Guilfoyle at the double in Laurels as Magical On Fire powers home

PAT GUILFOYLE landed the Irish Greyhound Laurels for the second time in three years courtesy of Magical On Fire's last-gasp success over 525 yards at Curraheen Park.

Solo And Go, 7/4 joint-favourite with kennelmate Ballymac Setanta, looked set to give Liam Dowling a first victory in the €30,000 Classic, sponsored by BarOne Racing in association with the Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing , having made full use of trap one to steal an early march.

However, that view did not account for the strength of Magical On Fire, who had turned second and began to close inexorably from the third bend, collaring the long-time leader in the shadow of post for a head victory in 27.93sec with Lemon Joey staying on strongly in third.

It was the fastest-ever time in a Laurels final as Guilfoyle took the famous title for a second time following Good Cody's 2022 success.