The Time Greyhound Nutrition Puppy Derby market has been shaken up ahead of Saturday's semi-finals at Shelbourne Park , with Wi Can James installed as the new 11/4 favourite following his electric heat win when the competition finally got underway. Slick Sanctuary (5/1), Ballymac Scheff (6/1), Kapuka Coley (6/1) and Im Here (8/1) make up the rest of the front rank, and the draw has done the market no favours: three of the five leading fancies have been paired together in the same semi-final heat.

Open to 48 pups whelped in August 2024 or younger and worth €25,000 to the winner, this year's renewal was delayed by the recent heatwave but is now building towards a final at Shelbourne Park on 25th July.

Outright Odds

Time Puppy Derby 2026 Outright Odds

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Semi-Final Draw & Heat Odds

Both semi-finals will be run on Saturday, 18th July at 20:32. The top three in each heat progress to the final on 25th July . Each-way 1/4 odds, places 1, 2 in heat markets.

1st Semi

1st Semi-Final

Saturday 18th July, 20:32

Trap 1 Slick Sanctuary

Trap 2 Razldazl Thelma

Trap 3 Faranheit Ace

Trap 4 Grouchos Chief

Trap 5 Wi Can James

Trap 6 I'm Here

On the clocks, Wi Can James is the hound to beat and certainly if he gets close to his 27:88 best it'll be hard to see him getting beaten. If looking for some each-way value Faranheit Ace could cause the others trouble certainly if he can lead like he can and avoid trouble at the first bend.

2nd Semi

2nd Semi-Final

Saturday 18th July, 20:48

Trap 1 Razldazl Loreal

Trap 2 Ballymac Scheff

Trap 3 Villaricos

Trap 4 Carrick Becks

Trap 5 Kapuka Coley

Trap 6 Kilwest Major

Arguably the more "open" of Saturday's two semi-finals but with the withdrawel of trap four, I think this should open it up more for Kapuka Coley who I expect to deliver with a fourth career victory.

Favourites

Time Puppy Derby Favourites

Wi Can James

Wi Can James – 3/1

The joint market leader after the standout performance of the opening round, pinging from trap one under Pat Guilfoyle 's care to a seven-length romp in a rapid 27.88 for the 525-yard trip.

Drawn in trap five of Saturday's first semi-final alongside fellow leading fancies Slick Sanctuary and Im Here , a heat that looks certain to leave at least one market leader making an early exit.

Wi Can James – 3/1

Slick Sanctuary

Slick Sanctuary – 3/1

The other joint favourite and occupies trap one in that same ultra-competitive first semi-final, meaning the market's top two picks must see off each other,

Im Here and three more before either gets a look at the final

Slick Sanctuary – 3/1

Ballymac Scheff

Ballymac Scheff – 6/1

Joint-third in the market and drawn in trap two of the second semi-final alongside fellow fancy Kapuka Coley , a considerably kinder assignment than the one facing the front two.

Arrives on solid form, having been runner-up in the Lee Strand 550 Final at Tralee last month, beaten only a length by Music In The Air in 29.57.

Ballymac Scheff – 6/1

Kapuka Coley

Kapuka Coley – 6/1

Matches Ballymac Scheff at 6/1 and shares his heat, given a middle draw at trap five of the second semi-final.

With only two of the market principals in this heat against three in the other, this looks the shorter route through to the 25th July final.

Kapuka Coley – 6/1

Im Here

Im Here – 6/1

Another 6/1 shot Im Here completes the front rank of the betting and, like Wi Can James and Slick Sanctuary , must negotiate the stacked first semi-final, drawn wide in trap six.

Plenty of pace drawn to his inside, so he will need to be sharp and tight around the opening bends to figure.

Im Here – 6/1

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