Seven dogs to win the Irish Greyhound Derby …

… could, at the quarter final stage, be the following:


Farloe Black 8/1 Coral
Si Senor 6/1 Coral
Ardkill Jamie 3/1 Coral
Goldstar Lee12/1 Coral
Ciaras Castle 12/1 Coral
and
Express Ego 16/1 Coral
Youllhavetogo 25/1 Coral

The last two being sporting bets at a good each way price 1/4 odds a place 1,2,3.4 in the final.

I’ve been tracking them and come up with the list following list; the last two being no forlorn hopes.

I saw the last round on Sky Sports Channel yesterday; here are my thoughts on the performances backed up by their times over 3 rounds :

Farloe Black –well clear; good effort.
Si Senor – pathetic run into 3rd spot but his figures show he could win it.
Ardkill Jamie - a determined effort; hard fought; but we know he is capable of better.
Goldstar Lee - Impressive run from this dog sired by Brett Lee; capable of going all the way.
Ciaras Castle – very impressive.
Express Ego – a significant improver ran a cracker to beat stable mate Si Senor.( Senor has better figures though).
Youlhavetogo - out like a bullet then fast, fast, fast. Worth an interest at 25/1.( haven’t bet it yet but may do).


So how do I stand at this stage with my bets?

All Heart at 80/1 ran no race at all and was eliminated.
Boherash Niall 150 /1 wasn’t disgraced but also exited.
Goldstar Lee is still in and running well.
Farloe Black is doing well so far.
Si Senor, my main hope, needs to get his act together or he will bite the dust.

As usual in these contests you usually have two of your fancies drawn in the same heat and that is what has happened with Farloe Black and Si Senor. It will give me chance to see who is the better dog and they both might qualify for the semis.

Unfortunately Razledazle Billy ran a stinker and Bar The Devil also and both were eliminated. It is a bit of a shame really to see such good dogs go but I suppose the others have a bit of a chance now.

What of the ‘significant improvers’ I gave in my last blog ?

Catunda Deano ; Ballyard Carl and Forest Scholes all got knocked out (I didn’t bet any of them!).

The others are running ok.

The Quarter Final heats are tomorrow Saturday 25th Aug ; my idea of the 4 heat winners are :

Heat 1 Farloe Black
Heat 2 Ardkill Jamie
Heat 3 Youllhavetogo
Heat 4 Goldstar Lee.

Get on now before the good prices go if you fancy anything from what I’ve said.

Whatever… good luck.

Come racing!!