Three quarter-final winners including fav Monarch clash in semis

BOUNCING MONARCH is now 11/8 with the sponsor for outright glory in the €125,000 BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby as the Classic heads into the semi-finals.

The only remaining unbeaten runner has drawn T4 in the second semi where he will meet fellow quarter-final winners Low Profile and Sleight Of Hand along with another leading outright fancy Wi Can James.

Hackney Dancer and Waitingforastar, who both safely qualified despite seeing their Irish Derby unbeaten records ended in the quarters, clash in the opener semi where surprise Saturday winner Croydon Avenger lies in wait.

Saturday's Irish Greyhound Derby semi-finals