- Ballinabola Ted quickest on a track running between -10 & -20
- Nine Irish runners, 2 winners, 4 qualified
- Sub 4.10 sectionals: 4.06-Signet Goofy & Signet Ace
- Treble for Dam of the Year, Forest Natalee
- Qualifiers/runners: 17/32 railers, 5/11 middle seeds, 2/5 wides
- Winning traps (to date) T1-6 T2-11 T3-8 T4-6 T5-7 T6-2
The unmistakeable almost white KILKENNY SANTY leads Stefans Rocket (t4 rails) in heat 4 where Hello Hammond (t2) was to come from off the pace to strike for Ireland Photo: © Steve Nash
DERRINASAFA BOSS (t5) holds Faughan Rebel (t6) by a short head in heat 1 Photo: © Steve Nash
Aussie Captain (t2) beats Spinosaurus (t3) in heat 3 Photo: © Steve Nash
Bockos Belly (t4 rails, 4.17 sectional) leads into the first bend just ahead of Ballinabola Ed (t5 4.20) before the latter stormed to a 29.07 fastest of Friday night’s heats Photo: © Steve Nash
SIGNET GOOFY (t5) leads up Deadly Showtime (t1) in heat 6 to give John Mullins a double Photo: © Steve Nash
SIGNET ACE (t3) wins heat 8 from Antigua Cuddles (t1) Photo: © Steve Nash
SWIFT ICONIC leads at the first bend in heat 5 Photo: © Steve Nash
SIGNET DENVER leads Innfield Trojan (t4) at the first bend in heat 2 Photo: © Steve Nash