LAOIS LIGHTENING trained by Tulla’s Donie Duggan claimed the feature event in Galway over the weekend while Newmarket-on-Fergus owners tasted success in the tracks.
By Michael Maher
The A2 graded Time Greyhound Nuitrition 525 was the feature event on Saturday nights card at Galway Greyhound Stadium with the card also featuring the semi-finals of the Join The Time Club A3 525 Stake.
As the traps rose for the featured A2 graded contest Laois Lightening in the red jacket trapped best and racing towards the opening bend the son of Ballymac Anton and Old Treasure led by two lengths from Fantasy Penny with Hollywell Jofra as they turned to run down the back straight. Racing towards the third bend Hollywell Jofra closed to within a length of the Gordon Vaughan owned leader but digging deep from the crown of the home bend the Donie Duggan of Tulla trained Laois Lightening stayed on well to score by a length and a half in 29.17.
In the concluding A4 graded 550 yards contest Bayview Power broke smartly towards the outside and racing towards the opening bend led from Balroebuck Tom toward the inner. Rounding the bend the air took a couple of lengths out of their rivals as they headed for the back straight. Racing down the back Bayview Power led by three lengths from Baroebuck Tom as Ballycowen Leon raced in third place. Exiting the back straight the Joe Clancy owned Bayview Power was in command of the contest and although the Stephen Murray of Sixmilebridge trained leader came back slightly to his rivals off the home bend the son of Ballymac Wild and Bayview Flyer scored by two and a half lengths from Balroebuck Tom in 30.76.
Ballycowen Alfie was in the winners enclosure at Galway Greyhound Stadium last weekend, for Frank Casey from Newmarket-on-Fergus, it was a first career success for this son of Ballymac Best and and Ballycowen Lola and his winning time was 29.59.
From Limerick Greyhound Stadium Snuggie Carson recorded his second career success for Myles Cummins and Breda Casey from Newmarket-on-Fergus in 29.62 he is a son of Grangeview Ten and Crottys Act.
