Box speed if usually key to any greyhound's chance, but Garry Anesbury won't be disappointed if King Kohli is a little tardy at the beginning on Friday.
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King Kohli won his heat at Wagga on Sunday coming from behind and with plenty of early speed in the Ladbrokes 1-3 Win Final (400m) Anesbury isn't too concerned on where he settles.
"Box five is going to be hard work," Anesbury said.
"Mine had the same box last week and there is a lot of dogs in the same amount of early speed.
"That first corner near the catching pen is going to be hell for leather and I do hope I miss it a bit."
He rates impressive heat winner Epsom Express as the hardest to beat after being the fastest qualifier for Brian Smith.
It took King Kohli to work out how to win, breaking his maiden at his 13th start, and he had been unplaced in four starts since.
However Anesbury hasn't been disappointed with his efforts.
"He's a chance and is a nice little chaser," he said.
"He's been around the mark and gave them a lot of start last week when he got into a little trouble early and ran to them in the home straight and that was the end of it."
Anesbury also lines up Lochie's Mate and rates him the better of his two chances.
"He's just a good dog," Anesbury said. "He's a hard chaser and gives 100 per cent every time he goes out.
"It wouldn't surprise me if he won and broke 23 (seconds).
Lochie's Mate has won two of his last four starts and 12 overall.
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