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/ Darrell Williams / 10 June 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Will the famous red jacket curse finally be lifted?
"The advice is to keep it simple and back Taylors Sky at [3.0] to put Charlie Lister into the record books as the most successful trainer in Derby history. Perfectly positioned to dominate from traps rise he can finally put to an end the winless record of the red jacket in Wimbledon Derby finals"
Taylors Sky can create history by winning the Greyhound Derby final at Wimbledon on Saturday night - live on Sky Sports - and provide legendary trainer Charlie Lister with a record breaking sixth Derby success says Darrell Williams.
Greyhound racing's biggest race of the year throws up any number of betting angles, but the advice is to keep it simple and back Taylors Sky at [3.0] to put Charlie Lister into the record books as the most successful trainer in Derby history.
After breaking the track-record in the quarter-final, Taylors Sky, who will be having only his tenth career start in the final, proceeded to equal that time in last week's semi. Having once again secured the trap one draw, he looks perfectly positioned to dominate from traps rise and finally put to an end the winless record of the red jacket in Wimbledon Derby finals.
While the selection is well drawn, the same cannot be said of his rivals with Bright Redcliffe sure to turn right from trap two at traps rise - which could cause chaos further out - especially if he breaks as sharply as he did in the semi-finals.
The strength of Westmead Guru is well noted, and while he ran his best race so far when drawn trap three in the quarters, Kelly Findlay's runner will also need to avoid Razldazl George heading inwards from trap four.
Indeed it might help both runners if 'George' misses his break as he did in the semis, and in a race dominated by front-runners the Irish runner is worth a small saver at [4.5] as one of only two 'finishers' in the line-up.
The other, Cloheena Cash, who on the formbook is closely matched with Dolores Ruth's charge, could still conceived be over-priced, but he may struggle to avoid wide-moving Barefoot Bullet, whose chance of Derby success would have been far greater had he drawn stripes.
On an exciting under-card, Lister's Romeo Spartan is hard to oppose in the Derby Plate (21:05) with mid-moving King Jaffa likely to afford him plenty of racing room. Lister rates the selection highly and he is one to note for a major four-bend competition later in the season. Kennelmate Yahoo Jamie can chase him home as he did in the heats.
Sizzlers Spirit appears poorly drawn in trap five in the Champion Hurdle final (20:45) but such is the determination of Norah McEllistrim's runner, who has won eight of his last nine starts, that he is worth staying with at what could be a generous price. Junior Mac rates the obvious danger after giving the clock a shaking in the heats, but he will need to shake off fast-starting Billis Renegade.
Fatboyz Slim looks generously priced in the Dorando (21:25) after clocking the fastest time of the year over six bends the other week, given his best form came in marathons in Ireland last year. He looks back to his best, but I will also save on reigning champion Taylors Riviera at a massive price. Her recent form is moderate, but the return to Wimbledon's 894m could be just what she needs.
I'm taking a chance on Useful Asset in the six-bend race at 20:05 who blatantly looks too big in the markets given his excellent draw outside rails favouring Anfi Gem. While there are stronger dogs in the field, Brian Clemenson's runner has shown some excellent form over the CD this year and is worth a punt at [7.0] or bigger.
Scottish Derby champions Taylors Cruise (20:25) and Nambisco (21:45) can justify favouritism in their respective contests.
Recommended Bets (in order of preference)
Taylors Sky 22:12
Romeo Spartan 21:05
Sizzlers Spirit 20:45
Useful Asset 20:05
Fatboyz Slim 21:25
Taylors Cruise 20:25
Nambisco 21:45
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