18:30
Romford
A1 Sprint — Open grade
400m — 6 traps
Watch on Sky Sports Racing
The Track · Chapter 01
Welcome to the Friday-night card
Stixtraprow is a UK editorial site for the long, working-class evening sport of greyhound racing. From the floodlights at Romford and Crayford through the bookmakers’ rail at Sheffield to the autumn programme at Towcester, we write about every Friday card as though the wind, the cinder and the patience all mattered — because, on the track, they always do.
Long-form previews, fixture coverage and responsible-play guidance, written for adult readers who like a thinking pause between races. Adults only. 18+.
Traps
6
Standard
460m
Fast time
~30s
Age
18+
UK kennels we trust
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Founded 1934. One of Britain’s oldest bookmakers. Licensed by the UK Gambling Commission.
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Irish-British bookmaker with strong UK greyhound coverage. Licensed by the UK Gambling Commission.
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Part of the Flutter group. Greyhound coverage on Sky Sports Racing. Licensed by the UK Gambling Commission.
Visit kennel →Friday’s rolling card
18:42
Crayford
A4 — mid grade
380m — 6 traps
Watch on Sky Sports Racing
18:54
Sheffield (Owlerton)
A2 Open
500m — 6 traps
Watch on RPGTV
19:06
Hove (Coral Brighton)
Handicap
500m — 6 traps
Watch on Sky Sports Racing
19:18
Towcester
A1 Open — the Derby track
460m — 6 traps
Watch on Sky Sports Racing
19:30
Nottingham
Puppy heat
480m — 6 traps
Watch on RPGTV
The four numbers we read by
6
Traps
Six dogs at the start, six trap-jackets, six numbered boxes. The structural unit of every British greyhound race.
460
Metres
The standard middle distance at most British tracks, including Towcester. The Greyhound Derby distance.
~30
Seconds
A fast 460m time. The race is over before the kettle has finished boiling.
89
Years
Wimbledon Stadium hosted greyhound racing from 1928 until its closure in 2017 — the longest single-venue era in the sport.
Six dogs, six traps, thirty seconds. The Friday-night arithmetic nobody asks for and everyone needs.
A bookmaker’s whisper, between the second and third raceSix slips on every Friday card
A round of six races is a round of choices — and so is a session of predictions. Read our six-slip guide to playing responsibly.
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Trap
2
Bend
3
Lure
4
False start
5
Photo finish
6