Towcester Race 9

The Star Sports & Orchestrate English Greyhound Derby 2026 Round 2 - Heat 16

Prize Money: $1,323

SWORDS STYLE (1) is yet to miss the placings in an excellent record this track and trip which boasts three wins. Comes off a (28.86) win last time, scoring by a head in a OR1 over 500m at Towcester. Has the ability and looks a key chance here. SLIPPERY BRIAN (6) boasts a consistent overall record including eight wins from 16 starts, the latest winning (28.69) over 500m at Towcester. Is yet to taste defeat at this course. Has the ability and rates a key chance this line-up. PRICELESS ROMEO (5) has some solid form under his belt and proved too strong last time to win by a head at Towcester in a handy 28.79 beating Ballymac Ralf. Consistent performer from this draw with a win and three minor placings to his credit. Can go close again if runs up to latest figure. CMON THE BROM (3) placed last time (29.66) at Towcester in a OR1, finishing third and beaten 7 lengths. Already a winner from this trap.

Distance: 500m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: OR1

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Swords Style (1) 5111512111
Trainer: G D Holland (Irish)
Prize Money: $25,141
Win / Place: 61% / 65%

Track Specialist

Track / Distance Specialist

Box Specialist

2 yo FWN D

Sire: GRANGEVIEW TEN (IRE)

Dam: EMERS SALLY (IRE)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 16-1-0

Track

4: 3-1-0

Trk/Dst

4: 3-1-0

Distance

4: 3-1-0

Season

10: 7-1-0

Metro

11: 6-0-0

Country

15: 10-1-0

1st Up

2: 1-0-0

2nd Up

2: 2-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	11	5	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5
STARTS	9	5	6	4	2
1st	5	3	5	2	1
2nd	0	1	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	0	0	0

Comments

Last start winner at Towcester and distance (28.86) on May 1. In hot form and can take this out.

Expected Early Speed:Front Runner

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 6	1/5/26	Towcester	500m	1	0:28.86	62.4 km/h	0.2L	$1.44f	0:28.86	0:28.37		$1,181	$473	19	1. Swords Style 2. Donishall Sam 3. Teejays Buddy
1st of 6	12/4/26	Towcester	500m	2	0:28.79	62.5 km/h	2.0L	$2.60	0:28.79	0:28.50	IV	$14,231	$9,615	7	1. Swords Style 2. Santas Amigo 3. Scooby The Lady
1st of 6	5/4/26	Towcester	500m	4	0:28.71	62.7 km/h	1.3L	$1.60	0:28.71	0:28.71	OR	$1,490	$673	7	1. Swords Style 2. Kranky Drake 3. Charlie Loves Me
2nd of 5	29/3/26	Towcester	500m	2	0:29.15	61.7 km/h	3.3L	$1.70	0:28.89	0:28.65	OR	$1,307	$161	8	1. Rebel Alaska 2. Swords Style 3. Bower Aoibhin
1st of 6	21/3/26	Curraheen Park	480m	3	0:28.58	60.5 km/h	8.0L	$1.67f	0:28.58	0:28.42	AA0	$1,137	$836	21	1. Swords Style 2. Patterdale Timmy 3. Droopys Pablo
5th of 6	28/2/26	Shelbourne	480m	4	0:28.94	59.7 km/h	8.0L	$4.33	0:28.38	0:28.23	AA0	$50,663	$2,488	7	1. Coloursaregreen 2. Solo And Go 3. Ballymac Siun

Zenith Pasha (2) 3x22x52142
Trainer: J J Fenwick (Newcastle)
Prize Money: $3,181
Win / Place: 22% / 77%

2 yo BLU/BDL/WH D

Sire: DROOPYS SYDNEY (IRE)

Dam: DROOPYS DANCER (GB)

Rating

Stats

Career

9: 2-4-1

Track

1: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

1: 0-1-0

Season

5: 1-2-0

Metro

6: 1-3-1

Country

3: 1-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-2-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	0	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5
STARTS	1	4	2	1	1
1st	0	0	1	0	1
2nd	1	3	0	0	0
3rd	0	0	0	1	0

Comments

Hit the ground running with a sizzling early sectional and gave a sight but found one better when runner up at Towcester clocking 28.72. Hard to have this time.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 6	1/5/26	Towcester	500m	2	0:28.72	62.7 km/h	4.3L	$15	0:28.37	0:28.37		$1,181	$142	34	1. Ballymac Duffle 2. Zenith Pasha 3. Malcolm Bosh
34 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 2	26/4/26	Towcester	500m	2	N/A	-	1.75L	$0.00	0:29.26		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Behemoth 2. Zenith Pasha 3.
4th of 5	28/3/26	Limerick	480m	2	0:28.92	59.8 km/h	15.0L	$7.00	0:27.87	0:27.87	AA0	$1,410	$332	7	1. Ballydoyle Tina 2. Montana Secret 3. Powerhouse Major
1st of 6	21/3/26	Limerick	480m	3	0:28.46	60.7 km/h	1.5L	$11	0:28.46	0:27.97	AA0	$753	$418	14	1. Zenith Pasha 2. Berlin Trilogy 3. Jacktavern Romeo
2nd of 6	7/3/26	Shelbourne	480m	2	0:28.52	60.6 km/h	1.0L	$2.50f	0:28.45	0:28.37	A1	$1,480	$251	7	1. Lennies Madge 2. Zenith Pasha 3. Powerhouse Major
5th of 6	28/2/26	Shelbourne	480m	3	0:29.31	59.0 km/h	7.8L	$3.50	0:28.77	0:28.23	A1	$348	$33	119	1. Town Kitten 2. Teejays Buddy 3. Hazelhill Marty
119 Day Spell

Cmon The Brom (3) 2614x31413
Trainer: S A Cahill (Hove)
Prize Money: $10,805
Win / Place: 34% / 76%

3 yo Black D

Sire: BALLYMAC CASHOUT (IRE)

Dam: FIRE HEIGHT MAID (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

26: 9-4-7

Track

1: 0-0-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Distance

8: 4-0-2

Season

5: 2-0-2

Metro

10: 4-1-2

Country

16: 5-3-5

1st Up

4: 2-0-2

2nd Up

4: 1-1-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	6	1	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6
STARTS	14	5	2	3	1	1
1st	5	2	1	0	1	0
2nd	3	0	0	0	0	1
3rd	3	1	1	2	0	0

Comments

Quickly away last start and finished third over 500m at Towcester. Right in the mix here.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
3rd of 6	2/5/26	Towcester	500m	1	0:29.66	60.7 km/h	7.0L	$34	0:29.10	0:28.69		$1,181	$142	30	1. Bubbly Hogan 2. Brunch Pal 3. Cmon The Brom
1st of 1	22/4/26	Towcester	500m	3	0:29.63	60.7 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:29.63		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Cmon The Brom 2. 3.
1st of 5	2/4/26	Hove	500m	1	0:29.55	60.9 km/h	6.5L	$1.80	0:29.55	0:29.55	A1	$894	$394	6	1. Cmon The Brom 2. Moody Rudy 3. Brideside Belle
4th of 5	27/3/26	Hove	500m	2	0:30.01	60.0 km/h	2.4L	$2.80	0:29.81	0:29.81	A1	$881	$123	14	1. Rebel Charles 2. Wastehouse Mix 3. Hello Maggie
1st of 5	13/3/26	Hove	500m	1	0:29.69	60.6 km/h	4.8L	$1.90	0:29.69	0:29.54	A1	$881	$388	13	1. Cmon The Brom 2. Dangerous Billy 3. Teddys Sister
3rd of 5	28/2/26	Hove	500m	1	0:29.65	60.7 km/h	1.0L	$2.50	0:29.57	0:29.57	A1	$881	$123	63	1. Broncos Bullet 2. Lets Go Harry 3. Cmon The Brom
63 Day Spell

Zenith Aslan (4) 1324x566x2
Trainer: R P Rees (Hove)
Prize Money: $2,821
Win / Place: 18% / 56%

3 yo Black/WH D

Sire: BALLYMAC COOPER (IRE)

Dam: JAYTEE PEARL (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 3-2-4

Track

1: 0-1-0

Trk/Dst

1: 0-1-0

Distance

7: 1-2-1

Season

2: 0-1-0

Metro

7: 1-1-1

Country

9: 2-1-3

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-1

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	2	1	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	5
STARTS	6	3	6	1
1st	1	0	2	0
2nd	2	0	0	0
3rd	2	2	0	0

Comments

Finished second when resuming last start over 500m at Towcester (28.97) in a OR1. Has a solid second-up record and but might struggle in this field.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
2nd of 6	1/5/26	Towcester	500m	1	0:28.97	62.1 km/h	2.3L	$10	0:28.79	0:28.37		$1,181	$142	118	1. Slick Sentinel 2. Zenith Aslan 3. Unthinkable
118 Day Spell
1st of 2	19/4/26	Towcester	500m	1	0:29.39	61.2 km/h	0.1L	$0.00	0:29.39		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Zenith Aslan 2. Face The Storm 3.
1st of 1	13/4/26	Hove	285m	1	0:16.35	62.8 km/h	0L	$0.00	0:16.35		Trial	$0	-	-	1. Zenith Aslan 2. 3.
6th of 6	3/1/26	Hove	500m	2	0:30.18	59.6 km/h	7.6L	$3.50	0:29.56	0:29.11	OR	$1,258	$131	7	1. Gingers Tali 2. Easy Tizzy 3. Keeperhill Duke
6th of 6	27/12/25	Hove	500m	3	0:30.09	59.8 km/h	4.2L	$3.75	0:29.75	0:29.48	OR3	$1,263	$131	7	1. Teddys Sister 2. Clairkeith Liana 3. Hat Trick Bucko
5th of 5	20/12/25	Hove	500m	3	0:29.78	60.4 km/h	10.0L	$6.00	0:28.98	0:28.98	OR3	$1,131	$131	77	1. Burrows Eclipse 2. Missile One 3. Slaneyside Ross
77 Day Spell

Priceless Romeo (5) 4516x45441
Trainer: Paul Hennessy (Irish)
Prize Money: $11,847
Win / Place: 28% / 57%

Last Start Winner from Box

3 yo BLU D

Sire: PRICELESS JET (IRE)

Dam: PRICELESS OPERA (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

28: 8-6-2

Track

3: 1-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-0

Distance

3: 1-0-0

Season

5: 1-0-0

Metro

13: 3-2-0

Country

15: 5-4-2

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	6	2	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5	6
STARTS	4	5	3	2	6	8
1st	1	1	0	2	1	3
2nd	1	1	1	0	3	0
3rd	0	2	0	0	0	0

Comments

Chases back to back wins after scoring over 500m at Towcester in 28.79, set up by a sizzling early sectional. Well performed from this box. In the mix.

Expected Early Speed:Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 6	1/5/26	Towcester	500m	5	0:28.79	62.5 km/h	0.2L	$4.00	0:28.79	0:28.37		$1,181	$473	12	1. Priceless Romeo 2. Ballymac Ralf 3. Silverhill Adam
4th of 6	19/4/26	Towcester	500m	5	0:29.54	60.9 km/h	2.6L	$8.00	0:29.32	0:28.82	OR	$1,490	$163	7	1. Gaytime Joachim 2. Ballymac Axel 3. Rebel Alaska
4th of 6	12/4/26	Towcester	500m	6	0:29.48	61.1 km/h	12.3L	$3.50	0:28.50	0:28.50	OR	$1,490	$163	29	1. Low Profile 2. Dereks Legend 3. Chasing Larry
5th of 6	14/3/26	Shelbourne	503m	6	0:30.17	60.0 km/h	4.7L	$2.00f	0:29.85	0:29.31	AA0	$485	$33	7	1. Hackney Mati 2. Moorstown Knight 3. Miami Hyland
4th of 6	7/3/26	Shelbourne	480m	5	0:28.53	60.6 km/h	1.8L	$4.00	0:28.41	0:28.37	AA0	$2,274	$33	70	1. Fahee Phantom 2. Crossfield Roman 3. Microchip
70 Day Spell
6th of 6	27/12/25	Shelbourne	480m	6	N/A	-	0.0L	$1.00	0:28.43	0:27.99	AA0	$12,943	-	7	1. Cheque For Cash 2. Bockos Gold 3. Bossman Buddy

Slippery Brian (6) 6561315111
Trainer: G D Holland (Irish)
Prize Money: $8,002
Win / Place: 50% / 75%

Unbeaten at the Track

Unbeaten at the Distance

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

2 yo Black D

Sire: BALLYMAC CASHOUT (IRE)

Dam: OLD TREASURE (IRE)

Rating

Stats

Career

16: 8-3-1

Track

3: 3-0-0

Trk/Dst

3: 3-0-0

Distance

3: 3-0-0

Season

9: 5-0-1

Metro

4: 1-1-0

Country

12: 7-2-1

1st Up

1: 0-1-0

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

Winning Distances
<400	400+	500+	600+	700+
0	3	5	0	0

Box History	1	2	3	4	5
STARTS	3	3	4	3	3
1st	1	1	2	2	2
2nd	0	2	1	0	0
3rd	0	0	1	0	0

Comments

In sparkling form at the moment, having scored three on the trot. Fastest winner on the program latest with a 28.69 success over 500m at Towcester. In hot form and can take this out.

Expected Early Speed:Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Box	Ran	Avg. Speed	Margin	SP	Win Time	BON	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Days	Result
1st of 6	2/5/26	Towcester	500m	5	0:28.69	62.7 km/h	0.2L	$1.83f	0:28.69	0:28.69		$1,181	$473	20	1. Slippery Brian 2. Ballymac Kobe 3. Teejays Chelms
1st of 5	12/4/26	Towcester	500m	4	0:28.62	62.9 km/h	1.0L	$4.30	0:28.62	0:28.50	OR	$1,327	$673	14	1. Slippery Brian 2. Goldcash Warrior 3. Kranky Drake
1st of 4	29/3/26	Towcester	500m	5	0:28.65	62.8 km/h	2.5L	$5.00	0:28.65	0:28.65	OR	$1,307	$663	15	1. Slippery Brian 2. Droopys Berries 3. Tre Cool
5th of 6	14/3/26	Galway	503m	1	0:31.12	58.2 km/h	17.0L	$3.50	0:29.93	0:29.93	A0	$25,502	$1,254	8	1. Droopys Map 2. Hollywell Merlin 3. Grouchos Gregor
1st of 6	6/3/26	Galway	503m	4	0:29.93	60.5 km/h	2.5L	$3.00	0:29.93	0:29.93	A0	$2,322	$332	7	1. Slippery Brian 2. Donishall Sam 3. Droopys Map
3rd of 6	27/2/26	Galway	503m	3	0:30.49	59.4 km/h	4.6L	$2.50	0:30.17	0:29.78	A0	$630	-	7	1. Hollywell Merlin 2. Flyers Minnie 3. Slippery Brian

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