TUESDAY HOVE REPORT

Tuesday 23rd April 2019 – HOVE Report

WINNER 

STAR OF ROBEEN  –  completed a quick ‘double’ for the Club!

After completing a quick ‘double’ last October STAR OF ROBEEN picked up an injury in November and was off the track until returning on the 3rd April where he finished 5th behind Sizzlers Spring.  The March 16 son of Taylors Sky was back to winning ways in D2 grade on the 17th April where he stayed on well and led near the line to beat the Maria Collins trained Iko Iko by a short-head! Sent off the 5/2 favourite for the D2 Sprint at 5-44 he followed up in great style! Well away he led at the 2nd bend and keeping on strongly beat the Richard Yeates trained Knockmant Wonder by nearly two lengths!  Owned by the Norah Mac Racing Club ‘Star Of Robeen’ clocked 16.58 (+5) 16.63 calculated when winning his 5th race at Hove and moves the Racing Club’s total on to the 191 winner mark!!

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Our Runners Who Made The Frame

SHANEBOY BREEZE was slow away and suffered crowding at the 1st and 3rd bends in the A6 at 2-12 but running on strongly he finished in 2nd place clocking 30.86 (Normal) when beaten just 1/2 a length by Must Be Lucy.

Quick away in the D2 Sprint at 2-32 FANORE FLYER led to near the line! Clocking 16.78 (Normal) he finished in 2nd place beaten just a ‘short-head’ by Loggies Arla.

NUKE DAISY was crowded on the run-up and also at the 1st and 4th bends in the A3 at 3-11. Finishing in 3rd place she clocked 30.75 (Normal) when beaten just over four lengths by Cappakeel Polly.

Although she was slow away and crowded at the 1st bend in the D3 Sprint at 4-29 BALIBO RUBY finished strongly to take 2nd place! Clocking 17.05 (+5) 17.10 calc. she was beaten just 1/2 a length by Fridays Éclair.

BALLYSTEEN SKY was very slow away in the B3 at 5-28 and he was in further ‘trouble’ when crowded at the 4th bend! Despite these hold-ups he ran on well to take 2nd place clocking 29.85 (+10) 29.95 calculated when beaten just under eight lengths by Bunny Money.

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