Head for heights

HEADFORD ASHER (8.57) is one of greyhound racing's brightest young stars and can kick off his Star Sports/TRC English Greyhound Derby campaign in the best possible style at Towcester tonight.

- by JONATHAN HOBBS

Maxine Locke's runner lines up in heat 30 on the third night of first-round action in the Classic, which is live on SIS and Gone To The Dogs on YouTube.

Every single race in this year's £175,000-to-the-winner showpiece will be shown on the channel youtube.com/@gonetothedogs-live, with a 3pm preview show also being broadcast.

Winner of the Hove Puppy Cup, Headford Asher has won all his three races to date impressively and can light up the Northants track in an intriguing clash with Ireland's Boylesports Bob, last year's Derby runner-up.