Proper Heiress and Mongys Wild lead the way at Hove

Wallis stars fit their billing with quickest Hove times

Another Category One final will be contested by Proper Heiress as Mark Wallis's superstar led the three semis of the Coral Olympic in win times. It was a triumph in this competition last year that saw him really stamp himself as an exceptional performer, now making his sixth UK Category One final of 2025 as well as an Irish Derby final. He made it a perfect 8/8 over Hove's 515m distance the process, leading home kennelmate Table Toppers.

Wallis also landed the second semi-final, Newinn Deejay doing the business, beating Seamus Cahill's Missile One. It is a first Category One final for Deejay after making his fourth semi at the top table. Missile One has made back-to-back Olympic finals, fourth last year, missing out narrowly on a spot in the Sussex Cup final back in July.

Paul Young had the winner of the Gold Collar at this track in November with Noellie and has another Hove finalist with Underground Arlo who took out the last semi-final. He has only had six starts in his life, so to make a final of this quality so early in his career marks him down as a serious contender for a string of big races in 2026. He was chased home by Moving Force to give Cahill a pair in the decider. 

Mongys Wild was the quicker of the two semi-final winners in the George Curtis and Ballyregan Bob Memorial. It was a slightly messy affair with changing fortunes and three different leaders but having hit the front, he cleared away in his typical fashion from Ballymac Nova and Cartoonist. It's good to see a couple of Yarmouth runners in the final for Pamela Cross and Craig Morris.

The other semi-final went to Belinda Green's Buddys Bullet. He showed some smart early gears to wrestle the lead off Droopys Flotilla going into the first bend, pulling out just enough to hold off the marauding Garfiney Blaze who rattled home after being held up a couple of times. Deadly Disco added his name into the final for Richard Rees. The winner is still a puppy, so the effort should be marked up.

Green pulled off the surprise of the night courtesy of Jacktavern Mojo at 12/1 while Rees also got his name on the scoresheet, closing out the evening with a win from Dereks Legend. 

As well as having a pair of runners in the final of the Olympic, there were two winners on the night for the Cahill kennel. Powerhouse Duke picked up his first career win, a half-brother to Aero Sacundai. Cahill's other scorer was Harlequin Jaytee.

Droopys Berries bounced back to winning ways for Kevin Hutton. He has missed a huge part of the year due to a shoulder blade fracture but he dipped under 29 seconds for the 500m trip to show that there is plenty of sparkle still there. Jason Heath picked up the other open winner on the night courtesy of Burrows Eclipse who has spent most of the year taking on top dogs to good effect.

Four for Locke and three for Luckhurst at Central Park

The Other Chief had yet to quite put a run together in his early starts for Maxine Locke but last night he produced a breathtaking 28.60 success that cashed in on all the promise that he had been showing. The engine had been there for all to see, his run just 15 spots off the track record of Droopys Display and the third quickest of the year at the Kent venue.

The last two weeks it has been Racenight Mikey who has produced the effort of the night, and he made it three wins on the bounce, riding an early bump before having to dig deep to pick up Moody Rudy who showed a great attitude from the front. The runner-up is just a Feb 24 pup for Gemma Byford who should have plenty to come in 2026.

A bitches contest went to Out The Blue before Ballymac Blanco saw off Gingers Prince to land another of his gutsy-style victories. Although the Patrick Browne team were out of luck with their Pall Mall winner, they got on the scoresheet later in the night with Newinn Ginger.

It was also an excellent evening for Julie Luckhurst who picked up three of the final five races on the night, over three different distances. Snowdon Louis added further confirmation that he is a smart pup with a 29.16 success, Rockmount Rosie picked up her first open race win for 14 months in a stayers before Emjay Flyer landed a sprint.

Speaking of sprints, it was over two bends that the surprise of the night happened with the defeat of King Presley by Crossbar for Dave Puddy, who got the job done at 14/1. Ricky Holloway also picked up a sprint contest, King Luther scoring for him with George Andreas landing a six-bend race with Aphantasia. 

Heilbron and Foot double up at Star Pelaw

It took Glengar Lisa a long time to get her head in front for the first time but now that Tom Heilbron's bitch has done so, she has turned herself into a force to be reckoned with at the track. She has won three of her last five starts, two over 590m (including last night) and one over 828m. Heilbron was also on the mark with Links Jester in a puppy contest. 

Glenn Foot made it 70 open race winners for 2025 with Ballymac Mist and Dyno Bluebelle. They were at the opposite ends of the distance scale, over six and two bends respectively. 

Carl Jackson's Ballymac Deboss was the quickest winner over four bends on the card, clocking 25.72 in the final race of the night. Seen most recently in the semis of the Premier Greyhound Racing Classic, he was picking up his first Star Pelaw win.

Marymount Joy was a decent sprint winner for Scott Storrie. She has hit a run of rude health, winning for the seventh time from her last 12 starts, finishing runner-up in the other five, an exceptional run of consistency. 

The other three opens were all over 435m with Tromora Grace leading the way for Henry Young. She is another bitch in flying form, winning four of her last five. Catch The Wind won for Daniel Alcorn, a first open race winner for the trainer since Droopys Vermont won at Newcastle in March 2019. Hopefully the wait for the next will be nothing like as long. The surprise of the night came with the 16/1 victory of Dean Blackbird's Emers Noddy. 

Grayson treble at Doncaster

Kirsty Grayson enjoyed an excellent Saturday evening at Doncaster. Haggard Badger was the top performer of the three open/invitational winners with an impressive 29.74 success over 483m. He was away and gone but it took fellow odds-on shot Westway Sailor longer to get on top, though for the kennel, they were set to win the race anyway with Newinn Archie off in front.

The other Grayson winner came in a sprint where Slaneyside Swade got the better of Rental Crisis in a shock on the card. Although David Fradgely was out of luck with Rental Crisis, his Tiermana Blaze picked up a 27.67 win in a 450m contest. Grantstown Cross was the other 450m open race winner on the night, landing the opening contest for Robert Galloway. 

Doocey's Daddy scores at Monmore

Just a single open at Monmore last night which was won by Longacres Daddy for Pat Doocey. He won just two of his first 12 starts but has won five in a row now, including both of his starts over six bends. His winning run includes three opens and a pair of top grade contests, one over 480m and one over 630m.