Rule 72 – Trap Numbers for Handicaps – starting position, & draw for

In a Handicap Trial or Race the Greyhound(s) handicapped nearest to Scratch shall start from the Starting Trap(s) or compartment(s) nearest to the side of the course on which the hare passes the start, the runners starting in ascending order of Handicap allotment as described in Rule 64(i)(g) across the course from that side.

Where two or more Greyhounds have the same Handicap, the Rules relating to the draw for or allocation of Trap Numbers shall apply between those Greyhounds for the group of Trap Numbers applicable to them collectively.