A CLARE SYNDICATE left Clonmel victorious following the success of Flowerpot Elvis.
By Michael Maher
Flowerpot Elvis owned by the VHR Syndicate of Gary Pepper of Feakle, Newmarket-on-Fergus’ Seanie McMahon and Clarecastle’s Tommy Hegarty took the seventh race, The Ayamzagirl A2 525 in Clonmel on Sunday evening where the feature on the night was The John White A2/A3 550 Perp Cup.
Running out of trap six, the son of King Elvis out of Difficult Choice was out smart and got to the first just in front of trap two Bay City Katie. With a little bit of trouble in behind, the Paraic Campion trained dog drove on down the back straight to open up a two to three length lead and coming home the stronger the 6/4 favourite pulled out all the stops to drive on and come home five lengths clear of Bay City Katie with Classy Response taken the third spot. The winners time was 28.87.
Friday night’s Galway card was headlined by the Concluding A2 graded 525 yards Race 1. Racing towards the opening bend in race four for this A6 graded contest On The Radio and Derra Bear disputed the lead with Mounvoor Moll also close up on the wide outside. Turning down the back, On The Radio led Derra Bear by over three lengths as Moonvoor Moll switched inside. Between the final two bends the trio began to tighten up and although On The Radio led off the home bend the Rachel Murray and Sean O’Riordan of Sixmilebridge owned Derra Bear (Droopys Sydney-Astro Abby) finished best of all to prevail by three parts of a length in 29.64 for trainer Stephen Murray.
On Saturday, a major fundraising night in aid of Milford Care Centre takes place at Limerick Greyhound Stadium. Star guests on the night will include the Liam MacCarthy and some well known faces who played a part in bringing it home to Limerick, the night is organised by Tom Ahern and his family who wanted to honour the memory of their mother and to repay in some way the kindness and care shown by Milford in her palliative care earlier this year.
Tom (a welfare officer with Greyhound Racing Ireland) decided that a fundraising event at Limerick Greyhound Stadium would give him the opportunity to raise such funds. “Earlier this year my family and I saw first hand the importance of such a facility with the passing of our mother. The care that she received from both the home care team and the staff on site in Castletroy were second to none. In supporting this event you are donating and assisting a friend, a neighbour or family member who may require the services of Milford Hospice in the future”.
Tickets are €20.00 which include free entry for children accompanying an adult and all tickets sold will be entered in a bumper raffle! Visit www.limerickgreyhoundstadium.ie for all details on the night along with how to purchase tickets. Doors open at 6.30pm with first race at 7.40pm. Limerick Greyhound Stadium offers free parking, fast food outlets, bars and restaurant.
