Myles Cummins and Breda Casey of Newmarket-on-Fergus recently had two winners as litter brothers Snuggie Bobby and Snuggie Benny graced the winners enclosure, sons of Ballymac Cashout and Slaneyside Goldi, Bobby made it career win number eleven with his 29.26 effort and Benny notched his fourteenth career success in 29.04.
There was an impressive first career win for Knappogue Carrie in 29.05, a son of Ballymac Cashout and Blueview Carrie he is owned by Tulla’s Donie Duggan.
There was further success for Tulla, as the Donnacha McNamara owned Aqua Camellia recorded her fourth career success in 30.14, she is a homebred daughter of Dromana Bucko and Rockalong Aqua.
At the Dundalk Greyhound Stadium, The 2026 Bar 1 Betting Irish Sprint Cup commenced last weekend, this prestigious event carries a winner’s prize of €20000 and Tullabrack based trainer Colm Fitzgerald made the long journey a fruitful one as his kennel star Tiermana Dream romped home in 20.96 in his first round heat, this second fastest time recorded in all the opening heats, and it was this son of Ballyhimikin Jet and Tiermana Jettys 14 career win, he is owned by the Zero Zero Syndicate, which comprises of Quilty’s Nicholas O Dwyer, Corraclare’s Joe Kelly plus father and son Michael and Liam Fitzgerald from Tullabrack,
Colm also has Tiermana Hunter running in this event, who ran a gallant second in his heat for the Kilmihil/Cooraclare Supping Away syndicate. Nifty Magestically Sets Oaks Standard.
Last Saturday night’s Galway card featured both the semi-finals of The Martin Fahy Memorial A4 525 Stake generously sponsored by the Fahy Family and the Semi Finals of The Horan Family Syndicate A6 525 generously sponsored by the Horan Family.
As the traps rose for the second semi-final of the €300O to the winner in the Martin Fahy Memorial Stake. All six runners came away as one also with Charming Ciara kicking clear towards the outer on the run to the opening bend and as the Donie Duggan of Tulla trained lady skipped round the opening bend there was plenty of crowding behind which left the Tom and Ciara Kelly owned daughter of Grangeview Ten and Marlay Star out in splendid isolation ahead of Ballyea Marshall halfway down the back straight. Exiting the back straight Charming Ciaras lead was still five ,lengths and all though Ballyea Marshall closed all the way to the line the margin of victory was still two lengths at the line with Drimeen Jetty taking third place in 29.43.
In race three, Brickhill Como, Molly’s Ambition and Island Ivy were all away well for this A4 graded contest but as they headed for the opening bend it was the Pat Kelly owned Mollys Ambition that displayed the best early toe of the trio to lead by a length and a half at the turn. Racing down the back Mollys Ambition led Island Ivy bey a length with six lengths back to Knockdrum Sparky in third place. Approaching the third bend the leader began to extend her advantage and the Donie Duggan of Tulla trained daughter of Good Cody and Droopys Freda prevailed readily by two and a half lengths over Island Ivy in 29.40.
The finale was an S2 graded sprint with the winners of fifty seven previous races going to traps it promised to be a cracker and it proved just that . As the traps rose Nashville was away like the wind in the centre of the track and showing great early dash he led from Glynnscross Buzz and Crinkill Boris racing towards the opening bend with his old foe Ballyea Jet lurking just behind. Approaching the home bene Nashville led by a length and a half as Ballyea Jet loomed large on his outside . Off the home bend the Albert Mullins of Gort trained Ballyea Jet (Jaytee Jet & Seekers Vision) closed with every stride as the Noel Gavin of Ballyea owned runner gained the upper hand also home to complete a double for his trainer by half a length in 19.34.
