Shelbourne is back on the map with the opening round of the Bresbet Easter Cup where Derby runner-up Ballymac Finn went quickest with a 29.66.
(A third of the 36 runners were sired by Droopys Sydney, and a similar percentage go into next week’s second round.)
Elsewhere, there was plenty of talent on show in the Enniscorthy Future Champion/Michael Fortune Memorial at Enniscorthy where Robert Gleeson’s Optic Chico produced the fastest run since Cushie Concorde’s 28.38 TR last year.
At Dundalk, Fridays Eske clocked the fastest time of the year to date for the standard trip, 28.39. September pup Ivy Hill Jaguar clocked the FOY for Galway’s standard.
The oldest line of form is last Sunday’s heat of the Irish Cesarewitch at Mullingar where Magical Mary clocked 33.17 for the 600 yards on -70 going. The defending champ goes in the semis this afternoon.
