In this post, you can find our BOYLE Sports Irish Coursing Derby Odds & Betting Favourites as we preview the premier event of the Irish Coursing Calendar.
The annual National Coursing Meeting of 2026 is set to be held at Clonmel Horse-racing, which is scheduled to take place from Saturday, January 31st to Monday, February 2nd.
2026 BOYLE Sports Irish Coursing Derby Odds
Greyhound | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
BoyleSportsMajor | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Vader | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Callaway Pat | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Ballymac Awil | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Magical Titan | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Matchstick Man | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Bar | 14/1 | 6.7% |
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BOYLE Sports Irish Coursing Derby Favourites
BOYLE Sports Irish Coursing Derby Favourites
BoyleSportsMajor
BoyleSportsMajor - 6/1
The favourite for the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Coursing Derby is BoyleSportsMajor, who can currently be gotten at odds of 6/1.
BoyleSportsMajor, the son of BoylesSportsMagic and Linden Lucy, qualified for the 2026 National Meeting following his Derby Trial Stake success in Mallow in Week 5 of the Coursing season, where he defeated Unforgiveable in the final.
Coming out early in the season meant we were always likely to see the dog before the main date in the diary. The always competitive Corn Na Feile Puppy Derby at Abbeyfeale was to be the chosen test, a stake with a strong reputation for bringing through Powerstown winners.
Previously named Sandyman , the then John Ryan-owned dog trained by Kevin Barry won a hard-fought final against kennel companion Awaiting Trial . After showing early pace from slips, his opponent rallied well at the halfway, before Sandyman pulled on strongly to win by ¾ of a length.
A real contender for Derby Glory.
Vader
Vader - 8/1
The joint second favourite for the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Coursing Derby is the Brendan Matthews-trained Vader .
The son of Kyle Mozart and Ballymac Smokey booked his ticket for Clonmel and owners Fintan & John Comerford in the Derby Trial Stake at Nenagh last November. Vader overcame the P atrick Guilfoyle-trained son of Blades of Hope and Savage Love, Magical Titan, who had been labelled the “star of the meeting” in the dying strides of the Final course.
The Brendan Matthews trained pup was an impressive on his way to an inevitable final buckle with the Guilfoyle charge, and it proved a thrilling decider. Powerful middle pace appeared to have settled the course as Magical Titan struck the front beyond halfway, but a winding hare took him off a true line. A further swerve or two saw the complexion of the course change at the top of the field with Vader just persuading the judge late on.
Though Vader earned the flag, the decision could've gone either way and he looks a real contender for the 2026 BOYLE Sports Coursing Derby title.
Callaway Pat
Callaway Pat - 8/1
The joint second favourite for the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Coursing Derby is Callaway Pat , who is owned by the Denis Murphy Loughlin Bar Syndicate.
Callaway Pat's first outing on the field this season was at Abbeyfeale Trial Stake in week 14, clocking well on the way to the final before losing in the final to Seven Barrows.
It was second time the charm for the dog in the Tubbercurry Derby Trial Stake earlier this month where the dog booked it's ticket to Clonmel after a final victory over Money Minister . The dog then named when named Freestone Bridge and owned by Pat Loughlin and Syndicate, though the dog has since changed ownership.
The dog son of Barrack Boru and Glorious Dame looks another real contender for glory.
Ballymac Awil
Ballymac Awil - 8/1
Another joint second favourite for the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Coursing Derby is the Liam Dowling-owned and trained Ballymac Awil.
The progeny of Kyle Mozart and Ballymac Floral is a twice scorer on the field, but first booked his ticket to Clonmel during the second week of the Coursing season at the Galway & Oranmore Derby Trial Stak e after overcoming Ebony Hope by a length following a tough buckle.
Following an early season qualifying victory, Awil came out to battle again, this time where he won the Lixnaw (O’Carroll O’Connor Cup) after beating Termsn Conditions in the final at the end of last month. The dog was noted as "impressive throughout" with a serious of dominant performances on the Kerry field.
Magical Titan
Magical Titan -10/1
Next in the betting is Magical Titan , who can be gotten at 10/1 for the 2026 BoyleSports Irish Coursing Derby for the team of trainer Kevin Barry and owner Paul Horig.
The son of Blades Of Hope and Savage Love first appeared on the scene at the Nenagh Derby Trial Stake in week 6 of the season where the Patrick Guilfoyle trained dog was impressive throughout and was even labeled by some as the “star of the meeting” before being beaten in the dying strides of the Final course by Vader in a course which could have been called either way!
Second time was to be the charm for Magical Titan, who recovered well from that disappointment at Nenagh to book his ticket f or the 2026 National Meeting at Clonmel when running up a convincing winner of the Derby Trial Stake at the Rathkeale meeting defeating Cooga Jacko in the final
This fawn dog has plenty of gears and has run BoyleSportsMajor close already, certainly one to keep in the notepad.
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