Graham Holland was again dominant in the second round of the Healthcare & Transport Puppy Oaks over 525 yards at Shelbourne Park on Saturday.
The Golden based trainer had three of the four winners and managed to qualify all five of his runners for next week’s semi-finals.
His Ballinakill Clare clocked the fastest time of the night in the last qualifier.
The Kinloch Brae bitch was soon clear and went on to slam kennelmate Slippery Thelma by seven lengths in 28.11sec.
Sidaran Pearl was almost as impressive in the second qualifier when she made very yard of the running to beat Newbridge Open Unraced Bitch winner Airmout Dvinsky by two lengths in 28.26sec.
Slippery Louise surprisingly beat more fancied kennelmate Rockburst Riva in the opening heat when getting up close home to score by a head in 28.60sec.
Jimmy Melia’s Holycross Leah landed the remaining heat in trap to line fashion when holding the persistent challenge of Airmount Tess by a head in 28.41sec.
Draw for the semi-finals:
1 Harlem Princess
2 Airmount Tess
3 Sidarian Pearl
4 Mashmad Eyebrows
5 Rockburst Riva
6 Slippery Thelma
1 Airmount Dvinsky
2 Holycross Leah
3 Brinkleys Katie
4 Ballinakill Clare
5 Blackhall Ruby
6 Slippery Louise
