GREYHOUND followers have classic action on three fronts on Saturday night.

Irish greyhound racing will break new ground next Friday at Harold’s Cross when the Gain Feeds Corn Cuchulainn final will be broadcast live around the world via the RTE website.

Owner Andy Stewart has dismissed any chance of Ghizao running in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

FOLLOWING her brave victory in Sunday’s Boylesports International at Dundalk, Skywalker Queen was yesterday confirmed a definite runner in the Boylesports Champion Stakes which will commence at Shelbourne on Saturday night.

We’ve all grown up to the culture of the Spring, Summer and Winter Sales in the stores and other retail outlets. Well the Sales culture has now hit the greyhound world and Curraheen Park has come up with an enticing July Sale which will see racegoers qualify for half price racing!

PATSY Byrne’s Ballymac Ruso is the 2-1 favourite to win the Boylesports International at Dundalk on Sunday following College Causeway’s withdrawal shortly before the draw was made by Boylesports’ representative Leon Blanche at lunchtime yesterday.

The bitches may have dominated the scene last week but it will be the turn of the stayers tomorrow night when the final of the Accelerated Drain Cleaning Corn Cuchulainn will be the main event on a gala Harold’s Cross card that will be featured live in an hour long programme on Setanta Ireland.

CASHMANS Bookmakers will again be sponsoring the Laurels at Curraheen Park this year.

Cheltenham clerk of the course Simon Claisse will decide on Tuesday whether to deploy ground covers over all the Prestbury Park track ahead of this week’s Boylesports International meeting.

Champion Hurdler Katchit had to settle for second behind Snap Tie on his return to action in the WBX.COM Hurdle at Kempton.

Sublimity could take in a spin on the all-weather at Dundalk as part of his final preparations for the Champion Hurdle.

JOHN Carr has still to see a serious challenger emerge to threaten Sublimity’s supremacy at the head of the Champion Hurdle betting.

Detroit City became the second high-profile fatality within a week when the Philip Hobbs-trained grey tragically suffered a bad fall at Ascot.

Over the years the Boylesports International at Dundalk has produced some really dramatic occasions and one wonders what lies in store this evening when six of the best greyhounds in these islands chase a prize of €25,000, easily the biggest for a one-off contest in these islands.

NOEL MEADE’S Iktitaf, Harchibald and Jazz Messenger are all on course for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle, with the latter most likely to contest the AIG Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 28.

Tony McCoy and Jonjo O’Neill thwarted an ante-post plunge on Vodka Bleu as Exotic Dancer made an emphatic return to form in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.