He's probably opening becuase other dogs are getting ahead of him. If he's started, go ahead and get used to it.
either that or he has a way colder nose then them an he was askin for a lil help ... a few of my curs will open on track i have a cold nose dog that i know has a little better nose then the others she'll open up an then they all meet up an start racing you'll hear her until its gets hotter then i gotta dog that'll chop a lil an then i gotta dog that if it makes a noise they are either lookin at the hog or on its ass once you figure them out its a cake walk