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THURSDAY night’s racing at Gal- way Greyhound Stadium featured the four opening round heats of the Killanena Hurling Club A4 525.
The second heat looked a competi- tive affair and so it proved as the red jacketed Cloone Star led on the in- side approaching the opening bend from Nationwide Jack (T3) with Rathmeehan Jimmy (T6) in the °’cat bird’’ seat entering the back straight.
Passing halfway Cloone Star still held the call but the John Browne of Ballyea owned Rathmeehan Jimmy was now looming large on the out-
side and the son of Top Savings hit the front turning for home on his way to a two length defeat of Cloone Star haere
The top graded contest of the night was the A3 seventh contest in which the reserve Jamella Storm was very smartly away into stride and Sean Hehir of Miltown Malbay owned runner led by two lengths from Men- lo Classic (T4) rounding the opening corner where there was some bunch- ing behind.
Racing down the back Jamella Storm (Jameela Prince-Coraveen Lady) went three lengths clear of Green Lane Tops (T6) and although
he briefly looked in trouble at the third bend, Jamella Storm stayed on well to win by 3&1/4 lengths in pa Pelee
In the A5 graded sixth contest there was plenty of trouble at the opening bend which resulted in the red jack- eted Classical Moment emerging in front turning down the far side. Passing halfway the trap five runner Quilty Class joined issue with Classi- cal Moment but the Frank Browne of Quin owned son of Honcho Classic and Belindas Hill was back in com- mand turning for home as she stayed on to win in 29.75.
The two semi-finals of the Galway
Ladies Football Al were the twin highlights of Saturday night’s ten race card.
In the opening contest victory went to the Michael Downes of Kil- laloe trained Carhugar Bobsie for the Clare Connection Syndicate in Pty
The eighth was an A2 graded 525 and here the Pat Hogan of Ennis owned Seamus Fahy trained Aulton George (Droopys Scholes-Dalcash Dive) led his rivals a merry dance as he made all for a three and a quarter length success in 29.07.
In the A3 graded seventh the Mrs Monica Callinan of Kilmihil owned
Shyan Annie came home to vic- tory by two and a quarter lengths in WIAA
In the A5 graded fifth contest was a procession for Baby Mia owned by Denis Torpey of Clarecastle — win- ning by six and half lengths over Tul- lyglass Model in 29.33.
West Clare Gael, owned by Fiona and Kevin Troy of Kilkee was the winner in the S4 graded sprint over 350 yards in 19.23.
There was also success for the Mar- tin and Loretto Sexton from Miltown Malbay as their runner Jacksies High won the A& graded 525 yard contest by four lengths in 29.87.