Hot favourite Jack continues to shine

THE SEMI-FINALS of the Summer Unraced Stake were held at Enniscorthy Dog Track on Monday night, and hot favourite Whoops Jack continued to impress when taking the second.

Getting out well from his trap four box, he led up to the bend and was always in command while Milland Sivola kept him very honest with a persistent challenge to be only two lengths away at the line in a fast 28.84.

The other semi saw Pinewood Barney get to the bend in front and have little bother after that, scoring his first win in 29.29.

This week’s final sees all the main protagonists drawn well, with Jack the likely to start favourite to maintain his unbeaten run.

Race eight saw old favourite Vaze Te continue his great run of form when recording his 22nd race win, tracking leader Shaneshill to the lower bends before coming on to score in 29.27.

Thursday night’s card featured race six, the Derby Trial Stake, to decide who will represent Enniscorthy track, and the in-form bitch Stripes Mary proved too good for the strong-finishing Station Panther to book her ticket to Shelbourne next month.

Good Ability set the early pace with Stripes coming to challenge between the last two bends to take up the running.

She had to battle and pull out all the stops in the end to hold the runner-up, with Good Ability a close-up third.

Race five, the Track Sweet Shop A5 bitch final, saw Bluestormrising get a good break from her trap three box and run on well to hold the finishing Misterin Zippy to record her sixth race win.

The Oceanfeed Greyhound+ A4 Stake also got under way with all six first round heats being run, and quickest run of the first round went to Cill Dubh Cody who missed all the trouble to score a good victory in heat four in 29.12.

July 25 results - race one, Welcome To Enniscorthy A6 525: 1, Small Margins (owner, Patrick Dobbs, Enniscorthy), 29.03; 2, Misterin Sand, 29.17.

Race two, www.igb.ie A5 525: 1, Ballinclare Lad (owner, Eilish McCann, Gorey), 29.67; 2, Safe As Houses, 29.81.

Race three, The Red Mills Racer A5 525: 1, Croghan Rizz (owner, Patrick Kinsella, Gorey), 30.02; 2, Slightly Mod, 30.16.

Race four, The Unrecorded Trials Wednesday and Friday A3 525: 1, Bisto Bom (owner, Liam Kavanagh, Co. Wexford), 29.48; 2, Pros Fancy, 29.51.

Race five, The Summer Open Unraced 525 semi-final: 1, Pinewood Barney (owner, Eamonn Moore, Barntown), 29.29; 2, Elusive Star, 29.60.

Race six, The Summer Open Unraced 525 semi-final: 1, Whoops Jack (owners, Larry Brennan and Patrick Wells, Carlow; trainer, Peter Cronin), 28.84; 2, Millands Sivola, 28.98.

Race seven, The Track Bar A3 550: 1, Qualify (owner, Danny Kenny, Pembrokestown), 30.71; 2, Tagalong Hawkeye, 30.92.

Race eight, July A2 525: 1, Vaz Te (owner, Robert F. Bennett, Dipton Mill, Hexham; trainer, Nick Turner), 29.27; 2, Shaneshill, 29.41.

Thursday, July 28 results - race one, Welcome To Enniscorthy A6 525: 1, Carrigoe Yaya (owner, Derek Wilde, Enniscorthy), 29.37; 2, Metric Malachi, 29.68.

Race two, The Oceanfeed Greyhound+ A4 525 round one, heat one: 1, Hillburn Biddy (owner, Jessica Boyd, Co. Wexford), 29.30; 2, Duffry Gate Pat, 29.47.

Race three, heat two: 1, Willoughby Sue (owner, Shay Hodnett, Enniscorthy), 29.59; 2, Bubba Jet, 29.69.

Race four, heat three: 1, Tree Tops Beauty (owner, Brendan McDonald, Ballymurn), 29.69; 2, Shanacashel Dubh, 29.79.

Race five, The Track Sweetshop A5 Bitch 525 final: 1, Bluestormrising (owner, Stuart Gethings, Enniscorthy), 29.04; 2, Misterin Zippy, 29.07.

Race six, The 2016 Boylesports. com Irish Greyhound Derby (550 yards): 1, Stripe Mary (owner, Ned Freeman, Co. Kilkenny), 30.46; 2, Station Panther, 30.49.

Race seven, heat three: 1, Cill Dubh Cody (owner, Michael Bergin, Co. Kilkenny), 29.12; 2, Crossleigh Sven, 29.36.

Race eight, heat five: 1, Town Belle (owner, Seán Dooley, Co. Carlow), 29.35; 2, Yogis Hamstring, 29.52.

Race nine, heat six: 1, Whitefort Mickey (owner, Ursula Neville, Oylegate), 29.31; 2, Call Him Timmy, 29.52.