Monmore duo look to keep up momentum with Adelinesfirstdog

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Adelinesfirstdog looks to keep up the momentum on his first appearance back at Monmore tonight following a fantastic Category One success.

Trainer Richie Taberner, owner Keith Moores and his granddaughter Adeline with Adelinesfirstdog, while Emily Safe and Tony Drew are with their other Steel City Cup finalists Holding Blaze and Moanteen Hatton. All three greyhounds are in action tonight | Monmore dogs

placeholder image — Trainer Richie Taberner, owner Keith Moores and his granddaughter Adeline with Adelinesfirstdog, while Emily Safe and Tony Drew are with their other Steel City Cup finalists Holding Blaze and Moanteen Hatton. All three greyhounds are in action tonight | Monmore dogs

The September ’24 superstar won the £12,500 BetGoodwin Steel City Cup at Sheffield last month for Monmore handler Richie Taberner and proud owner Keith Moores, who named the dog for his young granddaughter Adeline.

Adelinesfirstdog runs in the 7.14pm Ladbrokes 480 this evening, his first run at the Wolverhampton circuit since September 19th having spent the latter part of that month and October working towards a memorable triumph in Yorkshire.

Taberner also boasts Holding Blaze in the same race tonight – Blaze also having finished sixth in that big final won by Adelinesfirstdog – while fellow Monmore trainer Kim Billingham-Hine has newcomer Cashin Lee in trap two.

It is likely to be a battle between Adelinesfirstdog in three and Oaks finalist Signet Nayla (Kevin Hutton, Towcester) in four for supremacy although the well-drawn Holding Blaze is not to be discounted. Railers Snazzy Bolger (Robert Copping, Yarmouth) and Cashin Lee will be out to cause an upset.

The race is one of three 480m Opens on tonight’s card, with a 630m, 630 Maiden and 480m Maiden also on alongside two heats in the Monmore 1000 Winter Series 264 and the Monmore 1000 Winter Series 480 Final.

Worth keeping an eye on in the Ladbrokes 480 Maiden (9.34pm) is Son Of Athena, trained by Chris Jones and owned by the D-C-T Syndicate.

Recently purchased from a UK Greyhound Sales event at Monmore’s sister track Hove, she won her debut outing at A2 last week in a stunning 28.12secs (+30) and could well be in for an exciting future.

The Monmore 1000 Winter Series 480 Final includes Taberner’s Moanteen Hatton, who finished second to Adelinesfirstdog in the Steel City Cup showpiece, while Keefil Teak (Philip Milner, Doncaster) registered the quickest time in last week’s heats.

It is a tough race to call with three railers and three middle seeds – Moanteen Hatton perhaps set to benefit if he breaks quickly and gets in front going into a busy first bend.