Weekend Report

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.

BURNPARK DOUBLE THE HIGHLIGHT AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

There was some fine action on offer last night at Galway Greyhound Stadium and the highlight on the card was a double for the Browne connections as both Burnpark Brae and Burnpark Lexi landed their respective contests.

FINE WEEKEND FOR O’LOUGHLIN AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

There were a number of fine performances at Galway over the weekend and Patrick O’Loughlin showed that his kennel is in fine fettle as he recorded a treble over the two nights at the Connacht venue.

SANTIAGO CONTINUES TO IMPRESS AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

Gerry Holian has a fine crop of greyhounds at his disposal of late and he looks to have unmasked another smart sort as Long Santiago made it back-to-back in fine style last night at Galway Greyhound Stadium.

SEVERAL IMPRESSIVE DISPLAYS IN CLONMEL’S SWEEPSTAKE ACTION

Peter Farrell

Ahead of next week’s final of the Larry O’Rourke National Produce Stakes, sweepstake action dominated last night’s Clonmel card and there were a number of eye-catching performances.

BROTHER JOE IMPRESSES AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

It was a twelve race graded affair at Galway greyhound stadium last night with the star performer the Pat Crowe owned Brother Joe who made it two wins from three starts.

GOOD QUALITY ON SHOW AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

There were a number of smart performances at Galway greyhound stadium last night and one of the highlights was the performance of Drombeg Glory who bounced back to winning ways to record a fifth win from his last six outings.

JOE HEADING INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION

Peter Farrell

Galway hosted their one and only meeting last night and the most impressive return of the night came in race four as Right Joe got his career off to a flying start in an ON3 event.

LEMON’S ZESTY DISPLAY

Ian Fortune

The Gerry Merriman trained Highview Lemon took the headlines at Shelbourne Park on Friday night as she raced to a tremendous success in the final of the €1,200 Retired Greyhound Trust A2 Bitch.

COOLEMOUNT BOSS MAKES IT SEVEN FROM EIGHT AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

There was a familiar tone to last night’s Galway card as Coolemount Boss yet again proved his superiority as he recorded his fourth win on the spin.

TIC TOK CLOCKS FASTEST IN CLONMEL

Peter Farrell

With the National Produce Stakes scheduled to start next week at Clonmel greyhound stadium, it was a low-key affair at the Suirside track last night with an all-graded ten race card on offer.

GENEROUS PLAYS A STARRING ROLE

Ian Fortune

For the third or fourth week in a row, Friday’s card at Shelbourne Park threw up some wonderful performances.

DELLA DEBUTS IN STYLE AT CLONMEL

Peter Farrell

There have been a number of excellent debut displays at Clonmel greyhound stadium in the past number of weeks and that trend continued last night as Della Street made a winning start for owner Jan Gustavsson.

SWEEP SUCCESS FOR BALLYLEAN ROGUE

Peter Farrell

The final of the College Road A6 550 was the highlight of last night’s Galway meeting and Ballyrean Rogue followed up last week's success to land the spoils for Joe Kelly.

CURTIS AGAIN THE STAR AT SHELBOURNE

Ian Fortune

After a sensational semi final victory, Razldazl Curtis followed up in the final of the €1,000 Retired Greyhound Trust A3 575 at Shelbourne Park on Friday evening.

DROMBEG DREAM THE STAR OF THE SHOW AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

There was little doubt who took the headlines at Galway greyhound stadium last night as the McAuliffe kennel notched a double with their greyhounds Drombeg Dream and Drombeg Glory.

GREAT DEBUTS DISPLAYS FROM GOOD AND BREEZE

Peter Farrell

We saw a brilliant debut performance at Clonmel last week as Deadly Big Show clocked 15.95 and there were more future stars unleashed last night as both Droopys Good and Simply A Breeze flew around the Suirview circuit.

WYATT RUNS WILD IN WEADICK 725

Ian Fortune

Droopys Wyatt remains unbeaten over six bends after a dominant display at Kilkenny on Friday night as he set the standard in the opening round of the TP Weadick Open 725.

CURTIS DAZLS HIS RIVALS

Ian Fortune

Shelbourne Park’s Friday night fare offered up some superb performances throughout but the undoubted star was Razldazl Curtis as he posted a brilliant 31.07 for the 575yd trip in the semi finals of the Retired Greyhound Trust A3 575.

DEADLY DEBUT PERFORMANCE FROM BIG SHOW

Peter Farrell

It was an all-graded affair at Clonmel greyhound stadium last night but there was one massive performance in a 300-yard contest as Deadly Big Show produced a stunning debut to score in a sensational 15.91.

COOLEMOUNT BOSS STEALS THE SHOW AT GALWAY

Peter Farrell

Coolemount Boss is one of the most in-form trackers in the Country at present and the brilliant black stole the show again last night in Galway as he landed his A1 contest in some style.

VALENTIA ROYALE ONE FOR THE FUTURE

Peter Farrell

Clonmel hosted a ten race meeting last night and it was a young October 19’ novice greyhound who really caught the eye in the shape of the Owen McKenna trained Valentia Royale.