Favourite backers might be buoyed by checking through recent results of the Romford Puppy Cup Final.

Should Hayley Keightley’s 13-8f Roxholme Scolari prove successful in tonight’s decider, he would extend a remarkable record for market leaders.

The last five favourites have been successful. But for a blip in 2009 for Westmead Carl, turned over by second favourite Lenson Bolt, the sequence would stand at eight.

But it wasn’t always so predictable, just ask Paul Young, whose Droopys Brindle goes in trap two tonight.

The kennel’s only victory in the event came back in 2001 when Droopys Survivor romped up at 50-1.