outsiders while the young fella below went 5/1, 5/1, 7/1 and was no better on the three fancied dogs. There’s a few fellas in there who would want to cop the fuck on to themselves, if they can’t do a decent book on a night like the Leger 1st round then we may as well forget about it. I heard one man remark in the ring at one stage “Jaysus, they’re worse than ever”. Credit where it’s due to Tom Carey.

Tremendous eye witness account there Dunph, mate. Is a night in Limerick as good as a night in Mecca these days? I haven’t been home since it opened.
Will the TFKCSC all be in attendance on Leger final night? That’s when I’ll be making my bow at the new Field of Dreams.

[The_Dunph]

@SHANNONSIDER**

Tremendous eye witness account there Dunph, mate. Is a night in Limerick as good as a night in Mecca these days? I haven’t been home since it opened.
Will the TFKCSC all be in attendance on Leger final night? That’s when I’ll be making my bow at the new Field of Dreams.

I would say it’s at least on a par and maybe even better than a night at Shelbourne. The facilities are top class and the racing has been top drawer so far. Hopefully, it continues that way. What i would like to see there in the next 2-3 months is a good quality unraced stake.

I’d be surprised if we didn’t have the full contingent present for Leger final night, mate…

[TwoRunnyEggs]

I’ll leave it this weekend so and head up in a few weeks. December 18th is ideal, I’ll probably be heading up to the city to do my shopping in the €2 shop anyway.

[The_Dunph]

@TwoRunnyEggs

I’ll leave it this weekend so and head up in a few weeks. December 18th is ideal, I’ll probably be heading up to the city to do my shopping in the €2 shop anyway.

:lol:

Think about coming up for the quarter-finals the weekend after this.

[The_Dunph]

This Tony Cameron fella of Fatboyz fame must have a lot of dogs, he seems to have dogs/pups for sale on data every week. He has a Jul 09 dog Westmead Hawk x Droopys Gabriela for sale for €600. Qualified Limerick 30.49. :huh:

[The_Dunph]

Just looking back over last years Comerford Cakes and what a high class stake it was. Here is the first round results:

http://www.igb.ie/Trainers-Landing/Results/View-Results/?track=SPK&date=21-Nov-2009

What a heat the 3rd heat was - Tullymurry Act beating Fatboyz Tyson with Makeshift and future Derby winner Tyrur McGuigan (12/1) down the field.

[HangBlaa]

@The Dunph

I would say it’s at least on a par and maybe even better than a night at Shelbourne. The facilities are top class and the racing has been top drawer so far. Hopefully, it continues that way. What i would like to see there in the next 2-3 months is a good quality unraced stake.

Could a man have back his dog to win 40k @ 4/6 on his dog (as happened in Mecca a few weeks back). You know who SS**.

Could an ordinary punter you have 3k at 5/1, and again at 3/1 on your dog in a saturday night open ??

Ok Mecca is weak as piss on Wed and thur nights, but on a saturday you can still punt hard.

[The_Dunph]

@HangBlaa

[b]Could a man have back his dog to win 40k @ 4/6 on his dog (as happened in Mecca a few weeks back). You know who SS**.

Could an ordinary punter you have 3k at 5/1, and again at 3/1 on your dog in a saturday night open ??[/b]
Ok Mecca is weak as piss on Wed and thur nights, but on a saturday you can still punt hard.

I know you’re talking about in the first case HB and the dog won. But would another man get on nearly as much with Hegarty? In fairness it is a unique case.

Look, Limerick is a long way from Shelbournes standards in terms of getting money on but perhaps it’s improving slightly. I saw one man have €1k on Makeshift and in an earlier race i saw a fella collect €3k off one of the bookies. I mentioned already about Tom Carey and his impressive display in there Friday night (in comparison to the rest who were spineless).

[The_Dunph]

I hope the Leger won’t be called off tomorrow. They’re giving woeful weather and there are already a spate of horse race meets called off for tomorrow including Fairyhouse…

[TwoRunnyEggs]

@The Dunph

I hope the Leger won’t be called off tomorrow. They’re giving woeful weather and there are already a spate of horse race meets called off for tomorrow including Fairyhouse…

They’re giving the going as soft to heavy at Greenpark for the weekend. :unsure:

[The_Runt]

@The Dunph

I hope the Leger won’t be called off tomorrow. They’re giving woeful weather and there are already a spate of horse race meets called off for tomorrow including Fairyhouse…

I believe it was this weekend last year where heavy fog cost George Bunratty her shot at immortality.
The final of the A1 sweep was due to be staged in the Markets Field, she was flying at home, but then the meeting was cancelled due to fog and rescheduled for the following week. Poor old George put up 2lbs and went into season in the intervening week and came home 6 of 6.

She never raced again.

[HangBlaa]

@The Dunph

I know you’re talking about in the first case HB and the dog won. But would another man get on nearly as much with Hegarty? In fairness it is a unique case.

Look, Limerick is a long way from Shelbournes standards in terms of getting money on but perhaps it’s improving slightly. I saw one man have €1k on Makeshift and in an earlier race i saw a fella collect €3k off one of the bookies. I mentioned already about Tom Carey and his impressive display in there Friday night (in comparison to the rest who were spineless).

Ah yeah, the first case is certainly unique. it will be probably yourself that tales like that are told of in 20 years time Dunph.

But it is good to hear that Tom Carey is fronting up, and he will reap teh rewards.

Lifford and Kilkenny are hard bet for punting though, dont think there is anywhere else you could have 2k on a bitch in and N3 on a wednesday at 2/1 and 7/4 and her still return 6/4.

[SHANNONSIDER]

@The Dunph

Just looking back over last years Comerford Cakes and what a high class stake it was. Here is the first round results:

Greyhound Racing Ireland - 404

What a heat the 3rd heat was - Tullymurry Act beating Fatboyz Tyson with Makeshift and future Derby winner Tyrur McGuigan (12/1) down the field.

Fair heat alright Dunph. I think Leger Final night in Limerick will be epic. Are we all on the lash afterwards aswell? Or are fellas going to slink off home?

[The_Dunph]

@SHANNONSIDER**

Fair heat alright Dunph. I think Leger Final night in Limerick will be epic. Are we all on the lash afterwards aswell? Or are fellas going to slink off home?

Lets hope so, it could be a preamble to Clonmel.

[manaboutdog]

I’ve just realised that I’m otherwise engaged on the night of the 18th!

I hope to be in attendance tonight though, are you heading in Dunph?

[The_Dunph]

It seems there was an attempted hijack of greyhoundnuts today. :lol:

[The_Runt]

DO NOT GO ONTO NUTS

I went on there and it threw a virus onto my machine.
The anti-virus caught it and deleted it.