ODDS 27 PAC

The week’s big event was the Lee Strand 550, for so many years, one of the highlights of the Kerry racing year. The 2018 final went to the remarkable Packing Heat.

The winning time of 30.02 was a little back on semi final form as the 72lb black showed his versatility to come from off the pace and complete a career unbeaten sequence of seven races.

Meanwhile at Shelbourne Park, the remarkable Ballinakil Clare qualified as the fastest Oaks semi final winner. Now almost four and with a litter of pups in the paddocks, her winning time is the fastest of the year and only eight spots slower than her best ever performance over course and distance. Meanwhile, despite the absence of Clonbrien Prince, kennelmate Blue East went quickest in the Produce Stakes at Clonmel.

Meanwhile at Cork, another mature lady of quality, Ballymac Sarahjo went quickest in the Barrys Tea 750 heats. Looking to the younger brigade, pup Cushie Jet beat his own previous time for fastest of the year at Kilkenny with a new personal best. The more experienced Lingrawn Joe did something similar at Galway.

 

CLONMEL 28.44 BLUE EAST (Droopys Jet-Lemon Bolt, Feb 16)
CURRAHEEN PARK 41.30 BALLYMAC SARAHJO (Ballymac Vic-Starwood Bound, Jul 14)
DERRY 16.68 ISERE (Quail Hollow-Call Midge, Sep 15)
DRUMBO PARK 28.67 VICS PEARL (Ballymac Vic-Mays Pearl, Sep 16)
DUNDALK 30.42 STAR PUMA (Skywalker Puma-Good Away, Jun 16)
ENNISCORTHY 28.96 JAYTEE GERONIMO (Ballymac Vic-Wee Bassitt, Mar 16)
GALWAY 28.79 LINGRAWN JOE (Kinloch Brae-Lingrawn Cracker, Apr 15)
KILKENNY 28.73 CUSHIE JET (Droopys Jet-Except Change, Sep 16)
LIFFORD 19.00 FINAL ELAINE (Droopys Jet-Final Gem, Nov 16)
LIMERICK 29.91 GOOD NEWS (Definate Opinion-Pippy, Nov 14)
LONGFORD 28.95 AULTON CHIFTER (Makeshift-Heathlawn Gold, Jun 16)
MULLINGAR 29.58 PRIDE OF LUCK (Paradise Madison-Shelbourne Lola, May 16)
NEWBRIDGE 17.67 VINTAGE CALL (Taylors Sky-Vintage Kewell, Apr 16)
SHELBOURNE PARK 28.14 BALLINAKIL CLARE (Kinloch Brae-Cabra Smokey, Jun 14)
18.58 CHURCHTOWN VIC (Ballymac Vic-Dower Bud, Apr 16)
THURLES PARK 17.71 BANGLA ROAD (Droopys Jet-Cruel Intentions, Nov 15)
TRALEE 30.02 PACKING HEAT (Skywalker Puma-Superstar Pearl, Jul 16)
WATERFORD 29.95 SIR JIM (Droopys Cain-You Little Rose, Oct 15)
YOUGHAL 29.24 SLANEYSIDE KERRI (David Bale-Slaneyside Mandy, Apr 16)