IRISH PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK

There is an absolute wealth of riches this week and it is hard to now who is entitled to the headlines. Is it Javielenko overturning hotpot in the Gain 750 at Shelbourne? Or kennelmate Droopys Steel setting a stunning Dundalk 400 track record.

Elsewhere, some familiar names to this column continue to impress week after week. At Galway, the incredible January puppy Magical Tess completed her victory in the Corrib Plate. Her 4/4 victories have come as an aggravated 33 lengths.

Astute Missile’s half brother Karlow Eddie has been dominating racing at Enniscorthy in similar manner winning his last four races in a tri-distances competition. While the prolific Droopys Ant, who has been repeatedly mentioned in despatches since making her debut, landed the Southern Oaks at Youghal.

Skywalker Rafa was another rubber-stamped nomination after completing a four timer on his way to the Tipperary Cup at Thurles.

Meanwhile Newinn Lester, described on this site by Graham Holland as his leading puppy only enhanced that reputation in the unraced puppy stake at Cork. Kennelmate Lenson Blinder recorded the fastest 550 at Shelbourne this year with a superb 29.24 run. (A time bettered only three times last year, once by Sonic, and twice by Clares Rocket).

The bizarrest results this week came courtesy of Kilkenny where deceased sire Tullymurry Act sired the winners of five consecutive races including a treble for three members of the Tullymurry Act/Lemon Lucy litter.