Southfield Jock remains the only unbeaten runner in the 462m Betfred Gymcrack going into the final a week on Wednesday (April 22).
Seamus Cahill’s black led home kennelmate Ballymac Manix in 27.43, the quickest of Sunday’s three semi finals.
Jock disputed the early lead with his kennel mate – they clocked identical sectionals (5.09) but skipped clear at the first bend and extended the lead to a length and a half at the line.
Stay Loose was the 6-1 outsider in a four-runner field but finally began to show the level of ability that he had first demonstrated five months ago.
After reeling in early leader Swift Carter (both runners ran a 5.22 sect) at the third bend, Elaine Parker’s runner held on by half a length in 27.51, just six spots quicker than his November qualifying trial.
The second semi saw the elimination of fastest first round winner Droopys Vodka (27.58).
In a messy contest, David Mullins’ Yesnomaybeso soon took up the running (5.25 sect) and it was left to Pat Rosney’s Vatican Cohiba (5.31) to run on for a near six length second place behind the 27.62 winner.
Draw for the £8,000 final 1) Ballymac Manix, 2) Stay Loose, 3) Yesnomaybeso, 4) Swift Carter, 5) Southfield Jock (M) 6) Vatican Cohiba (M)
Cahill looks likely to have the favourite for the 650m @Kinsley_Dogs Stayers final after Chicago led home Hather George by a length and a half in 40.14.
The top two in the market Farley Rio (11-10) and Lowgate Onyx (1-1f) had to play second and third fiddle to 9-1 chance and Doncaster A1 runner Toottoottootsie who held on by half a length in 40.52.
Draw for the final 1)Rhapsodyinblack, 2) Lowgate Onyx, 3) Farley Rio, 4) Chicago (M) 5) Hather George (M) 6) Toottoottootsie (W)
Kinsley’s intertrack sprinter Coxgreen Max won the quickest of the two sprint semis when turning over Cahill’s other runner Express Max (4-5f) by two lengths in 16.02.
Scurry winner Baliff Cairo just failed to make the final when fourth behind 16.09 winner Trapper Dempsey (two and a quarter), Tornaroy Thrill and Mays Zigzag.
Draw for the final 1) Trapper Dempsey, 2) Coxgreen Max, 3) Kildallon Tweed, 4) Express Max, 5) Mays Zigzag (W), 6) Tornaroy Thrill (W)