INSIDE-drawn runners have been popular in early betting moves for the third round of the Star Sports/TRC English Derby third round at Towcester on Saturday. bet365 have shortened a quartet of red-jacketed hopefuls with Droopys Trade (13/8 from 9/4) in heat six perhaps the most significant and...

BOCKOS DIAMOND, fastest overall in the Star Sports/TRC Derby second round, set up that 28.51sec Saturday victory with a best-of-event 15.53sec split through our back straight sectional point. His Graham Holland-trained kennelate Bombay Pat was just two spots slower for the 500m but 13 spots behind through...

STAR SPORTS' owner Ben Keith was a huge fan of Tina Turner's classic "Simply The Best" serenading the Greyhound Derby finalists onto the track but perhaps this year D:Ream's "Things Can Only Get Better" would be more appropriate from an...

IRELAND now has the front five in the sponsor's outright betting for the Star Sports/TRC English Derby so it was a confident Ian Fortune who met up with Jonathan Kay to discuss the state of play after round two at Towcester. Graham Holland's Irish Derby...

THE second round of the Star Sports/TRC English Greyhound Derby was generally a little more competitive, betting- and result-wise, than the first, with the favorites' strike rate down to 43.75 per cent from 48.43 for the opening skirmishes. That was reflected in an average winning SP...

BOCKOS DIAMOND and Cheap Sandwiches, first and second in last year's Irish Derby final at Shelbourne Park, will meet in a fascinating heat four in the Star Sports/TRC English Derby third round over 500m at Towcester on Saturday. The Graham Holland-trained kennelmates both maintained their unbeaten records...

GRAHAM HOLLAND took star billing on night of Irish domination as the raiding party took six of the eight Saturday second round heats in the Star Sports/TRC English Derby at Towcester, the 2022 and 2023 winning trainer responsible for half of them. Bockos Diamond was quickest in a brilliant...

BALLINABOLA JOE confirmed the brilliant promise of his first round win with another stunning display of early pace on the opening night of the second stage of the Star Sports/TRC English Derby at Towcester. He was soon well clear of reigning champ De Lahdedah and, although the gap was...

NAMED owners of Star Sports/TRC Greyhound Derby contenders are being offered up to four free tickets to watch their runners in every round of the Towcester Classic up until the final on Saturday 14th June.  Additionally, GBGB licence holders - including trainers, kennelhands and officials - can receive two...

DETAILS of the 'Festival' aspect of the Star Sports/TRC English Derby have been announced with organisers Greyhound Racing UK promising "something never seen before" at Towcester. Live bands will be playing after each night of the £175,000-to-the-winner Classic with a full programme of events...

BOCKOS DIAMOND and Proper Heiress, the only two greyhounds quoted in single figures outright by the co-sponsor, will ensure an explosive start to the Star Sports/TRC English Derby with both in action within 20 minutes of each other on the opening night at Towcester on Thursday. The pair met...

REIGNING Star Sports/TRC English Derby champion De Lahdedah reacquainted himself with Towcester when moving smoothly to post an excellent 28.82sec (normal) in a solo trial over the Classic 500m course on Tuesday. Liam Dowling's star went on to reach the quarter-finals of the 2024 Irish Derby...