HUGE CROWDS SUPPORT FUNDRAISING NIGHT AT CURRAHEEN PARK

Barry Drake

A fundraising night for the Curraheen Park Supporters Club and The School & Health Foundation brought a huge crowd to Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

Additional prize money was on offer throughout the night and there were some really good performances. Huge credit must go to the staff and management at the track along with the fantastic supporters club.

REBEL OCEAN QUICKEST RUN OF THE NIGHT

The quickest run of the night came from Rebel Ocean in the fifth of the night, the €600 to the winner Aghadown Kennels A0.

Trained by Kieran Lynch for owner Vincent O'Keeffe, the 2-1 winner came away racing and he drove a fantastic opening corner to lead around from Burgess Anne. The October puppy displayed plenty of speed to put the race to bed on the back straight and he delivered a superb display to beat the Burgess runner, by two and a half lengths, in 28.31.

POWERFUL DISPLAY

In the closing race on the card, the €500 to the winner Skiproe Kennels A0, it was Butterbride Roy who delivered a powerful display to win for Kieran Lynch and owner Mark O'Shea.

Hitting the front soon after the second corner, the in-form tracker made it two wins from his last three, clocking 28.44 and beating the fast finishing Strike It Alice, by two and a half lengths. 

REAL EYE CATCHER

In the sixth of the night, the €500 to the winner Holland & Cashman Syndicate A2 575, Ferryforth Donny made no mistakes with a fantastic 31.29 winning performance.

Sean Egan's 6-4 favourite was a real eye catcher in recent outings and this was all one way traffic up front. A wide margin victory for the November puppy.

THREE STRAIGHT WINS

The €1,100 Curraheen Park Bookmakers & CPSC Dual Distance final was won by Mother Jones for Ger Crowley.

The 6-4 favourite was making it three straight wins with another really strong winning run. In front in the closing stages, the impressive winner clocked 31.65, two lengths clear of Dower Dixie. 

A FINE 28.90

The €1,100 to the winner final of the A2 Ballintemple Stakes was won by Never Static for Matthew and Patrick O'Mahony.

A fine 28.90 winning performance from the 6-4 shot who got the better of Lads Rocket, by three quarters of a length, in 28.90.

PACEY PERFORMER

In race eight, the €500 to the winner Neil Manley & Anne O'Leary A1, it was Why Myra who came out on top for John Condon.

That's two wins from her last three outings from the pacey performer as she scored, in 28.58, four lengths clear of Mucky Buick.