‘Two Out Of Three Aint Bad’ For Norah!
The words of the classic Meat Loaf song “Two Out Of Three Aint Bad” proved to be the case for the Norah Mac kennel at Hove last night! Represented in only 3 of the races on the card the ‘team’ came away with 2 winners!
HOVE WINS FOR ‘BOSKILL BREEZE’ AND ‘FAIRHILL FRANKIE’
Saturday 2nd May 2015 – HOVE Report
Winners
The lightly raced BOSKILL BREEZE last won in October 2014 and the July 2011 daughter of Kinloch Brae was running for only the fifth time this year when winning the A10 at 8-51. Taking a drop in grade she was sent off the 7/4 second favourite and from a very quick break she took up the running at the 1/4 mark and went on to beat the Seamus Cahill trained Twilight Rumble by three and a half lengths! Owned by Norah McEllistrim Boskill Breeze clocked 30.89 (-20) 30.69 calculated when winning for the 3rd time at Hove.
FAIRHILL FRANKIE won a D2 Sprint on the 21st March and has been well beaten in Open class and D1 grade since but the April 2012 son of Droopys Scolari appreciated the drop in grade when winning the D2 Sprint at 9-57 beating the Paul Garland trained Valeria by a length and a quarter! Sent off the 6/4 favourite the Norah McEllistrim owned runner was very quick away and never headed clocking 16.61 (-10) 16.51 calculated when winning his 6th race at Hove. This was an 8th career win for Fairhill Frankie who has two wins at Drumbo Park on his Irish card! Kennel mate Norah Paranoia was a 9/4 chance but she suffered crowding on the run-in and finished in 3rd place clocking 16.79 (-10) 16.69 calculated when beaten just over two lengths by the winner. Watch Matt was withdrawn (lame) from this race and was a non-runner.
How Our Other Runner Fared
Bush Samcro was sent off the 7/4 favourite for his Hove debut last week but the August 2013 son of Archaton Pine missed his break and finished in 4th place. The youngster was slow away again last night in the D1 Sprint at 7-31 but showed promise on just his second outing when running on well to finish 3rd beaten two and a half lengths by the Claude Gardiner trained Maximus Tango. The winner is a useful dog when right having won three Open Race Sprints at Hove and connections of Bush Samcro, who clocked a decent 16.70 (-15) 16.55 calculated, can expect him to progress further from this run!
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‘DERBY TRIAL’ RUNNERS AT WIMBLEDON SATURDAY!
Saturday 2nd May 2015 – WIMBLEDON Report
Badmoonrising – 3rd on his first Wimbledon run!
Wimbledon 9-45 480 Metres Flat (OR) RESULT
William Hill Greyhound Derby 2nd Trial Stakes Div V Going: Normal
1st £250, Others £50
1st NINJA TURBO 29.00 Jo Burridge (Poole) 10/1
2nd ICEMAN FRANK 29.08 Charles Lister OBE (Unattached) Evens fav
3rd BADMOONRISING 29.13 Norah McEllistrim (Hove) 14/1
Distances: 1, 1/2
Badmoonrising was a winner of 10 races in Ireland! Six of those wins coming at Waterford, two at Shelbourne Park and one at Clonmel and Kilkenny. But the Mick McCrory owned August 2012 son of Ace Hi Rumble was running for the first time since joining Norah. Despite clocking 28.93 in a Wimbledon trial he was sent off a 14/1 chance for the William Hill Greyhound Derby 2nd Trial Stakes Div V but didn’t run too badly when finishing in 3rd place beaten just a length and a half! Badmoonrising was bumped at the first bend and crowded at the 3/4 mark and clocked 29.13 (Normal) behind the race winner Ninja Turbo who is trained by Jo Burridge at Poole. The Charlie Lister trained favourite Iceman Frank finished in 2nd place.
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Ballymac Marine – 4.76 split time!
Wimbledon 10-00 480 Metres Flat (OR) RESULT
William Hill Greyhound Derby 2nd Trial Stakes Div D Going: Normal
1st £250, Others £50
1st BUBBLY GOLD 28.78 Paul Young (Romford) 5/4 fav
2nd EL FLUTTER 29.08 Carla Hendy (Perry Barr) 7/2
3rd THERE IT IS 29.13 Richard Rees 7/2
4th BALLYMAC MARINE 29.26 Norah McEllistrim (Hove) 16/1
Distances: 3 3/4, 1/2, 1 3/4
The Debbie Williams and Mick McCrory owned Ballymac Marine clocked the second fastest split time of the night when finishing 4th in the William Hill Greyhound Derby 2nd Trial Stakes Div D. The former 2013 Romford Puppy Cup Winner blasted from the traps (4.76 sec.) and led till he was crowded at the fourth bend and also on the run-in! The January 2012 son of Ballymac Bull clocked 29.26 (Normal) when beaten six lengths by the Paul Young trained winner Bubbly Gold. The Carla Hendy trained El Flutter finished in 2nd place and the local runner There It Is who is trained by Richard Rees was 3rd.
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TODAYS RUNNERS!
FOUR RUNNERS ON THE SUNDAY LUNCH-TIME HOVE CARD!
Sunday 3rd May 2015 – HOVE Runners
We have two runners in the opening D2 Sprint at 11-11. Shyan Zippy was beaten just under three lengths by kennel mate Watch Matt on her return (x Off-Colour) last Saturday. Hollands Bullet suffered a fall in his second race at Hove but the April 13 son of Timor Blue showed his well being when clocking 16.56 in a trial on the 20th April.
Speak Out Lilly has been running regularly throughout April (6 runs) but has only managed one win! She appears again in the A5 at 11-42.
Ballymac Dainty – 21 wins at Hove!
Ballymac Dainty was the second-leg of a Hove ‘double’ for owners Debbie Williams and Mick McCrory when winning in A7 grade last Saturday! She is put up in grade and runs in the A6 at 11-57 looking for her 22nd career win!
Runners
HOLLANDS BULLET, SPEAK OUT LILLY, BALLYMAC DAINTY, SHYAN ZIPPY
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‘VISCOUNT RAMBLER’ – ‘KIZI’ – ‘GLAISE SOCKS’ RUN AT SITTINGBOURNE!
Sunday 3rd May 2015 – SITTINGBOURNE Runners
Race 2 6-28 500 Metres Flat (OR)
(BAGS) THE SITTINGBOURNE SUPER STANDARD
1st £250 & Trophy, Others £40
Trap 1 HITACHI SINEAD Barry O’Sullivan (Crayford)
Trap 2 VISCOUNT RAMBLER Norah McEllistrim (Hove)
Trap 3 TOOSEY BEANNIE (M) John Mullins (Yarmouth)
Trap 4 LISNADARA LAD (M) Samantha West (Unattached)
Trap 5 MO’S BULLET (W) Ricky Holloway (Unattached)
Trap 6 JET STREAM DUKE (W) Kevin Hutton (Towcester)
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Kizi – In good form!
Race 4 7-04 265 Metres Flat (OR)
(BAGS) THE SITTINGBOURNE SPRINT
1st £250 & Trophy, Others £30
Trap 1 HAVE A SHAVE Frank Gray
Trap 2 LIKEITALOT Heather Dimmock (Towcester)
Trap 3 FLOMUR MIKEY (M) Barry O’Sullivan (Crayford)
Trap 4 FROSTY WOOD (W) Spencer Mavrias
Trap 5 KIZI (W) Norah McEllistrim (Hove)
Trap 6 SOVIET PADDY (W) John Mullins (Yarmouth)
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Race 8 8-11 642 Metres Flat (OR)
(BAGS) THE SITTINGBOURNE STAYERS
1st £250 & Trophy, Others £50
Trap 1 LYNTON CHOCO Barry O’Sullivan (Crayford)
Trap 2 AIRPORT CAPTAIN Kevin Hutton (Towcester)
Trap 3 DROOPYS BUMP (M) Robin Jury (Henlow)
Trap 4 SWIFT SEVE (M) John Mullins (Yarmouth)
Trap 5 HASTY RETREAT (M) Richard Joyce (Henlow)
Trap 6 GLAISE SOCKS (W) Norah McEllistrim (Hove)
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