Sheepwalk Mac well drawn in Sprint Cup final

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.

Trained by Michael Taggart for Richard Gilroy, the son of Ballymac Maeve has drawn the five trap for the final, which carries a winner’s prize of €20,000 and he has won five of the six times he has previously occupied that trap!

Sheepwalk Mac actually missed the kick in the first semi-final but his stunning pace carried him to a first bend lead and he went on to win by a length and a half from Martin LanneyYour Only Joking in 21.19. Craig Dawson’s Target Brett also made it to the final just a head back in third.