The headline maker this week is Produce Stakes winner Clash is King at Clonmel. Brendan Maunsell’s fawn showed the sort of early pace regularly exhibited in England by the prolific Troy Bella to make all from six.
However, he was eclipsed on the clock by puppy Laganore Black who duly earns a second nomination.
Staying with the pups, there was another impressive performance by last week’s nomination Magical Logan in the Kasco Unraced at Thurles.
Drumbo’s Ulster Puppy Cup has a fantastic history tracing back to the 435 yard course at Dunmore. This year’s final went to Willie Hyslop’s Toolmaker Maxwell. Still in the Six Counties, Central Boss became the fastest 500 yard winner to date on the new Derry track.
String of Pearls steered her way to the Barrys Tea 750 final when winning the quickest heat at Cork while puppy Sporting Song clocked the fastest six-bender of the year at Limerick. Another flying female, Droopys Ant produced the fastest 550 time of the year at Tralee when winning a qualifier for the Race Of Champions.
| CLONMEL | 28.43 | CASH IS KING | (Tyrur Big Mike-Fire Height Brid, Feb 16) |
| 28.38 | LAGANORE BLACK | (Taylors Sky-Beakstown Dazl, Sep 16) | |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 41.58 | STRING OF PEARLS | (Tullymurry Act-Groupie Doll, Aug 15) |
| DERRY | 27.51 | CENTRAL BOSS | (Paradise Madison-Highview Beauty, Jun 15) |
| DRUMBO PARK | 28.70 | TOOLMAKER MAXWEL | (Aero Majestic-Droopys Coast, Jul 16) |
| DUNDALK | 21.21 | QUARE DAME | (Vans Escalade-Quare Sparkler, Oct 15) |
| ENNISCORTHY | 30.57 | PIERCESTOWN MOLL | (Piercestown Sand-Piercestown Ping, Jun 14) |
| GALWAY | 19.18 | MAGICAL RUBEN | (Droopys Jet-Magical Pixie, Nov 16) |
| KILKENNY | 29.30 | DUTCH DREAM | (Sparta Maestro-Hylda Glyder, Jun 15) |
| LIFFORD | 19.13 | FINAL ELAINE | (Droopys Jet-Final Gem, Nov 16) |
| LIMERICK | 42.21 | SPORTING SONG | (Droopys Jet-Sporting Dame, Oct 16) |
| LONGFORD | 31.22 | PEARL HARBOUR | (Droopys Sydney-Pine Isle, Aug 16) |
| MULLINGAR | 29.67 | BULMERS ELSA | (Skywalker Puma-Bulmers Baby, Jun 16) |
| NEWBRIDGE | 29.02 | DECENT GESTURE | (Greenwell Hulk-White Tip Lady, Jun 16) |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 29.59 | GURTEEN FEATHER | (Kinloch Brae-Gurteen Maldini, Jul 15) |
| THURLES PARK | 29.09 | MAGICAL LOGAN | (Tarsna Havana-Sizzling Sarah, Oct 16) |
| TRALEE | 29.64 | DROOPYS ANT | (Droopys Ward-Droopys Dance, Dec 15) |
| WATERFORD | 28.63 | ASK EDDIE | (Ballymac Vic-Noirs Peaches, May 16) |
| YOUGHAL | 29.55 | SLANEYSIDE OTOOL | (Iso Octane-Slaneyside Mandy, Jan 17) |
