History was made by Digbys Boy at Newbridge on Friday. Contesting his third race, the brindle son of Swift Hoffman became the first 2018 whelp to win a race.
American sire Pat C Sabbath has made a flying start to his stud career and he has a really useful son in Hello Pierre, winner of the Red Mills Unraced at Enniscorthy.
Paul Hennessy’s youngster clocked the fastest time of the week, 28.76, and was also the youngest winner. Just as impressive was the latest Ballymac flying machine, Ballymac Cooper, a September pup who clocked the fastest 525 at Kilkenny in three years.
Kennelmate Ballymac Araminta set the standard in the Irish Oaks at Shelbourne, where Ribchester clocked the year’s fast sprint.
Returning to the classics, Skywalker Logan picked up the Mullingar nomination with the fastest semi final of the Cesarewitch.
| CLONMEL | 28.77 | BALLYHIMIKIN JET | (Droopys Jet-Garryvoe Budgie, Jul 17) |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 28.30 | BROADSTRAND BONO | (Droopys Sydney-Droopys Blossom, Sep 17) |
| DERRY | 42.83 | POURYOUROWN | (Zero Ten-Straidnahanalady, Mar 17) |
| DUNDALK | 28.97 | CIARAS SWIFT | (Droopys Jet-Ballyrobin Sable, Sep 17) |
| ENNISCORTHY | 28.76 | HELLO PIERRE | (Pat C Sabbath-Jaytee Jules, Oct 17) |
| GALWAY | 19.25 | GUNNER ROBIN | (Tullymurry Act-Gunner Maisie, Sep 17) |
| KILKENNY | 28.70 | BALLYMAC COOPER | (Ballymac Matt-Ballymac Scala, Sep 17) |
| LIFFORD | 19.13 | TAHINA MISTY | (Kisses For Cloda-Quezon Princess, Nov 17) |
| LIMERICK | 28.44 | TIERMANA PUNCH | (Kinloch Brae-Tiermana Hawk, Aug 17) |
| MULLINGAR | 33.16 | SKYWALKER LOGAN | (Tarsna Havana-Sizzling Sarah, Oct 16) |
| NEWBRIDGE | 29.46 | DIGBYS BOY | (Swift Hoffman-Sallins Mia, Jan 18) |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 28.11 | BALLYMAC ARMINTA | (Ballymac Best-Coolavanny Angie, Nov 16) |
| 18.50 | RIBCHESTER | (Laughil Blake-Toms Delight, Sep 16) | |
| THURLES PARK | 31.31 | BULL RUN BOOTS | (Romeo Recruit-Tullowmac Java, Nov 16) |
| TRALEE | 28.78 | FAST HURLING | (Droopys Jet-Letmebelucky, Sep 17) |
| WATERFORD | 28.46 | NANS DREAM | (Droopys Cain-Nans Lucky, Jun 17) |
| YOUGHAL | 28.98 | MINNIES LIMADO | (Ballymac Eske-Minnies Luselle, Aug 15) |
