General Chat

becs haven't been yet but have a track in tipner portsmouth which might be recieving us as visitors soon.xxxxxxxx(((:

ive been to oxford, (very nice) poole (very nice) birmingham (very nice) and swindon, (absolute s**t hole!!!) lol! sheila where's the one with the disco?

something warm if youre gonna be outdoors, the track round here has an outdoor bit and a indoor bar and restaurant bit that has a disco on after the races (a very strange affair lol)

whatever you want but wrap up warm. if you want to watch it from outside on the terrace it gets mighty chilly. xx

Look for a bitch in form !! thats to say,look at the names on the sheet and it should tell you whether they are are a dog or bitch in little letters. eg brb=brindle bitch bd=black dog wb=white bitch if its the only one in the race,ie 5 dogs and one bitch,line up,and has come second or better first,last time out back it.........especially if its a fast starter. If it rains heavily concentrate on traps 5&6&4-they usually have an advantage. If its walthamstow-good luck-horrible tight track-often causes problems at the bend. Mainly a bitch that won last time out is worth having again. :-)))

Question for the ladies and Paul (S) - What does one wear to the 'dogs'? xxx

Thanks for all your great advice... *goes to research greyhound racing on the Internet*

I've been a few times when I was in Oxford, we have a track here but strangely I've never been. Was quite good run if I remember. Think horse racing, on a smaller scale (and without the jockeys) lol

40p a race, 4,5,6 reversed. i have no idea what that means but i always break even! lol! or bet on the one that does a poo on the walk out, its lighter!

I just went for the names i liked - seemed to work ok

You usually get a form sheet on the dogs much the same as horse racing and get given odds.

Alcohol seems to be an ongoing theme here... How do you know which dog to bet on?? becx

Get drunk and win some money if youre lucky lol - actually its quite fun

Manda - sounds good *throws olive stone at Gwynne!*

Take plenty of money. Bet 3 & 1 all about or something like that! Have fun. Anna

stay home. I'm not fast enough to beat one. Boom Boom. Gwynne

Anyone been greyhound racing? What do you do?