Saturday, December 20, 2008

Kingdom derby final night

the final of the kingdom derby takes place tonight in tralee and it should be a cracker being a wide open affair the bookies betting 5/2 the field any of the 6 in the line up are capable of winning it
in trap order i will give a brief synopsis of their chances
in trap 1 we have the bar one sprint winner in allmightyjack trained in limerick by james roche this son of tucks mein is usually fast away from traps but missed it last week from the one box and ran well to qualify he will really need to lead to win tonight
in trap 2 we have another fast starter in the shape of attykit admiral this fella is handled by graham holland and he is another that will have to get away well to win he was slow enough away in his semi but ran a gusty dog to finish 2nd
trap 3 houses the enigmatic fermoyle honcho this fella IS the fastest dog in the final but is "quirky" he defied the odds last week to win in 28.51 and it would be great to see a local owner win a big pot this fella is trained down in caherciveen and for fellas that don't know their geography its in the arsehole of ireland with tralee being the nearest track and that's about 100 mile round trip id love to see him win it as he has his detractors but he will have to be at his very best tonight in this quality field
trap 4 houses the steven wadsworth sole survivor compass smash and this fella is not without a chance either he picked up ballymac bull right on the line last week and will be finishing best of all he has the a clonmel track record and some smart shelbourne form on his card from earlier in the year to so he is no slouch and if this fella turns close to the pace the ones in front had better look out
in trap 5 we have the michael o donavan trained everybodysaid no this lad has yet to win a heat but he wouldn't be the first dog not to win a heat of a major competition and then go on and win the one that matters he has been running consistently but for me hes a back number
trap 6 houses another local hope with the liam dowling owned and trained ballyac bull this fella is a bit of a local favourite in tralee but the draw out in 6 is a cruel blow to his chances this fellas main weapon is his early pace and he will need to lead to win his stamina maybe a little suspect but saying that it took a real strong dog in the shape of compass smash to pick him up last week
all in all a quality final i would love to see fermoyle honcho win it for the "small man" but for a punting proposition i would have to swerve him my money tonight will be going on allmightyjack
james roches is a master at getting a dog from traps when its needed and even though the general consensus is that 1 is a bad box i think jim would be quietly smiling to him self when he heard the draw
selection allmightyjack
trio 1,3,4

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