A quick glance at Friday night’s Shelbourne winners might have led you to think that the Boylesports Irish Derby heats were taking place: Swords Rex, Kildare, The Other Kobe. They were of course all winners of Derby Plate heats. On Saturday, the quickest on the clock was Vincenzo with a 29.49 run, four spots slower than his previous outing, though a little back on previous wins in 29.27 and 29.30.
But how many of you remembered that his racing career began with a defeat in A3 at Towcester?
At Limerick, Hello Hammond went quickest in the heats of the Irish Cambridgeshire. Earlier in the week, puppy Kenyan Flame won the Derry Oaks.
