Willwego.com Irish St Leger Opening Round Throws Up Some Sizzling Heats
Sarah Kinsella
Press Release
Willwego.com Irish St Leger Opening Round Throws Up Some Sizzling Heats
Sponsors Launch 2024 Renewal At Limerick Greyhound Stadium
The draw for the 2024 renewal of the Willwego.com Irish St. Leger was made on Monday and it has already thrown up some epic clashes ahead of the opening round this Saturday night at Limerick.
In total, there will be eleven first round heats on offer and the eye is immediately drawn to what promises to be a mouth-watering clash in heat three as reigning champion, Clonbrien Treaty, comes up against Miami King, who has been incredible in recent trials over course and distance. Trained by Garry Dempsey, the son of Ballymac Vic has posted 29.50 and 29.30 in successive trials around Limerick and based on that form, Clonbrien Treaty will certainly need to be on his game from the outset. Throw into the mix Seek The Kingdom, who posted a rapid 28.25 on Saturday night, and this could prove the heat of the night.
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of Clonbrien Treaty and do the Kirby/Leger double is Knockeen Dazzler and Daniel O’Rahilly’s star will get his campaign off and running in heat six where he should comfortably advance from his favoured trap six.
Heat two is another eye-catcher. Jaytee Craze posted a scarcely believable 27.89 in a preparation trial a few weeks back and Paul Hennessy’s runner will be fancied to go deep into the Classic. However, he faces stiff opposition straight from the off with the likes of Coolavanny Otto, Radical Harry and the brilliant Faypoint Harvey all involved.
In other heats, Faypoint Sean will be opposed by Superfast Gorden in heat nine, while the concluding heat is another fascinating contest as Carmac King, who is likely to be disputing outright favouritism, takes on Derby runner-up Bockos Crystal and the incredibly fast Ower Cracker. National Produce Stakes winner Unanimouspanther should take plenty of beating in heat eight, while heat four will see one of the performers of last weekend, Barefoot On Fire, take on Ballyhimikin Rex.
A full preview of the opening round heats of the Willwego.com Irish St. Leger will be available on Talking Dogs on Saturday morning by Peter Farrell. The draw is attached if you would like to use.
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Launch
Launching the 2024 WillWeGo.com Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium. Pictures attached and a repro free.
1. L- R Ray Quinn, representing the sponsor, holding the trophy for this year’s WillWeGo.com Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium with Tim Lucey, CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland, and Jody Thompson, Racing Manager, with Sombra the greyhound.
2. L- R Tim Lucey, CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland, holding the trophy for this year’s WillWeGo.com Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium with Ray Quinn, representing the sponsor, and Jody Thompson, Racing Manager, with Sombra the greyhound.
The competition gets underway this Saturday 20th July and continues each Saturday night through to the Final on Saturday 17th August. The competition is the oldest Classic event on the Limerick Greyhound Racing calendar and offers an impressive €30,000 to the winner. For more information visit www.LimerickGreyhoundStadium.ie
Pic: GRI
Ray Quinn, Head of Entertainment at Willwego.com said “We are delighted to relaunch the Willwego.com Irish St Leger. This partnership brings together two entertainment-focused companies to offer a first-class event experience for our customers. We’re also excited to announce that the Irish St Leger relaunch coincides with the launch of our new website, which will become the go-to events platform in Ireland.”
Tim Lucey, CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland and Ray Quinn, representing the sponsor WillWeGo.com, holding the trophy for this year’s WillWeGo.com Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium.
Ray Quinn, representing the sponsor, holding the trophy for this year’s WillWeGo.com Irish St. Leger at Limerick Greyhound Stadium with Tim Lucey, CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland, and Jody Thompson, Racing Manager, with Sombra the greyhound.
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