While there was plenty of Irish attention on Towcester on Saturday, Liam Dowling and Graham Holland would have been closely monitoring Shelbourne too where the results went more in their favour.
Ballymac Ariel continued her dominance in the Shelbourne Champion 550 when clocking the joint second fastest time ever, 29.07, equal with Ballymac Wild and just eight spots outside Pestana’s track record. While Bockos Brandy was just one spot slower than her previous outing when landing the fastest Corn Cuchulainn semi in 41.28.
Look out too for Millrose Brandy with the fastest 550 seen at Galway in the last five years. Jacobs Tashadelek’s 28.70 run was only bettered by Bull Run Norris in all of 2020, and nothing since .
There were a couple of interesting runs at Newbridge. Supporting Emery clocked the fastest 550 of the year, but we’ve given the nod to the year’s fastest sprinter, Another Sky who is four months short of his fifth birthday.
| CLONMEL | 42.41 | MISS MAISEY | (Good News-Bogger Bonnie, Aug 19) |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 29.57 | ARDRATH PEARL | (Droopys Roddick-Ardrath Scarlett, Jul 18) |
| DERRY | 27.69 | BEAUTIFUL PEGGY | (Ela Ela Genie-Velvet Holly, Jun 19) |
| DRUMBO PARK | 28.71 | BIG DAN DAN | (Ballymac Vic-Sheelin Dancer, Aug 18) |
| DUNDALK | 28.57 | MEENAGH MYLES | (World Class-Havana Lottie, Jul 19) |
| ENNISCORTHY | 28.85 | LADY PRIMROSE | (Vimmerby-Metric Myra, Feb 18) |
| GALWAY | 30.05 | MILLROSE BRANDY | (Ballymac Matt-Laughil Linda, May 18) |
| KILKENNY | 28.70 | JACOB TASHADELEK | (Droopys Sydney-Nina Tashadelek, Jun 19) |
| LIMERICK | 28.29 | COOLAVANNY PALM | (Ballymac Best-Coolavanny Dame, Oct 19) |
| MULLINGAR | 21.77 | BALLYCAIRN BLUE | (Bull Run Bolt-Loughlea Rush, Aug 19) |
| NEWBRIDGE | 17.39 | ANOTHER SKY | (Taylors Sky-Another Lie, Nov 16) |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 29.07 | BALLYMAC ARIEL | (Ballymac Bolger-Ballymac Cameo, Apr 19) |
| 41.28 | BOCKOS BRANDY | (Ballymac Eske-Silverhill Joyce, Jan 19) | |
| THURLES | 28.93 | CABRA AVA | (Kinloch Brae-Cabra Smokey, Jun 17) |
| TRALEE | 28.43 | CASHEN HARBOUR | (Lenson Panda-Calzaghe Molly, Mar 19) |
| WATERFORD | 28.57 | SUIRVIEW KEA | (Droopys Cain-Nans Lucky, Jun 17) |
| YOUGHAL | 28.81 | SLANEYSIDE FERN | (Sonic-Slaneyside Zaoa, Apr 19) |
