Broadstrand good value at 6/4 in Tyrur heat

THE Joe Dunne Memorial Puppy Stake will be run as a 24 dog event at Shelbourne but the traditional early season classic trial has plenty of quality and the four heats when added to the semi-finals of the Tyrur McGuigan Open 575 will make Saturday’s card at headquarters another high class affair.

The two big established names in the draw are Seamus Graham’s Puppy Derby finalist Swift Marathon and Noreen O’Donovan’s strong finishing Puppy Derby Plate winner Noirs Buachaill but lightly race puppies such as Droopys Jet and Subway Gerry will command huge interest.

The Tyrur semi-finals promise to be real crackers with John Linehan’s Broadstrand Lad looking particularly good value at 6-4 for the opening heat while the second heat could be a real cliff-hanger with Croom Star, Tyrur Domingo, Tibetan Skies and Martinstown Snow occupying the four inside boxes.