Towcester Race 13

The Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby 2026 R1 - Heat 27

Prize Money: $1,181

DROOPYS SCRIPT (1) was out of the placings when fifth last time but prior to that clocked a brilliant 29.03 win over 500m at Sheffield. Can measure up again if runs up to recent best times. DEREKS LEGEND (2) is a promising dog in the frame at seven of 12 starts including three wins and was a last start winner (29.04) over 500m at Towcester. Has a good record at this journey. Has a good overall strike-rate and can find the frame here. DROOPYS MAXIMUS (3) impressed when clocking a blistering 28.72 over 480m at Monmore. In form and looks a leading player again. DEADLY DISCO (6) was in the money last start at a short quote - likely to feature again.

Distance: 500m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: OR1

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Droopys Script (1) 13211215
Trainer: M L Locke (Romford)
Prize Money: $5,229
Win / Place: 50% / 87%

1 yo Black D

Sire: PESTANA (IRE)

Dam: DROOPYS ONESTOP (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

8: 4-2-1

Distance

2: 1-0-0

Season

8: 4-2-1

Metro

8: 4-2-1

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	1	0	0

Box History	4	5	6
STARTS	1	3	4
1st	0	2	2
2nd	0	1	1
3rd	1	0	0

Comments

Winner two starts back at Sheffield when scoring by 3 lengths in 29.03. Last start finished 5th on April 19 over 500m at Sheffield behind Copney Queen beaten 11 lengths (29.74) in a OR1. Better than that and worth following up.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 1	23/4/26	Towcester	270m	3	0:15.92	61.1 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:15.92		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Droopys Script 2. 3.
5th of 6	19/4/26	Sheffield Bags	500m	6	0:29.74	60.5 km/h	11.9L	$3.50	0:28.79	0:28.71	OR1	$2,404	$192	7	1. Copney Queen 2. Romeo Arran 3. Holding Aero
1st of 5	12/4/26	Sheffield Bags	500m	6	0:29.03	62.0 km/h	3.0L	$1.20	0:29.03	0:28.51	OR1	$1,779	$962	15	1. Droopys Script 2. Newinn Rex 3. Drive On Flint
1st of 1	5/4/26	Sheffield Bags	500m	4	0:29.37	61.3 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:29.37		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Droopys Script 2. 3.
2nd of 6	28/3/26	Monmore	480m	6	0:28.28	61.1 km/h	6.0L	$3.50	0:27.79	0:27.79		$47,348	$1,894	7	1. Underground Gold 2. Droopys Script 3. Aayamza Shazza
1st of 6	21/3/26	Monmore	480m	6	0:28.19	61.3 km/h	1.0L	$2.50	0:28.19	0:28.05		$1,442	$673	7	1. Droopys Script 2. Aayamza Shazza 3. Anglesey Milo

Dereks Legend (2) 2421233421
Trainer: R P Rees (Hove)
Prize Money: $3,199
Win / Place: 25% / 83%

Last Start Winner from Box

2 yo FWN D

Sire: BALLYHIMIKIN JET (IRE)

Dam: KILARA ZOE (IRE)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

12: 3-4-3

Track

2: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-1-0

Distance

6: 2-2-1

Season

7: 2-2-2

Metro

10: 2-3-3

Country

2: 1-1-0

1st Up

1: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	2	1	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5
STARTS	1	3	3	4	1
1st	0	1	0	2	0
2nd	1	1	1	1	0
3rd	0	1	1	1	0

Comments

Solid effort after racing on the speed to score in a OR by 0.5 len at Towcester over 500m (29.04). Expected to measure up again.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 6	19/4/26	Towcester	500m	2	0:29.04	62.0 km/h	0.5L	$9.00	0:29.04	0:28.82	OR	$1,490	$673	7	1. Dereks Legend 2. Garfiney Warrior 3. Bockos Buster
2nd of 6	12/4/26	Towcester	500m	2	0:29.14	61.8 km/h	8.0L	$17	0:28.50	0:28.50	OR	$1,490	$163	15	1. Low Profile 2. Dereks Legend 3. Chasing Larry
2nd of 2	5/4/26	Towcester	500m	4	N/A	-	1L	$0.00	0:28.92		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Zenith Jimbombom 2. Dereks Legend 3.
4th of 5	28/3/26	Central Park	664m	3	0:40.74	58.7 km/h	10.3L	$12	0:39.92	0:00.00	OR3	$1,705	$189	9	1. Romeo Empire 2. One More Tune 3. Bluejig Outlaw
3rd of 6	19/3/26	Hove	695m	4	0:42.28	59.2 km/h	1.0L	$2.50	0:42.19	0:41.95	OR3	$1,629	$123	7	1. Alright Patricia 2. Broncos Bullet 3. Dereks Legend
3rd of 5	12/3/26	Hove	695m	3	0:42.91	58.3 km/h	4.0L	$1.80	0:42.58	0:42.58	OR3	$1,061	$123	14	1. Broncos Bullet 2. Alright Patricia 3. Dereks Legend

Droopys Maximus (3) 5362241221
Trainer: R Taberner (Monmore)
Prize Money: $8,530
Win / Place: 19% / 69%

3 yo Black D

Sire: DROOPYS SYDNEY (IRE)

Dam: DROOPYS SWEET (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

42: 8-9-12

Track

5: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

5: 0-0-1

Distance

5: 0-0-1

Season

15: 4-6-1

Metro

32: 6-9-10

Country

10: 2-0-2

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	6	0	2	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6
STARTS	4	9	9	12	6	2
1st	0	2	2	2	2	0
2nd	0	4	1	3	0	1
3rd	2	2	3	2	3	0

Comments

Good effort to score last start by 0.8 lengths over 480m at Monmore in 28.72, beating Kilara Doechii. Can measure up again with the right run.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 4	23/4/26	Monmore	480m	4	0:28.72	60.2 km/h	0.8L	$2.50	0:28.72	0:28.05	A2	$663	$317	7	1. Droopys Maximus 2. Kilara Doechii 3. Tullymurry Rishi
2nd of 5	16/4/26	Monmore	630m	4	0:38.18	59.4 km/h	0.1L	$9.00	0:38.17	0:38.11	OR	$1,077	$125	5	1. Aero Boris 2. Droopys Maximus 3. Bandit Paddy
2nd of 5	11/4/26	Monmore	480m	3	0:28.84	59.9 km/h	0.3L	$3.25	0:28.81	0:28.60		$779	$115	11	1. Swift Youngster 2. Droopys Maximus 3. Westway Macho
1st of 5	31/3/26	Monmore	480m	3	0:28.69	60.2 km/h	3.8L	$2.50	0:28.69	0:28.64	A2	$779	$317	10	1. Droopys Maximus 2. Westway Ruby 3. Bang On Molly
4th of 5	21/3/26	Monmore	630m	3	0:38.69	58.6 km/h	4.0L	$5.00	0:38.36	0:38.36		$1,202	$125	14	1. Golden Palace 2. Yourself 3. Timmys Hunter
2nd of 4	7/3/26	Monmore	630m	2	0:38.70	58.6 km/h	0.5L	$2.88	0:38.66	0:38.11		$865	$125	7	1. Aero Boris 2. Droopys Maximus 3. Longacres Ariel

Ballymac Dave (4) 3x314x5251
Trainer: E O Driver (Nottingham)
Prize Money: $4,580
Win / Place: 23% / 69%

Dominant Win Last Start

2 yo Black D

Sire: DOOLIN DUKE (IRE)

Dam: BALLYMAC PEBBLES (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 3-3-3

Season

4: 1-1-0

Metro

3: 1-0-0

Country

10: 2-3-3

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 1-2-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	0	0	0

Box History	1	3	4	5	6
STARTS	2	1	3	2	5
1st	0	1	1	0	1
2nd	0	0	0	2	1
3rd	1	0	2	0	0

Comments

Good performance after tracking the speed to score in a OR3 by 4 len at Dunstall Park over 480m (28.49). Can't recommend in this field.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 1	22/4/26	Towcester	500m	4	0:29.25	61.5 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:29.25		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Ballymac Dave 2. 3.
1st of 6	11/4/26	Dunstall Park	480m	3	0:28.49	60.7 km/h	4.0L	$3.00	0:28.49	0:28.19	OR3	$1,923	$962	8	1. Ballymac Dave 2. Bossman Buddy 3. Face The Storm
5th of 6	3/4/26	Dunstall Park	480m	6	0:28.60	60.4 km/h	5.0L	$8.00	0:28.20	0:28.20	OR1	$1,635	$192	6	1. Romeo Steel 2. Droopys Trade 3. Ollie The Ox
2nd of 6	28/3/26	Dunstall Park	480m	5	0:28.71	60.2 km/h	2.0L	$6.00	0:28.55	0:28.27	OR1	$1,610	$189	49	1. Droopys Doris 2. Ballymac Dave 3. Ollie The Ox
49 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 3	21/3/26	Dunstall Park	480m	5	0:28.30	61.1 km/h	5.25L	$0.00	0:28.30		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Ballymac Dave 2. Scooby Pacemaker 3. Quill Quids
5th of 6	7/2/26	Shelbourne	480m	6	0:29.19	59.2 km/h	12.7L	$6.00	0:28.31	0:28.15	AA0	$450	$34	204	1. Bombay Special 2. Crossfield Dean 3. Brickhill Sky
204 Day Spell

Burrows Zeus (5) 121213622x
Trainer: J J Heath (Hove)
Prize Money: $14,240
Win / Place: 44% / 83%

2 yo Black D

Sire: BALLYMAC KINGDOM (IRE)

Dam: BALLYMAC ART (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 8-4-3

Metro

3: 1-2-0

Country

15: 7-2-3

1st Up

1: 1-0-0

2nd Up

1: 0-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
3	5	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5
STARTS	2	2	2	7	5
1st	1	0	1	4	2
2nd	0	0	1	2	1
3rd	0	1	0	1	1

Comments

Finished off last campaign with a second (28.65) over 480m at Limerick on November 30. Others preferred this time.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 1	26/4/26	Hove	285m	3	0:16.36	62.7 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:16.36		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Burrows Zeus 2. 3.
1st of 2	20/4/26	Hove	285m	4	0:16.29	63.0 km/h	11.5L	$0.00	0:16.29		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Burrows Zeus 2. Fwesh Julie Rose 3.
2nd of 6	30/11/25	Limerick	480m	3	0:28.65	60.3 km/h	2.0L	$1.80f	0:28.51	0:28.22	AA0	$1,723	$265	8	1. Whizzing Donald 2. Burrows Zeus 3. Magical Hope
2nd of 6	22/11/25	Shelbourne	320m	4	0:18.78	61.3 km/h	0.5L	$10	0:18.75	0:18.75	SS0	$10,866	$1,325	14	1. Sogna Ancora 2. Burrows Zeus 3. Stefans Galaxy
6th of 6	8/11/25	Curraheen Park	480m	2	0:28.99	59.6 km/h	15.2L	$7.50	0:27.93	0:27.93	AA0	$90,106	$5,300	7	1. Magical On Fire 2. Solo And Go 3. Bossman Buddy
3rd of 6	1/11/25	Curraheen Park	480m	5	0:28.58	60.5 km/h	7.0L	$4.50	0:28.09	0:27.99	AA0	$3,092	-	7	1. Bossman Buddy 2. Solo And Go 3. Burrows Zeus

Deadly Disco (6) 231313143x
Trainer: R P Rees (Hove)
Prize Money: $35,651
Win / Place: 30% / 66%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BALLYMAC BOLGER (IRE)

Dam: BLING BLING LOLA (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

39: 12-6-8

Track

2: 0-0-1

Distance

3: 1-0-1

Season

6: 2-0-3

Metro

32: 12-5-6

Country

7: 0-1-2

1st Up

4: 1-0-1

2nd Up

4: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	0	3	7	2

Box History	1	4	5	6
STARTS	1	3	2	33
1st	0	1	0	11
2nd	0	0	1	5
3rd	1	0	0	7

Comments

In the money at the final run of last campaign, finishing third (40.28) over 664m at Central Park nine weeks ago. Has a win and a minor from four runs when first-up. Definite threat.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 2	19/4/26	Towcester	500m	6	N/A	-	1.25L	$0.00	0:29.14		Trial	$0	-	-	1. The Other Chief 2. Deadly Disco 3.
1st of 1	11/4/26	Hove	500m	6	0:29.16	61.7 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:29.16		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Deadly Disco 2. 3.
3rd of 6	28/2/26	Central Park	664m	6	0:40.28	59.3 km/h	5.0L	$1.80	0:39.87	0:39.87	OR	$1,610	$189	14	1. Princess Matilda 2. Reality Power 3. Deadly Disco
4th of 6	14/2/26	Monmore	684m	6	0:41.50	59.3 km/h	7.3L	$5.00	0:40.91	0:40.91		$1,468	$147	7	1. Mongys Wild 2. The Other Winx 3. Eagles Respect
1st of 6	7/2/26	Monmore	684m	6	0:41.38	59.5 km/h	10.5L	$2.20f	0:41.38	0:40.98		$1,419	$685	14	1. Deadly Disco 2. Burrows Charm 3. Cartoonist
3rd of 5	24/1/26	Central Park	731m	6	0:44.42	59.2 km/h	9.8L	$7.00	0:43.64	0:43.64	OR1	$33,199	$2,012	7	1. Mongys Wild 2. Romeo Empire 3. Deadly Disco

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