Fancied Eddie romps home
Hot favourite delivers another victory for Henry Kelly
THERE WAS an excellent card featured at Enniscorthy Greyhound Track on Thursday night, with races ranging from 350 yards to 830 yards, and full marks to manager Jim Turner.
Many other managers around other tracks should take note how to put on a very attractive card for patrons, and his efforts were rewarded with a very good crowd attending to enjoy some fine racing.
The feature event was the final of the Horse and Hound tri-distance, worth a nice €3,000 to the winner.
Hot favourite Karlow Eddie has been burning up the track in recent weeks for Co. Carlow owner Henry Kelly who seems to be unbeatable of late.
And he was again in top order as Karlow led and gave his supporters few anxious moments before he emerged as a clearcut winner in a very good time of 32.45 for the 600 yards final.
The commentator got so excited that she hit notes the opera festival sopranos would be proud to hit.
The final of the Ballinaboola sweepstake, race three, saw the Gordon Murray-owned Ketch Up Snoopy score a very nice win in a good time of 28.77.
Local man Patrick Gordon saw his Notorious Nodrog get the better of favourite Karlow Crean by three-quarters of a length to win the Derby trial stake final in a time of 30.44.
He will now go to Shelbourne to represent the track in the upcoming Boylesports Derby.
The Bar One Irish Sprint continued in Dundalk on Friday, and both Wexford runners progressed to this weeks semi-finals.
Broadstrand Kiwi, trained by Eamonn Moore, and Our Boy Junior, trained by Nick Turner, both from Barntown, line up in the second semi-final in traps one and six, so fingers crossed they can both make the final.
July 30 results - race one, The Welcome to the Show Grounds Stakes: 1, Black Tusk (owners, Thomas and Tomás Kirwan, Wexford), 29.90; 2, In Paradise, 29.97.
Race two, The Horse and Jockey 575 Stakes: 1, Cotty Style (owner, Derek Larkin, Portlaw, Co. Waterford; trainer, Michael Meade, Co. Waterford), 32.05; 2, Abbies Arc, 32.43.
Race three, The Track Bar 525 Stakes: 1, Baby Alice (owner, Graham O’Connor, Enniscorthy), 29.52; 2, Piercestown Luke, 29.73.
Race four, The Track Side Diner Sprint Stakes: 1, Allhellletloose (owners, The Ice Cream syndicate, Bree; trainer, John Codd, Enniscorthy), 19.30; 2, Dunclone Jardo, 19.47.
Race five, The Model County 525 Bitch Stakes: 1, Ballyhi Sky (owner, Michael Furlong, Enniscorthy), 29.12; 2, Kereight Splat, 29.40.
Race six, The Monbeg Unraced Bitch Sweepstake final: 1, Dream Fairy (owner, Caroline Hutton, Oxfordshire, England; trainer, Seán Dooley), 28.78; 2, Fagans Sparrow, 28.99.
Race seven, The Loch Garman 525 Stakes: 1, Philitiger (owners, Eugene Gleeson and James O’Brien, Co. Carlow), 29.13; 2, Metric Brae, 29.44.
Race eight, The Monbeg Stables 575 Stakes: 1, Notyouyet (owner, Tommy Mahoney, Barntown), 31.85; 2, Kiltrea Shay, 31.99.
Race nine, The Slán Abhaile 575 Stakes: 1, Rathsilla Alli (owners, Ian and John Morrissey, Rathsilla), 31.58; 2, Suzies Daisy, 31.63.
August 2 results - race one, The Welcome to the Show Grounds Stakes: 1, Society St Coin (owners, Stephen’s Day six syndicate, New Ross; trainer, Nick Turner, Wexford), 28.88; 2, Tagalong Hylandr, 29.16.
Race two, The Track Side Diner 525 Stakes: 1, Gareths Star (owner, James Whelan, Co. Wicklow), 29.14; 2, Black Tango, 29.38.
Race three, The Ballinaboola Sweepstake final: 1, Ketch Up Snoopy (owner, Gordon Murray, Glynn), 28.77; 2, Dipton Chase, 28.87.
Race four, The New Ross Road Sprint Stakes: 1, Slaneyside Keyes (owner, Derek Kehoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary), 18.84; 2, Cow Lane Lad, 18.87.
Race five, 2018 BoyleSports Irish Greyhound DTS final: 1, Notorious Nodrog (owner, Patrick Gordon, Enniscorthy), 30.44; 2, Karlow Crean, 30.49.
Race six, The Model County Marathon Stakes: 1, Narabane Chief (owners, Marty and Andrew Delahunty, Co. Kilkenny), 47.38; 2, Piercestown Inch, 47.66.
Race seven, The Horse and Hound Tridistance Sweepstake final: 1, Karlow Eddie (owner, Henry Kelly, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow), 32.45; 2, Soul, 32.80.
Race eight, The Track Bar 525 Stakes: 1, Liberty Gale (owner, Michael Kehoe, Co. Wexford), 28.91; 2, Some Storm, 28.98.
Race nine, The Slán Abhaile 575 Stakes: 1, Slaneyside Bart (owner, Derek Kehoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary), 31.44; 2, Tomahurra Dash, 31.79.