Mckenna still in contention to win william hill english derby
Borrisokane native Owen McKenna has charge of the clear favourite Farloe Blitz whose owner, Derry butcher, Paul Ellis believes his greyhound, ‘Farloe Blitz’ fully justifies its odds-on favourites tag ahead of Saturday’s English Greyhound Derby final.
A whopping prize of £250,000 to the winner is up for grabs on the night and all eyes will be on ‘Farloe Blitz’ as he aims to take home to Derry greyhound racing’s richest prize.
It goes in trap two in the showpiece which will be shown ‘live’ on Sky Sports 3 (Channel 404) on Saturday and Farloe Blitz will begin the race from Trap Two at the Wimbledon track and puts its unbeaten record on the line.
The other Irish runner in the final is Tynwald Bish which is trained by Mooncoin based trainer Peter Cronin for well-known owner Terry Corden. He has made his way quietly through the stakes and a lot of people would be delighted to see the outsider romp home.
Fingers crossed but the Irish following the action reckon supporters should start making plans for a trip to Wimbledon on Saturday for the final and a chance to see an Irish dog win the title and the purse of £200,000!
Razldazl Newstalk will also feature of the night after a fantastic win in a hurdle last Saturday.
LATEST DERBY ODDS
Boylesports are quoting Farloe Blitz as the 5-6 favourite for Saturday’s English Derby final but of more interest will be some of the specials which they have introduced for the race.
WINNING SEED
Rails 4/9 Middle 15/8 Wide 12/1
ODD TRAPS V EVEN TRAPS
Odd Traps (1, 3 &5) - 9/4 Even Traps (2, 4 & 6) - 1/3
WINNING NATIONALITY
Irish - 8/11 UK – Evens
MATCH BETS
Eden The Kid 8/11 v Rio Quattro Evens Tynwald Bish 4/6 v Millwards Davy 11/10
FINISH LAST SPECIAL
Tp1 Rio Quattro 13/2 Tp2 Farloe Blitz 16/1 Tp3 Making Paper 11/4 Tp4 Eden The Kid 7/1 Tp5 Millwards Davy 5/4 Tp6 Tynwald Bish 7/4
BETTING WITHOUT FARLOE BLITZ
Tp1 Rio Quattro 9/4 Tp3 Making Paper 7/2 Tp4 Eden The Kid 15/8 Tp5 Millwards Davy 8/1 Tp6 Tynwald Bish 5/1