New Shelbourne schedule kicks-in next week

The focus of the greyhound world over the next two months will be very much on Shelbourne Park and patrons of the track will enjoy a feast of racing. The final of the Boylesports.com Champion Stakes on Saturday night will act as a hugely valuable prelude to the Paddypower.com Irish Derby which will commence on Wednesday week.

There will also be significant changes to the racing programme at Shelbourne with next Wednesday ushering in a new weekly schedule. In the future there will be just ten races every Wednesday with eleven races on Thursdays and twelve on the Saturdays. It is a pretty smart move with the same number of races per week but the extra race on the main night should generate much needed extra revenue.

Back to the racing and of immediate interest is the Boylesports final on Saturday where it is slightly surprising to find Faypoint Man as the clear favourite with some firms. His lack of consistency at the start has cost him dearly in recent outings and he could be adrift of Fatboyz Nodrog and Shaneboy Lee turning into the back straight.