IRELAND’S DERBY CHALLENGE – THIRD ROUND BREAKDOWN

Ian Fortune

The Irish had reason to smile after Saturday’s third round of the Star Sports & TRC Derby with four heat wins and ten qualifiers to speak of.

With 10 of the final 24 representing Ireland, hopes remain high that the trophy will be coming back across the Irish Sea on June 25^th.

Number of Irish trained winners in second round:

4 from a possible 7 (Ireland had a runner in 7 of the 8 heats)

Number of Irish trained qualifiers:

Breakdown of Irish qualifiers:

Pat Buckley (3)

Singalong Sally

Ballinabola Ed

Bobsleigh Dream

Paul Hennessy (2)

Priceless Jet

Hello Hammond

Peter Cronin (2)

Kildare

Cape Cloud

Liam Dowling (2)

Ballymac Belvult

Ballymac Fairone

Graham Holland (1)

Romeo Magico

WHERE THE IRISH FINISHED:

A full breakdown of where the 14 Irish trained greyhounds finished in the third round.

Saturday (10 runners)

Heat 1

3^rd Kildare

4^th Bockos Vieira

Heat 2

1^st Ballymac Fairone

2^nd Ballymac Belvult

3^rd Priceless Jet

Heat 3

2^nd Romeo Magico

4^th Jaytee Wexford

Heat 4

1^st Singalong Sally

4 Glengar Scholar

Heat 5

1^st Cape Cloud

4^th Barefoot Supremo

Heat 7

1^st Ballinabola Ed

2^nd Bobsleigh Dream

Heat 8

2^nd Hello Hammond