Daily Dogs Bet: It's Northern Puppies semis day but Billingham's your girl on the support card says Darrell Williams

Daily Greyhound Bets / Darrell Williams / 22 October 2009 / Leave a Comment

"Southwind Harry, who returns to the scene of his Gold Collar win, having beaten a decent field, including Hurleys Hero and Crown Rover, can complete a double for Billingham by taking the 590m contest at 20.19."

With Belle Vue's puppy heats a shade too competitive Darrell Williams is siding with Kim Billingham to provide the goods in the supporting Opens

While the Northern Flat semi-finals hold pride of place on tonight's Open race segment of the Belle Vue BAGS card, I've reluctantly left them alone as they look just too competitive, and have instead focused on the two supporting Opens, which appear far more backer friendly.

Dessies Blueboy looked as if he might make a serious impact in the St Leger after a solid first round win at Wimbledon, only to narrowly loose out on qualification in the quarter-finals. But a return to Manchester should hold no fears for the Kim Billingham-trained stayer who was fourth in the Cock O'The North final at the track back in May. With a record of three wins in his last five outings he's certainly in good shape and should capture tonight's 670m race (due off at 20.19) possibly at the expense of Villiers Treacy, who is open to more improvement having only recently moved up to six bends. But I think "Dessies' might have too much experience at this stage and recommend a wager at [2.8] or bigger.

Southwind Harry returns to the scene of his August Gold Collar win where he beat a decent field, including Hurleys Hero and Crown Rover, and can complete a double for Billingham by taking the 590m contest at 20.19.

Not disgraced in two recent four bend races at Coventry, he has a 3/6 record over CD and looks sure to relish the return to his favoured distance. He should just prove too classy for improving Bower Surfer, who rates the obvious danger. I'd be looking for [3.3] minimum.