By Andrew Adermann
Five children, a booming building business on the Sunshine Coast and the hottest dog down the straight at Capalaba – Narangba trainer Ryan Ayre is certainly a busy man.
Ayre’s Bogie Fury, unbeaten in his last five trips to Capalaba, shapes as one of the main contenders for the upcoming Cup at the straight track, with heats to be run this Sunday ahead of the Final seven days later.
In a boost for the club, the Capalaba Cup has been lifted to Group 3 status, with $37,500 in prize money on the line in October, with $25,000 to the winner.
From an Aston Dee Bee and Bogie Lilly litter, Bogie Fury is 12 triumphs from 14 efforts at the southern Brisbane-based track, with his trainer describing him as a professional, hard chaser who does everything right.
“What has made him is that he has just settled down,” Ayre said.
“He broke his toe at Albion Park and he had four months off, between the last Capalaba Cup and when he came back six weeks ago, and he has just settled down.
“He is not spending as much energy away from the race track, not getting worked up in the kennels any more.
“That is where the improvement has come from. He is a smart dog and knows what he is doing. It has really helped him improve; he has always had the ability.”
October’s running of the Capalaba Cup will be the second edition of the race in 2021, claimed in March by track specialist Columbian King – as Bogie Fury ran second – with the race shifted to October going forward as the club usually battles flooding around March every year.
The builder by trade, Ayre, had seven years off from training dogs, with the Capalaba track specialist just his second greyhound back since he resumed.
It is a busy life for the hobby trainer, juggling five kids – including a son who loves his greyhounds – a flat out building business on the Sunshine Coast as well as returning to the Queensland training ranks.