TOWCESTER HERO LENNIES EDDIE OUT OF DERBY

Ian Fortune

The news came through this morning that English Derby champion Lennies Eddie will be an absentee from the third round of the BOYLE Sports Irish Greyhound Derby after picking up a back injury on Friday night.

Thankfully, it’s nothing serious but it will be enough to keep him on the sidelines for a few weeks. No decision has been made on his next assignment, but Kevin Hennessy did hint that they won’t rush him back with a view to having his fresh and ready for a big 2027.

Of course, it’s easy to forget that he is only two since April. One would imagine a defence of his English Derby title is the main target. Lennies Eddie was due to race from trap four in Heat 1 of Saturday’s third round. That trap will now remain vacant.