FRIDAY’s card at Galway featured the two semi-finals of The Construction Mans A3 525 Yards Stake sponsored by Noel Gavin and Finbar Ryan of O’Sullivan & Hansberry Main Citroen Dealers Kilrush Road Ennis.
The final of the €1500 to the winner stake on Friday next September 20th will be the Centrepiece of a Gala Fundraising night for West Clare Cancer Care and on the night Clare All-Ireland hero Peter Duggan will be present with the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
In the first Semi Final the starter got them away in a decent line with Jaydens Lady and Croaghill Sky just heading the charge into the opening bend with Jaydens Lady leading round but she then ran wide into the back straight as Glamorous Woohoo railed well to join issue racing towards the halfway mark. Racing into the penultimate corner Glamorous Woohoo held a narrow advantage along the fence with the Horan Family Syndicate owned Glamorous Woohoo (Doratos Woohoo & Rage Emoski) kicking clear from the third bend to defeat Jaydens Lady by five and a half lengths in 29.44 with Burkos Bacardi and Croaghill Sky dead heating for third place.
After both parties sportingly agreed to a coin toss to sort out the third finalist from the heat Burkos Bacardi won the coin toss.
There was no photo finish needed for any of the placings in the second semi-final as the John O’Meara owned Ballygibbon Cash routed his rivals by upwards of five and three quarter lengths in 28.84. Very smartly into his stride the son of Ballymac Cashout and Live To One was closely attended to by Petes Noah racing towards the opening bend but rounding the bend Ballygibbon Cash really kicked on and turning down the back he set sail for home. Racing towards the penultimate corner the winner was home for all money as Rosshill News came through to take second place with Petes Noah in third place.
Trap Draw for Final:
1: Jaydens Lady
2: Ballygibbon Cash
3: Rosshill News
4: Glamorous Woohoo
5: Petes Noah
6: Burkos Bacardi
The opening contest of the night was an S8 graded sprint contest over 350 yards in which the Maria Browne of Cree owned Burnpark Taylor trapped well towards the outside and showing plenty of early dash held led his rivals by over two lengths approaching the opening bend. Racing between the two bends the son of Newinn Taylor and Burnpark Leanne kept a very wide berth as Verdant Mist closed along the inside. On straightening for home though Burnpark Taylor asserted once again as he scored by two lengths at the line in 19.73.
Runners from the Damien and Gary Pepper kennel in Feakle have been in tremendous form of late and they hit the jackpot in the A6 graded 550 yards contest as the son of Droopys Roddick and Teecee Clipper made just about all the running to defeat Pierview Toony by eight and a half lengths in 31.51. The winner shared pace on the long run towards the opening bend as Pierview Toony was in close attendance on the wide outside. Racing down the back Pierview Toony closed to within a neck o the leader but Astro Kevin began to draw clear again from the third bend to record his seventh career success.
Passing of Noel Moroney:
The sudden passing at University Hospital Limerick last week of Noel Moroney from Mullagh, came as a huge shock to his family and many friends. Noel who was in his late sixties was highly regarded in the village of Mullagh where he ran the family pub.
A great community man, organiser and always looked out for people, his pastimes included supporting his local Kilmurry Ibrickane footballers, Clare football and hurling teams but it was in the sport of greyhounds he was best know where he ran his dogs under the Tiermana Prefix.
He was hugely successful at the Limerick and Galway Tracks, in recent times he concreted on breeding side of the game and several of his greyhounds won many races. Reposing of his remains took place in Mullagh Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery after funeral mass. He is survived by his wife Marguerita, daughter Cathy O’Keeffe, sons Padraig and Noel, son-in-law Seamus , daughter-in-law Louise and Padraig’s partner Claire, brothers, sisters, extended family, neighbours and many friends.
