Newcastle show had it all......   
 
DON’T know your thoughts on the Sky broadcast from Newcastle on Wednesday but our take was that it was one of the best shows so far this year with plenty of variety, including archive footage of the two greyhounds who did more in modern times to raise the profile of this sport than any other, Mick The Miller notwithstanding that is!

The sight of Ballyregan Bob winging his way to a world record number of consecutive wins at Hove and the enigmatic Scurlogue Champ landing his second Television Trophy at Brough Park, as Newcastle was then known, brought memories flooding back of a golden era for greyhound racing. 

 
 
Something for everyone at Tyneside gala 
IT will be with just a touch of trepidation that County Durham trainer Kelly Macari leads Mill Bling Bling to the starting traps for tonight’s £10,000 William Hill All England Cup final on a star-studded card at Newcastle.

With seven wins from 16 starts and a seemingly plum draw in trap one, Mill Bling Bling is the one the bookies believe they all have to beat, but Kelly is not exactly oozing confidence, never mind sharing the layers’ assessment of the race.