Sort bidding to be a local hero

DROOPYS SORT, who represents Durham-based trainer Carl Jackson, bids to become the first local runner to take Sunderland’s Classic crown in more than a decade when he goes in tomorrow’s £20,000 PGR-backed decider, writes Phil Donaldson.

The September ’23 son of champion sire Droopys Sydney only joined the Sunderland trainer this autumn after impressing in nine starts in Ireland before being purchased by a group of five friends. He now bids to follow fellow north-east stars No But (2015) and Pinpoint Maxi (2013) on to the Classic roll of honour.

Jackson said: “He ran a blinder to qualify from the semis. Running up to the first bend he was outpaced a touch after trapping well.

“But from the second bend he’s motored home and we’re over the moon to be in the final.

“He checked up slightly on the third bend too and had to go round Salacres Senan to get into second, so time has been left out there on the track.

“For a small kennel like us to reach our local Category One final is massive. We’ve won one before with Watchall Sid at Oxford and from my point of view as a trainer nothing changes, we keep the routine for the greyhound exactly the same.

“He’s only raced twice for us so it’s an excellent start and it could get better yet.”

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