Irish Derby all about Diamond despite stellar field in opposition

JUST six remain the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby including three Classic winners, an English Derby runner-up and a progressive four lengths semi-final winner but the quintet are all overshadowed by the brilliant Bockos Diamond so far as the betting is concerned.

Indeed, after breaking the 550 yards track record with his 29.94sec run then equalling the new mark in the semis, Graham Holland's charge could well go off the shortest Irish Derby final favourite ever with the 4/11 SP of Spanish Battleship for the second of his remarkable three-in-a-row in 1955 very likely to be eclipsed.

For the final time in what has been a stunning Classic, Jonathan Kay caught up with BoyleSports' odds compiler Damien Lonergan.