Betting markets for three big finals including the Classic and Eclipse
Big race finals are upcoming on Friday at Sunderland, Saturday at Shelbourne and Monday at Nottingham. We look at the outright market for all three.
Outright markets for upcoming finals
There are three big finals coming up over the next few days with the Premier Greyhound Racing Classic on Friday at Sunderland, the IGOBF National Puppy at Shelbourne on Saturday night and the Premier Greyhound Racing Eclipse on Monday.
Premier Greyhound Racing Classic
Sunderland's Friday night contest is the most open of the bunch in terms of the betting, with 9/4 joint favourites. The pair were the two quickest when winning their semi-finals, with the bookmakers expecting them to fight it out.
Our ante-post hopes will be on Whitehills Titan making it into the first four home to land the place part of our 80/1 selection!
9/4 Bockos Buster (BresBet)
9/4 Santas Amigo (bet365/Betfred)
9/2 Unanimous Leon (BresBet)
10/1 Coolavanny Mercy (William Hill)
12/1 Droopys Sort (William Hill/Betfred)
18/1 Whitehills Titan (BresBet/William Hill)
IGOBF National Puppy
It's the Graham Holland-trained Shotgun Dez who leads the market for Shelbourne's final on Saturday. He and Sawdust Barry clocked identical 28.23 runs when winning the two semis last week and there is only 17 spots covering the entire field on those runs. It promises to be an excellent final with better to come in 2026 from all of them.
11/8 Shotgun Dez (Sky Bet/Paddy Power)
7/2 Sawdust Barry (Sky Bet/Paddy Power)
4/1 Droopys Map (BOYLE Sports/Sky Bet/Paddy Power)
5/1 Ballycowen Frank (BOYLE Sports/Sky Bet/Paddy Power)
8/1 Ballymac Sium (BOYLE Sports)
10/1 Beanos Yank (BOYLE Sports)
Premier Greyhound Racing Eclipse
The betting suggests that it is a one dog race, with Proper Heiress the red-hot market leader. He is going to have to clear an awful lot of early pace inside him, however, from a wider than ideal draw in five. Connections of Elusivenomore will be hopeful of a big show after getting the red jacket, with Jimmy Fenwick's charge boasting the quickest sectionals in the competition.
4/9 Proper Heiress (General)
8/1 Hopes Ompaloompa (General)
10/1 Eluseivenomore (BresBet)
10/1 Kilmore Dancer (BOYLE Sports/BresBet/Sky Bet/Paddy Power
11/1 Pain Barrier (Unibet)
16/1 Droopys Poker (General)
