- 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

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