Ian Fortune's Weekly Irish Focus - Wednesday 23rd Oct edition
THE weekly Irish Focus, which takes in all the big racing in Ireland, now appears on sisracing.tv
There are highlights from the opening round of the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park with links to full video coverage below, two tremendous pre-Derby Thursday performances from youngsters in Dublin plus the semis of the Fonez Galway Oaks and the Droopys Stud Fair Warrior Open 400 at Mullingar.
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Irish Focus is published every Wednesday evening
Friday's first round report and video library
Diamond and Pat shine as Holland starts with a treble
BOCKOS DIAMOND justified his position as outright favourite by setting the first night standard in the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park on Friday. A modest start in heat two proved only a temporary blip as he flew round in 29.23sec with trainer Graham Holland
Jonathan Kay
Saturday's first round report and video library
UK raider Freddie stars on second night of Irish Derby
MARCH ON FREDDIE put down a huge BoyleSports Irish Derby marker with a brilliant best-of-round 29.19sec victory in heat 18 over 550 yards at Shelbourne Park on Saturday. David Mullins’ UK raider was sent off 3-10 favourite and made those odds look generous in the extreme as he led
Jonathan Kay