Ceannas Major bounces back to form with Deise Cup success

TIPPERARY CUP winner Ceannas Major, who was beaten by Tailteann Beam in the final of the Knockgraffon Cup last time out, got back to winning form at the Dungarvan meeting in Mount Rivers, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford yesterday when he won the Deise Cup.

Trained by Tim O’Donovan, he came up against Johnny Marshall in the final and led all the way to take the opening score by three lengths.

The winner was a 4-6 favourite in the morning and then 1-3 after his semi-final win. In his quarter-final he led Lakyle Henry eight lengths for the turn and when the pair collided the hare raced home. He was two lengths faster than the bitch Pimpers Paradise in the semi-final where they got a useful course before the hare made it home.