"I was jumping round like Newcastle had just won the Champions League" - Wicky Ned lands the Time 3 Steps To Victory
Wicky Ned landed the Time Greyhound Nutrition 3 Steps To Victory at Sheffield on Sunday afternoon while Romeo Alliance is quickest in the JR Racing Juvenile Classic
Sheffield pictures and quotes courtesy of Rob Crawford
Ned is away and gone to land a third Sheffield Cat One
Wicky Ned was electric from the boxes to pick up the Time Greyhound Nutrition 3 Steps To Victory at Sheffield on Sunday afternoon. The draw in six was something a little different for him to think about but it proved to be a ping box to launch him to a 38.98 success.
Winning trainer Jimmy Fenwick said afterwards, "With nothing on his outside he had every chance to lead the bend, I thought if he was leading it would take a real good dog to come from behind him." As it happened there were smart dogs behind him but although both Arthur Job and Chelms Bear were closing the gap on the leader late on, they were never going to get there.
The step up to 660m was an unknown but the winning time was the quickest of the year so far at Owlerton. Fenwick has some potentially ambitious plans for Wicky Ned saying, "We can look forward to going to other races, maybe the International next Saturday night at Dundalk."
That contest is also sponsored by Time. Willie Rigney representing the sponsors welcomed the idea of Wicky Ned heading across the Irish Sea saying "I'm delighted to hear that he's possibly on his way to Dundalk, he's a dog who has a bit of an affinity for taking Time's money as he took the Northern Flat as well!"
It was BresBet who were paying out Wicky Ned in 2024 after his wins in the Gymcrack and Steel City Cup at Sheffield. Not only the money for the two competitions but Wicky Ned also took the bonus for winning both of those Sheffield contests, a track that he is calling his own.
Janssens at the double in the JR Racing Juvenile Classic
Towcester saw four heats of the 500m Cat One for puppies on Sunday afternoon where Romeo Alliance took top billing courtesy of a flying 28.66 success. A sub 4.00 split was always going to make him a tough one to catch, making it a double on the afternoon for the prefix in the heats after an opening victory for Romeo Ability in 29.51.
Santas Amigo was another of the main players in the ante-post betting. He got the job done in the third heat, scoring in a time of 29.08 for David Mullins. The second heat also went the way of a Romford handler as Crossfield Roger was successful for Paul Young in 29.17.
