Maestro must be at his best

On all known evidence Sparta Maestro will be crowned the Billy Mulvaney Jnr and Snr Memorial 600 champion this evening.

The Phil Gough-trained powerhouse is the fastest greyhound ever to cover the testing 600yd trip at headquarters and after a foot-perfect progression through the preliminaries he will start as short as 1-4 to complete his unbeaten run through the stake.

With all that in mind it seems strange to suggest he needs to be at his very best, but that is the case.