9:28 Romford Tips

Ten Fold stands out as the clear favorite thanks to the fastest recorded best time of 24.12 seconds. A strong, clean break from the traps will be crucial, as greyhounds with this kind of speed often dominate the early stages.

Won last two and on a hat trick. Has the early pace to lead these up but may need trouble in behind to last the trip out.

Choose this because Kilgowan Balad has the best Time Rating (TR 23.70s), the fastest career sectional (3.69s) for an ESI of -0.01, and a strong Stamina Fade Index (SFI -0.10) to see out the 400m at A1 level. His wide draw in T5 keeps him away from the inner crowding and allows him to exploit his superior early pace to lead at Bend 1.