-
Weekend Report
UPSETS APLENTY IN TOP-CLASS BITCH ACTION AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
After some sparkling action in the opening round of the Explosive Boy Unraced Bitch Stake at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium, the second round action continued last night and although there were plenty of shock defeats, the standard showed no signs of slipping.
RAHA QUICKEST IN LIAM BRUSSEL’S OPENER AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
The opening round heats of the Liam Brussels Memorial A5 525 were the highlight of last night’s Galway card and it was Raha Princess who set the early standard as she landed heat two with a strong-running performance.
TOSSY FASTEST IN KILKENNY A3
Ian Fortune
The promising Lemon Tossy set the standard in the semi-finals of the Kilkenny Track A3 525 on Friday evening despite having to come from well of the pace in his heat.
LOHER LEE WINS IN STYLE FOR NOEL
Barry Drake
LOHER LEE, for the kennel of Noel O'Leary, delivered a career-best performance to run out a convincing winner of the K.G.O.B.A Stakes Final at Tralee on Friday night.
MESSI AND PERFECTO THE EYE-CATCHERS AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There were only nine races down for decision at Galway last night but there were no shortage of clinical performances with the likes of Planet Perfecto and Aulton Messi catching the eye in particular.
IVY AND VINNY ON TOP
Ian Fortune
Bit View Ivy was a wonderful winner of the feature, the final of the €2,200 grireland.ie A2 525.
NUMEN SETS STANDARD IN KILKENNY A3
Ian Fortune
Beaming Numen set a strong standard in the second round of the Kilkenny Track A3 525 on Friday night, posting a time some three lengths faster than the next quickest heat winner.
IDAHO POUNCES AT DUNDALK
Ian Fortune
The final of the Arthur Boyle Memorial was the feature at Dundalk on Friday evening and Monleek Idaho produced a power-packed effort into the third turn to assert in the 550yd contest.
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY FROM MINOR DROOPY
Peter Farrell
Minor Droopy is fast becoming part of the furniture at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium and she produced yet another outstanding performance last night to win in an electric 28.29.
DIXIE & JETHRO THE HEADLINERS AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Galway was the scene for a number of excellent performances last night and not for the first time, it was Dixie and Brickhill Jethro who went best of all on the night.
CHACHUN FASTEST IN KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
The opening round of the valuable Kilkenny Track A3 525 may only have served as shadow boxing with very little separating the eight opening round winners on the clock.
NIGHT OF DOUBLES AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
Clonmel hosted a ten-race, all graded affair last night and it proved a fruitful night for both Kathryn Ryan and Graham Holland as the duo notched a double for their kennel on the card.
FLEETING ANGEL LANDS KILLEE TOWN UNRACED AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
The final of the Killee Town Unraced ON3 525 was the highlight on last night’s Clonmel card and it was the Declan Byrne-trained Fleeting Angel who ran out a comfortable winner of the €1,200 to the winner feature.
VANDERBILT SETS STANDARD AT KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
Vanderbilt took off at Kilkenny on Friday evening to play a starring role in the semi finals of the Jag Building Services & KGOBA A1 Derby.
SYRAH IMPRESSES IN KILLEE TOWN SEMIS AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
Last night saw the two semi finals of the Killee Town ON3 Unraced 525 take centre stage at Clonmel greyhound stadium and after an eye-catching debut win in the opening round, Fabulous Syrah maintained her unbeaten career start with another polished performance.
DIXIE GOES QUICKEST IN NIGHT OF 550’s AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There were no fewer than eight 550-yard contests on display at Galway greyhound stadium last night and not for the first time, Dixie proved too strong for her rivals as she made it five wins from seven career outings.
ALL ABOUT ZOOMEY BLAZE AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
There were a string of brilliant performances at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium last night but it was Zoomey Blaze who took the headlines after a sensational effort for trainer Maurice Organ.
EPIC MAKES THE HEADLINES WITH STUNNING PERFORMANCE
Peter Farrell
There is little doubt that Epic News has gone to another level in recent starts and after a brilliant 28.50 display at Curraheen Park, Maria Kennedy’s charge stepped it up once more as he recorded a stunning 28.39 at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium last night.
WHEELER DOUBLE THE HIGHLIGHT AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Galway hosted a ten-race card last night and the highlight of the session was a brilliant double for the kennel of Rachel Wheeler as both Midfield Deano and in particular Bricks Trump scored impressive victories.
SIX STRAIGHT WINS FOR EXCITING TALENT FEORA CHRIS
Barry Drake
FEORA CHRIS (Droopys Sydney-Feora Inish) made it six straight wins in the feature final at Tralee on Friday night.
MINOR AND ROCKETTE THE STAND-OUT PERFORMERS AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
There were a number of fine performances over the past couple of nights at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium and while Minor Droopy went quickest at last night’s meeting, Karnten Rockett also caught the eye as he produced a dominant display on Thursday night.
ORBSEN QUICKEST AS KENTUCKY MAKES IT SIX ON THE BOUNCE AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There was some fine entertaining on show at Galway Greyhound Stadium last night and two of the standout displays came in the form of Orbsen Ash, who produced a career-best effort, while Kentucky also made it six wins from his last six starts at the Connacht venue.
THRILLERS AT KILKENNY AS LARK GOES FASTEST
Ian Fortune
Both semi-finals of the Boylesports A3 525 went right down to the wire at Kilkenny on Friday night with Henry Kelly’s Karlow Lark containing Benalmadena Roxy to set the pace in the second heat.
AN ERRILL TREBLE THE HIGHLIGHT AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
After a hectic few weeks at Galway Greyhound Stadium, last night saw the return of some all-graded action and a treble for the kennels of Tommy Morrissey was the highlight of the night.
BLONDE SETS THE STANDARD IN EPIC HERO BITCH STAKE
Peter Farrell
The two semi finals of the Epic Hero A2/A3 Bitch Stake were the main attraction to Clonmel Greyhound Stadium last night and it was Another Blonde who set the standard with a fine display for Seamus Shealy.
STEVE ANSWERS THE CALL IN KILSHEELAN DECIDER AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
The final of the €,1200 to the winner Kilsheelan Gallop Guys & Dolls took centre stage at Clonmel greyhound stadium last night and it was Callmesteve who took off at halfway to land the spoils for trainer Graham Holland.
ROXY SETS STANDARD FOR SECOND WEEK RUNNING
Ian Fortune
Benalmadena Roxy set the pace in the Boylepsorts A3 Bitch 525 at Kilkenny on Friday for the second week running.
ROXY SETS STANDARD AT KILKENNY
Ian Fortune
Benalmadena Roxy appreciated the drop in grade and set a strong standard in the opening round of the Boylesports S3 Bitch 525 at Kilkenny on Friday evening.
PSYCHO BOOKS DERBY TICKET ON BUMPER NIGHT AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
It was a big night at Galway greyhound stadium last night as several races saw a huge prizemoney increase which resulted in some very competitive action.
PRIVATE JETS TO TRAP 1 GLORY AS FRANK IMPRESSES ON DEBUT
Peter Farrell
The final of the Trap 1 Greyhound Supplies Guys & Dolls was the feature event on last night’s Clonmel card and it was Private Jet who landed the spoils for owner John Ryan and trainer John Byrne.
FAITHFUL TERRY SETS THE STANDARD AS GUYS & DOLLS ACTION CONTINUES AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
Sweepstake action continued at Clonmel greyhound stadium last night and despite a string of impressive performances on the night, it was Faithful Terry who stole the show in the second round of the Kilsheelan Gallop Guys & Dolls stake.
GALWAY HAT-TRICK FOR MURRAY AS ABIGAILS SKY SHINES
Peter Farrell
It was a memorable night for local trainer Stephen Murray last night at Galway greyhound stadium as he sent out a hat-trick of winners on a night where Abigails Sky shone brightest at the Connacht venue.
CASCADE KING BOUNCES BACK IN COMPETITIVE ACTION AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
The ‘Welcome Back To Sports’ sweepstakes continued last night at Galway greyhound stadium and one of the standout performers on the night was Cascade King who bounced back from a narrow defeat last time out to seal his third win from five starts
COMPETITIVE ACTION ON SHOW AT GALWAY AS THOMO HEADS A SPRINGWELL DOUBLE
Peter Farrell
Sweepstake action dominated last night’s Galway card as three graded events, all sponsored by John Grimes got underway at the Connacht venue.
DOUBLES FOR FREER AND SCULLY THE HIGHLIGHT AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
There were a number of smart performances at Clonmel greyhound stadium last night but the highlight on the card was a couple of doubles for the kennels of Keith Freer and JJ Scully.
BIG PERFORMANCES IN THE KINGDOM
Barry Drake
THERE were a couple of outstanding performances in the Kingdom on Friday night.
NIGHT OF DOUBLES AT GALWAY AS KING GOES QUICKEST
Peter Farrell
There was some competitive action at Galway greyhound stadium last night and while Mollrose King produced the performance of the night in race nine, there were also a couple of doubles recorded by the Brennan and Rafferty connections.
LISNAKILL VERNON CONTINUES TO IMPRESS AT CLONMEL
Peter Farrell
Not for the first time in recent weeks, Lisnakill Vernon produced another spectacular performance as he landed a fantastic four-timer last night at Clonmel greyhound stadium.
SPARKLING PERFORMANCE FROM LISNAKILL VERNON
Peter Farrell
There were a number of impressive displays at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium last night but there was little doubt who the star of the show was as the Declan Byrne trained Lisnakill Vernon posted a sparkling 28.50.