Ladbrokes’ Irish experiment ‘going well’

With eight meetings gone, Ladbrokes are delighted with their experiment of broadcasting Irish greyhound meetings into their UK shops.

Spokesman Richard Brankley said: “There is clearly a market for the product on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings and the 10-race meetings from Cork, Mullingar and Youghal have been well received. They are betting to a market of around 131/132 per cent and we would expect that to come down as the market grows in confidence.”