Regency and Sussex Cup semis at Hove saw Flare and Behemoth on top

Flare and Behemoth quickest in Hove Cat Ones

Droopys Flare was quickest once more in the Coral Regency, adding a six and a half length win in her semi-final to the 11 and a half lengths she scored by in the heats. Sean Parker's star has been beaten just once in her last 13 starts, a short head by Mongys Wild in the final of the Ladbrokes Golden Jacket. She will deservedly be a short price to add to that winning run next week. Unthinkable defied his huge odds of 40/1 to chase her home for Seamus Cahill.

Things looked set up for Croydon Rory to take a step forward on his second outing over six bends last night. A better break than in the heats and a bit of trouble from the five railers inside of him and he was quickly gone beyond recall. It will be a similar setup for Jamie Kingsley's charge in the final, though he will have a considerably tougher opponent to take on. Fabulous Heka was the one to pick up the other qualifying spot for Patrick Janssens.

Belinda Green picked up a semi-final winner in both Cat One competitions last night, Bonus Bullet doing the honours in the Regency. She has been using her early pace to good effect since stepping up in trip and has the inside box to start from next week which should allow her to show what she can do. Bella Bullet followed her home to give Paul Young a finalist. 

Green struck in the Coral Sussex Cup with Behemoth who just produced the quickest of the three winning times. The loss of the striped jacket for the decider next week is going to ask a different question of him, wearing stripes in nine of his last 10 starts, but his early pace  can see him competitive in a fascinating final. He led up Paul Young's Copney Queen last night with the race positions barely changing throughout.

Smokestack Saxon has proven to be an excellent addition to the Jason Heath kennel, making a Category One final after just six starts for the handler. He got up late on in a race that got very messy on the run to the line, with 2025 Oaks finalist Raebella Bullet taking the other slot. Avarua Zlatan had led to the run-in with Droopys Graph hampering his momentum late on and getting marked awkward in the process. 

There was a one-two for the Seamus Cahill kennel in the other semi with Moving Force taking the lead at the opening bend and opening up to score the widest margin win in the semis. Brighton Belle winner Blackstone Opera was the one to chase him home, making another big final at this track. 

Young was on the scoresheet on the undercard as Teejays Buddy took one of the 500m heats. He's a dog who hasn't always had luck on his side so far in his career but he showed when making the third round of the Derby that he is a smart type, shaping a few times as if he would be worth a try over a little further. 

Janssens was out of luck in the Sussex Cup semis but Romeo Tomcat returned to race action for the first time since the opening round of the Derby to take another other the heats. A missed break didn't help his cause but he was relentless in his pursuit of Ballydoyle Toby who had produced a 3.49 split to go around in front. 

Heath was on target for a second time on the card with Burrows Titan taking the final one of the 500m heats. He is blessed with excellent straight line speed but he allowed Rapido Benji to slip up his inside at the opening bend, which meant he had to dig deeper than perhaps he would otherwise have had to. If he can improve that bend running, he is going to be a decent type. 

There were also heats of a sprint competition where Slaneyside Swade produced the quicker of the heat times for Paul Donovan. He had announced himself to the locals at Hove with some very smart wins in D1 contests, backing those efforts up with a beating of Shadow Storm last night. 

Bockos Waka Waka took the other heat for Kevin Boon. He had kicked off his career winning an ON1 competition for Graham Holland at Shelbourne, making a splash on his English debut last night. The winner of three of his four career starts now, he looks a very nice recruit for Boon.

Pasha and Shontae give Fenwick a Monmore brace

It is now three for three for Jimmy Fenwick's Zenith Pasha over six bends as he continues his preparation for the Ladbrokes Summer Stayers which kicks off on August 8. He has proven to be hugely consistent on the clock so far, beating by far the strongest field that he has faced over this distance with plenty in hand, breezing past Cat One finalist The Other Winx at the third bend to run out a four and a quarter length winner. 

Ballymac Shontae gave Fenwick a double, picking up a sprint contest in a decent 15.32. Her last three wins have all come over two bends but she does stay further, perhaps a touch in-between trips but there is plenty of engine under the bonnet, and the wins are showing off her talents well.

David Page also picked up a pair of winners on the night. Wise Tournament is one of the stories of 2026 at the track, grabbing her eighth win from just 12 starts. She has plenty of early pace, seeing off the challenge from Headford Cian who made the final of the Silver Salver, so is not short of gears himself. An entry in the Ladbrokes Gold Cup surely awaits the winner 

Caldera Flow was no match for Zenith Pasha in a 630m contest on his last start but showed the strength of that form with a six-bend win of his own. He is capable of producing serious sectional times over this trip, a 12.53 leading up Pasha and a 12.60 last night. It is a very rarely used sprint trip at the track where Crossfield Larry's track record is 12.34. 

Brian Thompson has a great progress story of his own at the track this year in Shake The Bottle. She is now the winner of seven of her nine starts for the kennel, working her way up through the grades before brining up a hat-trick of open race wins on Saturday night. Early pace is very much her weapon of choice, regularly in the 4.30s.

Another staying event on the evening went to Onceina Lifetime for Kim Billngham-Hine. He was another to back up a win from last week, now the winner of four of his last six starts over the 630m distance. 

Scooby Mustang got off the mark at the third time of asking for Carol Weatherall. He was slow to stride, showing excellent middle gears but pacing up into trouble at the third bend. He came home strongly to run out a very comfortable winner in the end. A half-brother to Scooby The Lady, Scooby Diamond etc, he is from a smart enough family to think that there is going to be plenty better to come.

Stuart Tighe was on the scoresheet with Good Teddy who picked up his first win for the kennel at the fourth time of asking. Given that he was pitched into the Time Northern Flat on just his second start for the team, and proceeded to make the semis suggests that they think a bit of him, and a 28.52 win at Monmore without a prior look will do nothing to dissuade that.

Paddy Curtin was responsible for the other open race winner on the night as Drive On Signet took the concluding sprint contest. He had his head down on the line to get the better of a great battle with Billingham-Hine's Beatties Lyra.

Three for Brabon at Central Park

It was an excellent night for Dan Brabon at Central Park with a treble of winners headlined by the sprint success of Martindale Lad. He has now picked up four open races to go along with his string of top grade wins over 277m.

Another sprint winner on the card for Brabon was My Jaspie who made his breakthrough at open class level after picking up four D1 victories. It was his final run as a puppy, signing off with the best calculated time of his career so far. 

The 491m success of Swift What came in one of the races of the night, eventually nailing Bonville Kane in the shadow of the post after the pair had gone head to head from the second bend. 

There was a double for the Dave Lee team, led by a four-bend success from Untold Ariary. She has proven to be a classy type already in her career, just as capable over a short six bends as she is over a galloping four. A 2.99 split saw her on the front end early on here and with that stamina in her back pocket, she was never coming back.

Brunch Pal brought up the Lee double with another success at his favourite hunting ground. It's hard to talk about his wins at this track without going over ground that has been trodden multiple times in the past, but he produced the best speed to the bend to get the better of Ballymac Blanco in a strong contest for the nightcap.

Maxine Locke had some better luck with Finally Matched who justified her position as the odds-on favourite with a strong-running display in a three-runner contest.  

Another to justify short odds was Zari Aki for Alfie Tarpley. He popped out in front and bolted clear of his rivals to take a maiden contest by seven and a quarter lengths. It was only his third career start and second win following an A2 Yarmouth success. It could be a litter to follow as his brother Cockneys Crafty looks a smart recruit as well. 

Robert Emery picked up a long overdue open winner, his first in four months with Ocean Summer. She is a multiple A1 winner at the track already, getting off the mark in open company at the fifth time of asking. 

Doncaster treble for Cobbold

Kevin Cobbold was the man to follow at Doncaster as the Yarmouth handler went home with a trio of 450m winners. Goldcash Force was just the swiftest of the three, showing smart pace to the turn having just missed the break a touch. She has now won nine of her 13 starts for the kennel. 

Trumpers Bobcat has won five of his last 10 A1 races at his home track of Yarmouth, adding an open race to that tally for Cobbold. He was a little awkward from the lids, but like his kennelmate, he showed the best pace to the opening bend to get himself around in front. 

The treble was kicked off by Move Over Toby who quickly bounced back from a rough ride around on his prior start at this track. He kicked off his career for Cobbold with three straight A1 wins and is clearly a decent type. 

Phil Milner picked up a pair of winners on the card with Keefill Mo the quicker of them, setting the best time of the night over 450m. It was a messy enough puppy contest in general but only 13 times have been clocked that are quicker than Mo's 27.54 in 2026, so he needs plenty of respect for the run on just his 11th career start. 

Milner's other winner also came in a messy contest where First Addition chased Skeard Noah around, getting the better of him in the final strides. The pup has won six of his first 10 races, including three sprints, and now shapes like a touch further than 450m is going to suit. 

Diane Cross continues to pick up wins with her sprinter Blow Out, the daughter of Dromana Bucko producing the fastest 275m time of the year with her success yesterday. It was a fifth open race win of the year for a kennel who only had 14 open race runners in total from 2020 to 2025, without picking up any victories.

Look Smart has been an excellent type throughout his career, winning plenty for Kirsty Grayson. He made it three wins in six starts since joining David Fradgley when taking a 483m contest in a decent 29.50. 

There was a fourth straight win over 661m at the track for Barry Denby's Ballintubberstar, beating Romeo Tallisker on this occasion who is a very solid yardstick. The June 24 whelp has only had five starts for Denby, and it will be interesting to see if he plans on testing her out in staying competitions in the autumn. 

Beverly Heaton took the other sprint on the card courtesy of Grovenor Eevee. She comfortably made all of the running to secure a hat-trick of wins following a pair of A3 victories at her home track of Kinsley. 

Thurlesbeg Lexy was the only greyhound on the card to beat a Cobbold runner, getting up late on for Rose Draper to deny Kilcash Happy who had picked up the running fairly late on himself. The winner was notching up a hat-trick of victories over the 483m distance. 

Buck lays down first Yarmouth marker for East Anglian Derby

The first trial stake for the 80th running of the East Anglian Derby proved to be a spectacular start on the road as Droopys Buck set the track alight with the second quickest time of 2026. Craig Morris has only had the dog since the end of April, showing plenty of smart form at Doncaster prior to this. A flying 5.13 split set him on his way, and a repeat of that come September would see him a leading contender.

Morris also took the other open on the card with Lady Gambet. Less than a length covered the first four home in a messy contest but she was last early on having been hampered on the run to the first bend. It made it a winning start for her career, the January 25 whelp improving with each of her trials, clocking a 27.70 ahead of this first race experience. 

Three for Foot at Star Pelaw

Glenn Foot picked up a treble at Star Pelaw, with Antigua Kestrel in race action for the first time since February. The veteran had trialled in no more than fairly but took off on his return to racing, picking up the running at the end of the back straight to score by three lengths in a time just five spots off the quickest of the year. 

There was a sprint win for Hawkfield Lexi who paced up well in the middle portion of the race around the outside to get herself to the front. She has been in flying form of late to win five of her last six starts, adding a sprint open win to the one she picked up over 435m last week.

The treble was kicked off by Mossend Abbie who stepped up to four bends after winning over the sprint trip last week. She was pitched into the Arc Puppy Trophy on her first start in this country, so she is clearly well enough thought of with another month left on her puppy status.

There was a double for Ricky Holloway with Mickeys Tribute picking up another hurdles contest to continue his unbeaten streak at the track which has now reached double figures. Hopefully there are some challengers being schooled to give him something more to think about come the Grand National.

Razldazl Paloma added a 590m success for Holloway, getting up late on to take the win. Stamina is clearly her strong suit, stepped up to six bends on just her third career start. This distance here is on the short side for her but she had the ability to get the job done. 

Another trainer to pick up a double was George Walker. Popper Jon has four wins and a second in his five starts since joining the kennel, those wins all coming on the bounce. 

 Walker's Vixons Cocktail produced the quickest sprint time of the evening.  Like her kennelmate, she was the quickest to the opening bend to add to her win over this trip last week, scoring by three and three-quarter lengths.

The quickest of the year over Star Pelaw's 435m is 25.34, a time that Cheryl Ingham's Sunnyside Gurkha clocked for the second time this year last night. He made it a perfect 4/4 for the month of July at the track, finding his groove again in no uncertain terms. 

Colin Watson was the other trainer to get on the scoresheet in opens. Bandit Emily paced up the inside in a sprint, using her 31kg size to make sure that she had room for herself before kicking clear.