Friday night’s Galway card featured the semi-finals of The Talking Dogs A4 Dual Distance Stake over 525 Yards with the concluding A3 graded 525 yards affair the top graded event of the night.
As the traps rose for the feature contest Claudegreengrass was away smartly from his trap two berth and racing towards the opening bend he led from Five Alley Syd with Stick With Me close up on the wide outside as they rounded the opening bend
Racing down the back Claudegreengrass continued to show the way but the Mullins-Curtin Syndicate of Gort owned Stick With Me was now looming large on the outside and as they exited the back straight the son of Grangeview Ten and that gruelling marathon bitch Dana Point swept round the wide outside to assume command on the crown of the home turn and drawing clear in the straight Stick With Me scored by three & a half lengths from Five Alley Syd in 28.82.
In the second semi-final of The Talking Dogs Dual Distance Stake, Lakeside Albert led up early on the wide outside from Hollywell Mave and Candys Widget with Barntick Midget close up along the rails as they took the opening two bends.
Turning down the far side Lakeside Albert, Hollywell Maeve and Barntick Midget were line abreast across the track but as they approached the penultimate corner the Donal Duggan of Tulla trained Candys Widget (Skywalker Canny & Miss Dior) swept through along the inner and quickly took command of proceedings. Clear off the home bend the Any Chance Of A Kuga Syndicate owned runner powered clear to lead home a kennel 1-2 defeating Cloneyogan Sydney by three lengths in 29.33.
The opening contest of the night was an S6 graded sprint contest and as the traps rose the Harper Ward of Spancilhill owned Mirabel was very smartly into her stride and racing towards the opening bend she led from Flyers Swiftly along the rails with Burkos Mojo in third place. Rounding the opening bend Mirabel took a further length out of her rivals and turning for home the daughter of Droopys Sydney and Cactus Saphire led by two lengths and although Burkos Mojo closed late on Mirabel prevailed by three parts of a length at the line in 19.42.
Dark Princess was best away from her trap three berth in the A6 graded contest and racing towards the opening bend she led Lissatouk Pearl by two lengths with Balroebuck Ash in third place as they rounded the opening bend. Turning down the back the Seamus McMahon of Cooraclare owned Lissatouk Pearl made ground on the leaders outside to join issue at halfway and once on terms the daughter of Ballymac Cashout and Lissatouk Dolly immediately set sail for home. Moving to the rails leaving the back straight Lissatouk Pearl was in command up the straight as she scored by two lengths from John Boy Kevin in 29.76.
Race five looked a tightly graded affair on paper and from traps Burkos Tarzan was best away in the centre of the track ahead of Placeinmyheart and Highview Fashion on his outside but on the long run towards the opening bend the Colm Fitzgerald of Kilrush trained Tiermana Dream powered down the inner to take command at the turn. Swinging for home though Tiernana Dream swung wide giving Placeinmyheart a second chance but the Zero-Zero Syndicate owned son of Ballyhimikin Jet and Tiermana Jetty would not be denied scoring by half a length in 19.26.
Down Limerick way Newmarket-on-Fergus Handler Myles Cummins continues his winning form, recently he sent out Snuggie Jasper to record his 25th win in a A3 525 contest, Jasper is in his sixth year and continues to enjoy his racing.
