Lennies Tank heads betting for the bookies-backed Easter Cup

THE highly-regarded Lennies Tank is 5/1 favourite for the Shelbourne Park Bookmakers Easter Cup which starts with five heats over the Dublin track's fabled 550 yards course on Saturday.

Paul Hennessy's charge made a winning seasonal return over 525 yards two weeks ago but then stumbled at traps when stepping up to this competition's trip seven days later.

The first three in each heat qualify along with the three fastest fourth-placed greyhounds.

The event is staged over four Saturdays with the €30,000 final on Saturday 4th April live on sisracing.tv

All the competition action will be covered in the weekly Irish Focus which is published at 6pm on this website every Wednesday evening.

Shelbourne Park Bookmakers Easter Cup (final Saturday 4th April): 5 Lennies Tank, 7 Crossfield Matt, Droopys Faithful, 8 Callaway Knegare, Droopys Kathleen, 12 Droichead Nua, 14 Callaway Five, Coosane Pickles, Hackney Mati, Priceless Romeo, 16 Ballyhooly Bruno, Cheque For Cash, 20 bar (e-w 1/4 1,2,3,4).

Shelbourne bookmakers agree 3-year Easter Cup sponsorship

THE Shelbourne Park Bookmakers have agreed a deal to sponsor the iconic Easter Cup, one of greyhound racing’s most prestigious Classic events, for the next three years up to the centenary staging in 2028. The 2026 competition, over 550 yards, will commence on 14th March culminating in the final,

SIS RacingJonathan Kay