Table tops Riband rivals as he completes unbeaten run in Cat 1

TABLE TOPPERS (9/4F) completed an unbeaten run through the competition with an authoritative success in the £10,000 final of the Greyhound Racing UK Blue Riband over 500m at Towcester.

Romeo Command, aiming to go one better in the decider than when second to Signet Goofy 12 months ago, again pinged from trap three but Table Toppers went well to the first bend and hit the front at that point.

His advantage was extended when Romeo Command and Proper Heiress had something of a coming together just in behind as the heavily-supported Slick Sentinel, who was backed from a morning 12/1 into 7/2, turned behind Table Toppers.

The pursuer chased hard throughout but Table Toppers always looked to have his measure and so it proved as he scored by a length in an excellent 28.72sec (-10) to claim the Category One title.

The winning trainer/owner combination of Mark Wallis and the MWD Partnership completed a four-timer on the day with supporting open victories from Pavilion Team, Mongys Wild (29.18sec) and Bombay Nutty (43.46sec) over 270m, 500m and 712m respectively. 

It also rounded off another hugely successful weekend with their Garfiney Blaze having landed the Cesarewitch at Central Park on Saturday although they did miss out in Friday's Essex Vase decider at Romford despite fielding four finalists where victory went to Maxine Locke's Droopys Eunice.