GREYHOUNDS: Maurice's 'ticket' to trophy triumph

He was said to have been quietly confident about 'It's A Ticket's' form despite the two-year-old only booking a place in the final as a runner-up in his heat the previous week. The 5/2 shot had been dubbed a hot bet by track tipster Becks and fully lived up to those expectations securing the lead at the second bend and taking the honours by almost a length. Next home was three-year-old Rab's Girl, another favourite, owned and trained by Davie Studholm of Abbeytown. One of the most convincing victories of the evening came from Cara, a two-year-old bitch from Murray Aitken of Dumfries. She stormed home in a sprint trip a staggering 11.75 lengths in front of the strongest challenger Snowie Dream, a two-year-old bitch from the Rickerby kennels at Workington. RESULTS and STARTING PRICES First race (7.30) - 1, K. C. Dream, trap 2, price 5/2; 2, Fat Man, 5, 6/4; distance 3.5 lengths; winning time 17.76 seconds. Second (7.45) - 1, Rosemary, 3, 6/4; 2, Jag, 1, 5/2; 4; 17.86. Third (8.00) - 1, Cara, 1, 5/4; 2, Snowie Dream, 2, 5/4; 11.75; 17.71. Fourth (8.15) - 1, Mister Costa, 3, 6/4; 2, Maisie Moo, 4, 5/2; 1; 17.88. Fifth (8.30) - 1, Clifton Lodge, 4, EVENSFav.; 2, Trap Master, 1, 5/2; short head; 17.88. Sixth (8.45) - race cancelled. Seventh (9.00) - void race (no re-run). Eighth (9.15) - 470 metres Spring Handicap final - 1, It's A Ticket, 3, 5/2; 2, Rab's Girl, 5, 4/5; .75; 30.14.