Hove Greyhound Tips for Saturday

Racing Post tipster Dave Clark returns to provide the latest greyhound betting tips for Hove on Saturday evening, which features semi-finals of the Olympic and George Curtis/Ballyregan Bob Memorial Trophy - both worth £10,000 to the winner.

Saturday's Hove Greyhound Betting Tips and Odds

18:59 Hove - Move Over Ogie @ 4/5
19.49 Hove - Barntick Bear @ 5/6
20:24 Hove - Missile One @ 7/2

18:59 Hove - Move Over Ogie @ 4/5

Matt Dartnall steered Swiper to the final of the George Curtis/Ballyregan Bob Memorial last year and his Move Over Ogie can go marching into next week's £10,000 decider over 740m with another smooth success.

A brilliant winner in the opening round, his reward for that facile victory was a favourable draw in the first of the three semi on Saturday night.

Dartnall's middle seed races from trap five on the outside of four railers, with local hope Minstrels Six set to dive left from trap four.

The track should open up nicely for Move Over Ogie, who starts well and stays well, he can pace up and assert around the opening two turns before blowing rivals away with his lively middle speed.

19.49 Hove - Barntick Bear @ 5/6

A huge eyecatcher in defeat last week when staying on for second in his Olympic heat, this Patrick Janssens-trained powerhouse can get back to winning ways in the first of the three 515m semi-finals on Saturday night and is the best bet on the card.

With very little early pace on show from the opposition, Barntick Bear can latch onto the leaders before unleashing his huge back-straight pace.

He sees out the 515m trip very strongly and needs only a clear run around the opening two turns before he can set off after the leaders and mow down all before him.

With other outright market rivals facing tricky draws this weekend, Barntick Bear is a great bet at 5/6 to win the whole competition

20:24 Hove - Missile One @ 7/2

Derby winning trainer Seamus Cahill is the top trainer down at Hove and amazingly has never won the Olympic - it's the only big prize on home soil that has escaped the kennel.

However, his Missile One is a lively outsider for the title this year and can show why in the third semi-final on Saturday night, at the expense of recent Gold Collar champion Aayamza Sydney - who is likely to go off as the short-priced favourite.

Stranded out in trap five, the John Mullins-trained railer is worth opposing with this talented local hope, who by contrast is drawn perfectly on the inside in trap one.

Strong over the 515m trip, he can bide his time around the first two bends before picking up the pieces in a potentially messy race.

This is a very well regarded sort who is better than his record suggests, the local team often have a big presence in these big finals and Missile One can boom his place in next week's £10,000 Olympic decider with victory this weekend.

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