Untold Dollar proved to be bang on the money as a stunning showing saw the Carol Weatherall-trained flyer win Monmore’s Premier Greyhound Racing Puppy Derby.
Claiming the £20,000 grand prize for the unattached Weatherall and owners Callum and John Purdy, the much-fancied Dollar ran out on top in 28.21secs on Saturday lunchtime – seeing off the challenge of a game Barntick Bear (Patrick Janssens, Towcester).
The August ’22 pup – whose only three races in Britain so far have all come in the Puppy Derby – typically shot out of the boxes from trap two and just beat Droopys Eunice (Maxine Locke, Romford) and Getup Me Champ (Belinda Green, Hove) to the front of the queue at the first bend.
Bear, having also trapped slowly before making up a lot of ground in the semi-finals, kicked into gear on the back straight but 2/1 favourite Dollar was not to be caught and prevailed by half a length.
Clona Curly (Diane Henry, Towcester) finished in third and Omuircheartaigh (Tom Heilbron, Newcastle) fourth, while Eunice and Champ came fifth and sixth respectively in a thrilling affair.
The other big final on the card was the Category Three Jim Woods Memorial Trophy run in tribute to Monmore’s former racing manager, with Belinda Green’s Baywatch Bullet landing the £1,500 winners’ purse in emphatic fashion.
Bullet very much lived up to his name as he triumphed by seven-and-a-half lengths in a time of 37.82secs.
Also on the card, Heilbron superstar Links Maverick managed another sub-28secs time at Monmore as he won the Ladbrokes.com 480 Division One race in 27.96.
The not-often-seen 900m Marathon race saw Henry’s Savana Heross come flying out before kennelmate Savana Jazz showed the stamina required to win over eight bends.
The other Opens saw Droopys Doughnut (Janssens), Gary The Arb (Green) and Vixons Filofax (Brian Thompson) each claim impressive victories.
