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Was thinking about this the other day before I went away and then saw Tikay post in his degen thread about a buying a low priced grader but after a text convo with Dubai we feel it is better to go for a better class of hound!!

So this is an interest thread at this stage to see how many of the degens would be up for putting up between £300 - £500 dependant on numbers to raise circa £10k which will purchase (prices approx)

£8000  The "Dag"

£2000 first yrs fees etc

Obv most of the fun and enjoyment is going to come from punting and from seeing Shallows interviews on Skysports and therefore buying a hopefully decent open racer that travels around the circuit means Blondes from around the country will get chance to see the flying machine in action.

We have an ideal trainer in mind who likes poker and is in the top 3 in the country (not pokerz) so we should be in good hands.

Dependant on the amount of interest we may have to scale down the plans and go for a slightly lower open grade dog and maybe turn it to a hurdler therefore always being on Sky but lets "shoot for the stars"

Please post itt if you would be interested in being in the syndicate and we can go from there!
Interest List

Eso
Dubai
Bobalike
Outrageous
Bopkin
Evil
Claypole
Karabiner
Soviet poss in?
Ace poss in?
Marky 
Monda

Obv In!

Interested
;carlocitrone;

in if we call it

"cheeky face"

Please put "blonde" in the name.

Will twitter and facebook this

I was thinking this but am sure there was someone who had loads of blonde.... dogs!!

In if it's name is an anagram of 'bollock head'.

Will accept anagrams of other suitably stupid things but bollock head is preferred.

In if Barry Neville can be involved in sourcing the dog

ah! cold bloke

chalked Lobo

Ole! holdback 

Yes....I'm in for upto a monkey - will be a laugh and social. Obv don't want it based at Shefield.

Fml blonde costing me money today

Excellente although not sure Ronnie running around the track is going to win us any future betting discs.

BTW I have a present from Slovakia for you Bopkin and Evil to smash in one night.
You at DTD for the £150 or Ukipt even for a beer?

In Majoraca and Antwerp respectively. ;)

Booo   who can I leave it with?
It is about 1 litre, 60% proof and homemade  ;)

Ha ha! Sounds amazeballs! I believe the Russell will be at both.

Gravy, it shall be left with him then after I have made him sample it ofc.
It's called Jablcovice

In, but I thought McBag no longer held a license.

I also think that you need to spend at least £10K for a puppy that has a chance of being really decent.

May i suggest that when the finance is sorted you drop Taximan a line as he may be able to help in sourcing a dog from the Phillipines - chances are that if it has survived any time at all out there without ending up on a Satay skewer then it is a bit rapid.

In

If I get abducted by aliens and have my nit gene removed via anal probe.

Seriously though. Sounds like fun. GL with it.

So you are in then  ;)

I know it's mostly for fun and giggles but betting coups aside, what are the prospects of actually making money on a £10k dog from prize money, stud fees, sell on value, etc?

Can we buy a horse instead ? plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :)

It's -EV for sure lol

Prob picked the worst time ever for me but 99% def in.

Prob in depending on numbers

bought a house on monday, uber skint but prob be in down the line if it takes a little while to get going.

I'm meant to be saving for Vegas, if I get a touch at the Fox this weekend I'm in though :D

This is ridic expensive Monda. Doggy much cheaper.

Happy to lose couple grand, in for dog though.

This.  If you ever are serious about a horse I know a man that can help and land a gamble or two...if you ever want any figures and a chamce let me know - but seriously Ray, a lopt more than a couple of grand mate ;)

needs love

You have to be in Trigg......put the share on MU, Moor won't mind

Haha missed that

wow what a great write up. Ive met keith allsopp a few times, hes a great bloke and a very shrewd operator, and doesnt have many dogs. They are all open racers though. getting on isnt really the problem, its just keeping the info tight so you can just place SP bets.

Very nice write up!

if you will allow £100 shares i be in for sure.

if you buy a 10k dog what would it have to do to break even in terms of wins etc?

buying a 10k dog i reckon gotta be 8/1 to break even in prize money, punting it when its ready is the key to breaking even, we need a trainer who isnt gonna tell other owners in the kennel, unless of course we are getting good info from the trainer

Great write up from 0800.

Thanks

What he said, tremendous.

Lots of cases where people buy a horse in a syndacate of 10 and it doesn't cost mad money, right ?

Yup. But even more cases where they do their conkers.

I'm obv a noob with all this and just wondered. So is that dependant on results ? Or is it what events they want there horse in etc ?

If the syndicate was willing to spend 10k imo you's should buy two well bred dog saplings at maybe a year old as they would more than likely be untried and it would only be a possible 6 month wait until they hit the tracks(all depending on the trainer)

Source some info on the top brood bitches atm and go for one from that line, would be costly obv but at least you will have a chance of a good one and as a syndicate im sure most would be looking the dog to be running in major comp's.


I been involved in greyhounds all my life and buying well bred pups always gives you that much more excitement as you always dream that they can become that Derby dog we all are searching for, buying an all age dog that is exposed is just no fun.

Anyways GL in whatever you's decide.

I have to agree, i would want the hope of living the dream if i was invested.

No interest in buying pups at a year. Am out if thats the case

do you think you can buy a top dog with chances to hit the top levels at an older age?

Some good advice given itt! 

Dubai I know has owned a good quality dog before and I had a few at one time but mainly graders, I think if we see how many peeps are interested first then can put the finer details in place and go from there.

Im just dubious about dogs that get sold at 12months, makes financial sense for any good rearer to keep them for extra few months, trial them and charge double. Which is why i worry when dogs are sold for middlish sums (3-6k) at 12 months

Plus the wait for them to get to track seems so long in my experience

Put me down for a £200, maybe be in for a £500 nearer the off time.

This is a good point Dubai and obviously there are alot of cowboys who have the schooled the cr@p out of a pup from say 10 months and then pretended they have only been out of the boxes a few times at 12 months and get the buyer fooled. These people exsist everywhere i guess.

There are some top class irish breeders who basically just rear pups and sell them at sapling age. Dessie Loughrey and the Dunphys to name a couple.

If you's have the right contact and wanted a good young dog for now, i'm sure with 10k you's could pick up something very good.

For sure, we got a good one for 6k at 12 months, but have had the other end of the stick and had an average one at similar age for same price, and had no luck with pups with good breeding for decent money at young age, 1 didnt make racetrack for example and 2 litter brothers were dqd for fighting! Funny old game.

Just want one with early pace- makes gambling so much easier

Yes, its a tough game alright and alot of luck required.

Ha ha i always liked them leading around the first bend too ;)