GMHD Juvenile Classic starts this Friday

THE very best of luck to all the contenders in the GMHD Juvenile Classic which gets under way at Tralee Track this Friday night.

Twelve months ago, Liam Dowling won a very exciting final with Ballymac Bolger and it would be marvellous to see him contend strongly again in the glow of his wonderful victory with Ballymac Enya in the Coursing Oaks at Powerstown Park last week.

The same good wishes, being partisan, go to all the Kerry contenders.

Continued sponsorship by Gallivan Murphy Hooper Dolan ensures that this event will be commanding the national spotlight over the next few weeks and a big buala has to go to the Killarney insurance company.

The Oakview venue is going to be the starting point once more for a host of brilliant stars of the future, going on other years anyway, and how nice it is to have such a terrific five-star facility in Tralee town hosting such a great annual event.