Ian Fortune
After a sensational Shelbourne Park debut on Saturday night, it came as no surprise to see Bockos Diamond promoted back to the head of the betting for the upcoming Irish Derby with sponsor’s Boylesports.
The Graham Holland trained son of Dorotas Wildcat has won his last seven starts and returned to the head of the betting alongside the Juvenile Derby hero Callaway Knegare.
There was a bit of a shake up of the market with a number of dogs pushed out, while a few were removed from the betting. Damien Lonergan of Boylesports reports that both Bockos Diamond and Callaway Knegare have been very popular since introduced to the market.
Said Lonergan of the pair, “At the moment the Callaway dog is our worst result. We put him in after his debut at Cork and has been nibbled at all prices from 50-1 down. It’s very similar with Bockos Diamond. He went onto the betting after his debut win at Kilkenny and there has been plenty of small bets at decent prices.
“We felt we had to cut him again after Saturday night and it’s now 7-1 the pair at the top. The only dog that’s really close to them is De Lahdedah. He has also been popular although the money for him has come in larger chunks. We laid a couple of big each way bets at 16-1 and 12’s and he is now 10-1. You also have to be impressed with how he is trialling.”
With the big three attracting support and backing it up on the track, it’s hardly surprising to see a gap back to the remainder. Da Bold Falcon has always been highly touted and came in for plenty of support before he even hit the track. He has flown in recent times, smashing the 600yd clock at Shelbourne Park and is next in at 20-1.
Said Lonergan of the John McGee trained powerhouse, “He has been haunting me for some time. He is fourth in at 20-1, purely down to liabilities, but you have to be impressed with his most recent races.”
Behind the top four in the betting are four talented runners on the 25-1 mark. These are Yorkie Ollie, Unanimous Panther, Seven Beach and three-time classic winner Clonbrien Treaty.
Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby
Boylesports bet
7 Bockos Diamond
7 Callaway Knegare
10 De Lahdedah
20 Da Bold Falcon
25 Clonbrien Treaty
25 Seven Beach
25 Unanimous Panther
25 Yorkie Ollie
33 Ballymac Danica
33 Bombay Pat
33 Boylesports Bob
33 Carmac King
33 Clona Duke
33 Crafty Shivoo
33 Dashing Toro
33 Droopys Bookem
33 Droopys Mandolin
33 Highview Splash
33 House Martin
33 Knockeen Dazzler
33 March On Freddie
33 Neko Harbour
33 Tuono Charlie
33 Tribal Syd
40-1 bar