CREE’s Michael Browne had double delight in Galway on Saturday night with Burnpark Max and Burnpark Ronaldo took top spot in their respective races.
On Saturday night’s Galway card, the Michael Browne of Cree owned Burnpark Max made it three career wins from six starts in the S7 graded sprint contest the fourth race on the card as he proved. Length and there parts too good for Blaze Fire More in 19.39. The winner a son of Pat C Sabbath and Burnpark Leanne was away smartly from his trap six berth and showing pace led from Blaze Fire More and Apache Springs at the opening bend. Despite keeping wide on the home bend the winner was always in control racing up the home straight.
The Browne Kennel double was completed in the S2 graded sixth comets as the Michael and Alanna Browne owned Burnpark Ronaldo recorded his fourth career success as he led on the crown of the home bend on his way to a three and a half length success over Anna Be Slick in 19.13.
In race two, all six runners were away on terms for this A8 graded contest with Burnpark Sabbath showing the best pace along the inner to lead from Cragbrien Best at the opening bend and with trouble behind the front pair were clear racing down the back with Burnpark Sabbath three lengths to the good at halfway. Between the final two bends the leader ran wide on the track and this allowed the Martin Cronin and Jack Markham of Ennis owned Cragbrien Best(Ballymac Best-Bills Mistletoe) to slip through on his inner to win going away at the line by four and a half lengths in 29.81 .
In the early strides of the Novice 350 yards contest Glamorous Woohoo and Another Cool Sky were both prominent with Five Alley Din close up on the inner as they raced towards the opening bend. Rounding the bend Glamorous Woohoo took a definite advantage as the John Quinn of Gort owned Fast Fit Dixie made rapid progress round the wide outside.
Rounding the home bend the leader ran quite wide and switching inside Fast Fit Dixie (Pestana-Port West Pop) led off the home bend and stayed on well to prevail by one lengths at the line in 19.58. The Mullins-Curtin Syndicate of Gort owned Almost There made it two wins from two career starts in S4 graded contest on Thursday night as he proved five and a half lengths too good for Jumeirah Mick in 18.99. Trapping well in company with Astro Kevin and Gone South the winner showed plenty of pace to lead from Jumeirah Mick approaching the opening bend. Tracking well around the bend though the son of Sonic and Mrs Will extended his advantage approaching the home turn as he drew right away for and impressive success.
Having been collared close home the last twice having led the Kieran and Aaron Nugent of Ballyea owned Killerk Black gained his due reward in the A5 graded contest as he proved three parts of a length too strong for Mellon Rosa at the line in 29.75. Away well the winner was closely attended to by Brosna Bay racing towards the opening bend. Rounding the bend Brosna Bay led by half a length and this became a length nearing halfway. At this point the eventual winner went to the front and despite moving weed off the home bend the son of Ballymac Best & Dynamic Cool Sky was always in command close home.
In the concluding A4 graded contest Erril Star and Bumblebee Queen both showed pace along the inner on the run towards the opening bend and rounding the bend the Frank Casey of Newmarket-on-Fergus owned Erril Star took a definite advantage. Racing down the back Erril Star showed the way to Bumblebee Queen with Treanmanagh Lad trying to close on the pair passing halfway. Racing towards the opening bend Treanmanagh Lad began to close but Erril Star(Toolatetoosell-Snow Eva) saw the trip out well to score by a length and three parts in 29.60.
