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The Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby Trial Stake
| Trap | Dog | Trainer | Rated | Spd | Bnd | Suitability | Form | Comp | Pred | SP | Bet | ||||||||||||||
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| LR | 2LR | 3LR | 4LR | 5LR | 6LR | 7LR | 8LR | 9LR | 10LR | Trap | Track | Class | Dist | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ▶ Zippy Majord 2y 33 | - | - | 55 | - | 78 (3) | 88 (2) | 73 (5) | 77 (2) | 77 (2) | 92 (1) | 81 (3) | 67 (3) | 80 (2) | 70 (3) | 8 | 51 | 36 | 16 | 79 | 43 | 2 | 7/2 | - | |
| 2 | ▶ Ballygur Vernond 3y 34 | - | - | 59 | - | 96 (1) | 100 (1) | 75 (3) | 72 (4) | 89 (1) | 57 (5) | 69 (3) | 61 (3) | 86 (1) | 71 (2) | - | 35 | 40 | 30 | 82 | 54 | 1 | 6/4F | - | |
| 3 | ▶ Mona Lee Monbegd 1y 24 | - | - | 32 | - | 56 (6) | 67 (1) | 51 (3) | 67 (1) | 43 (3) | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 58 | 32 | 4 | 5/2 | - | |
| 4 | ▶ Walkabout Johnnyd 2y 24 | Paddy Flynn — 20% R10 W2 P3 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 48 | - | 56 (6) | 74 (4) | 64 (4) | 62 (4) | 49 (6) | 89 (1) | 87 (1) | 92 (1) | 63 (4) | 48 (4) | 22 | - | - | - | 67 | 37 | 5 | 8/1 | - | |
| 5 | ▶ Sparta Callib 1y 22 | Philip Gough — 20% R15 W3 P9 Trainer form — last 3 months | - | 52 | - | 70 (5) | 77 (2) | 86 (3) | 65 (4) | 66 (5) | 88 (3) | 54 (4) | 47 (5) | 46 (3) | 67 (4) | 22 | 11 | 12 | - | 70 | 44 | 3 | 3/1 | - | |
| 6 | ▶ Lulubelleb 2y 16 | - | - | 30 | - | 50 (6) | 79 (3) | 97 (1) | 91 (1) | 73 (3) | 64 (4) | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | 75 | 42 | 6 | 7/2 | - | |
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| Trap | Dog | Best | Avg | Last | Speed | Off best | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ballygur Vernon | 30.29 | 30.29 | 30.29 | 59 | 0.00 | Model pick | |
| 5 | Sparta Calli | 30.31 | 30.45 | 30.52 | 52 | +0.21 | Trainer 21% | |
| 1 | Zippy Major | 30.36 | 30.39 | 30.36 | 55 | 0.00 | Course winner here | |
| 4 | Walkabout Johnny | 30.46 | 30.59 | 30.46 | 48 | 0.00 | Trainer 22% | |
| 3 | Mona Lee Monbeg | 30.83 | 30.83 | 30.83 | 32 | 0.00 | 0 wins from 5 | |
| 6 | Lulubelle | 30.87 | 30.87 | 30.87 | 30 | 0.00 | Well held last time |
Tonight's Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby Trial Stake is the quality race of the card, run over the extended 550-metre trip. The sample at this exact grade and trip is small, so the draw data should be treated as a lean rather than gospel, but trap six has edged it so far while traps two and four have yet to score. Ballygur Vernon has strung together back-to-back wins in his last two starts and sets the pace this race has to be run at, with Zippy Major and Sparta Calli the most likely to chase him down if the pace drops.
In terrific form, winning back-to-back starts including his last time out at this exact track and trip, leading from the third bend and holding on well. His overall performance figures top this field by a clear margin, and the fastest recorded time backs it up. Traps two hasn't scored yet in this tiny sample at 550 metres, but with only a couple of dozen runs on record that's more noise than a genuine warning. The one they all have to beat.
Consistent without winning lately, placing in the frame in four of his last six starts, and has course form over this exact 550-metre trip already — a runner-up finish here previously. Races mostly at the top level and has been very slow away in a couple of recent runs, which is the one concern. If Ballygur Vernon has anything go wrong, this is the type most likely to pick up the pieces.
Coming off a fifth-place finish last time after being bumped early, but the form before that was solid with a couple of place finishes at this level. Trainer Philip Gough has a decent record at just over one in five, which is worth noting. Steps up in trip slightly having mostly raced over 525 metres, and the pace figures suggest he's competitive without being outstanding on the clock.
Well held last time out having been checked twice in running, which cost him any chance of featuring. The form before that was up and down, mixing a strong performance with a couple of moderate efforts. Trainer Paddy Flynn has a fair record at this level, but trap four has yet to produce a winner in this small sample. Needs a clean run to be competitive tonight.
Well beaten last time out after being crowded early, and the recorded time was the slowest of this field by some distance. She does have a win at a slightly lower level not long ago, showing she can finish these off when things go her way, but stepping back up against this company looks a tough ask. Others have stronger claims tonight.
Well held last time out at this exact track and trip, never getting competitive. There's a big career-best buried in her form a few runs back, so the raw ability is clearly there somewhere, but she hasn't reproduced it recently and the clock has been well off the pace of this field. Trap six has been the best box in this small sample, which offers some hope, but the recent form makes her hard to trust.
Key insight: Ballygur Vernon has won his last two starts in a row and tops the ratings by a clear margin here, the strongest form line on the card.
Only a couple of dozen runners have gone through this exact grade and trip, so the trap pattern is more of a hunch than a certainty — trap six leads on 33%, traps two and four have yet to win
23 condition runs
Speed Progress · Adjusted times at 550m · Fastest at top
Pre-race stats that explain the top 3 finishers
Only runs at exactly 550m — no cross-distance comparisons. Tight cluster = reliable, wide spread = volatile. Faster times on the left. Hover any dot for race details. Amber = troubled run.
Each dog's average pace per 10m at every distance they've run. Green = fastest, red = slowest — shows where each dog is naturally strongest. Today's distance (550m) is highlighted.
| Dog | 330m | 525m | 550m | 575m | 750m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zippy Major | — | 0.551 | 0.553 | 0.544 | — |
| 2 | Ballygur Vernon | — | 0.560 | 0.551 | — | — |
| 3 | Mona Lee Monbeg | — | 0.561 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Walkabout Johnny | 0.546 | 0.554 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Sparta Calli | — | 0.551 | — | — | 0.561 |
| 6 | Lulubelle | — | 0.556 | 0.555 | 0.556 | — |
Performance rating trend over last 10 races. Hover any dot for race details. Amber dots = troubled runs.
Trainer patterns, moves signals, and form streaks at this venue.