SUPRQUIK IS EXACTLY THAT

Ian Fortune

There a were a number of fine displays at Shelbourne Park on Friday night including a superb front-running display from Calaway Katie to take the feature, the final of the Pick 5 Jackpot A0 525, but in terms of the future, it was the display of Droopys Suprquik that got people talking.

Sent off the even money favourite in the last of the three opening round heats of the 1927 Lounge mini-open 525, he sat off the pace early after a slow start and traffic on the bend but what was to follow was simply remarkable from a greyhound with an incredible engine.

Old Warrior and Rodeo Joe got loose at the head of affairs with latter taking over at halfway but Droopys Suprquik was about to go nuclear. Almost ten lengths down as he entered the back straight, the son of Dorotas Wildcat was about to unleash hell.

By the third turn, he has coasted his way into fourth spot and was within six lengths of the leader. He stayed to the fence to go third between the last two bends before being forced to switch wide on the home bend. Powering up the straight, he picked up Old Warrior and Rodeo Joe with ease to emerge a three-length winner in 28.31.

Barry Clancy, Graham Ashe and Gareth Williams have a star on their hands. There seems no doubt that Droopys Suprquik is fast enough to be a superstar and there is a strong chance, despite his inexperience, he is already the fastest dog in training from the second bend to the line.

CERT AND JOHNJIM WIN

The two remaining heats were won in 28.39.

 With Highview Cert making all to hold another Bary Clancy trained runner in Droopys Quickpic by a head, while Johnjimthesecond flew down the back straight to assert on the third turn in Heat 2. The exciting Graham Holland trained star raced to a comfortable four and a half length victory.

KATIE TOO SHARP

Callaway Katie won the final of the Pick 5 Jackpot in brilliant fashion.

Denis Murphy’s daughter of Ballymac Finn and Ballymac Arminta has long had tremendous early speed but this was a career best effort.

The Owen McKenna trained star had a tricky draw in five but a flying start saw her get loose in the opening strides. Tromora Bruno got loose of the field in second at the turn but Callaway Katie was gone. Clear to halfway, she maintained a superb gallop to the finish to eventually see off the staying on Tromora Bruno by two lengths in 28.33.