SALEEN O`CONNORS

I took the opportunity last week to drop in on the O`Connor family from Saleen.  It had been a glorious day at Abbeydorney and the evening was like summer when I arrived late afternoon.  Even though dogs were off to run at Limerick Track , the family still took time to show me round and feed me.

Theres a great family back up in this Kennel ,  Patrick holds the licence  , but a family member is never far away, with them all living next door each other.  Something that must be handy when theres multiple meetings to attend

First port of call....after a cup of tea! was to see Razor Ashmore,  he looks a picture and had a good gallop round the 10 acre paddock.

What a super dog this is.........looking forward to seeing his pups run this year...........although he only has 4 litters I'm sure well see something nice emerge once the ground softens up.

Razor Ashmore adores Jimmy and follows him everywhere

RAZOR ASHMORE

DERBY WINNER

RAZOR LADY

dam of Razor Ashmore

There are some super pups and broods about the place...........Razor Ashmores dam ....Razor Lady is still in her prime and the kennel is looking forward to seeing some Belated Legacy pups out this season

Tynwold Smokey x Belated Legacy pups

the Gallops

There are two super gallops.....one is watered through the summer

once the rain comes a switch can be made to a fresh gallop.both had a fabulous cover of well maintained grass

next to this gallop you can see a ten acres fenced field for running pups in

Jodie and Kieran with some Pups for this Coursing season

Jodie with Kilpeacon Comet

A NOBLE ONE

TS Winner

GLIN VIEW BITLE
A Trial Stake winner at Ballyduff and a Oaks semi finalist

KILPEACON COMET

here lies the "famous Saleen Charlie"

He never coursed or raced.....

TOY RAZOR

IRISH CUP WINNER

SWANKY STAR

DERBY WINNER

Swanky Star was bought by Tom and a syndicate of 4 to win the Coursing Derby.....The rest is history!

The kennel is split between track and coursing and gets excellent results in both fields

GOLD SLIPALONG

Tom rated Gold Slipalong highly enough to use him at stud..........he has some outstanding pups in the paddocks

Gold Slipalong and some of his pups

 Gold Slipalong  x Saleen Queen pups

SALEEN RETURN who recently won the Harolds Cross Puppy Derby Consolation Final for the Kennelross Bookmakers Consolation Puppy Derby 

BELLWOOD PRINCE has a 28.22 on his card for Tralee and is a litter brother to Christmas Box

CHRISTMAS BOX

Hard to keep sound but described by Tom as the fastest dog hes had in the kennel

 Jimmy with Razor Ashmore and   Joe with his dam Razor Lady

Tom with brother Pat and Sinead Oconnor

To sum up this is a yard full of quality dogs run by a family who have made dogs their life. A huge investment has been made over the last few years in facilities . 
Anyone looking for a trainer for Field or Track should make Saleen their first port of call
The New Limerick Stadium is less than one hours drive

FERMOY RESULTS

 You can see photos from Fermoy on this site.....FERMOY PHOTOS CLICK HERE

Thankyou very much to Fermoy and Grange for putting on two superdays coursing.   Hard work was done by the club to combat the hard ground.............they did a excellent job and the ground was yielding without being slippy.  Hare were strong and gave the dogs a fair runaround and Nial Flynn,  back from injury this year was in great form in the slipping hut.....judging hares to perfection.

RESULTS

DERBY TRIAL STAKE

WINNER

 AGHADOWN MARTIN

MATT HYLAND ex LOCHBO POLLY

OWNER : Mr Niall Collins & Miss Ciara Collins

BREEDER : Mrs. Kathleen Spillane

RUNNER UP



VACUME COMMANDER

TULLAMORE ex VACUME LADY

OWNER : Mr. Dermot O'Sullivan

BREEDER : Mr. Dermot O'Sullivan

Oaks Trial Stake



WINNER

 LOCHBO RUBY

BEXHILL EOIN ex LOCHBO KATIE

OWNER : Mr Martin Spillane

BREEDER : Master Stephen Spillane

RUNNER UP

 SKELLIG BABE

BOAVISTA ex MOUNTAIN GUEST

OWNER : Mrs. Rose O'Driscoll

BREEDER : Mr. Harry Findlay



Blackwater Cup

WINNER

 BRAVE HERCULES

ASHMORE VIEW ex LONG STREAM

OWNER : Mr. Tom Walsh

BREEDER : Mrs. Geraldine Doyle

RUNNER UP

(RES B) WOODENSTOWN BOB

BEXHILL EOIN ex PRINCESS TOWN

OWNER : Mr. Ciaran Flanagan & Mr. P. Flanagan

BREEDER : The-OverandBack-Syndicate



Inter Club Stake



WINNER

 LEONIDAS

DROOPYS SCOLARI ex SUES MAD MOMENT

OWNER : Mr. Tom Walsh

BREEDER : Mr. Eddie Quilty



RUNNER UP

 CASTLELYONS PATK

HALLUCINATE ex PADDOCK PUSHER

Late: PADDOCK RASHER

OWNER : Mr. Eddie Fitzgerald & Mr Patrick Pyne

BREEDER : Mr. Jack Hegarty

FERMOY First Day

 Well done to Fermoy CC ...they have worked hard watering the field to produce good yeilding ground.  No easy task in this weather



Ive uploaded todays photos from Fermoy onto my Photo site.....please click link to see

FERMOY PICTURES






DERBY TRIAL STAKE


Mucky Mikey

Vacume Commander

Demented

Lochbo Chuck

Aghadown Martin

Partners Bexhill

Shaneboy Apollo

Foxhall Rio



OAKS TRIAL STAKE

Gallant Joanna

Skellig Babe

Cuban Be Nice

Smokey Sunset (Res A)

Electric Nina

Lowland Babycur

Vacume Venus

Lochbo Ruby

A GREAT WEEKEND

First of all a big thankyou to Michael McNamara for taking the time to video the coursing meetings and allowing us all to see them free of charge!  Everyone is very greatful.

And second a special mention must be said to two Family run kennels who had a great weekend!!

 The Crafty Kennels.......will be on cloud nine.........and deserve to be!!  A Bitch Stake win with Crafty Frazello and  Two Oaks Trial Stakes with Crafty Bonito and Crafty Toco......at the Lochrea & Westport meeting

 Interesting pedigree on these pups..........there dam, Crafty Divino is by track dog Roanokee and is a a 4x4 to Whisper Whishes.  The Sire of the Pups is Crafty Hugo.......a dog who is very special to the whole family.
A great payoff for the hard work put in.............as you know I was over there in the summer and the dogs were gleaming!!

CRAFTY HUGO

Hugo is standing at Stud and two TS winners so early in the season is a great start for him.



Another great Coursing Family were all smiles at Crohane............here it was the turn of the Condon Family who won both the All Age Bitch and the Oaks Trial Stake with home bred bitches out of Why Tanyard Jane.

Isnt this what coursing is all about ....Familys sharing a great day together

The Condons
With Why Tanyard Nina and Why Tanyard Ash


YOU CAN SEE PHOTOS FROM CROHANE HERE
CROHANE PICTURES


YOU CAN SEE PICTURES FROM ABBEYDORNEY HERE

ABBEYDORNEY

Crohane 2010 working members final

Crohane 2010 All age bitch cup WHY TANYARD NINA

Crohane 2010 Slievenamon cup WALLACE CHIEF

Crohane 2010 oaks trial stake WHY TANYARD ASH

CROHANE & KILLENAUL

John O`Connell

DERBY TRIAL STAKE

Both dogs were mighty impressive  seeing off good oposition in the semi finals after doing battle for three days in this 64 competion

 KILLIMOR MATEY


BEXHILL EOIN ex GRAIGUE CASCADE

OWNER : Mr. Michael Ryan

BREEDER : Men-Of-The-Cross-Syndicate

 

 O DONOVAN JOHN

MATT HYLAND ex ARDMAYLE SAIORSE

OWNER : Mr Richard Keane

BREEDER : Mr. Bernard McBride

 
 
Oaks Trial Stake
WINNER
27 WHY TANYARD ASH

BEXHILL EOIN ex WHY TANYARD JANE
 
 
RUNNER UP
8 PIXIE LOU LOU
MULTIBET ex HOLLYOAK CHRISSY

 
 
Slievenamon Cup
WINNER
3 WALLACE CHIEF
MULTIBT ex CARRICK CANDY

 
 
RUNNER UP
29 TOOME BAN
BOAVISTA ex ACROSS TO MACKS

 
 
All Age Bitch Stake
WINNER
13 WHY TANYARD NINA
ASHMORE VIEW ex WHY TANYARD JANE

 
 
RUNNER UP
2 CRESCENT SAM
MULTIBET ex CARRICK SAM

Crohane 2010 derby trial stake KILLIMOR MATEY

ABBEYDORNEY

My first visit to Abbeydorney was a most glourious day......by the afternoon coats were cast off and we were basking in sunshine.

I walked up the field before the off and the going was excellent....a credit to the Club....as were the hares.

Many thanks for the warm welcome

Judge Jerry Mulcaire



DERBY TRIAL STAKE

I only attended Saturday but I found this pup impressive and was not surpised to see him take the final.

Litter brother to Glin Dog TS winner Kyle Ranger...........this breeding has started off the yearv with a bang!

 BOOMTOWN HOTSHOT .........

MATT HYLAND ex BALLYORGAN

OWNER: Mr. Brian O'Sullivan

BREEDER : Mr. James Bourke,



RUNNER UP

 RUNAWAY MOJO

COURT HOUSE ex SIMPLIU
another nice pup bred by Brigid Frank.....the dam.....Simpliu is from the Cillowen line and had already produced Oaks winner Fortuna

OWNER: Master Ronan Sweeney

BREEDER: Mrs. Brigid Frank



OAKS TRIAL STAKE



WINNER

 LONE DREAMER

Lovely bitch this , from the ever reliable top brood Hollyhill Blonde......who happens to be litter sister to Murtys Gang and Cillowen Harbour

JUDICIAL BEST ex HOLLYHILL BLONDE

OWNER:

BREEDER: Mr. Sean Bleeks



RUNNER UP

 ALL ABOARD

Another from the Cillowen line...this time bred by George Gallery out of Cillowen Call Oaks runner up in 2005,

TRAJECTORY ex CILLOWEN CALL

OWNER: Mr. Patrick O'Donovan

BREEDER: Mr. George J. Gallery



HORGAN CUP



WINNER

 KERRY CALL

Kerry got a bit of a scare in first round being hard pressed by Ballymac Tory.......however he was on his toes next time up.  A lovely dog who impressed everyone last year in the Irish Cup.  Big things hoped for this year from this chap....hes on his way

JANEY MAC AROO ex CALL UP

Out of Patsy Byrnes , Grace Burton winner....Call Up......who hails from the Safety Leader line through Michael Quilters Tequiler Rose

OWNER: Mr. Patsy Byrne, Mr. Billy O'Toole

BREEDER: Mr. Patsy Byrne



RUNNER UP

 JINGLES

second runner up sport for Jingles this year.....his luck will change.  Nicely bred by Walter Costello Jingles is litter brother to Formcrior Wally, All The Ditches, Peggys Man etc  His dam already has a TS winner this season,  for the same kennel in Mrs Jingles

TRAJECTORY ex BILLA OG

OWNER: The-wifes-club-syndicate

BREEDER: Mr. Walter Costello



ALL AGE BITCH





WINNER

 SHES A DAZZLER

BEXHILL EOIN ex CHUBBYS OG

OWNER: Fairy-five-o-syndicate

BREEDER: Mrs. Catherine O'Meara



RUNNER UP

LEIGH SMOKEY



OWNER:

BREEDER:



Working Members Stake



WINNER

PONY LINK LOCHBO BUTCH ex MOON PHASE



RUNNER UP

EQUAL EXCHANGE NINGBO JACK ex BINGO LAST NIGHT



Dan Lynch Cup



WINNER

MATTIES LASS RACKETHALL JET ex BOTHAR NA PHOCA



RUNNER UP

YOURLOOKINGGOOD BAR NONE ex CATUNDA HYLAND

LOCHREA & WESTPORT

Derby Trial Stake


WINNER

18 GORTGLAS HOUDINI

BEXHILL EOIN ex MARINERS TOWN



RUNNER UP

7 MURTYS RETURN

MURTYS BLAZE ex MILTON MAGIC



Oaks Trial Stake



WINNER

1 CRAFTY TOCO

CRAFTY HUGO ex CRAFTY DIVINO



RUNNER UP

11 ANAM CHARA

JANEY MAC AROO ex CLASSY NOTE



Connacht Cup



WINNER

1 BRAZING SERPENT

TULLAMORE ex LEIGH SHADOW



RUNNER UP

11 MUNGOS CAPTAIN

CASTLE PINES ex MUNGOS ENSURE



All Age Bitch



WINNER

12 CRAFTY FRAZELLO

CASTLE PINES ex CRAFTY SIROKO



RUNNER UP

1 JARDIN DEL MAR

BEXHILL EOIN ex SOUTHWELL HEIDI







WESTPORT WINNERS


Derby Trial Stake



WINNER

1 KILPEACON ASH

BEXHILL EOIN ex MOON TOP



RUNNER UP

16 HEADFORD GANG

MURTYS GANG ex MAURICES PEARL



Oaks Trial Stake



WINNER

17 CRAFTY BONITO

CRAFTY HUGO ex CRAFTY DIVINO



RUNNER UP

8 FOUND IN OOLA

MUSICAL TIME ex BEST VIEW

EDENDERRY

Derby Trial Stake


WINNER

11 GRAIGUES ECLIPSE

BEXHILL EOIN ex GRAIGUE CASCADE



RUNNER UP

21 CENTRAL CREATOR

TRAJECTORY ex WAKE UP KATE



Reserve Oaks Trial Stake



WINNER

1 TROMORA DARKIE

MATT HYLAND ex DENHAM DARKIE



RUNNER UP

23 GIFTED MISS

BEXHILL EOIN ex FEVER PITCH



Dublin Coach All Age Cup



WINNER

7 CENTRAL MENTOR

BEXHILL EOIN ex CHUBBYS OG



RUNNER UP

14 DONARD KING

WHY TANYARDMOON ex LONG ACRE

MALLOW RESULTS

Derby Trial Stake


WINNER

32 DRUMBANE GUEST

BOAVISTA ex MOUNTAIN GUEST



RUNNER UP

8 FERNANDO RUA

EOIN RUA ex UNO WHO



Reserve Oaks Trial Stake



WINNER

GARVENS MILLY

JANEY MAC AROO ex GARVENS LENA



RUNNER UP

5 MONDAY MADNESS

MATT HYLAND ex FORTFIELD GIRL



Rakes of Mallow All Age



WINNER

11 DARKEYED SAILOR

ASHMORE VIEW ex UPTOWN SMURF



RUNNER UP

4 NORTH CORK REBEL

MATT HYLAND ex THREE FOOLS

Late: RATHMORE BUTCHER



Inter Club Stake



WINNER

1 FOXHALL LILY

MATT HYLAND ex THREE FOOLS



RUNNER UP

14 KILLIANS EXPRESS

TOP SAVINGS ex DERMO LUCY

RAZOR ASHMORE

After my visit to Abbeydorney yesterday I popped into see Derby Winner Razor Ashmore ...His first runners are showingh up well this year and im sure there will be TS winners to come......from the four litters hes has this year.

I will be doing a full Kennel visit write up from the Saleen Oconnors  over the next few days and thank them for the very warm welcome I recieved yesterday

RESULTS

ABBEYDORNEY Day 1


DERBY TRIAL STAKE

Redstone Bar

Runaway Mojo

Tanavalla Tank

Castle Ross

Brannig Riobamba

Boomtown Hotshot

Lochbo Rock

Uptown Don



OAKS TRIAL STAKE

Lone Dreamer

Jobys Runaway

Janey Mucky

Social Accord

Bit Of Fashion

Kincora Katie

All Aboard

Bet Enough (Res B)



HORGAN CUP

Lone Boxer

Kerry Call

Carrigmore Heart

Annies Blonde

Floating Rain

Bright Engine

Tempting

Jingles





CROHANE & KILLENAULE Day 2

DERBY TRIAL STAKE

Cooga Blue Boy

O Donovan John

Drumbane Skibb

Killimor Matey



OAKS TRIAL STAKE

Patterdale Kylie

Westgate Blondie

Pixie Lou Lou

Releasethemagic

Mrs Ridiculous

Sceoulan

Why Tanyard Ash

Long Lashes



ALL AGE BITCH STAKE

Crescent Sam

Ahenure Jenny

Columbian Kate

Moonveen Betty (Res B)

Borna Lauryn

Lakyle Lexie

Why Tanyard Nina

Precious Moment



SLIEVENAMON CUP

Wallace Chief

Marshals Safari

Beyond Killimer

Bridewell Fawn

Third Day

Wheel Of Time

Master Mile

Toome Ban





LOUGHREA Day 1

DERBY TRIAL STAKE

Crafty Rodgeo

Murtys Return

Beyond The Blaze

Beechgrove Blue

Gortglas Houdini

Denham Matt

Kierans Dancer

Bristol David



OAKS TRIAL STAKE

Crafty Toco

Cornucopia

Anam Chara

Five Fools



ALL AGE BITCH STAKE

Jardin Del Mar

Looks Like Mum

Enticement

Volga Sunrise

Eastwell Blonde

Crafty Frazello

Swollen River

Moonlit Blaze



CONNACHT CUP

Brazing Serpent

Swing Ash

Roonagh Gael

Needham Tango

Wallace Star

Mungos Captain

Vacume Vegas

Claddagh Hight





EDENDERRY Day 1

DERBY TRIAL STAKE

Sinforiano

Toms Real Deal

Graigues Eclipse

Auld Stock

Beepers Saunders

Central Creator

Righttogowrong

Sydney Rumble



RESERVE OAKS TRIAL STAKE (24)

Tromora Darkie

Miss Tipoki

Joes Type

Leave The Rest

Ballymore Judy

Gifted Miss



DUBLIN COACH ALL AGE CUP

Gifted Hero

Tower Cross

Cois Luas (Res D)

Central Mentor

Tullamoy King

(Both absent)

Donard King

Ballymore Becks





MALLOW (Happy 100th Birthday) Day 1

DERBY TRIAL STAKE

Shannonvale Bill

Fernando Rua

Sullane Yankee

Electric Baisti

Ben Nevis

Sarou Donie

Apple Dreamer

Drumbane Guest



RAKES OF MALLOW ALL AGE CUP

Shannonvale Matt

North Cork Rebel

Ballyverry Buck

Cavans Master

Ballyverry Ramos

Darkeyed Sailor

Fleetwood Denise

Vacume Wendy (Res A)