Brian McNamara presents the Haulie Daly & Mickey McNamara Cup to Conor Keating of The Hope For The Best Syndicate including Noel Coote, Johnny Moroney and trainer John Browne.
Ennis/Clarecasle club hosted the first coursing meeting in the county for 2026. It was held in the lands of the McInerney family in Manus on Saturday and Sunday. The two-day meeting was made a success by the work of members over several months and the brilliant weather conditions.
The winner of the working Members Stake and Haulie Daly and Mickey McNamara Memorial Cup was Salad Cream owned by Hope for the Best Syndicate and trained by John Browne. The NC and Coote Cup for All Age Bitches Stake went to Cree Noellie owned by Dinny Gould of Cree. The Pat Moloney of Clarecastle owned Bers Empire will be representing the Club in the National Workers Championship after winning the Stake for Coursing Bred Greyhounds. In the HJ Murphy & ML Corry Memorial All Age Winner was A Bitta Luck with Your Spot On the runner up. Rumblin Bridge won the Oaks Trial Stake with Only Raha the runner up. Neart Na Gaoithe was the declared winner in the Reserve Derby Trial Stake.
The opening contest at Limerick Greyhound Stadium on at Thursday’s SIS meeting went to Killaruss Jet, for Shannon’s Peter Russell and trained by Donie Duggan of Tulla. A son of Ballyhimikin Jet and Kishlawn Amelia, this was his eight career success and the winning time was 29.14
There was more success for Tulla, as the Donnacha McNamara owned Aqua Camellia was in the winners enclosure with a 29.84 victory. A daughter of Dromana Bucko and Rockalong Aquas this was a fifth career win.
There was more success for the Shanakyle Kennels from Parteen as the Joe Collins trained Shanakyle Valley recorded his thirteenth career win with 29.82 victory, he is a son of Malachi and Aarons Sensation.
Friday night’s card at Galway Greyhound Stadium featured the opening round heats of the the Tommy Flanagan and John Keane Memorial A3 525 Yards Stake generously sponsored by the Keating and McEnery Families of Ennis with a winner’s prize of €1500 to successful connections.
The third heat was the fastest of the three as the Seamus McMahon of Cooraclare owned Lissatouk Robbie led at the second bend on his way to a two-length success the fourth of his career over Hollywell Eagle in 29.18. Hollywell Eagle was just about best away in the centre of the track ahead of Lissatouk Robbie with Rydar Rocket close up on the wide outside.
Rounding the bend Lissatouk Robbie moved round the leader to show in front and straightening to run down the back he quickly set sail for home and led by three lengths at halfway. Approaching the penultimate bend, Hollywell Eagle briefly looked as if he might launch a second effort but the leader was in command and although he came back to his rivals close home the son of Deerjet Sydney and Lissatouk Peggy was always in command of proceedings.
The fastest time of the night was recorded in the A3 graded sixth contest as the Eoin Clancy owned Bayview Wild registered his fourth career success as he made all from his favourite trap one berth to defeat Caislean Diane by six lengths in 29.02. Away smartly the Stephen Murray of Sixmilebridge trained runner railed well as he rounded the opening bend to lead from Island Ivy and Caislean Diane entering the back straight. Racing along the back the son of Ballymac Wild and Bayview Flyer extended his advantage to over five lengths as Caislean Diane took up the chase but Bayview Flyer was gone beyond recall as he sauntered home all alone up the home straight.
