Ultimate Up to date on 28 Apr 2022 9:54 pm (UK Time)
The 2022 greyhound racing season is in complete swing, with 15 Class 1 finals having already taken position on the time of writing — together with the Golden Jacket at Crayford, the Golden Dash at Romford and the distinguished TV Trophy at Brighton and Hove.
However there’s nonetheless a protracted approach to move on this thrilling marketing campaign, with the primary spherical of the Greyhound Derby getting underway at Towcester in Would possibly earlier than the much-anticipated ultimate on June 25th, whilst there are nonetheless over 30 main races to be made up our minds between now and the tip of the 12 months.
In fact, so much can occur over the following seven or 8 months. However with a good quantity of Class 1 finals already having taken centre degree, the Teacher of the Yr Championship standings are starting to take form.
With out additional ado, let’s check out one of the standout running shoes thus far this 12 months. Learn on to determine extra!
Mark Wallis
Most probably the primary identify you’d be expecting to peer in this record, 12-time champion teacher Mark Wallis is synonymous with the game in Britain. And, at this very early degree of the marketing campaign, the Imperial Kennels leader is easily en path to a 13th identify — main his outdated rival Patrick Janssens via nearly 150 issues, on the time of writing.
Of his 74 winners thus far this season, the standout selections need to be Ivy Hill Skyhigh, who received the £10,000 Blue Riband at Towcester, and Rail Mccoy — who prevailed on his standing as the favorite within the greyhound having a bet markets to win the Golden Dash.
Patrick Janssens
It wouldn’t be an inventory of this 12 months’s best running shoes with out the in short aforementioned Janssens both! Having labored for Wallis’ kennels for 9 years, the Belgian broke away to head solo in 2014 and his inventory has in reality risen in recent times — with a Teacher of the Yr triumph in 2020 and a maiden Greyhound Derby good fortune remaining 12 months up there along with his maximum notable achievements.
2nd to his outdated employer within the present standings, with 44 winners on the time of writing, Janssens has some floor to make up. However along with his canine continuously subsidized within the greyhound pointers nowadays, like Premier Greyhound Racing Pet Derby winner and March’s Greyhound of the Month Deelish Frankie, it’ll be a close-run scrap.
Angela Harrison
3rd within the standings, regardless of having simply 24 winners thus far this 12 months, 2019 Teacher of the Yr Angela Harrison is a twin Class 1 champion already this marketing campaign.
Her prized complain Coolavanny Aunty, who received the Empress Stake at Towcester remaining 12 months,has helped prop her up the standings with victories within the Essex Vase, the primary main ultimate of 2022, and the Grand Prix.
It used to be if truth be told back-to-back victories within the latter for Harrison, as Coolavanny Bani, who used to be denied successive wins within the Sunderland spotlight when completing 2d to her kennelmate Coolavanny Aunty previous this month, received the Grand Prix remaining 12 months.
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Kevin Hutton, fourth within the standings because of wins within the British Breeders Stakes and the Midlands Dash Trophy, has additionally had a perfect season up to now.
