The local greyhound racing community united in celebration on Saturday night as Knockglass Billy, owned by Martin Murphy of Ladysbridge, ran out a facile and very popular winner of the Connolly’s Red Mills Irish Laurels.

The Johnny Linehan-trained and Noel and John Crowley-owned Droopys Delfino produced a terrific performance to land the spoils in Saturday night’s final of the €5,000 to-the-winner Greyhound & Pet World A1 525 at Curraheen Park.

If Vedfield Emperor can reproduce his semi-final performance he will take a world of beating in the final of the Greyhound & Pet World A1 525 at Curraheen park tonight.

Vedfield Emperor produced a much-improved and top-class performance when winning the first semi-final of the valuable Greyhound & Pet World A1 525 at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

Droopys Delfino can earn a place in the upcoming Irish Derby by winning the featured Ladbrokes.com Derby Trial Stake.