SANDWICHES THE THIRD BEND KING IN DERBY
Ian Fortune
For the final time in this year’s BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby we will highlight the third bend sectionals.
Of course, there was only one race in the classic to speak of on Saturday night with Cheap Sandwiches racing to a famous success.
And for the fifth time in this year’s Derby, he would dictate at the third turn. In fact, only once in the competition was he headed to the third turn. His third bend sectional on Saturday night was 17.04, which is impressive given the fact that he didn’t get off to a fast start, clocking his slowest of the competition 3.47 to the winning line first time up.
His 17.04 may have been almost three lengths slower than in the semi-finals but it was enough to ensure that he raced to victory in the €125,000 showpiece.
The table featuring every third bend leader in the competition is below:
|
Leaders Clocks (Fastest to Slowest): |
||||||
|
|
1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
Q-finals |
S-finals |
Final |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cheap Sandwiches |
17.22 |
17.17 |
|
17.03 |
16.84 |
17.04 |
|
Glengar Silent |
|
|
|
|
17.08 |
|
|
Magical Mag |
|
17.06 |
17.14 |
17.20 |
|
|
|
Oreo Ollie |
17.17 |
|
17.28 |
17.25 |
|
|
|
Proper Heiress |
17.20 |
17.33 |
17.03 |
17.36 |
|
|
|
Shanahee Boomer |
|
17.16 |
16.99 |
|
|
|
|
Ballymac Stud |
|
|
16.99 |
|
|
|
|
Singalong Curly |
|
17.27 |
17.09 |
|
|
|
|
Unanimous Leo |
|
|
17.14 |
|
|
|
|
Cheque For Cash |
17.28 |
17.24 |
17.20 |
|
|
|
|
Bombay Pat |
16.96 |
16.90 |
|
|
|
|
|
Bockos Diamond |
17.06 |
17.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
Toolmaker King |
|
17.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
Solo And Go |
17.16 |
17.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
Magical Keith |
17.09 |
17.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
Seven Beach |
17.22 |
17.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
Barefoot On Song |
|
17.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Other Wild |
|
17.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hopes Teddy |
17.30 |
17.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
Phoenix Memphis |
|
17.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
Droopys Patriot |
16.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lennies Dream |
17.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ballymac Danica |
17.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hackney Corner |
17.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rolo Tokyo |
17.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrick Scholsey |
17.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magical On Fire |
17.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swords Style |
17.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ballymac Axel |
17.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Faypoint Ranger |
17.27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Headleys Trump |
17.28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lookandlep |
17.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Callaway Five |
17.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brickhill Moana |
17.49 |
|
|
|
|
|