ENGLISH DERBY DRAW
Ian Fortune
The draw for the opening round of the Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby was made on Friday after noon and a total of 40 Irish trained greyhounds entered the drum.
Most of the big names have been kept apart but there are some juicy clashes.
There are four 5-dog heats and twelve heats where four will qualify. These are lister below. The opening round is now over two nights, Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd.
ENGLISH GREYHOUND DERBY 2026 – ROUND 1
FRIDAY, MAY 1ST
Heat 1
1 Foxwood Christy
2 Ballymac Ralf
3 Silverhill Adam
4 Noellie
5 Priceless Romeo (M)
6 Aero Pumpkin (W)
Heat 2 (6:38)
1 Glengar Kane
2 Getup The Boy
3 Newinn Oscar
4 Aero Pepinillo
5 Not So Steady (M)
6 Ballymac Tibet (W)
Heat 3 (6:58)– 4 to qualify
1 Rackethall Brute
2 Droopys Bookem
3 Ballymac Blanco
4 Scooby The Lady
5 Flashing Fender (M)
6 Texas Jack (W)
Heat 4 (7:18)
1 Unassuming
2 The Other Kodi
3 Grouchos Jack
4 Singalong Polly
5 Robbies Glory (M)
6 Epic Rebel (W)
Heat 5 (7:38)
1 Rapido Benny
2 Droopys Aladdin
3 Zenith Sultan
4 Faypoint Harvey
5 Slick Skylark (M)
6 Longacres Daddy (W)
Heat 6 (7:58)
1 Swords Style
2 Donishall Sam
3 Carmac Cash
4 Teejays Buddy
5 Underground Jim (M)
6 Tiffield Tarquin (W)
Heat 7 (8:18)
1 Hackney Toast
2 Droopys Graph
3 Carrick Scholsey
4 Ballymac Odin
5 Salthill Sydney (M)
6 Noirs Pocket (W)
Heat 8 (8:38)– 4 to qualify
1 Bombay Hawk
2 Gav Nificent
3 Dunbolg Formula
4 Coloursaregreen
5 Bockos Buster (M)
6 Bockos Diamond (W)
Heat 9 (8:58)– 4 to qualify
1 Lennies Eddie
2 Salacres Lock Up
3 Unanimous Leo
4 Ballymac Siun
5 Zenith Legend (M)
6 Bossman Buddy (W)
Heat 10 (9:18)– 4 to qualify
1 Droopys Alldeway
2 Shudacudawouda
3 No Better Feelin
4 Salacres Lucia
5 Glengar Silent (M)
6 Ballinabola Joe (W)
Heat 11 (9:38)
1 Zenith Aslan
2 Unthinkable
3 Ballymac Malinas
4 Happy Jet
5 Bubbly Charger (M)
6 Slick Sentinel (W)
Heat 12 (9:54)
1 Epic Ace
2 Ballymac Sargie
3 Eagles Respect
4 Deerjet Rocket
5 Kranky Drake (M)
6 Swift Magnison (W)
Heat 13 (10:14)– 4 to qualify
1 Grouchos Cossie
2 Snazzy Bolger
3 Sole Focus
4 This Approach
5 Ballymac Stud (M)
6 Ragdoll Rosie (W)
Heat 14 (10:30)
1 Ballymac Duffle
2 Zenith Pasha
3 Aero Boris
4 Teddie
5 Malcolm Bosh (M)
6 Thor Odinson (W)
SATURDAY, MAY 2ND
Heat 15 (6:20)– 4 to qualify
1 Loxleys Forest
2 Ballymac Kobe
3 Ello Ello
4 TeejaysChelms
5 Slippery Brian (M)
6 Uncle Keith (W)
Heat 16 (6:38)– 4 to qualify
1 Cmon The Brom
2 Brunch Pal
3 Ballymac Setanta
4 Heres Ringo
5 Bubbly Hogan (M)
6 Behemoth (W)
Heat 17 (6:58)– 4 to qualify
1 Romeo Arran
2 Droopys Berries
3 Westfield Forno
4 Toddys Tank
5 Lennies Desire (M)
6 Cheap Sandwiches (W)
Heat 18 (7:18)
1 Soapy Suds
2 Gaytime Clyde
3 Zenith Jimbombom
4 Jimmyjimmyjimmy
5 Holding Aero (M)
6 Vacant
Heat 19 (7:38)
1 Kellies Emerald
2 Garfiney Warrior
3 Droopys Sort
4 Betgoodwin Ben (M)
5 Vacant
6 Droopys Deploy (W)
Heat 20 (7:58)
1 Quill Quids
2 Strike It Skye
3 Droopys Trade
4 Hackney Corner (M)
5 Vacant
6 Advantage Rule (W)
Heat 21 (8:18)
1 Mulveys Champ
2 Gaytime Joachim
3 Goldcash Warrior
4 Cartoonist (M)
5 Vacant
6 Turnthemagicon (W)
Heat 22 (8:38)
1 Optic Pharaoh
2 Low Profile
3 Chelms Charmer
4 Ballymac Deniro (M)
5 Grantstown Cross (M)
6 Alright Twinkle (W)
Heat 23 (8:58)– 4 to qualify
1 Salacres Lincoln
2 Proper Heiress
3 Romeo Ability
4 Down Tothe Wire (M)
5 Ballymac Axel (M)
6 Lennies Dynamic (W)
Heat 24 (9:18)– 4 to qualify
1 Salacres Amara
2 Ernie Webb Mate
3 Underground Gold
4 Naochra (M)
5 Romeo Tomcat (M)
6 Bluey Bullet (W)
Heat 25 (9:38)– 4 to qualify
1 Yorkie Ollie
2 Burrows Charm
3 Carrigoon Milo
4 Rebel Alaska (M)
5 Crossfield Dean (M)
6 Westfield Vicky (W)
Heat 26 (9:54)
1 Bartlemy Mainoo
2 Romeo Empire
3 Hardy Bucko
4 Toddys Storm (M)
5 Radical Story (M)
6 Lennies Tank (W)
Heat 27 (10:14) – 4 to qualify
1 Droopys Script
2 Dereks Legend
3 Droopys Maximus
4 Ballymac Dave (M)
5 Burrows Zeus (M)
6 Deadly Disco (W)
Heat 28 (10:30)
1 Farmway Shady
2 Carrick Fergie
3 The Other Chief
4 Ballintemple Gen (M)
5 Newinn Deejay (M)
6 Ballymac Iroko (W)