There were a number of shocks last week at Swindon, although Head Iton Hayesy came through as expected to claim victory at the event’s main race. Steve Race’s charge took control of the Swindon January Money 509er from the early stages and dominated till the end to claim victory.

It was the second eye-catching performance from the dog in a week, both times coming through for the win despite conditions going against those rail runners. The conditions didn’t put off backers, however, and he claimed victory after going into the race as the 1-2 favourite in the Greyhound betting odds, beating a strong field with a scintillating 29.77 seconds over the four-bend track.

Kelly Findlay’s class act Coolavanny Jane claimed victory at the supporting opens over 509 meters, claiming to victory from odds of 4-6, in a result that didn’t spring too many surprises. The bitch has established herself as one of the hottest properties around in only a short time, with performances at Romford catching many an eye, as well as a final win in the 480 meters at Sittingbourne.

The same can’t be said for Heather Dimmock’s Jurisdiction, who claimed the 685 meter win as a 10-1 outsider in the Online Betting Odds. The surprises didn’t stop there, though, with Chris Stringer’s 12-1 Hernandez romping home in another shock, landing his Swindon Arc trial stakes, as did Jo Burridge’s Fiddlers Green, who came home with odds of 10-1 to end the night with another leftfield result and round off a fascinating evening’s racing at the Wiltshire track.