Let’s hope extra exertions won’t hamper young gun Lex

The first prize on offer in the Laurels could be decided on Saturday night as the three remaining bitches in the stake have all been drawn in the same heat.

If it’s the case that two of them fail to qualify, then the bitch who makes it through will go into next week’s semi-finals having earned her connections a fine €3,000 bonus.

In the unlikely event that all three get knocked out, the bonus will be divided equally, as it was between Tafari and Prima Vera when they were both eliminated in the quarter-finals of 2012, when the bonus was introduced.