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Healesville straight track specialist Duncan should be the ‘punters’ mate’, according to The Watchdog. He’s won six from nine (67%) over the 300m trip here, with a flying 16.50sec PB. And overall, he’s notched eight wins from 15 starts. “With empty draws on either side, he should get every chance to balance up and hit top gear very early and will take a power of beating,” The Watchdog said. However, the expert form analyst also highly rates improving ‘new kid on the block’, Louis The Legend who has won six…

Potential megastar Silver Lake will play the ‘lone ranger’, according to The Watchdog. He’s only contested nine races for five wins, but the expert form analyst is tipping a sub-29.70sec run could be on the cards tonight. “He is still learning what it’s all about but is a generational talent, and fingers crossed he can stay sound and continue to light up the track for greyhound fans,” The Watchdog said. Silver Lake established a new Ballarat 450m track record (24.69sec) on February 3, and he has registered a stunning 29.14sec…

TAB has put up a $2.50 quote on the Magpies to ‘slingshot’ the GWS Giants and middle-distance revelation Nangar Rust to win at The Meadows on Saturday night. Collingwood is 11th on the AFL ladder, with one win from three matches, following their after-the-siren loss to the Brisbane Lions on April Fool’s Day. Greater Western Sydney are ‘cellar dwellers’, in 17th position, and yet to win a game. Meanwhile, the Jason Thompson-trained Nangar Rust is TAB’s $1.75 favourite in a Mixed 4/5 (600m). He’s won 13 races from 26 starts,…

All hail ‘King Ferdinand’! The sport has a new sprinting sovereign – Ferdinand Boy. Trained by David Geall, Ferdinand Boy reigned supreme in tonight’s $67,000 Bottle-O Ballarat Cup final (450m). Utilising his favourite draw (Box 8) to full advantage, Ferdinand Boy ran his rivals off their paws to snare a $47,000 first prize. His stakes spiralled to $163,060. Ferdinand Boy ($2.50F) accounted for Fortuna Bale ($18.10) – who was third to Yozo Bale in last year’s Ballarat Cup – by 3.1L, with “Bendigo Bullet” Bound To Succeed ($9.30) a further…

Here’s a cross-sports proposition for Richmond fans hoping for a ‘Classic’ performance against Port Adelaide tonight. TAB’s AFL/GREYS offer is $6 about the Tigers losing by less than nine points (or even winning) and exciting young talent Shima Classic claiming a $47,000 first prize in the Bottle-O Ballarat Cup final (450m). The Tiges’ are sixth on the AFL ladder after their shock loss last week to the Sydney Swans, while Port is fourth. Both have two wins from three matches and are separated by 25.3%. Meanwhile, the Andrea Dailly-trained Shima…

The Watchdog rates his main rival as Mepunga Felix, who was a G1 Silver Chief finalist and a last-start third in the G3 Easter Cup (515m) at Sandown Park. A recent G1 Australian Cup finalist, Shima Classic clocked the fastest heat win (24.76sec) on Monday, which was one length outside Silver Lake’s 24.69sec track record. It was her eighth win from only 13 starts. Ferdinand Boy notched his fifth win in a row posting a 24.92sec heat win – almost three lengths slower than Shima Classic. He’s now chasing back-to-back…

Expert form analyst The Watchdog believes Ferdinand Boy (pictured) is a good thing in Friday night’s $67,000 Bottle-O Ballarat Cup Final (450m). After Shima Classic recorded the fastest heat win (24.76sec) and subsequently drew box two in the final, TAB instilled her as the $2.30 favourite ahead of Ferdinand Boy at $2.80. However, the market has swung with Ferdinand Boy now into $2.30 favouritsm, while Shima Classic has drifted to $2.50. Drawn in box 8, Ferdinand Boy is chasing back-to-back country cups after he won last month’s Group 2 Shepparton…