Razldazl George bidding to emulate Derby legend Spanish Battleship

There is something very magical about the Derby double. On Saturday night at Shelbourne Park the 81st Irish Derby final will be run and in that time only one greyhound has managed to win it more than once.

But, then, Chubb O’Connor’s Killorglin flying machine Spanish Battleship was no ordinary dog. He actually went one better for Dublin-based Kerryman Tom Lynch who trained him to win the Derby in 1953, ’54 and ’55.

In the interim Ger McKenna’s Own Pride narrowly missed out on the double when the 1969 champion was beaten into second place in the 1970 final by Monalee Pride, trained by his cousin Gay. Two years earlier the Tom Lynch trained Russian Gun won the ’67 classic and ran up to Yellow Printer 12 months later.