The performance of the week is a coin toss between Droopys Davy, fastest first round winner in the Kirby Memorial at Limerick and Coolavanny Dream who won the Unraced Bitch Stakes at Newbridge in the fastest 525 of the year.
There was also another fine ‘Droopys’ run form Droopys Dargle in the Irish Cesarwitch at Mullingar. Elsewhere, Ballybough Murt went best in the McCalmont Cup first round in Kilkenny while
In terms of times, surely there was none to eclipse Rockbay Foley’s 28.05 at Cork this year. The fastest time is all of 2017 was Clonbrien Hero’s 28.00. There was also a new FOY for 525 at Drumbo, courtesy of Ferniskey Darkie’s 28.57 run.
| CLONMEL | 29.19 | EMERS COOKIE | (Confident Rankin-Glengall Girl, Jul 16) |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 28.05 | ROCKYBAY FOLEY | (Sparta Maestro-Ironically, Aug 15) |
| DRUMBO PARK | 28.57 | FERNISKY DARKIE | (Zero Ten-Jumbos Lulu, Jul 15) |
| DUNDALK | 28.78 | COLOURED LILY | (Zero Ten-Cathy Said So, Mar 16) |
| ENNISCORTHY | 29.20 | BOYLESPORTS JOY | (Laughil Blake-Telex Ping, May 16) |
| GALWAY | 29.29 | SMITHSTOWN TOUCH | (Sir Paddy-Malteaser, Jul 16) |
| KILKENNY | 29.27 | BALLYBOUGH MURT | (Superior Product-High St Miley, Oct 15) |
| LIFFORD | 29.00 | GABBYS MILA | (Head Bound-Brickhill Elsie, Sep 15) |
| LIMERICK | 28.28 | DROOPYS DAVY | (Droopys Nidge-Droopys Loner, May 16) |
| LONGFORD | 29.18 | CLONDOTY CHARLIE | (Farloe Tango-Roeview Madam, Jan 16) |
| MULLINGAR | 33.33 | DROOPYS DARGLE | (Ballymac Eske-Droopys Hilda, Sep 15) |
| NEWBRIDGE | 28.40 | COOLAVANNY DREAM | (Laughil Blake-Toms Delight, Sep 16) |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 28.33 | BALLYDOYLE FLASH | (Paradise Madison-Dark Matter, Jun 16) |
| 18.67 | HOLYCROSS LAD | (Shaneboy Lee-Good Sarah, Aug 15) | |
| THURLES PARK | 17.91 | WINDMILL RANGER | (Tyrur Big Mike-Windmill Beauty, Mar 16) |
| TRALEE | 31.21 | BALLYMAC SARAHJO | (Ballymac Vic-Starwood Bound, Jul 14) |
| WATERFORD | 28.65 | WHITEYS ROCKET | (Laughil Blake-Whiteys Buddelia, May 16) |
| YOUGHAL | 29.26 | SLANEYSIDE SAOR | (David Bale-Slaneyside Mona, Oct 15) |
