Pal up with Amigo

MISSION: Droopys Aladdin, pictured winning at Monmore in August

- by JONATHAN HOBBS

GOLDEN MISSION: Droopys Aladdin, pictured winning at Monmore in August

SANTAS AMIGO (6.14) can kick off the best card of the year so far by roaring back to winning ways in heat one of the Ladbrokes Winter Derby at Monmore tonight, live on the Premier Greyhound Racing service.

Six heats of the 480m annual are joined by six heats of the Ladbrokes Golden Jacket for a superb 12-race programme at the Wolverhampton venue.

And David Mullins’ runner can give favourite backers an early boost by unleashing classy all-round speed as he begins his campaign for a third Category One victory.