Newinn Shadow (Kinloch Brae-Newinn Expert, Dec 14), one of the youngest runners in the Peterborough Puppy Derby, recorded the fastest first round heat. The Seamus Cahill trained evens favourite clocked 26.03 (-20) for the 435 metres. (TR 25.69)
Next quickest was Dave Pruhs’ Killinan Infanta (Brett Lee-Killinan Baby, Jan 15). In beating Droopys Country by half a length in 26.15 (-20), the black, who was the first 2015 whelp to win a race in Ireland, became the first of that vintage to win an open race in England.
The other heats: 26.20 (-20) Droopys Polly (Romeo Recruit-Exiles Pride, Aug 14) 26.28 (-30) Droopys Trapeze (Tullymurry Act-Droopys Blossom, Sep 14) 26.33 (-30) Ballymac Santose (Burnpark Champ-Lefanta Toss, Sep 14), 26.55 (-30) Holdem Rio (Crash-Cornamaddy Maid, Jul 14),
