Droopys Pivotel (8.24) can continue an excellent spell for the Maxine Locke kennel by winning the Coral Dual Distance Trophy Final, the feature event at Hove tonight on the Premier Greyhound Racing service.
Having won the PGR Kent Derby Final at Central Park at the weekend, Romford trainer Locke also sends out Droopys Eunice in Saturday's Oaks final at Perry Barr - and Droopys Pivotel might set the ball rolling again for the team with victory.
He renews rivalry with Wasted Monday and, while the latter improves for last week's return, the red-jacketed Droopys Pivotel again has first-run potential inside and might always be one step ahead, as was the case seven days ago.
A cracking card at the Sussex venue - building up to the end-of-season Coral Olympic and George Curtis and Ballyregan Bob Memorial - sees not one but two Sussex Cup champions on the card, and Newinn Benni (6.08) kicks off the card.
Derek Knight's 2024 Sussex Cup champion goes in a cracking division two of the 500m contests up against Romford finalist Avarua Zlatan among others but, back home after a Kent Derby bid, can soon pace up into contention to beat Burrows Sapphire.
Paul Donovan's St Leger finalist Tuona Bella (6.42) will be short in heat one of the Coral 740 Super Stayers Trophy and is tough to look beyond after hosing up at Central Park, similarly June Harvey's Ower Smasher (6.59) in heat two after last week's win. She will also be short.
David Elcock's Urlee Star (7.16) caught the eye in the Bet365 Empress Stakes at Towcester and will have learned from last week's Hove sighter ahead of heat one of the Coral 515 Bitches Trophy, while Starshinestunner (7.33) improves for her two runs back after a long spell on the sidelines and last year's Oaks finalist can strike for Richard Rees in heat two.
Candolim Monsoon is a second Sussex Cup winner taking his chance on tonight's Hove card and the 2023 winner is always a big runner on home soil. However, the value might be Richard Rees-trained Clona Kody (7.49) who will run fresh and fast on return outside.
Bombout Bullet (8.41) should win on return for Belinda Green as he builds up to a possible National Sprint defence at Nottingham in a few weeks' time, while other Hove votes go to Carl Gardiner's recently upped-in-trip De Pan Handler (8.59) over 695m and Bossy Bullet (9.16), Belinda Green's debutant, who looks to have a good make-up.
Newcastle and Swindon also stage open races tonight with the best at the former being Ted Soppitt's youngster Skywalker Shilo (7.44) and Gary Hamilton's Beepers Lauriat (8.19), while Kevin Hutton's Southfield Poppy (9.02) and Mike Burton's Droopys Priority (9.20) make appeal.
