Fear Zafonic en route to securing East Anglian Derby double
Fear Zafonic looks to have recaptured his deadly form after producing untouchable performances so far in the Betfair East Anglian Derby which reaches its final stage tonight (9.45) at Yarmouth over 462m - will the defending champion be able to produce a double and bag trainer Charlie Lister his eleventh title?
Well, providing there are no unforeseen disasters on the break, the odds reflect a good representation of how much you should fear the trap three starter, if you decide to bet against him. Zafonic has been absolutely smashing over the course and distance, successfully managing to break the track record on two occasions en route to tonight’s final.
The trap three draw works well for the greyhound of the year, who also produced a victory from the same trap last year and is likely to deliver a repeat performance and become the first dog in over 30 years to make a successful title defence in the classic.
Speaking to the Racing Post , Lister said: “It was originally the plan to retire him after this, but you’d have to say he has never been better, he loves it here and is the defending champion.”
While the defending champion's claims may be strong, there is a significant amount of early pace present in the field and if Zafonic fails to bring his running boots he may find himself chasing Roo Come On, who occupies trap one and has real pace.
Another charge who could bag connections with the £17,000 winner’s prize is this year’s Juvenile winner Ten Large down, who came into the event fresh but will have to produce a slick exit in the black jacket to hold any chances of any title claims.
After taking stats into consideration, celebrations are expected to be on the horizon for the odds on favourite.
Betfair East Anglian Derby final – 9:45pm
T1 Roo Come On (10-1), T2 Guinness Time (10-1), T3 Fear Zafonic (4-9), T4 Ten Large Down (7-1), T5 Chicago Prince (16-1), T6 Ocean Star (w) (20-1)
Bettor.com selection: 3 – 4 – 1
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