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Saturday Report
MELODYS STEEL LANDS THE WATERFORD FEATURE
Barry Drake
MELODYS STEEL (Sparta Maestro-Melodys Molly) landed the final of the €1,000 Greyhound Extreme & Grange Rd Gallop at Kilcohan Park on Saturday night.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FROM BEAMING SCARLET IN O’CONNOR JULIAN VET TRI-DISTANCE AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
The opening round of the O’Connor Julian Vet Cashel Tri-Distance produced some terrific action last week at Limerick but that was to serve as a glimpse of what was to come as the competition really caught fire on Saturday night.
ASKING FOR A FRIEND EDGES GRANGEVIEW TEN SEMI FINALS AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
The three semi final heats of the Grangeview Ten @ Stud A4 525 took centre stage at Galway greyhound stadium last night and although only three lengths separated the semi final winners on the clock, it was Askingforafriend who set the standard with a trap-to-line victory.
NO STOPPING THE CLASSY ARDRATH PEARL
Barry Drake
ARDRATH PEARL was the star performer in Curraheen Park on Saturday night, the daughter of Droopys Roddick and Ardrath Scarlett recording a 13th career in the seventh, an AA0.
FIFI SETS THE STANDARD IN GALWAY’S GRANGEVIEW TEN @ STUD STAKE
Peter Farrell
The opening round of the Grangeview Ten @ Stud 525 featured on last night’s Galway card and of the five heats on display, it was Ardera Fifi who followed up on her victory last time out with another polished performance to go quickest.
HANNON DOUBLES UP AT GALWAY AS NOVICES CATCH THE EYE
Peter Farrell
The novices certainly caught the eye last night at Galway greyhound stadium as both Noelles Fitzo and Jumeirah Chris produced two very smart performances to land their respective contests.
CABRA AVA ONCE AGAIN THE STAR AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
With the Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup at Thurles Park just around the corner, Cabra Ava showed her well-being ahead of a possible tilt at the event as she produced another excellent display for Ava Scally.
ZIGGY COMPLETES IN THE HAT TRICK IN WATERFORD FEATURE
Barry Drake
IT was such a busy weekend of racing we almost forgot about the feature in Waterford on Saturday night, the final of the €1,250 to the winner Grange Road Gallop & Greyhound Extreme 525.
DOUBLES ALL ROUND AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
There was a series of quality performances last night at Thurles Park and the highlight of the card were doubles for both the Britton and Morrissey kennels.
BRICKHILL YANKY MAKES IT FOUR WINS ON THE SPIN AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
Brickhill Yanky has developed quite a reputation for John Collins and Albert Long and June 19’ whelp made it four wins on the spin at Galway last night to extend his unbeaten record.
CABRA AVA PROVES A CLASS ABOVE AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
It was an all-graded affair at Thurles Park last night as they hosted a twelve race card and not for the first time it was the Cabra greyhounds who stole the show for owner Ava Scally.
CRACKING DEBUT FROM LUMINOUS SOCKS AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
Thurles Park hosted their usual twelve race meeting last night and as well as doubles for both the Scally and O’Connor kennels, the star of the show came in the opening race of the night as Luminous Socks produced a spectacular debut performance.
A STRING OF SUPERB PERFORMANCES AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
There were a number of terrific performances at Thurles Park on Saturday night and amongst the highlights was a double for the Scally kennel as both Cabra Luna and Cabra Dawn scored in style.
PEARL SHINES BRIGHT AT SHELBOURNE
Ian Fortune
Saturday’s card at Shelbourne Park was pretty low-key in comparison to most weeks but there was still some quality fare on offer including the feature race, the final of the Barking Buzz App A0 575, which provided a wonderful finish as Kildallon Pearl held on the advancing Sinfonia.
CABRA AVA STEALS THE SHOW AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
Thurles Park hosted a twelve race card last night and there was no surprises as to who stole the headlines as 2020 Champion Bitch Stake winner, Cabra Ava, produced a polished performance in landing the Open 330 contest in a blistering 17.59.
SPRINTERS STEAL THE SHOW AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
There have been a number of fine performances over the sprint distance at Thurles Park in recent weeks and that trend continued last night with both Ratchies Origi and Laughil John posting quick figures.
DEADLY STEALS THE SHOW AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
Mark O’Donovan is certainly the trainer in form at the minute and while he was leading Stonepark Leo to Kirby success down in Limerick, his Deadly Big Show was posting some terrific figures at Thurles Park.
DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR DOWLING IN COURSING BRED SWEEP
Barry Drake
Liam Dowling will hold a very strong hand in the final of the Red & White Collar Coursing Bred Sweep in Tralee next weekend.
A NUMBER OF NICE DISPLAYS AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
Thurles Park hosted their usual twelve race meeting last night and there were a number of fine performances on the night with three greyhounds all recording identical estimated times of 28.95.
BALLYMAC RULES AGAIN IN THE KINGDOM
Barry Drake
The second round of the Red & White Collar Coursing Bred Sweep took place in Tralee on Saturday night and it produced several really smart displays.
GOOD QUALITY ACTION AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
Thurles Park hosted a twelve race meeting last night and there were a number of brilliant performances on the night, the first of which in race two as Gunboat Premier made a smart start to his career for owner Sean Kenny.
BOSS & LEMON THE STAND-OUT PERFORMERS AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There were a number of smart displays at Galway greyhound stadium last night but the stand-out performances of the night came from Coolemount Boss and Heathlawn Lemon, who both ran out comfortable winners.
BALLYMAC RULE IN OPENING ROUND OF RED & WHITE COLLAR STAKE
Barry Drake
The Red & White Collar Coursing Bred Sweep got underway in Tralee on Saturday night. A fantastic entry with 12 first-round heats.
BOMBARDIER TAKES FLIGHT AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
With the Con & Annie Kirby Memorial scheduled to start next Saturday night at Limerick greyhound stadium, an unusually low key affair at the Dock Road venue caught fire last night as Bombardier landed the feature A1 race.
A CABRA DOUBLE THE HIGHLIGHT AT THURLES
Peter Farrell
Thurles Park hosted a twelve race card last night and the highlight of the night was a double for the ‘Cabra’ kennel as both Cabra Dawn and Cabra Tyson landed their respective contests.
MR LOGAN IMPRESSES AS FAHY NOTCHES A DOUBLE AT GALWAY
Peter Farrell
There were a number of impressive performances at Galway greyhound stadium last night but the run of Mr Logan was of particular note as the Donal Duggan trained dog motored to land his 575-yard contest.
MEDUZA AND OSCAR THE STARS AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
Limerick hosted a twelve race meeting last night and there were a number of very nice performances, none more so than Meduza in the concluding race of the night.
A COMPETITIVE NIGHTS ACTION AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
With some top-class racing throughout the Country last night, it was an unusually quiet down in Limerick greyhound stadium as they hosted an all-graded twelve race card.
KISS AN ANGEL DOMINATES PAUL MCKENNA MEMORIAL
Peter Farrell
The final of the €1,100 to the winner Paul McKenna Memorial A5/A6 575 took place last night at Galway Greyhound Stadium and after producing some scintillating displays throughout, Kiss An Angel saved the best to last as landed the spoils in spectacular fashion.
DOUBLES ALL ROUND AT THURLES PARK
Peter Farrell
It was an all graded affair at Thurles Park last night and there was no shortage of top-class performances over both the two and four bend distances.
KISS AN ANGEL CONTINUES TO IMPRESS IN MCKENNA MEMORIAL
Peter Farrell
The Paul McKenna Memorial A5/A6 575 continued at Galway greyhound stadium last night as we reached the semi final stages of the event. Kiss An Angel has had a stranglehold on this event from the outset and she continued to dominate with a routine success.
DANNOS ROMPS TO VICTORY IN JOHNNY WATERS MEMORIAL AT LIMERICK
Peter Farrell
The final of the €1,200 to the winner Johnny Waters Memorial 525 took centre stage at Limerick Greyhound Stadium last night and Dannos Rambler maintained his unbeaten record in the stake as he ran out a comfortable winner.
ANGEL DOMINATES MCKENNA MEMORIAL AS EVERGREEN MAY MAKES IT A HAT-TRICK
Peter Farrell
The second round heats of the Paul McKenna Memorial 575 featured on last night’s Galway card and much like the opening round, Kiss An Angel dominated proceedings as she blew her rivals away in sensational style.
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.