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TULLA had a big day out in Galway on Friday as the card included the semi-finals of the local Community School’s Al 525. Carhugar Bobsie, own by the Clare Connection Syn- dicate got home in the first heat in Oe
History was also made on the night when the first race to be run over the maxi marathon trip of 1010 yards was held. The event was the Tarmon National School Buster Stake and it saw the Conor Flanagan of En- nistymon owned Flandy (T1) run out a most authoritive winner by nine ited debe eelo Roe
Proceedings commenced with an N3 graded 525 yard contest in which trap one was vacant but it was the outside drawn runners that occupied the first three places as the Francis Browne of Quin-owned Mine Cash (Velvet Cash-Jumeirah Jess) came home three lengths clear.
Race number three was an S5 graded sprint over the extended trip
of 350 yards and the Mrs Mary and Michael Liddane of Kilrush-owned Gowerhass Hill took the spoils by three-parts of a length in 19.49.
Race eight at the Galway venue on Saturday night was an A3 525 yard contest and once again the Bridget Hehir owned and Michael Malone trained Friskey Whiskey(Crash- Knockdine Lady) from Miltown Malbay led his rivals a merry dance home in 29.05.
Race number three was an A5 grad- ed contest won by the Mary Callinan owned Blue Loof in 29.70.
The sixth contest at the College Road venue on Thursday night was an A6 affair in which the James & Frank Casey of Newmarket-on-Fer- gus owned Stonehall Mist held off the late challenge of Rathorpe Jim (T1) up the straight to win by a neck in 29.98.
Race seven was an A5 graded con- test went to Master Jack – the Luke Browne of Ballyea owned runner stayed on well for a two and a quarter length win from Whatwasilike (T4)
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The opening contest on an extreme- ly cold evening was an A& graded 525 in which the Paddy Madigan of Killimer owned Clune Honcho (T1) broke her maiden tag at the eighth attempt in winning by four lengths from Moving Up (T3) in 29.88.
In the A7 graded fourth contest over 525 yards the Anne Carey of Cooraclare owned Buffalo Bash gained ample compensation for an unlucky debut effort when he came home eight lengths clear of Fast Fit Bertie (T6) in 29.59.