Captain can win battle of outsiders

ON THE greyhound scene, the Laurels takes centre stage and despite the most unfortunate absence of semi-final winner St Louis Charlie, it’s still a terrific contest and one that’s not easy to solve.

I spoke to Leeview Jet’s owner, Tommy Delaney, earlier in the week, and his is an understandable mix of excitement and nerves.

"I'm a bundle of nerves as it is," revealed the Ballincollig owner. "This is his sixth final but I have to say I handled the other five a hundred times better than this. I suppose it's down to the fact that it's at Curraheen Park in front of the home crowd.