Friends reunited as great Classic generation is set for battle again

THE 2025 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby starts on Friday at Shelbourne Park and it would be easy to think we have seen it all before.

Given the brilliance of returning ante-post favourite Bockos Diamond in last year's renewal followed by the mass Irish excursion to Towcester for this year's English version, all within the last nine months due to different scheduling, that is neither a surprise nor a bad thing.

Jonathan Kay caught up with Shelbourne commentator Ian Fortune and Damien Lonergan from the sponsor for early Classic thoughts.