Heat 7 of the Willwego.com Irish St Leger was won by the Champion 550 winner Carmac King for trainer Owen McKenna and owner Timmy Carmody from Ardfert, County Kerry. He obliged as the 4/7 favourite and went on to win easy by seven lengths in 29.56.
The Pat Buckley trained Unanimouspanther was the fastest heat winner in the second round of the Willwego.com Irish St Leger at Limerick on Saturday night.
This talented son of Droopys Sydney – Mystical Moll was paw-perfect from start to finish as he cruised to victory in a stunning time of 29.24, half a length off the track record! It was a brilliant display from the Kasko National Produce Stakes winner who is now the one to beat in this competition for his owner Ciaran O’Sullivan from Milford, County Cork.
There were some other notable performances with the Paul Hennessy trained Jaytee Craze digging deep to win the final heat of the night in 29.43, beating his kennelmate Barefoot On Fire by a neck.
The Garry Dempsey trained Miami King produced another cracking run when winning heat 5 in a time of 30.05. He seems to love the Limerick venue as he came from behind to beat Race of Champions winner Coolavanny Otto by two and a half lengths.
Drombeg Rio also remains unbeaten in this year’s Irish St Leger as this son of Grangeview Ten – Grangeview Nifty made all to win in 29.80 for Master Even McAuliffe.
Heat 3 was won by the Daniel Jones owned Blastoff Salah who worked hard to come from behind and win in 29.80. In Good Time returned to winning ways for trainer Brendan Maunsell as he won his heat in 29.62 with Con & Annie Kirby Memorial winner Knockeen Dazzler grabbing second place.
The opening heat was won by Roanna Bonnie in 29.42 for young Breda Boyle and Patrick Sheehy. The defending champion Clonbrien Treaty was a length and a half back in second place after setting the pace early.
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Sarah Kinsella, spokesperson for Greyhound Racing Ireland, said: “There were a few track records broken around the country on Saturday night and Unanimouspanther rattled the 550 in Limerick. It was a stunning display which now makes him the one to beat in this classic. Paul Hennessy and Owen McKenna had a good night with their qualifiers while Miami King is proving very strong for Garry Dempsey. It’s a brilliant competition with defending champion Clonbrien Treaty still going well.”
The Pat Buckley trained Unanimouspanther was the fastest heat winner in the second round of the Willwego.com Irish St Leger at Limerick on Saturday night.
This talented son of Droopys Sydney – Mystical Moll was paw-perfect from start to finish as he cruised to victory in a stunning time of 29.24, half a length off the track record! It was a brilliant display from the Kasko National Produce Stakes winner who is now the one to beat in this competition for his owner Ciaran O’Sullivan from Milford, County Cork.
There were some other notable performances with the Paul Hennessy trained Jaytee Craze digging deep to win the final heat of the night in 29.43, beating his kennelmate Barefoot On Fire by a neck.
Heat 7 was won by the Champion 550 winner Carmac King for trainer Owen McKenna and owner Timmy Carmody. He obliged as the 4/7 favourite and went on to win easy by seven lengths in 29.56.
The Garry Dempsey trained Miami King produced another cracking run when winning heat 5 in a time of 30.05. He seems to love the Limerick venue as he came from behind to beat Race of Champions winner Coolavanny Otto by two and a half lengths.
Drombeg Rio also remains unbeaten in this year’s Irish St Leger as this son of Grangeview Ten – Grangeview Nifty made all to win in 29.80 for Master Even McAuliffe.
Heat 3 was won by the Daniel Jones owned Blastoff Salah who worked hard to come from behind and win in 29.80. In Good Time returned to winning ways for trainer Brendan Maunsell as he won his heat in 29.62 with Con & Annie Kirby Memorial winner Knockeen Dazzler grabbing second place.
The opening heat was won by Roanna Bonnie in 29.42 for young Breda Boyle and Patrick Sheehy. The defending champion Clonbrien Treaty was a length and a half back in second place after setting the pace early.
The odds on Yorkie Ollie winning the 2024 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park have been considerably lowered in recent days from 33/1 into 14/1.
Trained by Owen McKenna, this exciting son of Magical Bale – Outdoor Roller was crowned the This Runs Deep ON1 525 champion on Saturday night after clocking a blistering time of 27.88 at the Dublin track, winning €10,000 in prize money.
He obliged as the 4/6 favourite with seven lengths separating him and Droopys Roar who was second for trainer Ian Reilly. It was a remarkable performance from Ollie who doesn’t turn two years of age until November. The future is bright for this star so it’s no surprise to see that the sponsors have trimmed his odds.
Another youngster that is fancied for Derby glory is Callaway Knegare, a kennelmate of Yorkie Ollie. A finalist in the 2024 Denis Linehan Solicitors Open Unraced Final at Curraheen Park earlier this month, Knegare caught the eye when trialling at Shelbourne Park recently.
This son of Droopys Sydney – Droopys Sweet recorded a rocket fast time of 27.79 with the track marked +.20 spots fast resulting is 27.99 going on his card. He is 16/1 from 20/1 to win the big one in November.
Track Record
The big performances kept on coming at Shelbourne Park as the John F McGee trained Da Bold Falcon set a new track record for the 600 yards. The old record was held by Laughil Duke since 2013 (31.91) but Da Bold Falcon smashed it when clocking 31.72 winning by seven lengths, unbelievable.
Kerry
There was huge excitement in the Kingdom as the 750 yards track record was broken not once but twice! First up was the Fraser Black trained Droopys Comrade who clocked 41.55 over the six-bend contest. There were big celebrations in Tralee, but they were short lived for connections as Tuono Charlie came out fifteen minutes later and set a new record of 40.76!
Trained by Sharon Hunt, this Corn Cuchulainn champion has now won his last eleven races in a row which is a huge achievement.
