IRELAND’S TOWCESTER PROGRESS BY NUMBERS

Ian Fortune

Ireland will claim a nineteenth victory in the English Greyhound Derby at Towcester on Saturday night after six Irish trained greyhounds claimed each of the qualifying spots at the weekend.

Of course, Ballymac Deniro and Hackney Corner were flawless in victory but there was also some big displays in defeat.

Once again, we have broken down the challenge, highlighting some of the stats from the quarter finals focusing on the Irish runners.

Number of Irish trained winners in the semi-finals:

2 from a possible 2

Number of Irish trained qualifiers:

6(from 8 – only 6 could possibly progress)

Breakdown of Irish qualifiers:

Liam Dowling (3 from 4)

Ballymac Deniro

Ballymac Duffle

Ballymac Ralf

Paul Hennessy (2 from 2)

Lennies Eddie

Lennies Tank

Pat Buckley (1 from 1)

Hackney Corner

WHERE THE IRISH FINISHED

A full breakdown of where the 8 Irish trained greyhounds finished in the semi-finals.

Heat 1

1^stBallymac Deniro

2^ndLennies Eddie

3^rd Ballymac Duffle

5^th Ballymac Iroko

6^th Epic Ace

Heat 2

1^st Hackney Corner

2^nd Ballymac Ralf

3^rd Lennies Tank