With so many big names on show, Laurence Jones’ appropriately named Our Surprise clocked the fastest time Friday’s Boylesports Derby second round heats.
There were no stand-out performances on the night with the fastest quartet of winners clocking between 29.42-29.48.
The biggest shock of the night was the defeat of ante post favourite Wolfe who was outpaced to the bend and then denied a run by the deserving Toolmaker Me Dad. It was a great night for Scottish owner Willie Hyslop who completed a 49-1 double with Toolmaker Daddy.
Despite the defeat of Wolfe, Graham Holland had a decent evening led by litter brothers Slippy Cian and Lenson Blinder who both won, though the return to form after injury of Newinn Lester would have given him just as much satisfaction.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
Heat 1 550 Yards
DROOPYS PENSION 3/1 (5) 29.44 (Quietly-Droopys Maid) bk D Apr 17. Mr. Kieran Ryan
- Cash Is King (6) 2L
- Lolos Bear (1) 1L
- Doona Buck (4) 2L
- Ballymac Arminta (2) 1L
- Newhall Missile (3) 4L
Heat 2 550 Yards
COURT OF JUSTICE 6/1 (5) 29.72 (Droopys Jet-Young Legends) bebd D Apr 17. Miss Edel O’Donoghue
- Highview Micro (6) 2L
- Jumeirah Buddy (1) sh
- Lenson Austin (4) 0.5L
- Macaroon Cruz (2) 0.75L
- Razldazl Peaky (3) 2L
Heat 3 550 Yards
SLIPPY CIAN 4/6 (6) 29.48 (Crash-Global Liberty) bk D May 16. Full-House-Syndicate
- Ballyanne Sim (3) 1L
- Tiger Reef (5) 5L
- Pennylane Fionn (1) 3L
- Ballymac Trinkle (2) 1L
Heat 4 550 Yards
OUR SURPRISE 3/1 (6) 29.42 (Tullymurry Act-Corduff Flame) bk D Oct 16. Mr. Laurence Jones
- Great Eastern (4) 3L
- Allaghaun River (3) 0.75L
- Harriestown Star (5) 2.5L
- Rising Brandy (1) 5L
- Jumeirah Sprite (2) 1.5L
Heat 5 550 Yards
TOOLMAKER ME DAD 7/1 (5) 29.46 (Scolari Me Daddy-Noelles Chiquito) be D May 17. Mr. William Hyslop
- Wolfe (1) 2L
- Deadly Dynamite (2) 3.5L
- Seldom Wrong (6) 2L
- Fast Fit Act (3) sh
- Beatbytheboro (4) 1L
Heat 6 550 Yards
NEWINN LESTER 4/7 (6) 29.56 (Tullymurry Act-Market Glory) bk D Aug 16. Mrs. Shari-Anne O’Donnell
- Sliabh Liag (3) 1.5L
- Knight Rocker (4) 3L
- Dromrich Antares (5) 2L
- Deer Hunter (1) 3L
- Howth Head (2) 2.5L
Heat 7 550 Yards
TOOLMAKER DADDY 6/1 (5) 29.62 (Scolari Me Daddy-Droopys Isabella) bk D Jul 17. Mr. William Hyslop
- Boylesports King (6) 1.5L
- Cabra Firmino (3) 5.5L
- Monroe Mike (4) 0.5L
- Ballyhimikinbolt (2) 0.5L
- Ballymac Tas (1) 2L
Heat 8 550 Yards
LENSON BLINDER 1/2 (3) 29.72 (Crash-Global Liberty) bk D May 16. Mr. Leonard P. Ponder