well thank you very much Julie of course with Alex and Mike of Sky Sports we are on Parade
for the Star Sports Derby stairs a division you can see Kira Keynes with Ruby's Rascal the St
Leisure Champion running out of track one for Mark Wallace Rosalina Reggie runs out of trap two led
up by his trainer Jason Bloomfield the henload trainer for the Apollo UK Syndicate he won the
six-bane competition here at toaster 12 months ago did Rosalina Reggie plenty of confidence
behind the next Greyhound for the nicely does it Syndicate led up by Nathan hunt it's the Phillip
Simmons train Ridgedale Max on the back of some cracking trial work bubbly big Eddie he's a big
boy 34 kilos so Paul Young and the Champlain Club are Syndicate Miriam young doing the parade Bangor
Ella runs out of trap 5 for John Mullins Lee Calcutt Justin Cranfield and Chris Waters and
Claire's Carlton runs out of trap six led up by Tony Harvey husband of June Harvey owned by June
Harvey the Regency Champion Claire's Carlton runs out of trap six it's a high class lineup for Star
Sports Derby stairs a uh Daryl I know you've got one or two problems but you can use this
four to six players Kyle torn at the moment and uh very very popular choice obviously welcome
back Daryl I don't know where I've been the last hour but uh anyway I have been here I've just
been talking to myself Claire's Carlton four to six I've done a great job though a winner
of the Regency it is 11-4 about Ruby's Rascal of course TV trophy runner-up and Ledger winner so
some real stars here five to one Richdale Max it was a fascinating Runner of course with that great
record over the six pens for Phil Simmons very popular choice at a price beat prices everything
else lots of Rosalina Reggie at ten to one who won this race last year remember so 12 months
on could we be in for repeat for Jason Bloomfield and the team 12-1 is Bangor Ellie for John Mullins
and bubbly big Eddie the champagne club members are out in force and they've got a whopping price
gray under back at 25 to one which way do you play Claire's Carlton for me on the outside but
I've got to take short we've got to take short if we're with June and Tony Harvey's Runner say yeah
we'll still take some winning won't it albeit the the betting suggests that it's track six who is
as uh we speak four to six with that star That's Sports on the board there as people are looking
over I can see plenty of familiar faces at the top even Roger Hart who's off and down here but
he's with the hoi polloi at the moment he got the night off raising the glass to us he's very
much rubbing it in there's Jamie from Priority SMS who do such great work of course via the
low six and of course the big cash giveaway which we are going to do for the next race
as well one or two faces I think from the horse racing world as well who uh I'm sure I've seen
Mr Del Monte that is a Bridgewater out there as well I kind of theme it is could well be it is
Jimmy Austin I consider the Racing Post Martin Wakefield of course who's had droopy's jet
amongst other Derby finally so I can see him in the house the eyes aren't what they used to be
someone tells me a certain John Clark from the only ways Essex is in the house as well
I won't let you know where he is ladies we'll keep that as a secret
but we're counting down to the Star Sports Derby upstairs the runners are behind the traps they
will shortly be loaded I'm trying to spot Steve Nash and I can see him on the second Bend there
of course Greyhound photographer extraordinaire looking and preparing her shots of course for
Nash PLC Jim Tate's in the house as well we should really have a children's race race six
I haven't had the nod I think there'll be too many people on the presentation but we should have uh
we should there you go I think Josh Miss Collier kicking on with their uh Libations but they are
going in Mrs lizamore and Clark get away from those glasses of champagne and do some work boys
once again the low six air is on the Move then for this Star Sports Derby stay as a
favorite six Claire's Carlton stand by for action our fan racing away there's five of the pops out
in front bang gorilla for John Mullins leave the charge early Dawson three at the inside Ridgedale
match leads around his first Bend then the early post reached down Max leads round for five in a
second spot bangorella two in the third then comes the one dog rubies Rascal pass the judge them with
a circuit to go unless the Three Dog reach down Max of Phil Simmons leaves while good four five
lengths now from five back in second spot then comes the full dog bubbly big Eddie Down The Far
Side now though still trapped through Ridgedale Mass Kenny last home here still the tasty
Advantage approach this that final couple of turns Thor now is closed in second then comes the five
Bangor approach the final turn now though still Ridge down Max LED in the first bank can he hold
on bubbly big Eddies come in for him as in the sixth though players goals on but up towards the
Jolly Old it's reached out Max he's done enough now of this front end 3-6-4 here Ridge down Max
LED at the first turn and stays on well enough to deny the favorite Claire's Kyle torn here
three beat six in this style Sports Derby stairs hey Clark you called it Ridgedale Max popular
winner for you mate indeed yeah it was available at a big big price early on this morning and was
very well supported but a lot of um Star Sports reported good money taken as well on the outsider
for Phil Simmons was backed all the way down about about nine or two four to one chance Last show but
it was ridged down Max it was out trapped by dogs on his outside but that early speed he placed up
he grabbed this race by the Scruff of the neck and made all in fines though he came back to the field
but that was expected he burned up a lot of petrol early on but what an exciting charge
for Phil Simmons only 19 races that is now win number eight but look at this early speed Ender
yeah it just gets inside bangorella was what about the drawer bang gorilla didn't matter
because she popped out in front but then the early boot a ridge down Max has carried him to
the corner he's taken off down the back stretch the good six seven length clear of the field it
was four bubbly big and he moved in the second down that far side and six has come from nowhere
close Carlton I've said it right that time to challenge close home but it was job done at this
point Ridgedale Max was tired a little bit and was entitled to Tire a little bit uh six was flying
clay as Carlton but he's done enough off this front end as Ridgedale Max the nicely does it
Syndicate and trying to fill Simmons from Romford there is on screen once again and Confirmation at
the time 41-28 that's not hanging about 41-28 the winning time for Ridgedale Max here in the
Star Sports Derby stairs division a he's been on a bit of a roll of late as Ridgedale Max and
he's kept the Good Times Rolling here at total tonight on Star Sports Bar be fine all night
trotting back proudly then to the presentation area a hard-earned win for Ridgedale Max
unbelievable really when you look at the quality of the field you know you've got cat one is in
running doesn't he absolutely he has I think we're going to chance to see this on the big
screen big man here what's your name Kieran Kieran course hello Karen you were confident
after that trial yeah well he's he's a dog it took a while to settle in he took a while to
settle in but once he's settled in him and he started to trap over six pens and he's I mean
he's left of the dead today Anthony really very impressive fantastic Roll On The Ledger Roll On
The Ledger guys you better go and get your trophy well done sir what's your name Kevin first time
I've ever heard is sharing a dog Keith's been trying to persuade me for about 20 years so
it's not a bad one is it yeah exactly he's a good man he knows a good ground when he sees
one and well done to Philip Simmons as well because Ridgedale Max has landed the spoils
and and hopefully we will have uh very soon where he does connections as well they're
in the house as well that's his Oaks Champion but Julie has got Phillip Simmons with her now
yeah we're the boss trainer Phil Simmons uh fantastic trainer I'm a big fan of you big
fan of your kennels you know that big fan of your young staff and even more so after that but this
dog looks like could be one of the best that's been in your kennels yeah he we think a lot of him
um he showed a lot of potential but we thought he was a bit young to take the Regency so we we laid
him out for this race and it's come right for us and uh thank you very much the sponsors fantastic
prize for a one-off great honor to be here tonight and great to have a winner thank you very much