Thursday's Greyhound Racing Tips - 18 December 2025
It's the semi-finals of the Premier Greyhound Racing All England Cup this evening at Newcastle. We have three tips for the card, including a pair in the semis themselves.
Thursday's Tips
*** Salacres Belleza - 8.36 Newcastle
** Droopys Bookem - 7.44 Newcastle
* Droopys Sort - 8.01 Newcastle
Opportunities over this far are rare, so Salacres Belleza will be set up perfectly to take advantage of this one when it has been presented to her. She has run over eight bends just three times so far in her career, runner-up in the Dorando to Alright Patricia on Derby final night, a win over this track and trip and a win at Hove. She can make it 3/4 over eight bends tonight, relishing the step back up in trip.
The performance from Droopys Bookem in the opening round of the All England Cup was exceptional, using all of his trackcraft to find the right gap. Once that was done, the pace he showed to take advantage was impressive and while trap three is a little wider than his ideal starting position, there is not masses of early for him to clear. If he can turn handy, he should prove strongest.
Droopys Sort has a great slot to work from in his All England Cup semi-final on paper and the Classic finalist should need no second invitation to get a spot in another Category One final booked. He can hold his position to the bend and should turn closer to the speed than he did in his heat where he had to come from last to first to pick up the re-opposing Toddys Tank.
