Steel City Cup has delighted sponsors BetGoodwin

Sponsor believes Steel City Cup final is wide open

Julian Head, boss of Steel City Cup sponsors BetGoodwin, has been delighted with how the Category One competition has unfolded in the company's first year of sponsorship of the famous event - and has an extra special reason for looking forward to Sunday's £12,500-to-the-winner Category One. 

Head owns Grouchos Cossie, trained by Diane Henry, in a race in which four-time Category One winner Woltemade will go off favorite to continue a stellar year for Jimmy Fenwick's dog.

However, Head believes any of the six can win - with special praise reserved for Richie Taberner given the Monmore trainer has three finalists.

"Richie's team are doing great and his three runners definitely have a chance, as have all the finalists. I really think it's a more wide-open final than some people see it but, of course, I'm hoping for a big run from Cossie!

"Coming into the Steel City Cup we had real hopes of Betgoodwin Eddy to go furthest but he didn't have the best of luck. Cossie, though, is running great and has been so game in winning heat and semi-final. He's done me proud!

"He's changed his running style slightly. Before he'd been more of an out-and-gone type and maybe not so effective when not leading, but he's been battling on really well in behind and come through so strongly. He's been running right to the line.

"It won't be easy for Cossie, we know that. There are some cracking dogs in the final, but one or two of them might not have their draws. I actually think Holding Blaze shouldn't be underestimated at the odds - he definitely has his draw as a wide seed in six, as does our Cossie in one!

"Good luck to all the runners and, however it pans out, it should be a fantastic final and afternoon at Sheffield.

"We really are delighted to be sponsoring the Steel City Cup and hopefully we'll be sponsoring it for many years to come."