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The dogs!
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Bec | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:31 |
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Anyone been greyhound racing? What do you do? |
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Guinevere | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:32 |
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stay home. I'm not fast enough to beat one. Boom Boom. Gwynne |
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Researching: |
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Nana Anna | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:33 |
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Take plenty of money. Bet 3 & 1 all about or something like that! Have fun. Anna |
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Bec | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:33 |
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Manda - sounds good *throws olive stone at Gwynne!* |
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**Sheesh | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:34 |
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Get drunk and win some money if youre lucky lol - actually its quite fun |
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Bec | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:37 |
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Alcohol seems to be an ongoing theme here... How do you know which dog to bet on?? becx |
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Nana Anna | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:40 |
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You usually get a form sheet on the dogs much the same as horse racing and get given odds. |
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**Sheesh | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:41 |
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I just went for the names i liked - seemed to work ok |
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Poolmaster | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:43 |
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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! |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:44 |
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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 |
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Bec | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:46 |
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Thanks for all your great advice... *goes to research greyhound racing on the Internet* |
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Bec | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:46 |
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Question for the ladies and Paul (S) - What does one wear to the 'dogs'? xxx |
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The Ego | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:48 |
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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. :-))) |
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Poolmaster | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:48 |
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whatever you want but wrap up warm. if you want to watch it from outside on the terrace it gets mighty chilly. xx |
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**Sheesh | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:49 |
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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) |
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Poolmaster | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:52 |
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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? |
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Lisa | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:53 |
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becs haven't been yet but have a track in tipner portsmouth which might be recieving us as visitors soon.xxxxxxxx(((: |
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**Sheesh | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:54 |
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Brough Park at Newcastle, theres one at Sunderland too but ive not been there. |
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Bec | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:54 |
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Thanks Alter Ego! We're going to..... ROMFORD!!!! xx |
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Poolmaster | Report | 19 Oct 2005 14:56 |
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bit far for me sheila! bec romford is one of the more famous ones so i guess it will be a decent ground xx |
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