Droopys Verve produced the eighth fastest time over the Derby course when impressively landing a trialstake at Towcester on Saturday.

28.72 (-10) Tyrur Shay 9/6/17
28.77 (+10) Clares Rocket 1/6/17
28.78 (-10) Bruisers Bullet 1/7/17
28.83 N Clares Rocket 24/6/17
28.85 (+10) Droopys Buick 1/6/17
28.85 N King Kid 1/6/17
28.87 (-10) Droopys Verve 14/4/18
28.90 (-10) Dorotas Wildcat 1/7/17
28.92 (-10) Astute Missile 1/7/17
28.93 (+10) College Paradise 1/6/17

The Ladbrokes Puppy Derby runner-up (Loughteen Blanco-Droopys Cyclone, Jun 16) recorded a flying 515 sectional and then became fastest over the course this year when beating King Kid by three and a half lengths in 28.87. Bruisers Bullet – who has a 28.78 run on his card – finished third.

The other trialstakes were won in 29.31 Bombers Bullet, 29.38-Brave Venture, 29.39 Bubbly Big Eddie, 29.91 Ballymac Reds

Rising Brandy – who beat Verve at Monmore, recorded the fastest time of the pre-meeting trial session.