ROSCOMMON

Another St Stevens Day meeting that was put back............A bonus for me , Ive never managed to take in a Roscommon metting as it clashes with my local club.     Run at the excellent Roscommon racecourse. the fercilities are first class and the club a very friendly one, who run a first class meeting.   The hares were in great order and we saw some good work ...........great meeting

judge Paul Horan

The only complain could be about the fog..........but strangely this never seems to cause a problem to the dogs.  Not one unsighted course..........and the same could be said about the foggy day at Urlingford.. It can only be that coursing in the fog takes away other distractions from a dogs vision and they only see the hare in front.
With this in mind..........im sorry for the quality of the photos.......but after the last month its great to get out coursing again

CASTLEREA ALL AGE STAKES

Winner: BIG MANS BLUFF
R Up: TY BACH

A second win of this Cup for owner / breeder Aiden Tynan  with Big Mans Bluff.  He ran with great conviction all day for a deservng win.  Fom the Cillowen Blonde line, his dam. Florries a Lady is also grandam of Oaks winner Fortuna..........a good tough line

Big Mans Buff

 

Sales DÒlivira, Jackie Farrell and Aiden Tynan

Padraic Moahan presents the trophy to Aiden Tynan

 

 Big Mans Bluff

Runner up was Ty Bach for owners Mal Thomas and Seamus Barry,  by Multibet out of Ashmore Lady this fella is a litter brother of Downturn and Pleasant Sight..............one from the Safety Leader line

  

Ty Bach

 

Spur Majestic and Volga Sunrise

DERBY TRIAL STAKE
Winner: COLOSSAL STORM
R Up: MARSHALS HENRY

All to play for .........last chance to grab a ticket and the spoils go to Colossal Storm.  owned by the Colossal syndicate.....trained by George Gallery who also bred his Dam,  Lantern Lady..  This was Georges 2nd TS win this weekend having taken the Tubbercurry Derby TS with Him Over There                                  Colossal Storm is  repeat mating to Cillowen Harbour ..........this litter contains four qualifiers, bred by Patricia Ryan,   Prevelance, Medieval Quarter and Mailroad George.   The first was as good ,and is breeding on through Harbour View

 

Sarah McNamara presents the trophy to Niall Warren

Others inc ..James, Jane and Patrick McNamaraBrigid Franks

Frank Boyd, John Keen , Fiona Ryan, Denis Gould, George Gallery, Paddy Mullen, John Caulfield

Niall Warren, George Gallery, Leona Ryan

The Final

Marshals Henry

Runner up was Bill Roches.....Marshals Henry..........a semi finalist twice this year.  His dam Marshals Suzie is a Trial Stake winner and a multiple cup winner. She has been a gem in the breeding paddocks for Bill and Marie Roche...Marshals Hunter....twice winner of the Ladies International...., Lady Bellvue a TS winner and Grace Burton runner last year....Marshals Pearl .....a grace Burton runner this year and many other TS winners to her credit.   Interestingly Marshals Suzie comes from a Track bitchline

OAKS TRIAL STAKE
Winner: RUNAWAY ABBEY
R Up: SUMMERFIELD BEX

This years leading breeder , Dermot O`Sullivan finnished on a high taking the Oaks with Susan McCarthys Runaway Abby.............a cracking lady who ran with great dash.........a semi finalist twice already this year.
A Castle Pines pup out of Vacume Bluegirl a daughter  of Vacume Inn

Well Done!

The Vacume Kennels have been on a roll this year with qualifiers galore from many different broods.......all steming from the great Lady Vacume.....herself a grandaughter of Safety Leader..........this amazing line has so many branches producing top class broods. 

Marie Delaney present DermotO`Sullivan with the Delaney cup.

Also in photo is Me. Martina Ryan, owner Susan McCarthy, Brigid Frank Declan Murphy

Joe Cribben, Jack Galvin, Damien Delaney and Gerry Quigley

Dermot and Susan with Abbey

ru Summerfield Bex

Both finalist looked handy pups and should add silverware to the shelf next year..........Summerfield Bex is highly regarded by conections and her performance today comfirmed this.

Owned by Jean Carr,  Summerfield Bex is a sister to Silent Turbo..............her dam..............Silent Beauty is a sister to Windfarm,  Curtins Lough , Come on the Mac.........others from Silent Beautys  dam....Goon The Mac include.....Aristo Magic and Windfarm Lady..........a great Classic winning damline that goes back to the Cillowen Gold

THE WORKING MEMBERS

Divided by ROS BLU and NOTABADSUB

There was no Final for this Stake when it was decided to divide the Cup after a injury to Notabadsub.

Notabadsub

Ros Blu

 

presenting the Cup is Johnny Caulfield to owners.....Gerry Quigley  and Micky Menton

INTERCLUB STAKES

This turned out to be a good victory for the Westport CC.............Two members reached the Final

winner ROONAGH GEAL     ru JUNINHO LEE

 

Roonagh Geal 

The Final 

  

Jininho Lee 

a pat for the winner

Sponsor Martin Tucker presents the Inter track trophy to winner Pat Hoban

also present are Gerry and Tom Morris, Paddy Mullan , Billy Cannoughton, John Caulfield

and members of the Westport Coursing Club