Paradise Silva stuns Ballymac Matt to land the Shelbourne Park spoils

The cream of the greyhound crop turned up at Shelbourne Park for Saturday’s Night of Stars but, in the battle between bookmakers and punters, it was the layers who went home happiest as a number of the high-profile runners suffered shock defeats.

Chief amongst the upsets came in the Boylesports Night of Stars Open 550, in which Derby champ Ballymac Matt, sent off the 4-5 favourite, had to settle for second place behind 2014 Leger winner Paradise Silva.

Third in this race last year, the Pat Buckley-trained runner was sent off a 14-1 chance but belied those odds with a trap-to-line success.