The Irish Greyhound Derby is one of the biggest greyound events of the year and we have a number of greyhound free bets for you to chose from.English Derby winner Westmead Hawk looks to be the one to beat in the Irish Derby as he looked impressive as he won in the quarter finals stage. An incredibly well-trained animal, the dog does look to be sheer class and a delight to the entire sport. The wide sweeping bends of Shelbourne Park were always going to suit the Wimbledon hero but, understandably, he has taken time to acclimatise.

The beauty of the Hawk is the draw is not overly important to him as he almost always breaks a length or two behind. Then its a case of picking his way through the field, which he does more often than not, regardless of the class he's facing. Westmead Hawk's Saturday's performance was by far his best performance to date, and he's clearly coming into top form at precisely the right time.
As the sole wide seed in Saturday's first semi, he could see his neighbour in trap five, Ballymac Niloc, turn sharply left at the first bend, a move that could snowball and affect his main rival in the race (and the competition), Droopys Maldini. He will avoid trouble at the first two bends as he will be at least 2 lengths off the fast starting trio in 2-4. He can then make his move and with any trouble ahead, he should pick everything off.

That should allow the Hawk to come round his field and fire down the home stretch in the manner that we're accustomed to. He is 5/4 to win on Saturday, and 5/2 in the outright market. Get on the Hawk!