ENNIS OWNED Colossal Journey made the trip to Galway worthwhile when winning one of the top feature cards in Galway over the weekend.
Saturday night’s Galway card featured two A3 graded 525 yards contests which shared top billing on a bitterly cold night at the College Road Venue. In race two, Affleck Troy was away well in this A6 graded 525 contest and this six-time winner led by two lengths from Winnie Be Slick and Ballistic John racing towards the opening bend. Turning down the back Affleck Tony led Winnie Be Slick by a length with four lengths back to Colossal Journey in third place who had been hampered at the opening bend.
Exiting the back straight Winnie Be Slick was now in front but the Colossal Syndicate of Ennis owned Colossal Journey was now in the cat bird seat as they approached the home bend. Off the home bend the front pair settled down to scrap it out with Colossal Journey trained by Niall Warren just proving the stronger by a neck in 30.08.
In the A3 graded sixth contest the red jacketed Charming Ciara trapped really well and led That’s My Honey and Grangeview Scoob on the run towards the opening bend where the Tom and Ciara Kelly owned lady led That’s My Honey by a length and the pair proceeded to kick three lengths clear of their rivals turning into the back straight. Racing down the back, Charming Ciara gradually began to increase her advantage on her rival and as the penultimate bend loomed the daughter of Grangeview Ten and Marley Star was now four lengths to the good and on her way to success with the Donie Duggan of Tulla trained lady scoring by four lengths from That’s My Honey in 29.17.
Quin owner Kay Lynch was delighted to welcome back her great kennel servant to the winners encloser for the eighth time in her career as she made all the running to defeat Hollywell Raptor by two lengths in 29.57 in this A5 graded contest . Hampered at the opening two bends on her two most recent outings the daughter of Skywalker Logan and Drombeg Dancer had no trouble this time as she bounced out and was three lengths clear entering the back straight from Lexis Sydney. Striding out well she was in control throughout and although Hollywell Rapytor looked a threat off the home bend Cragataska Black had other ideas.
Poppys Oreo was away best in the S6 graded sprint contest but she was outpaced by Skirk Bud on the run towards the opening bend where Skirk Bud was joined on her inside by the rapidly improving Flyers Penney who powered through along the rails to take control of the contest on the crowns of the home bend. On straightening for home the Flyers Racing Syndicate owned daughter of Signet Ace and Pennylane Sheba extended her advantage and the Colm Fitzgerald of Kilrush trained lady scored by three and a half lengths from Darraghs Fly in 19.53.
