Blue Cheese shows maturity in fifth win
THE SECOND round of the Boyle Sport Enniscorthy Leger featured on Thursday night’s card at Enniscorthy dog track.
The Paul Whelan (Enniscorthy)-owned Blue Cheese has matured nicely and recorded his fifth straight win. Delivering the fastest time of the second round, he took heat four by a clear four lengths margin in a good 30.30 -30 slow.
The first round of the Kingsmill Kennels A3 Tri-distance also got under way over 550 yards, and fastest of the four heats was in heat one as the Karol Ramsbottom-trained Sober Escape was a clearcut winner in a good 30.39 -30 slow.
On the Monday night ,the second round of the future champion unraced stake continued along with the plate, but there was disappointment with far too many four-dog races.
Confusion reigned too as there were two heats of the plate, then the champion unraced itself, then two more heats of the plate, before the final two heats of the champion unraced. I don’t know what the thinking was behind this format.
There was a couple of superb runs recorded, as the Paul Hennessy-trained Jaytee Hornet set the pace when having to hold the challenge of Ballymac Kingdom, with only a head between them at the line in a fast 28.84 -30 slow.
Réalt Rabach, owned by the great Micheál O Muircheartaigh, got up to catch Soldier Spy close home by a neck in 28.97 -30 slow in heat one.
The star performance in the plate was that of Piercestown Rena who ran away with heat one, racing home seven lengths clear in a fast 28.96 -30 slow.
All the stakes are building to a huge night of racing on the upcoming bank holiday Monday night, with all finals taking place along with supporting opens to boot. Enniscorthy is the place to be for a great night’s racing for sure.
October 14 results - race one, The Future Champion 2019 Plate Stake, round one, heat one: 1, Piercestown Rena (owner, Seamus Whelan, Co. Wexford), 28.66; 2, Buddha Baby, 29.15.
Race two, The Future Champion 2019 Plate Stake, round one, heat two: 1, Lisacaha Ice (owner, Brian O’Neill; trainer, Damian Maginn, Northern Ireland), 29.09; 2, Uncle Bertie, 29.26.
Race three, The 2019 Future Champion Unraced Stake, round two, heat one: 1, Réalr Rabach (owners, Micheál and Aonghus O Muircheartaigh, Co. Kerry; trainer, Neilus O’Connell), 28.67; 2, Soldier Spy, 28.69.
Race four, The 2019 Future Champion Unraced Stake, round two, heat two: 1, Ballymac Inspeed (owner, Liam Dowling, Co. Kerry), 29.07; 2, Ballymac Express, 29.24.
Race five, The Future Champion 2019 Plate Stake, round one, heat three: 1, Move Slippy (owners, Justin McAleer and Matthew McCall, Co. Tyrone), 29.03; 2, Sunfire Apollo, 29.55.
Race six, The Future Champion 2019 Plate Stake, round one, heat four: 1, Lisacaha Vic (owner, Brian O’Neill; trainer, Damian Maginn, Northern Ireland), 29.11; 2, Lisnakill Alexis, 29.49.
Race seven, The 2019 Future Champion Unraced Stake, round two, heat three: 1, Jaytee Hornet (owner, John Turner; trainer, Paul Hennessy, Co. Kilkenny), 28.54; 2, Ballymac Kingdom, 28.55.
Race eight, The 2019 Future Champion Unraced Stake, round two, heat four: 1, Inforapenny (owners, In For A Pund syndicate; trainer, Paul Matthews, Northern Ireland), 29.57; 2, Civils Jasmine, 29.81.
October 17 results - race one, Fáilte go dtí na Gortana Taispeáineach 525 Stakes: 1, Liltuc Lincoln (owners, Tanya Gardiner and Bernard O’Brien, New Ross), 28.87; 2, Woolie Two Toes, 29.18.
Race two, The Racing Starts at 7pm on Sunday 27th Stakes: 1, Moanduff Lark (owner, George Roche, Barntown), 28.92; 2, Lady Primrose, 29.23.
Race three, The Kingsmill Kennels Tri-distance Stake, round one, heat one: 1, Sober Escape (owner, William Ramsbottom, Co. Laois; trainer, Karol Ramsbottom), 30.09; 2, On The Tools, 30.47.
Race four, The Kingsmill Kennels Tri-distance Stake, round one, heat two: 1, Nametab Ostara (owner, Eileen Bateman, Co. Carlow; trainer, Geoff Bateman), 30.48; 2, Sheilas Machine, 30.58.
Race five, The Kingsmill Kennels Tri-distance Stake, round one, heat three: 1, Rathduff Legend (owner, Patrick Meaney, Co. Carlow), 30.55; 2, Sniffer Dog, 30.79.
Race six, The Kingsmill Kennels Tri-distance Stake, round one, heat four: 1, Sound Chap (owner, Kim Bergin; trainer, William Finn, Co. Waterford), 30.31; 2, Whitemill Lad, 30.41.
Race seven, The 2019 Boyle Sports Enniscorthy Leger, round two, heat one: 1, Janefield Angel (owner, Philip Neri; trainer, Brian McCann, Enniscorthy), 30.33; 2, Coolavanny About, 30.34.
Race eight, The 2019 Boyle Sports Enniscorthy Leger, round two, heat two: 1, Jaytee Spirit (owner, John Turner; trainer, Paul Hennessy, Co. Kilkenny), 30.02; 2, Rental Dispute, 30.16.
Race nine, The 2019 Boyle Sports Enniscorthy Leger, round two, heat three: 1, Clares Tavern (owner, Clare Owens, Co. Wicklow), 30.19; 2, Fagans Sparrow, 30.33.
Race ten, The 2019 Boyle Sports Enniscorthy Leger, round two, heat four: 1, Blue Cheese (owner, Paul Whelan, Enniscorthy), 30.00; 2, Naylors Jim Bob, 30.28.