Lenson Bocko won a 2019 Boylesports Irish Derby Final that reminded Ireland’s embattled greyhound industry that there is plenty of life in the old dogs yet! Writes Floyd Amphlett
Despite being a runner short, and in front of a huge and vocal Shelrbourne Park crowd, the €140,000 final proved as exciting as it was dramatic. Who would lead? Would the favourite be good enough if he didn’t come away. How close would Dolores Ruth’s wonder pup get to the leader?
They would all soon find out to the background of a superb race commentary by Ian Fortune . . .
But is you want to know how it feels to be an owner in a situation like that, my huge thanks goes to Mark Pierrepont who, for the final, opted to train his mobile phone on the Ponder family. Len (picture centre with orange rosette) owns a third share in Lenson Bocko with Austin Whelan and Graham Box and Mark absolutely captures the drama and excitement experienced by Len and wife Pat, son Lenny and wife Paula.
