Andy Murray’s Gortkelly Nestor the outside bet for Irish Greyhound Derby

on September 13, 2022 at 9:51 am

Gortkelly Nestor is being backed an an outsider to win the 2022 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby, after qualifying for the semi-finals.

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Stakes ranging from €5 to €20 have been placed on the Andy Murray owned and trained star who qualified for the same stage for the second year in a row.

The son of Droopys Jet – Dream Queen ran a huge race in his quarter-final heat to finish third behind Ballymac Finn and Skywalker Barry.

It was a blanket finish with just ¾ of a length between the first two and another ¾ back to Nestor who finished extremely strongly.

The four-year-old is one of the oldest in the derby, but he retains plenty of ability and is an attractive 66/1 to win the €125,000 prize on September 24th.

Nestor was only denied a final berth by a length last year and there is plenty of support gathering for him to go all the way. He has yet to win a heat of the derby, but won the Trial Stake by seven lengths, so he is being given a lively chance as an outsider.

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The Keeley McGee trained Maries Wedding is running out of her skin with her odds plummeting into 12/1 from 33/1 after her quarter-final win in 29.44.

Droopys Nice One qualified in the same heat finishing third but has been eased out to 33/1 from 25/1 in the latest betting.

The third bitch remaining in the competition is Crafty Kokoro for Peter Divilly who is 10/1 from 20/1.

Coolavanny Hoffa is 7/4 from 5/1 and remains the outright favourite after his sensational performance in 29.24.

Cryptopunk was second in that heat for trainer Graham Holland with his odds at 50/1 while Vincenzo grabbed third and is 10/1 from 12/1.

Heat winners Ballymac Finn and Callaway Pro Am have been backed into 5/1 and 7/1 respectively from 10/1.

Qualifier Born Warrior is 8/1 from 10/1 and Explosive Boy remains 14/1. Skywalker Barry remains 50/1 in the betting.

Sarah Kinsella, spokesperson for BoyleSports, said: “The BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby has been incredible and we have the semi-finals to look forward to this Saturday.

“It was all about the smaller trainers on Monday with Andy Murray’s Gortkelly Nestor now 50/1 from 66/1 and Keeley McGee’s Maries Wedding 12/1 from 33/1.

“The support is well spread, however with Michael J O’Donovan’s Coolavanny Hoffa the 7/4 from 5/1 favourite and he is a massive loser for us in the book along with Crafty Kokoro, who is 10/1 from 20/1 for the ladies.”

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