Great result in Dundalk GREYHOUNDS

THERE WAS a great result for Wexford runners in Dundalk on Friday night in the semi-final of the €20,000 Bar One Sprint Classic, as both made it through to this week’s final.

The Nick Turner-trained Our Boy Junior got up to win while Broadstrand Kiwi, handled by Eamonn Moore, got up in the shadow of the post to grab the al- important third spot and put out hot favourite Droopys Steel, thus leaving the final a very open affair.

Any one of the six runners is capable of winning. The likely favourite is trap two runner Dorotas Del Mar, but the Wexford dogs are very well drawn and will make a bold bid for glory.

Final trap draw: 1, Ardnasool Jet; 2, Dorotas Del Mar; 3, Broadstrand Kiwi (trainer, Eamonn Moore, Barntown); 4, Madabout Paws; 5, Our Boy Junior (trainer, Nick Turner, Barntown); 6, Beslow Maximus (M).

There was several notable runs on Thursday night at Enniscorthy. In race six, trap one runner Liberty Gale recorded a superb time of 28.63 when beating Ballinaboola Mia by five lengths for local trainer Patrick Roban.

Race eight saw the Ballinaboola team get in the winners’ enclosure as Ballinaboola Theo led up from his trap two draw and ran on strongly to hold off hot favourite Karlow Crean in a fast 28.71.

Race five saw another good effort from Rathsilla Alli as he powered to the lead off the second bend to score a comfortable three lengths win over the staying on Hyperion in a time of 31.63 (575 yards).

The Niamh Moriarty Solicitors unraced stake gets under way this week.

August 6 results - race one, The Welcome to the Show Grounds Stakes: 1, Monalee Boy (owner, Roy Hatton, Enniscorthy), 29.70; 2, Alien Darkie, 29.94.

Race two, The Hare In Motion Sprint Stakes: 1, Lacken Jasper (owner, Thomas Lennon, Co. Laois), 18.90; 2, Agonyinthegarden, 19.28.

Race three, The Bank Holiday Monday 525 Stakes: 1, Slickest Snow (owners, Rathnure racing syndicate, c/o Jim Flynn, Rathnure), 29.22; 2, Honest Suckle, 29.36.

Race four, The Wexford CC 525 Stakes: 1, Headwire Jet (owners, Seamus O’Brien and Seamus Dempsey, Enniscorthy), 29.26; 2, Monamolin Bolt, 29.47.

Race five, The Red or White Collar 525 Stakes: 1, Ballybreen Queen (owners, John O’Connor and Sheila Morrissey, Enniscorthy), 29.22; 2, Flawless Lady, 29.36.

Race six, The Up The Field First 525 Stakes: 1, Kingsmill Rio (owner, John Roche, Barntown), 32.05; 2, Abbies Arc, 32.12.

Race seven, The Loch Garman 525 Stakes: 1, Im The Daddy (res. K; owner, Eileen Walsh, Enniscorthy; trainer, John Codd, Enniscorthy), 29.22; 2, Metric Sasha, 29.39.

Race eight, The Track Bar 575 Stakes: 1, Spaceem Sand (owners, The Howya Buddy syndicate, Enniscorthy; trainer, David Morris, Enniscorthy), 31.84; 2, Lord Of Light, 31.86.

Race nine, The Slán Abhaile 525 Stakes: 1, Blue Cheese (owner, Paul Whelan, Enniscorthy), 29.06; 2, Goquicksaysmick, 29.23.

August 9 results - race one, The Welcome to The Show Grounds Stakes: 1, Bad Baba (owner, Timothy Looby, New Ross), 29.56; 2, Heavenstown Jack.

Race two, The Market Square 525 Stakes: 1, Chasin Tail (owners, DDC syndicate, c/o Aidan Denton, Enniscorthy), 29.24; 2, Tinahely Anni, 29.76.

Race three, The Track Bar 525 Stakes: 1, Black Jet Hawk (owners, Michael Kervick and Charles Kavanagh, Enniscorthy; trainer, John Kavanagh, Enniscorthy), 29.24; 2, Baby Alice, 29.55.

Race four, The Track Side Diner Sprint Stakes: 1, Slaneyside Keyes (owner, Derek Kehoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary), 19.10; 2, Raise A Glass, 19.66.

Race five, The Ross Road 575 Stakes: 1, Rathsilla Alli (owners, Ian and John Morrissey, Rathsilla), 31.63; 2, Hyperion, 31.84.

Race six, The Model County 525 Stakes: 1, Liberty Gale (owner, Michael Kehoe, Enniscorthy; trainer, Patrick Hoban), 28.63; 2, Ballinaboola Mia, 28.98.

Race seven, The Loch Garman 525 Stakes: 1, Telex Beat (owner, Aaron Butler, Rathaspeck), 29.23; 2, Falcon Blitz, 29.44.

Race eight, The Slán Abhaile 525 Stakes: 1, Ballinaboola Theo (owner, Niamh Murphy, Ballinaboola), 28.71; 2, Karlow Crean, 28.95. GOREY PROPERTY developer William Hunt-Tyrell has qualified for the final of the American Golf U.K. Long Drive Championship as top qualifier following a hugely impressive drive of 367 yards or just over three times the length of the pitch at Wembley.

This achievement leaves William one step away from claiming the Over-45 U.K. and Ireland title he narrowly missed out on in 2017, along with a place in the World Championships in the U.S. He is a member of the Arklow club.