Super Tuesday - day of attrition

Super Tuesday across the pond yesterday in the American Presidential primaries, the day when the best candidates are separated from the rest, from the also-rans; Super Tuesday in Clonmel also, the second day of the National Coursing Meet.

Monday was the run-in, the day when every Trial Stake winner during the regular season got their few minutes in the sun as the Oaks and Derby fields were each reduced from 64 to 32; Tuesday, however, yesterday, was the day of attrition. Second round in the morning, third round in the afternoon, Oaks and Derby , the numbers whittled mercilessly down to eight in each. Regardless of what happens today, the last day of the meet, getting through to Wednesday is the first ambition of every owner and trainer that makes it to Clonmel.

Now they’re in the serious money, €1,000 euro already guaranteed to the eight still standing in both feature events, that money increasing incrementally with each round, the winner ending up with a hot €35,000.