Chris Rea has been banned from all UK dog racing by the UK governing body, The Greyhound Board of Great Britain, after he was discovered to have been cheating, in his first three races, his "Greyhound" Boro Bad Boy Sling Shot (AKA Dave) won easily at Sunderland, Newcastle & Kinsley Stadiums, as all the other dogs were so scared they either cowered in the trap, ran the opposite way, or just walked round, however his rouse was discovered at Sheffield's Owlerton Stadium when a suspicous vet insisted on examining "Dave" where he found that "Dave" was actually a Cheetah, it didn't help his case that during the examination the vet lost 3 fingers and a thumb, & suffered badly bitten buttocks, when asked for a comment, Chris said "I suppose it was fun while it lasted" Dave now lives happily at Longleat Safari Park with his female companions, where he enjoys chasing cars, & jumping on parked cars to take a big dump on the bonnet.