Betfair Radio's Greyhound Magazine Show

/ Editor / 17 October 2008 / Leave a Comment

Get your weekly fix of greyhound news right here on betting.betfair.com with our man in the know, Mark Sullivan.

We spoke to the racing manager at Cork, Brian Jones. The final of the Irish Laurel is one of the biggest nights of the year there, and Slip The Lark is a strong contender.

The English St Leger reaches its second round stage at Wimbledon on Friday. We talked to Richard Rees, the trainer of Division Belle, a dog owned by a syndicate from the Houses of Parliament!

Saturday is the final night of racing at Reading, which closes after almost 40 years. Martyn Dore, the general manager at the Berkshire track, has been involved in the place since day one as his late father Bill built it. We talked to him about what the future holds.

Finally, the Greyhound Writers' Association is taking a much higher profile these days, in particular for its recently inaugurated Greyhound of the Month Award. John Forbes, Northern correspondent of the Racing Post, is the secretary of the GWA , and he revealed how the organisation has got some big ideas.