Sawpit to cause a Valley storm in Star Sports Welsh Derby final

SAWPIT SIGNATURE looks the value against worthy favourite Face The Storm in the £5,000 final of the Star Sports Welsh Derby over 460m at Valley (9.24).

Trained by Dave Hunt, the selection has really had to battle to make this stage whereas, after a thrilling last-to-first heat win, Face The Storm demolished his semi rivals by leading and setting a new track record.

However, he now has to contend with a draw outside the other semi winner Fastlane George with a strong chance the pair will do each other no favours thus potentially leaving the way clear for something to slip away inside them.

That could well be Sawpit Signature who is an all-rounder not lacking in early pace and he looks the call at the prices with well-drawn Simpson Sniper mentioned in despatches.

Trap three can also provide the winner of the other main Valley feature, the £1,000 Malcolm Tams Memorial Trophy final at 9.06, which commemorates the late former track owner.

Tony Morgan's Determined Orla wears the white jacket in this and can make all at the chief expense of fastest heat winner Devista.

Carrick Scholsey can ensure trainer Mike Burton is on the scoresheet whatever the later fate of Face The Storm by landing a 645m contest at 8.32.

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Star Pelaw has the semi-finals of the Category One SIS Star Sports Stewards Cup in which the selections are Ricky Holloway's Droopys Graph (7.31), Tom Heilbron's Droopys Bookem (7.51) and Phil Milner's The Other Chief (8.09), while the obligatory Mickys Tribute hurdles victory can see Holloway's star stretch his winning sequence at the track to 16 at 7.14.

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Cork's Curraheen Park has the second round of the 2026 Bar 1 Betting Irish Greyhound Laurels with Liam Dowling's track record breaker Ballymac Setanta a standout at 8.57.

Ian Fortune has heat-by-heat analysis via the link below with his nap being Paul Hennessy's Tote Gold Cup winner Coloursaregreen (9.15) and next best Magical Jet (8.39) for last year's winning trainer Pat Guilfoyle.

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An exceptionally busy Saturday evening also sees open action at Doncaster with a bumper 15-race card.

Craig Morris' Westway Mario can see off fellow Romford Puppy Cup finalist Populist in a cracking 450m for youngsters at 5.53, while Phil Milner's Keefill Mo is a later fancy at 9.26.

Jimmy Gaskin's Kanturk Bella (11.21) has has a few near misses lately but can regain the winning thread in a B3 at Donny’s early meeting.

Youghal holds the afternoon fort with the suggestions being John Hickey's Rebel Silver (2.26), Ger Geary's Ashville Flight (3.03) and Marian Maloney's Victory Queen (3.41).

Determined Orla (nap)
T3 Valley 9.06