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Saturday Report
BACK TO BACK WINS FOR NO STRANGER
Barry Drake
NO STRANGER once again impressed around Curraheen Park on Saturday night. The Thomas O'Dononvan-trained runner was making it back to back wins at the Cork circuit.
ANGEL HAS A STRONG HOLD ON MCKENNA MEMORIAL AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Galway hosted the opening round of the Paul McKenna Memorial A5-A6 575 last night and Kiss An Angel looks to have an early stranglehold on this event as she produced a devastating late flourish to comfortably dip under the 32 second barrier.
A GREAT START TO 2021 FOR LEGER RUNNER-UP CASH READY
Barry Drake
RECENT Leger runner-up Cash Ready got his 2021 campaign off to the perfect start making a winning reappearance at Curraheen Park on Saturday night, taking the open 550, for trainer, Denis Fitzgerald and owners, the Cash-Ready-Syndicate.
ROSSESTOWN OFF AND RUNNING FOR 2021 AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
Thurles Park got their 2021 campaign off and running last night with a ten race program and the performance of the night came in race five as Rossestown Re Re broke her maiden tag in fine style.
STEADY START TO 2021 AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
The first meeting of 2021 got underway at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last night and on what was a very cold track, the racing itself provided some fine performances despite the 29 second barrier remaining intact.
ALL STAR PERFORMANCE FROM FRONT LINE IN CURRAHEEN FEATURE
Barry Drake
FRONTLINEALLSTAR landed the feature race at Curraheen Park on Saturday night, the final of the €1,350 Bull Run Bolt at Stud A3 525.
A GROOVY DOUBLE AS MUSIC HITS THE RIGHT NOTE
Peter Farrell
There was reason to celebrate at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last night for the kennel of Gearoid Kelly as litter brothers Groovy Jackson and Groovy Tommy both notched victory on a night where Music Tomy Ears also got back to winning ways in style.
HEADFORDS STEAL THE SHOW AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There were a number of smart displays last night at Galway Greyhound Stadium and the highlight of the night was a double for Seamus Leahy with his talented pair, Headford Honey and Headford Flash.
STAR BLAKE IS THE HIGHLIGHT AS THURLES FESTIVITIES GET UNDERWAY
Peter Farrell
No fewer than four sweepstakes got underway last night in Thurles Park and the standout performer was once again Star Blake who produced a masterclass of front running to make it back to back wins.
OISIN IMPRESSES AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
After the 2020 Friends of Limerick Irish St.Leger came to a conclusion last week at Limerick Greyhound Stadium, it was a quiet affair at the Dock Road circuit last night with Oisins Choice the standout performer on the night.
BLAKE AND PADDY STAR AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
Thurles Park hosted a competitive eleven race card last night and there were two displays of real note as Star Blake and Save Me Paddy both produced impressive performances.
IMPRESSIVE DISPLAYS ALL ROUND AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There was no shortage of eye catching displays at Galway greyhound stadium last night as a number of greyhounds dipped under the twenty-nine second barrier at the tough Connacht circuit.
ERRILL TARZAN KEEPS ON WINNING
Peter Farrell
The kennel of Tommy Morrissey is absolutely flying at present and Errill Tarzan has contributed massively to that success.
LAURELS FINALIST DROOPYS HAMISH BACK TO TOP FORM
Barry Drake
LAURELS finalist Droopys Hamish returned to winning ways with a magnificent performance at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.
FOUR ON THE BOUNCE FOR IN-FORM SKYLIGHT BLAKE
Barry Drake
SKYLIGHT Blake (Laughil Blake-Starcash Annie) looks a sprinter going places after the Nicholas Walsh-trained runner made it four straight wins when taking the open sprint at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
CABRA TREBLE THE HIGHLIGHT AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
On a very busy night which included the Sporting Press Irish Oaks at Shelbourne, the opening round of the Friends of Limerick Irish St. Leger at Limerick and of course the StarSports & ARC English Derby at Nottingham, there was also a notable treble for the kennel of Paul Scally in Thurles.
GOOD SETS THE PACE IN BRUSSELS OPENER AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Kindly sponsored by the Brussels Family, the opening round heats of the Liam Brussels Memorial 525 got underway last night at Galway greyhound stadium and Double Good was the standout performer of the five heats as he dipped under twenty-nine seconds.
AN ERRIL DOUBLES AS JASPER QUICKEST AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
It was an all graded affair last night at Thurles Park and the highlight of the card was a slick performance from Magical Jasper as well as a quality double for the kennel of Tommy Morrissey.
PARACHUTE FLIES HOME AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
With the 2020 Friends of Limerick Irish St. Leger set to start six days from today, there were plenty of clues on offer as to the quality of what to expect in the coming weeks at Limerick Greyhound Stadium.
SEVERAL IMPRESSIVE DISPLAYS ON SHOW AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Galway hosted an eleven race programme last night with several greyhounds dipping under the 29 second barrier.
MAESTRO TAKES THE PRIZE AS DEVIL GOES QUICKEST AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
The final of the Limerick & Clare GOBA A7 525 was the highlight on last night's Limerick card and Hawkeye Maestro made it back to back wins to claim victory for owner Aishling Murphy.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE FOR BLUE IN THURLES
Peter Farrell
Thunder Blue produced a brilliant performance on his first outing at Thurles Park last week but that was merely a taster of what was to follow as Kevin McLean’s charge landed a hot open contest last night in brilliant style.
DERBY LOCH ONE FOR THE FUTURE
Peter Farrell
It was an all graded affair last night at Limerick Greyhound Stadium but there was one performance in particular which caught the eye as Derby Loch landed his novice event with relative ease.
COOLEMOUNT BOSS MAKES A WINNING START FOR THE FOUR CULCHIES
Peter Farrell
In what was an all graded affair at Galway Greyhound Stadium on Friday night, there was a special reason for celebration for a certain group of individuals as the newly formed, Four-Culchies syndicate got off to an unbeaten start with their promising greyhound Coolemount Boss.
DOUBLE FOR KELLY AS NICO STARS FOR TROY
Peter Farrell
The litter of Good News - Magical Zeta has already hit the headlines in recent weeks with the exploits of Magical Soraya at Galway. Last night however, another littermate in Mystical Nico got off to an impressive winning start at Limerick.
SPEEDSTER MANNY STARS AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Without doubt the star of last night's Galway meeting was that of Aoife McGrath owned Foxwood Manny as he posted a flying 18.76 for the sprint distance.
FOOT PERFECT DISPLAY FROM BALLYMAC TRUDI IN FINAL OF THE TWO WHEEL TRAINING
Barry Drake
Woodbrook Laurel (Laughil Blake-Kilbarry Sharpe) went quickest on the clock at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.