Trainer's greyhounds battle it out to be top dog for 2025 at Wolverhampton track
Two Brian Thompson-trained stars are battling it out to see who will be the greyhound with the most victories for 2025 at Monmore Green.
Bloos Ladysandra and Drumdoit Murphy have both excelled under Thompson and his team, with a whopping 15 graded wins apiece this year.
The pair have already done amazingly considering no dog or bitch has managed so many victories in a single year at Monmore since 2018 when Swift Keeper shone for Mel Baker.
Thompson is delighted with how they have done as he waits to see if there will be a sole victor or if they end up sharing the spoils.
“They’ve both done incredibly for us this year,” said Thompson.“Bloos Ladysandra has won five of her last seven and really been pinging the lids as of late.“She was a very modest purchase and has really come into her own towards the back end of the year.
“She started the year running in D4s and A10s, and now she’s at A2, so it’s been remarkable how she’s done.
“Drumdoit Murphy came to us in the summer from Ellie Field and won races over both four and six bends for us. "His last four victories have all been over 630m, so he’s very comfortable over the extended trip.
“We’re delighted with them both. They’re real contenders for Monmore dog and bitch of the year.
"We look forward to seeing if they can win again before the new year comes around.”
In the trainers’ standings, meanwhile, Richie Taberner is set to retain his champion trainer title having had the most graded winners throughout the year.It will be the third year in succession Taberner has grabbed the gong having had more than 440 winners from around 2100 runners, giving him a 21 per cent strike rate.
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