i think its how much you value coursing not the dog itself , and it depends on how well you want to do , so if you want to be in with the big boys and match all the time and you aint got a dog , then it cost a lot to be in with the best , and if its really good then you probly win it back and then some
buy a well bred pup say £500 and then all the time spent feeding and training it , how much does the dog stand you to in the end up at say 2 years old ? , quite a lot and if its good or bad it still costs ther same
so it stands to reason to give a couple of grand for a good dog , id person