Vol 11 / No 24 29 November 2019 Fortnightly by Subscription calendar GBGB Rule Changes & Trainers Notice Mark Burridge on Owners’ Kennel Visits Kennelhand of the Year Nominations Sought Nottingham Carling Eclipse winner Ice On Fire with connections Photo: Steve Nash L-R: trainer Jimmy Fenwick, owner Dave Spraggon, Melanie Fenwick and Pat Spraggon FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS - WWW.GBGB.ORG.UK -VSSV^.).)VU;^P[[LY'NYL`OV\UKIVHYK'NINIZ[HɈHUK0UZ[HNYHTHUK-HJLIVVR CATEGORY ONE FINALS Date Distance Track Event Fri 06 Dec 575m Romford Coral Essex Vase 7XH'HF P%ULWLVK%UHG 6KHIÀHOG %*%)%ULWLVK%UHG'HUE\ Sat 14 Dec 476m Bitches Swindon The English Oaks 2019 7KX'HF P3XSSLHV 1HZFDVWOH $OFRQH[1RUWKHUQ3XSS\'HUE\ 6DW'HF P %ULJKWRQ +RYH &RUDO2O\PSLF Sunday 26th January 2020 Royal Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, London, W2 2TY 7KH*%*%*UH\KRXQGRIWKH<HDU DZDUGVZLOOEHKHDGLQJEDFNWRWKH 5R\DO/DQFDVWHU/RQGRQRQ6XQGD\WK -DQXDU\ Interest for the event is heating up and tickets are priced at £95, which includes a sparkling wine reception, three-course meal with wine and HQWHUWDLQPHQWXQWLOODWH 7RSXUFKDVHWLFNHWVDQGRUIRUIXUWKHULQIRUPDWLRQSOHDVHFDOOWKH*%*% on 020 7822 0902 5RRPVDUHDYDLODEOHDWWKH5R\DO/DQFDVWHU/RQGRQ,QRUGHUWRUHFHLYH DGLVFRXQWIURPWKHEHVWIOH[LEOHUDWH DWWKHWLPHRIERRNLQJ please use the special event rate code Greyhound20207RPDNH \RXUUHVHUYDWLRQ\RXFDQERRNRQOLQHYLDwww.royallancaster.com or DOWHUQDWLYHO\\RXFDQFDOO020 7551 6000 :HKDYHDOLPLWHGQXPEHURIVSRQVRUVKLSRSSRUWXQLWLHVOHIWDQGLI\RX are interested in sponsoring at the 2019 Awards, please contact Zoë Brown on 020 7822 0908 or email [email protected] BAGS KENNELHAND OF THE YEAR 2019 +XPDQFDWHJRULHVFHOHEUDWHGRQWKHQLJKWRIWKH*%*%*UH\KRXQGRIWKH<HDU $ZDUGVZLOOLQFOXGHWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRKRQRXURQHH[FHSWLRQDONHQQHOKDQG IRUWKHLUKDUGZRUNFRPPLWPHQWDQGGHYRWLRQHVSHFLDOO\WRWKHJUH\KRXQGV $Q\ERG\LQYROYHGLQWKHLQGXVWU\FDQQRPLQDWHWKHSHUVRQZKRKDVVKRZQ WUHPHQGRXVGHGLFDWLRQSXWVLQWKHH[WUDKRXUVDQGZLOODOZD\VJRWKDWH[WUD PLOH7KHZLQQHURIWKH%$*6VSRQVRUHG.HQQHOKDQGRIWKH<HDUZLOO UHFHLYHDWURSK\ WZRWLFNHWVWRWKHDZDUGVDQGDFFRPPRGDWLRQDWWKH 5R\DO/DQFDVWHU/RQGRQ Mark Bird, Managing Director said: ¶.HQQHOKDQGVDUHWKHIRRWVROGLHUVRIJUH\KRXQGUDFLQJ8QVRFLDODQGLQPDQ\ FDVHVORQJKRXUVFRQWULEXWHWRZK\WKHJUH\KRXQGUDFLQJLQGXVWU\LVLPPHQVHO\ SURXGRIWKHZRUNWKH\GRRQEHKDOIRIWKHVSRUW7KHIDFWWKDWZHKDYHD QXPEHURI*%*%.HQQHOKDQG$SSUHQWLFHVFXUUHQWO\ZRUNLQJWKURXJKWKHLU DSSUHQWLFHVKLSVKLJKOLJKWVDKLJKGHJUHHRISURIHVVLRQDOLVPWRJUH\KRXQGFDUH DQGZHOIDUH7KLVLVRXUFKDQFHWRVKRZFDVHWKHLQFUHGLEOHZRUNWKDWWKH\GR·· 1RPLQDWLRQVVKRXOGLQFOXGHDEULHIGHVFULSWLRQRIZK\\RXWKLQNWKHLQGLYLGXDO ZRXOGEHDZRUWK\ZLQQHURIWKLVDZDUGDORQJZLWK\RXURZQFRQWDFWGHWDLOV 1RPLQDWLRQVPXVWEHUHFHLYHGE\7KXUVGD\QG-DQXDU\ Email [email protected]¶.HQQHOKDQGRIWKH<HDU ·$SDQHOFRPSULVLQJDQXPEHURILQGXVWU\H[SHUWVZLOOPHHWWRGLVFXVV HDFKQRPLQDWLRQ Tickets to the event are priced at £95 per person and include a drinks reception, three course meal, wine and HQWHUWDLQPHQWXQWLOODWH 7RERRN\RXUWLFNHWDQG or for further information, see opposite page, or FRQWDFWWKH*%*%RQ 020 7822 0902 .HQQHOKDQGRIWKH<HDU1DWKDQ+XQW ULJKW UHFHLYHVKLVDZDUGIURP%HWIUHG·V -RH6FDQORQ CALENDAR 1 SUNDAY MORNING KENNEL VISITS: AN OWNER’S BLOG Whilst racing greyhound owners may not be able to see their dogs on a daily basis, they try to visit them as often as possible and stay in regular contact with the trainers to check on their welfare. 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