Clares Rocket hot favourite to land Kirby Memorial

The exciting Clares Rocket is a short-priced favourite to land the €80,000 winner’s cheque in next weekend’s final of the Con and Annie Kirby Memorial at Limerick stadium following a brilliant run in Saturday night’s semi-finals.

The even-money chance, trained by Graham Holland for the Full House Syndicate, posted a flying 1.24 sectional to go clear into the turn, and was never troubled as stretched out impressively to beat Witches Belle by eight lengths, in 28.00, with the winner’s kennel companion, Riverside Oscar, in third.

Droopys Roddick, also sent off the even-money favourite, took the second semi-final for trainer Pat Buckley and owner J M Proctor.