The column kicks off, as usual, with the Shelbourne Park form and the fastest semi final winner of the Gold Cup. Knocknaboul Syd. He is joined by the fastest heat winner of a confined 575 stake on Friday, Cricket Bell.
At Clonmel, the heats of the Rural Hawaii Unraced Stake saw a fastest first round win for John Gaine’s August puppy, Blastoff Harry.
Overall, racing was quite thin on the ground in terms of quantity and quality.
| CLONMEL | 28.64 | BLASTOFF HARRY | (Tarsna Havana-Blastoff Khalesi, Aug 19) |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 31.12 | NO STRANGER | (Droopys Jet-Volcano, Feb 19) |
| DUNDALK | 29.24 | SHELONE BLAKE | (Laughil Blake-Greenwell Mo, May 18) |
| GALWAY | 31.68 | KISS AN ANGEL | (Sparta Maestro-Blundel Spark, Oct 18) |
| KILKENNY | 29.22 | DEADLY IMPOSTER | (Droopys Jet-Cruel Intentions, Feb 19) |
| LIMERICK | 28.68 | GROUCHOS CAIN | (Droopys Cain-Varra Bawn, Jul 18) |
| MULLINGAR | 18.41 | VILLAGE WIGG | (Superior Product-Our Little Mix, Oct 17) |
| NEWBRIDGE | 28.89 | LILYS HONEY | (Greenwell Hulk-Last Tango, Jul 18) |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 28.55 | KNOCKNABOUL SYD | (Droopys Sydney-Knocknaboulmadam, Jul 18) |
| 31.48 | CRICKET BELL | (Iso Octane-Coolemount Bally, Mar 19) | |
| THURLES | 31.46 | MAGICAL JASPER | (Head Bound-Laughil Louise, Jul 17) |
| TRALEE | 29.17 | GO GO WINK | (Pat C Sabbath-Farran Lucy, May 19) |
| WATERFORD | 41.18 | AKAY FORTY SEVEN | (Holdem Spy-Mustang Vienna, Sep 18) |
