Monarch can confirm his place in Irish greyhound history books
BOUNCING MONARCH can confirm himself an all-time great by completing an unbeaten run through the 2026 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby with victory in the €125,000 final over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park (9.24).
Michael O'Donovan's star is the pick of Ian Fortune who takes Wi Can James and Im Here to follow him home, while his nap vote goes to Liam Dowling's Ballymac Gwennie (10.16) and next best to Colm Fitzgerald's Tiermana Dream in a sprint final at 8.03.
The whole 12-race card is live on sisracing.tv and the Shelbourne Park commentator has full race-by-race analysis via the link below:
Jonathan Kay
There is an early start to Irish Saturday proceedings at Thurles where the syndicate-owned Ashleen Sublime can land the A1/A0 opener at 10.11 with subsequent fancies being Paraic Phelan's Code Trigger (10.26) and Ruairi Dwan's Borna Bantam (11.13).
There is also Irish racing from Youghal this afternoon where the suggestions are Mark Drinan's Wagga Carr On (2.26), Michael Cummins' Castlerock Molly (2.44) and Ger Gubbins' Hollyhill Luca (3.41).
Doncaster has a Saturday double-header with Debbie Calvert's Aghaburren Milly set for a third win in four D2 sprints at 10.48.
The subsequent Donny evening fixture is an all-open eight-race affair at which Sean Parker's Magical Harper (6.46) can regain the winning thread after an odds-on reverse when she was bidding for a five-timer last week.
There is also evening open action at Star Pelaw where Rick Holloway's Mickys Tribute (6.56) bids for a 14th straight unbeaten hurdles outing at the track ahead of the forthcoming Grand National there, while Glenn Foot's Witton Gucci (7.14) and Holloway's Rapido Benny (7.51) can land trial stakes for the 590m Stewards' Cup which is also on the horizon.
Ballymac Gwennie (nap)
T6 Shelbourne Park 10.16
Minimum trainer strike-rate requirement - 10 runners during the previous 14 days