Tipp on top to the delight of bookies

In Saturday night's second session of the first round of the ETS Irish Greyhound Derby, the bookmakers enjoyed some great results, most notably when that brilliant servant Abbeyville Tipp triumphed in a race in which Droopys Jet and Ballymac Vic were both eclipsed.

Expected to dominate from the outset, neither of the market principals broke well and they both found early trouble, most significantly Ballymac Vic, who was badly hampered when trying to recover the lost ground.

Abbeyville Tipp, who was seeking a 24th victory in 53 outings, broke well and raced a close second behind Hot Pursuit at the opening turn. The two bumped at that point, with Peter Tiernan's prolific performer edging ahead down the back.