Roaming Hero the big fancy for grand prize final

THE GEORGE’S Hair Designs grand prize final is the major attraction on Thursday night, and Kilkenny trainer Peter Cronin seems to hold the trump card with his charge Roaming Hero who was a most impressive in the first semi-final.

Breaking fast from trap one, he raced right away from the field to score an easy win in a fast 28.84.

Local Trainer John Kavanagh won the other semi with his own Jacobs Deed who also got out of the traps well and scored a fine win in a time of 29.02.

Kavanagh had earlier scored with his Brightside Vim in race six, running on well to hold off the running on Oxtail Oscar in a good 29 seconds.

Owner Tommy Woods had a good double in races two and eight.

Another man to have a good week was trainer Anton Butler who saw his Telex Brat put in a good finish to get up on the line in race three, while on Monday night his Blow Your Mind blew the field away in race eight, coming home eight and a half lengths to the fore in a super 28.66.

The feature event on Monday night’s card was the final of the Niamh Morriarty Solicitors unraced stake, and there was a popular local winner when the Declan Kelly and Patrick Whelanowned Indian Trump put in a fine front-running performance to score a clearcut win in a good 29.07.

The John Codd and Diane Brodie-owned Cushie Jet won his semi-final of the Texacloth Juvenile stakes at Newbridge on Friday night from a near impossible position.

Having got serious trouble at the first bend, he flew home to grab the victory. He has drawn trap five in the final and will need to have his trapping boots on to clear the field in this red-hot line-up. Jet is well capable of doing just that.

September 3 results - race one, The Welcome to the Show Grounds Stakes: 1, Monamolin Bolt (owners, Edward Mulvaney and Eugene Gleeson, Monamolin), 29.09; 2, Mild Jab, 29.82.

Race two, The Track Side Diner 525 Stakes: 1, Machinegunkelsie (owner, Ciara Gardiner, New Ross; trainer, Nick Turner), 29.70; 2, Pontypandypenny, 29.75.

Race three, The Model County 525: 1, Rap Queen (owner, Noel Kehoe, Enniscorthy), 29.98; 2, Elusive Rocket, 29.99.

Race four, The Vinegar Hill Stakes: 1, Missions Luck (owner, Aine Fortune, Co. Wexford), 29.49; 2, Glenbrien Chance, 30.15.

Race five, Niamh Moriarty & Co. Solicitors Unraced final: 1, Indian Trump (owners, Declan Kelly and Patrick Whelan, Enniscorthy), 29.07; 2, Piercestown Can, 29.59.

Race six, The Model County A4 Stakes: 1, Mobeedy (owner, Kieran Creane, New Ross), 29.34; 2, Notabadlady, 29.55.

Race seven, The Wicklow Stakes: 1, Ballyhi Sky (owner, Michael Furlong, Enniscorthy), 29.39; 2, Rains Droopys, 29.63.

Race eight, The Slán Abhaile Stakes: 1, Blow Your Mind (owners, Ann Marie and Leanne Butler, Rathaspeck; trainer, Anton Butler), 28.66; 2, Stripe Pal, 29.25.

September 6 results - race one, The Welcome to the Show Grounds Stakes: 1, Cosy Coyote (owner, Helen Toft, Killinick), 29.37; 2, Ballinaboola Loch, 29.54.

Race two, The Derby Nights Out @ Enniscorthy 525 semi-final: 1, Lord Bosco (owner, Tommy Woods, Enniscorthy), 29.30; 2, Fairly Hazy, 29.47.

Race three, The Derby Nights Out @ Enniscorthy 525 semi-final: 1, Telex Brat (owner, Aaron Butler, Rathaspeck), 29.27; 2, Duffry Gate Roy, 29.28.

Race four, The Model County 525 Stakes: 1, Stripe Mary (owner, Ned Freeman, Co. Kilkenny), 29.18; 2, Rip Rock Paddy, 29.53.

Race five, The George’s Hair Designs Grand Prize semi-final: 1, Roaming Hero (owners, The Leamybrien syndicate, Kilmacthomas; trainer, Peter Cronin, Co. Kilkenny), 28.84; 2, Droopys Missy, 29.08.

Race six, The Loch Garman 525 Stakes: 1, Brightside Vim (owner, John Kavanagh, Enniscorthy), 29.00; 2, Oxtail Oscar, 29.10.

Race seven, The George’s Hair Designs Grand Prize semi-final: 1, Jacobs Deed (owner, John Kavanagh, Enniscorthy), 29.02; 2, Allhelletloose, 29.40.

Race eight, The Track Side Diner 575 Stake semi-final: 1, Lord Of Light (owner, Tommy Woods, Enniscorthy), 32.01; 2, Artistic Joe, 32.11

Race nine, The Track Side Diner 575 Stake semi-final: 1, Killure Murry (owners, the Finn syndicate, Portlaw; trainer, William Finn, Co. Waterford), 32.03; 2, Tyrur Seán Andy, 32.04.