The summer season gets underway in Youghal tomorrow, with the first night of free entry to the track.

Our long-awaited trial of Irish greyhound racing, going live into thebetting shops, is only a few weeks away and, as a result, there are going to be some changes for the tracks involved.

Late last year, when the movement of the dates for the Laurels was first mooted, there was some talk of the possibility of a bonus being put in place to reward any greyhound which could win the newly arranged Curraheen Classic and go on to land the English Derby.

LARRY Dunne’s Slippery Bob turned the opening heat of the Billy Mulvaney Snr and Jnr Memorial Open 600 at Shelbourne on Saturday into a procession with an impressive display of front running.