On Saturday evening all eyes were on the Derby Final at Wimbledon for most of the Greyhound fratenity but for the members of Category 1's Topstar Honcho syndicate all eyes were on Monmore Green and the 7.58 Div 1 of the Maiden Open that saw our very own Topstar Honcho in the blue of Trap 2.
 
Obviously the Bookmakers had been reading his Irish form and opened him up at a very cautious 6/4, he did however drift to 7/4 before our members decided that was as good as it might get and proceeded to highlight their support for young Starry Boy!
 
Going off the 4/5 Favourite Star rocketed from the boxes and put down a supersonic 4.16 sectional which took him to the front at the first bend, from there on he showed what raw pace he has and put the rest of the field to the sword stretching out and going clear by 8 or so lengths down the back straight, Oi Oi was the cry as Star continued relentlessly on to the line clocking a superb 28.32 and winning by an official margin of 5 lengths.
 
All our members thoroughly enjoyed what was a magnificent performance by Star and Lance, Pam and all the Team at the Iceman Racing Kennels. Our thanks go to everyone at the Iceman Kennels for all their patience and hard work and it is all very much appreciated. On another note one of the members of the Topstar Honcho syndicate 'Crazy Dave' or 'Lucky' as he is known had his first ever experience as a greyhound owner crowned with a victory thanks to Star and the team. As a result of Star's success Dave made his way to the bar and from there on in the Champagne flowed and 'Crazy Dave' and the rest of us enjoyed the remainder of the evening!
 
Star now runs at Sheffield on Tuesday in another Maiden Open over the 480mtr trip and we hope he will continue to improve as the weeks go by.
 
I spoke with Dave up at Questhouse yesterday in preparation for my trip up there next week and all is well will Big Chief and the Westmead Hawk x Jazz Hurricane litter.
 
We should have some new pictures of Big Chief on his page very soon and if anybody is interested in becoming involved in the Big Chief syndicate then please be quick as their are only 2 places remaining.

A brilliant nights racing awaits at Monmore Green tonight, a smashing Open race card with our own Topstar Honcho running in Division 1 of the maiden. I have pasted the race form below and its looks a very interesting race indeed.
All eyes will be on the screens to watch the Live action from Wimbledon culminating in the Greyhound Derby Final.

If anyone has’nt got Sky or cannot get to a screen then you can do worse than clicking this link, justin.tv it is free and instant.....enjoy the night.

Advantage Martti and Topstar Honcho will be trialing at Coventry on Tuesday over the sprint trip.

Our pup Big Chief is coming along nicely and we should have some new video footage of him and his littermates on his syndicate page very soon. All is well up at Questhouse and the Westmead Hawk x Jazz Hurricane pups are coming along very nicely and we may be looking to purchase a few more pups before the year is out from Questhouse as Dave is looking to produce even more superb litters.
Miss Wonderful (Advantage Martti) has gone to a sire I am very keen on in Droopys Maldini and that is definately a litter we will be considering as well as any litter Droopys Lena or Final Rose may produce before the end of the year.

Please visit our forum at category1greyhounds and become a member. We have a range of superb competitions and prizes for the winners and they are all free to enter, all you have to do is register as a member to get involved.

Congratulations to Andy Wilson as he is currently leading our derby competition with maximum points after the first two rounds, there is however a long way to go yet and it could all change. Also, our next Sky night tipping competition is scheduled for Tuesday 19th May which is Derby Q-Final's night.
The cash jackpot is now £100 after nobody managed to win on Peterborough Puppy Derby night, remember its free to enter any of the competitions providing your a forum member.