1. Callaway Knegare (Droopys Sydney – Droopys Sweet) Trainer : Owen McKenna Owner: The Field Sports Syndicate Winner of the Juvenile Derby, on three consecutive occasions he broke 28 seconds for 525 yards on his way to victory in that stake, but all the while he looked like a powerful stayer in the making. That stamina has carried him through to this decider and his performances in each of the last two rounds have suggested he could be ready to produce a career-best performance.
Has the ideal draw but, to maximise his claims, must ensure the only other inside seed in the race, Singalong Dolly, does not take his ground before the first bend. 2. Singalong Dolly (Droopys Sydney – Mydras Dawn) Trainer : Pat Buckley Owner: Gilbert Anderson One of two bitches in the final, she won the Puppy Oaks in 2023 and started this year by taking the Cesarewitch in devastating fashion, setting a record in the Mullingar classic as she did so.
Runner-up in the Tipperary Cup, she is a terrific competition greyhound and much like Callaway Knegare it is her stamina which has earned her a place in the final. Grabbing the rails slot early and denying that position to Callaway Knegare is key to her race. With her best break, she could go well.
3. Cheap Sandwiches (Burgess Bucks – Hearthill Josie) Trainer : Graham Holland Owner : Bark-Wahlberg Syndicate The first of four seeds in the final, he showed terrific early pace to put his rivals to the sword in the semi-finals, in the process showing tha.