There was a shock in the first semi-final of the Best Car Parks Gold Cup on Saturday night at Shelbourne Park, in which 10-1 chance Painstown Chief produced a game effort to see off all-comers.

The draw for the 2015 Irish Laurels was made yesterday afternoon at Curraheen Park and, despite concerns of a lack of numbers, management have brought together 66 greyhounds for Saturday night’s opening round.