The Irish Derby

Sandwiches and Heiress set for semi-final Irish Derby rematch

Sep 14, 2025 • 2 min read

Cheap Sandwiches (T6, in action at Towcester) is into 6/4 favourite for the Irish Derby

CHEAP SANDWICHES is now 6/4 favourite with the sponsor for the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby after a dominant display in the opening quarter-final over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park on Saturday.

Graham Holland's dog was led initially by Unanimous Leo but ran a great first bend to assert before the second and proceeded to draw right away.

At the line, he was seven lengths to the good of Droopys Deploy in clocking 29.27sec which proved easily the best of night. Callaway Five short-headed Unanimous Leo for the third qualifying position.

Cheap Sandwiches is now set for a semi-final rematch after their round three epic with Mark Wallis' Proper Heiress, who battled to a 29.78sec third quarter-final over an again eye-catching Glengar Silent only to be 'rewarded' with a draw in five in the opener next weekend where Cheap Sandwiches is the only seeded runner in six and is an 8/11 chance.

Pat Guilfoyle's Magical Mag continued her upward trajectory with a front-running 29.69sec victory in the second quarter-final, while Tom O'Neill's Ballyhooly Bruno made it three trap one winners in the round when powering to a 29.69sec victory in the finale where 2024 English Derby champion De Lahdedah was eliminated after a troubled run.

BOYLE Sports (Irish Derby): 6/4 Cheap Sandwiches, 7/2 Proper Heiress, 6 Ballymac Stud, Magical Mag, 8 Glengar Silent, 25 Droopys Deploy, Singalong Curly, 33 Ballyhooly Bruno, Callaway Five, Happy Jet, 40 Barefoot On Song, Oreo Ollie (e-w 1/4 1,2,3).

First semi-final
1 Oreo Ollie 20/1
2 Barefoot On Song 20/1
3 Ballymac Stud 4/1
4 Singalong Curly 10/1
5 Proper Heiress 3/1
6 Cheap Sandwiches 8/11

Second semi-final
1 Happy Jet 12/1
2 Ballyhooly Bruno 8/1
3 Magical Mag 5/4
4 Callaway Five 10/1
5 Glengar Silent 2/1
6 Droopys Deploy 6/1