Finnure Storm claimed a twenty first career win on Thursday night at Limerick Greyhound Stadium.
Representing the Kelly clan from Mullagh, the remarkable Finnure Storm was among the four Clare winners on the night. Leading from trap to line, a finish of 29.14 was recorded by Finnure Storm to notch a twenty first career win.
Newmarket-on-Fergus owner Myles Cummins was in the winner’s enclosure with Shug Avery, who finished strongly to record a sixth career win in 29.12, she is a daughter of Droopys Cain and Portdrine Queen and was bred by Liam Carroll form Cratloe.
In recent months, the Sugan Prefix has been lighting up Limerick. Anthony, and Mark Cusack from Cooraclare are reaping the awards form their Skywalker Tuco and Sugan Jet litter and on Thursday night Sugan Tiny made it two wins on the bounce when she duly obliged in 29.47.
Kilrush’s Ger Garrahy now residing in Limerick was delighted when Yerevan recorded career win number six in 29.14 competing in an A3 graded contest. Yerevan is a son of Laughil Blake and Jetland Lady
Friday night’s Galway card was dominated by the semi-finals of various Graded Stakes Sponsored by the Western Greyhound Owners & Breeders Association.
In the second semi-final of the WGOBA Stephen Murray Top Team A2 525 Stake, all six runners were away as one with Dance Pondo first to break rank towards the outside and led by over two lengths from Brickhill Layla rounding the opening bend and with some crowding behind the pair were clear racing towards halfway. Approaching the penultimate corner, Brickhill Layla owned by Clare duo John Collins and Albert Long moved through on the leaders inner to take command and the daughter of Droopys Sydney and Rathmeehan May eased clear to score by four and a half lengths in 29.05.
Sports Olivia was first to show on the run but as the opening bend loomed the Buttsys Burkos Syndicate of Shannon owned Buttsys Bullet forced his way through along the inside rail to take command of the contest entering the back straight. Passing the halfway point the son of Ballymac Best and Killeacle Tammy was five lengths clear of his rivals and it was left to Taurus to chase home the Mathew Harte trained winner who was completing a kennel double by four lengths in 29.29.
Apart from the winners mentioned above, there was a big line up of Clare dogs going to traps on Thursday night for the WGOBA night of Finals. Sixmilebridge’s Stephen Murray who has been top trainer of 2021 was honoured with a presentation.
