Timeform Greyhound SmartPlays: Caution, a Hot bet at Perry Barr

Perry Barr - 17.49 - Back Cats Magic (Trap 1)

As a Nov' 20 greyhound, CATS MAGIC (T1) is into the twilight of her career but she evidently retains plenty of enthusiasm following an all-the-way win in A6 company last month (had a spell at Kinsley prior to that). She meets a few unknown quantities in the 17.49 but on our sectionals, is a short price to be leading up on the inside, where she will be a tough nut to crack.

Perry Barr - 19.03 - Back Group Blondie (Trap 4)

There's plenty of pace on the inside in the 19.03 contest but conversely, there's also a couple of habitual slow starters out wide. With that in mind, the make-up could be ideal for GROUP BLONDIE (T4) who boasts a nice blend of speed and stamina for the 480m trip and last week's run can be easily overlooked (suffered two pieces of crowding).

Perry Barr - 19.56 - Back Caution Hot (Trap 1)

Having graded on at A4 Perry Barr company in February, CAUTION HOT (T1) quickly got on the up with back-to-back wins in March before an A2 breakthrough last month. Caution Hot stuck to his task nicely when runner-up in this grade last week, suggesting he's still in top form, and not yet fully exposed, he could easily improve again in the 19.56 affair.