The Boylesports Irish Derby dominates attention and the two Shelbourne nominations go to fastest second round winner Grangeview Ten and the most impressive runner of the week, the mighty Killmacdonagh with an impressive seven-timer.
Elsewher, at Longford, Niall Foley’s 86lb journeyman Zaconey Hulk landed the track’s Derby final, or should that be final Derby?
At Newbridge, Burgess Austin was 10 spots slower than the fastest heat winner of the Texacloth Puppy Cup, though he was giving upwards of four months away to most of the other qualifiers. On the subject of ’18 whelps, check out the 21.02 Dundalk winner Goal Machine.
Moving to the other extreme, Youghal’s Unknown Vision was Ireland’s oldest winner for a second week in a row.
| CLONMEL | 28.86 | EMERS PRINCESS | (Hondo Black-Emers Poppy, Jul 17) |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 28.37 | ANYTIME JOE | (Rio Quattro-Hiphip Who Razor, Jul 16) |
| DERRY | 28.28 | UNLIKELY SEB | (Pat C Sabbath-Unlikely Faye, Oct 17) |
| DRUMBO | 29.89 | WEE TEE | (Droopys Jet-Skywalker Pearl, Nov 17) |
| DUNDALK PARK | 21.02 | GOAL MACHINE | (Droopys Jet-Got The Edge, Jan 18) |
| ENNISCORTHY | 29.13 | BALLYBREEN KING | (Shaneboy Lee-Tailteann Queen, May 16) |
| GALWA | 19.10 | QATAR POWER | (Kinloch Brae-Qatar Ruby, Sep 17) |
| KILKENNY | 29.07 | DROOPYS MOTH | (Coolavanny Jap-Droopys Posh, Dec 17) |
| LIFFORD | 30.21 | ZACONEY HULK | (Greenwell Hulk-White Tip Lady, Jun 16) |
| LIMERICK | 28.39 | COOLAVANNY DREAM | (Laughil Blake-Toms Delight, Sep 16) |
| LONGFORD | 30.21 | ZACONEY HULK | (Greenwell Hulk-White Tip Lady, Jun 16) |
| MULLINGAR | 29.52 | CORRECTANDWRONG | (Droopys Nidge-Samiya, Oct 17) |
| NEWBRIDGE | 28.64 | BURGESS AUSTIN | (Droopys Roddick-Killinan Rosie, Feb 18) |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 29.45 | KILLMACDONAGH | (Zero Ten-Deercrest Lady, Apr 16) |
| 29.41 | GRANGEVIEW TEN | (Zero Ten-Portumna West, Apr 17) | |
| THURLES PARK | 31.81 | LAUGHIL KATE | (Tyrur Big Mike-Laughil Liz, Feb 18) |
| TRALEE | 27.25 | BLACK PANZER | (Farloe Blitz-Sonadora, Jun 17) |
| WATERFORD | 17.54 | ANOTHER MACHINE | (Royal Impact-Sarahs Turbo, Mar 16) |
| YOUGHAL | 29.43 | UNKNOWN VISION | (Kinloch Brae-Paradise Delta, Apr 14) |
