KILWEST RANGER owned by an Ennis and Kilmihil syndicate took the top graded event in Galway over the weekend.
The A2 graded sixth contest was the top graded event on Friday nights card at Galway Greyhound Stadium.
The Keating Syndicate of Ennis and Kilmihil owned Kilwest Ranger made it two wins from four starts in the S2 graded ninth contest as he kicked clear form the crown of the home bend to defeat Five Alley Din by two and a half lengths in 19.02. From traps the winner and runner up were both away well with Ceide Queen also prominent on the run towards the opening bend. As they reached the bend the Mathew Harte of Gort trained Kilwest Ranger (Droopys Sydney and Ballymac Saoirse) took command of the contest and from the home bend he stayed in well to win going away.
As the traps rose for the S3 graded sprint contest Room To Stop and Cushcallow Flyer were both away well in the centre of the track and racing towards the opening bend the pair matched strides with Flyers Kirsty just in behind the pair as they approached the opening bend. As the leaders took the bend the Michael Fitzgerald of Kilrush owned Flyers Kirsty slipped through to lead along the rails and although the daughter of Ballymac Cashout and Ballymac Arminta swung very wide around the home bend she was still in command on the run home as she defeated Cushcallow Flyer by three lengths in 19.33.
The feature contest on Saturday night’s card at the College Road Venue was the concluding A1 graded 525 yards contest and as the traps rose Lissatouk Gena and Jonny Whiskers were away smartly and racing towards the opening bend the pair raced stride for stride two lengths clear of the remainder.
Rounding the bend, the Lee Byron owned Jonny Whiskers took a narrow advantage on the outside of the pair and turning down the back led by almost a length. Racing past halfway the son of Skywalker Logan and Couldkevinbewrong really lengthened his stride and from this point on he gradually drew clear to defeat Lissatouk Gena by three and three quarter lengths in a best of the night 28.96 and bring up a second win of the night for Ballyea native Albert Long.
The opening contest of the night was an A5 graded contest in which Abigails Gabby was away best and led on the wide outside from Fast Fit Dream racing towards the opening bend. Rounding the bend Fast Fit Dream cornered well and immediately took two lengths out of his rival as they entered the back straight. Racing along the back the John Quinn of Gort owned son of Doratos Wildcat and Fast Fit Maeve extended his advantage to also to four lengths as Knockdrum Molly moved into second place but Fast Fit Dream was home by four and three quarter lengths at the line in 29.43.
The outcome of the S7 graded sprint contest was settled at the opening bend as from traps Fast Fit Tadgh and Pallasmore Best were both away smartly and racing towards the opening bend the pair raced stride for stride just ahead of Killanin Grace and Brickhill Musk. As the leaders reached the bend the stripped jacketed Brickhill Musk swept right round the wide outside and despite maintaining a wide berth the son of Ballymac Best and Brickhill Sharon was four lengths clear approaching the home turn. Clear of the home bend, the Kilmihil native John Collins owned runner stormed to a six and a half lengths success over Larchill Echo in 19.29.
