The final – worth $100,000 to the winner – will give one greyhound the chance to join one of the most illustrious honour rolls in greyhound racing, which includes legends such as Temlee and Brett Lee.

Boom sprinter Hooksy has drawn awkwardly in box seven, with noted speedsters Grand Legacy (box six) and Mepunga Hayley (box eight) surrounding the Jim Auld-trained sprinter.

NSW chaser Shoulders looks well drawn in box two with a noted slow beginner off box one, qualifying after a narrow defeat behind Humphrey Bale (30.18) in semi final two.

Fastest semi winner Lamia Bale – who scored at the juicy odds of $22.90 – will begin from box four for trainer Steve Collins after a 29.99 gallop on Saturday night.

The July 26 meeting at The Meadows will also see Xylia Allen attempt to become Australia’s highest

Her chances received a further boost after drawing box one in the final, a draw she used to win the Group 1 National Sprint Championship at The Meadows last year.The daughter of Turanza Bale and Tayah Bale has won her last eight starts and will start a short-priced favourite next week.

Other heat winners included Mepunga Tiara, who strode to a 42.72 victory, and the Darren McDonald-trained Zipping Joe, who also broke 43 seconds to score in heat two.

Trainer Peter Dapiran has two chasers in the final with Zipping Maggie (box two) and Zipping Rory (box eight) engaged in next week’s $40,000-to-the-winner final. The July 26 meeting at The Meadows will also see the running of the Group 1 $145,000 Maturity Classic.