In A Blaze of glory

GARFINEY BLAZE (7.05) can start his quest for an historic hat-trick in the famous event by outgunning his rivals in heat three of the Arena Racing Company Cesarewitch over 731m at Central Park tonight.

- by JONATHAN HOBBS

The live-on-Premier Greyhound Racing six-bend annual is the first major competition of 2026 and looks a cracker with major winners aplenty competing, not least Mark Wallis’ reigning two-time champion who ran a corker in the recent George Curtis & Ballyregan Bob Memorial Final at Hove.

A touch unlucky then when forced to check his stride approaching the last bend when a possible winner, albeit behind a good winner himself in Deadly Disco, Garfiney Blaze has great stamina and might prove too strong for classy likely leader Romeo Empire, who may be under pressure as they turn for home.