Cork track was running particularly fast at the weekend with Peter Cronin’s Vancouver recording the fastest 525 in two years when winning an A1 stake with the two fastest 550s of the year also recorded at the same session.
A second nomination though goes to puppy Gringos Thunder with the fastest semi of the Gain Unraced.
At Clonmel, Geoff Parnaby’s impressive semi final winner Tarsna Dow Jones duly won the Guys And Dolls Final in 28.86 on a slow track – the next quickest time was 29.07.
Two runners well known to UK punters, Broadstrand Kiwi and Dorotas Del Mar both made it through to the Irish Sprint Cup final at Dundalk.
A mention in despatches at Longford for Racecourse Metro, not only the fastest 525 of the week, by some margin, but the only winning ’17 whelp.
| CLONMEL | 28.86 | TARSNA DOW JONES | (Kinloch Brae-Tarsna Sal, Oct 16) |
| CURRAHEEN PARK | 27.99 | VANCOUVER | (Droopys Jet-Cruel Intentions, Nov 15) |
| 28.21 | GRINGOS THUNDER | (Tullymurry Act-Ardnacrusha Lady, Oct 16) | |
| DERRY | 27.76 | CARRIGLONG CATHY | (Shaneboy Spencer-Mrs De, Dec 15) |
| DRUMBO PARK | 28.91 | HELLO HANDSOME | (Barefoot Allstar-Jaytee Mosquito, Dec 16) |
| DUNDALK | 21.05 | DOROTAS DEL MAR | (Ballymac Vic-Droopys Danneel, May 15) |
| ENNISCORTHY | 28.93 | LIBERTY GALE | (Laughil Blake-Loher Baby, Nov 16) |
| GALWAY | 29.07 | FARRAN SAND | (Droopys Jet-Farran Stone, May 16) |
| KILKENNY | 29.57 | HELLO PEBBLES | (Hello Deejay-Paradise Alexus, Jan 17) |
| LIFFORD | 28.92 | KINGSMILL DASHER | (Superior Product-Kingsmill Ebony, Sep 16) |
| LIMERICK | 28.89 | MONGYS HERO | (Taylors Sky-Trout Or Salmon, Sep 16) |
| LONGFORD | 28.87 | RACECOURSE METO | (Paradise Madison-Racecourse Wowie, Mar 17) |
| MULLINGAR | 29.83 | GREENWELL ANNE | (Greenwell Hulk-Mosstown Annie, Oct 16) |
| NEWBRIDGE | 17.62 | PENNYS ROOK | (Deanridge Viking-Tyrur Orla, Apr 15) |
| SHELBOURNE PARK | 28.20 | CASHEN KUBA | (Cashen Legend-Jaylos Wish, May 16) |
| 18.64 | RATHNASARE CHAMP | (Ballymac Vic-Corcorans Milly, Feb 15) | |
| THURLES PARK | 28.95 | CLEARLY | (Skywalker Puma-Boozed Jordan, Apr 16) |
| TRALEE | 28.70 | COOLEMORE BLAZE | (Cashen Legend-Bayside Cheetah, Nov 16) |
| WATERFORD | 29.20 | ZIP DOWNUNDER | (Tullymurry Act-Blessed Rumble, Feb 17) |
| YOUGHAL | 29.08 | FAIR ACT | (Tullymurry Act-Kenny Girl, Feb 16) |
