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THERE were just eight races down for decision at Galway Track on Fri- day last with a 9pm start time due to the Connacht v London Irish Euro- pean Challange Cup Game.
| XerHAUOuoMea'(o) 11 MRO)OMMAOL om DUIS LMM ce Kom Ole Al graded seventh contest over 525 yards in which Mine Direct (T3) and Rob The Five (T4) both came away well and matched strides to the open- ing bend where the Frank Browne of Quin owned Mine Direct took a length out of his rival to lead turn- ing down the back. Racing down the back the son of Honcho Classic and Belindas Hill despite running a luit- tle wide extended his advanatage as
he raced to his eighth career success by one and three quarter lengths over the gallant Rob The Five in 28.99.
As the traps rose in race four an- other Frank Browne runner Mine Direct headed straight for the in- side crowding those on his inner but this manouvre only allowed the striped jacketed Beaney Baby to en- joy aclear passage to the bend on the wide outside. Despite running wide again at the second bend the Charlie Wheeler trained daughter of Black Shaw and Ballygur Ivy extended her advantage down the back straight to one of four lengths as she eventually raced to her second career victory by two and three quarter lengths over Mine Direct in 29.12.
The Thursday night programme at the Stadium was the rescheduled card from the previous Thursday night which was abandoned due to weather damage of the Hare system,
Race Two was a S6 graded sprint over the extended sprint trip of 350 yards where the John Quinn of Gort owned Fast Fit Wok (Knockabout Wok-Fast Fit Nikita) readily made all to defeat Cracking Star (T5) by three quarters of a length in 19.37.
The winner showed good pace to the bend and although the runner up threw down a determined challange off the home bend the result was never in doubt.
The bumper was an A5 graded af- fair in which the trap three runner
Rushaun Dasher owned by Helen O’Brien of Miltown Malbay looked set to score his sixth career success for most of the journey as having seen off the challanges of Dark Eyed Major (T5) and Guaire Motion (T4) he loked home for all money turning for home until the Tony Fahy trained Cllonlish Lisa (T6) came from the clouds in the final fifty yards to gain a neck success for owners the T-J Med Syndicate in 29.70.
Saturday night’s card was a gala benefit meeting in aid of Solerno Girls Secondary School. A huge at- tendance was present on the night which was the culmination of a mas- sive fund-raising drive by the schools parents association which saw the
€100,000 target passed on the night.
The feature contest of the night was the AO graded seventh contest over the testing 575 yard trip as the traps rose Mi Fastinfurious (T1) was very smartky away but he moved towards the middle of the track on the run up as Swintford Mylo (T5) showed good pace on the outside to lead at the opening corner. Turning down the back the Pauline McDonnell owned Swinford Mylo led by three lengths from Summerfield Gift (T4) and the pair began to draw clear approaching the penultimate bend.
Turning for home Swinford Mylo led by a length as Summerfiled Gift launched one last effort but *’Mylo”’ lasted it out by half a length in 31.39.