*Trainer Dan Brassil, owner Donal Malone and the Malone family with Aran View.
LISCANNOR owned Aran View was among the winners in the National Coursing Meeting this week.
By Michael Maher
It is the dream of many greyhound owners to have a runner at the National Coursing Meeting in Clonmel. The dream became a reality on Bank Holiday Monday in the Hotel Minella Grace and Matt Bruton All Age Bitch Stake Final for the Liscannor owned Aran View.
Owned by Liscannor’s Donal Malone, Aran View is trained in Abbeydorney by Dan Brassil, she was priced at 10/1 for outright honours and was bred in Kinvara by John McDonagh. Aran View had all the answers on the hill to run out as the winner in the €15,000 stake.
Run For Rum was an impressive winner in race eight at the Limerick Track recently owned by the Room For One More Syndicate which comprises of members from Quin, Newmarket-on-Fergus and Sixmilebridge and trained by Stephen Murray in Sixmilebridge, Syndicate members turned out in big numbers to see their charge win by three and half lengths in a time of 29.12.
Saturday evening last at Limerick Greyhound Stadium, produced three Clare owned dogs that entered the winner’s enclosure, Asiam Grange, a son of Grangeview Ten and Burnpark Willow notched his second career win for Ross Kenny from Ennis in 29.53. Bells Greet recorded her seventh career win for Ciara Malone from Liscannor in 29.26, she is a daughter of Fast Fit Paddy and Kinielty Phantom. Myles Cummins and Breda Casey from Newmarket-on-Fergus took the honours in an A3 contest with Snuggie Benny, in 29.08, this was this son of Ballymac Cashout and Slaneyside Goldie’s twelfth career success, and they also enjoyed a quickfire double at Thursday’s meeting with Snuugie Archie and I’m Back Baby Archie.
Other recent Clare owned winners include litter comrades Redbud and Aqua Magnolia for Tulla’s Michael and Donnacha McNamara, bred by Dromana Bucko and Rockalong Aqua. Redbud recorded his sixth career win in 29.31 and it was career win number five for Aqua Magnolia in a time off 29.58.
The opening contest on last Friday night’s Galway Card was an A7 graded 525 yards contest in which Dennys Best led early in the centre of the track but as the field tightened up as they rounded the opening bend the striped jacketed Lissatouk Storm navigated his way round his rivals to lead entering the back straight. Racing along the back straight Lissatouk Storm led by three lengths from Kiltartan Chosen with Knoppogue Bella in third place. Exiting the back, the Seamus McMahon of Cooraclare owned son of Ballymac Cashout and Lissatouk Dolly looked home and hosed but he was all out close home to see off the thrust of Knoppogue Bella by a head in 30.28.
As the traps rose for the feature On The Latt on the wide outside was just about best away as Laois Lightening showed pace towards the inner ahead of Drombeg Milo. Rounding the opening bend Laois Lightening railed well but racing towards halfway On The Latt was still within half a length of the leader on the outside with Drombeg Milo two lengths adrift in third place. Exiting the back straight little separated the leading pair as Laois Lightening still held the call but on straightening for home the teak tough Gerry O’Donoghue of Gort owned On The Latt (Broadstrand Bono & Brickhill Sharon) knuckled down to the task as he wore down Laois Lightening to record his thirteenth career success by three parts of a length in 29.22.
The chief supporting contest was the A3 graded eighth contest and in the early strides Burnpark Cashout and Portumna Syd were both prominent with the Maria Browne of Cree owned Burnark Cashout leading the way rounding the opening bend as Hanover Lina moved second along the inside rails entering the back straight. Racing down the back Burnpark Cashout led by a length as Hanover Luna and Portumna Syd were joined by That’s My Honey in the chase. Rounding the home bend Burnpark Cashout looked in command but the son of Ballymac Cashout and Burnpark Blossom was running on fumes close home as That’s My Honey closed to within a head in 29.32.
The owner went on to complete a double on the night in the A4 graded finale over 550 yards as the prominent throughout Burnpark Class registered her fourth career success by two and a half lengths over Creevy Chief in 30.77. On the long run toward the opening bend Fantasy Penny, Burnpark Class and Lakeside Albert were all prominent with the winner just holding. Narrow advantage as they negotiated the opening bend. Tracking well Burnpark Class took two lengths out of her rivals and as they passed the halfway mark the lead was in excess of three lengths. Exiting the back straight the daughter of Grangeview Ten and Burnpark Willow was in control as she galloped in strongly all the way to the line.
