SHEEPWALK Mac maintained his tremendous record around Dundalk’s testing 400 yards course when winning the semi-final of the two-bend classic, the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup on Monday night and he will be bidding for a sixth success on the trot in next Sunday’s final.

The focus of the greyhound world over the next two months will be very much on Shelbourne Park and patrons of the track will enjoy a feast of racing. The final of the Boylesports.com Champion Stakes on Saturday night will act as a hugely valuable prelude to the Paddypower.com Irish Derby which will commence on Wednesday week.

FOLLOWING her brave victory in Sunday’s Boylesports International at Dundalk, Skywalker Queen was yesterday confirmed a definite runner in the Boylesports Champion Stakes which will commence at Shelbourne on Saturday night.

The trap draw could the deciding factor in the Kerry Agribusiness Irish St Leger final at Limerick this evening.

THE shocks continued in the Kerry Agribusiness Irish St Leger at Limerick on Sunday night and Graigues Shadow has now been established as a clear favourite to win the final of the 550 yard classic next Saturday.

A NEW campaign group of scientists, businessmen and academics yesterday called on the Government to open the way for a nuclear energy station in Ireland.

BACKED into favouritism on the night, Indesacjack won a thrilling final to the Kerry Agribusiness Irish St Leger at Limerick on Saturday night to credit owner Larry O'Shea and trainer Jim Morrissey with their first classic success.

FORMER Wexford manager Liam Griffin paid tribute to retired midfielder Adrian Fenlon as the best ground hurler since the days of Jim Morrissey and Ned Wheeler in the ’50s.

BAREFOOT JENNY, a first round casualty in a rough and tumble heat of the Produce Stakes at Clonmel a week previously, made no mistake when taking her first round heat of the McCarthy Insurance Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park on Saturday in a fastest of the night 28.29.

THE Curraheen Park faithful have been counting down the days to the start of the track’s premier competition - the Cashman Irish Laurels.

WEXFORD hurling has been rocked by the withdrawal of defender Darren Stamp. The 24-year-old Stamp, a regular in the side for the past three years, yesterday informed the management that he will no longer be available.

Rathnure 2-14, Oulart-the-Ballagh 2-9