Barrack Bimbo serves notice
She showed real class and stamina over the two days in Abbeyfeale bytaking the Corn Na Féile puppy event from her male opponents.
Having collected her Oaks permit at Loughrea in late October, she wil certainly be on many “short lists” to collect the classic in Clonmel. Freely available at 12/1 in the long-oddsbetting on Wednesday morning, she led by five lengths against the Ennis/ Clarecastle qualifier Awe and Wonder.
Next time up field she was two lengths better than Misty Herris who qualified at Ballyduff last month. A rank outsider at 4/1 when paired with overnight favourite 1/2 Blueview Sam (The Westmeath United qualifier) she led from slips and even though Blueview Sam made his bid for glory from halfway, Bimbo never yielded to advance to the final.
Her final opponent was the Jackie and Kathleen Murphy-owned (Mallow) Carrowkeal Benji whoqualified at Mitchelstown, with the long-odds layers making Benji the 4/5 favourite and Bimbo still the outsider at 4/6.
From the break, the Tournafulla bitch bombed away and made all the running to have over a length to spare when the hare was shifted.
Killimor Matey, trained in Athenry, Co Galway by Gerry Holian, finally got just reward after a busy season when taking the All-Age event on his fifth attempt to win silver. The Michael Ryan-owned black dogstarted the 2/1 favourite and showed his old form on the testing stretch where runners needed “gears” to climb the hill.
His final opponent was the Brendan Matthews-owned and trained Newry Legend. It was one-way traffic for the Athenry-trained dog as he made all the running to win by four at the turn.
Yorkville Stella, owned in Ballylongford, Co Kerry by Pat McCarthy, who reached the final of the Oaks qualifier at Castleisland in October, got her ticket to Clonmel yesterday by coming from behind to beat the long-odds favourite Bambas Minnie in a great final.
Charleville, Co Cork executive ICC member Tom Mulcahy sent out Glanmore Adam to win the Boyle Sports Derby ticket at the expense of Call Him Now owned by Kieran McManus from Martinstown.
Fr Casey Memorial Stake (8) two course duffers
Final: K Sheeran’s (Abbeyfeale) bk d Kara Prince (Janey Macaroo-Longview Ciara) (4l) bt P Sheehan’s (Abbeyfeale) bd. d Best Preased (Boherduff Light-Very True)
Jimmy O’Rourke Memorial Parish Stake (8)
Final: C Harnett and B O’Sullivan’s (Abbeyfeale) bd d Boomtown Paddy (Tynwald Smokey-Leigh Shandy) (3l) bt J Ward’s (Abbeyfeale) bk. d Kahara Ruler (Head Bound-Sahara Cailin)
National Breeders Oaks Trial Stake (32)
Semi-finals: Bambas Minnie (2l) bt Barrack Becky; Yorkville Stella (1l) bt Shoot Me Down
Final: P McCarthy’s (Ballylongford) bd Yorkville Stella (Bexhill Eoin-Denham Darkie) (1l) bt P Mangan (Crecora) bd Bambas Minnie (Bexhill Eoin-Bambas Hawkeye)
Wallace Green National Breeders Derby Trial Stake (32)
Semi-finals: Call Him Now (2l) bt Ballymac Bex; Glanmore Adam (3l) bt Conpsiring.
Final: T Mulcahy’s (Charleville) bd Glanmore Adam (Bexhill Eoin-Cleanglass Grace) (1l) bt K McManus’s (Martinstown) be bd Call Him Now (Bexhill Eoin-Bambas Hawkeye)
Corn na Feile All-Age Cup (16)
Semi-finals: Killimor Matey (6l) bt Lawlee; Newry Legend (1½l) bt Athdara Lad.
Final: D and D Lane’s (nm) M Ryan (Johnstown) Killimor Matey (Bexhill Eoin-Graigues Eclipse) (4l) bt G Harnett (nm) B Matthews (Newry) Newry Legend (Razor Ashmore-Tango Time)
Corn na Feile Puppy Stake (16)
Semi-finals: Barrack Bimbo (½l) bt Blue View Sam; Carrowkeal Benji (a bye) Cuddly Man (withdrawn).
Final: J Murphy’s (nm) S Curtin (Tournafulla) bd b Barrack Bimbo (Bexhill Eoin-Barrack Court) (1½l) bt M O’Connor (nm) J Murphy (Mallow) dk bd d Carrowkeal Benji (Trajectory-Carrowkeal Rossa)
Glenashrone Stake (8) Two Course duffers
Final: T Cahill’s (Abbeyfeale) f d All I Like Is (Bovista-Waiting To Work) (2l) bt P Ahern Templeglantine bk. b Tullig Trish (Droopys Scolari-Ellas Pride).
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