The Star Sports Puppy Derby at Towcester will get underway on Sunday December 6 and will be shown on the SIS service.

The second round follows a week later with the final on Friday December 18, live of RPGTV.

The event is for  36 puppies, Jan 19 or later, with a winner’s prize of £7,500, the runner-up receives £1,000 and other finalists, £500 each.

The 2020 event will do well to match the last Towcester Puppy Derby, sponsored by ECC Timber, in 2017. Order of finish: 1) Magical Bale, 2) Innocent Times, 3) Affleck Bolt, 4) Headford Kev, 5) Roxholme Poppy, 6) Lightfoot King