Bubbly Torpedo did what his fellow Bubbly’s Boy, Casino, Lad, Totti (x2) and Gold have failed to do and land an Essex Vase for greyhound racing’s most dogged syndicate. Running from trap five, with favourite Roswell Romanov in trap one, the race went like this . . .

The 3-1 chance clocked a career best5 35.24, a four spot improvement on his semi final victory. The winning distance was three and a half lengths.