Sunday August 14th

DOOLOUGH Beach in Geesala, Co. Mayo followed the trend set by Dingle a week earlier as a large attendance enjoyed tropical like conditions.

It was a day to remember for 16-year-old Monasterevin rider Conor Whitely who recorded his first ever winner in the finale on Pack Your Bags who dead-heated with the Adam Grant-ridden, fast-finishing Caramore.

Pack Your Bags is owned by Aidan and Antoinette Gallagher who work tirelessly for Horse and Pony Racing and trained by their son Aidan Og, while Caramore is owned and trained by the Finnerty family whose Roscommon yard came right back to form with Caramore completing a treble for them on the day.

Adam Grant, who had just returned from his scholarship at the British Racing College, also rode Mr James for the Finnerty’s as the veteran rolled back the years to win the 12-furlong contest in style from the Kian McNally-ridden Bipolar Blondie.

Earlier, Maverick, who was agonisingly beaten in the final stride at Dingle, managed to reverse the form with Heartbreak Hill to come out on top of the 10-furlong contest in the able hands of Jack de Bromhead.

Successful day

It was yet another highly successful day at the office for the Flannery/Hanlon combination as they landed the featured two-mile contest with Right On Time.

Just a week after his famous Dingle Derby triumph, Paddy Hanlon again showed the utmost confidence leading down the straight for a cosy three-length victory from another Dingle winner Chloe’s Sam.

Kian McNally maintained his rich vein of form courtesy of a double on Where It Began and Honest Bernie.

The former had shown signs of a revival in recent weeks and made practically all the running to win the 12.2hh race in convincing style. Honest Bernie, winner of the Golden Mile in Dingle warmed up for the trip to Glenbeigh when completing Kian’s double in the Mile event. It was another win for Ian and Hanna Worrell who are enjoying a stellar campaign.

Dylan O’Connor made the long trip from North Cork worthwhile when Silent Star proved too strong for solitary rival St James to take the 15hh race.

Results

12.2HH Race (1M): 1, S. Kerr’s WHERE IT BEGAN (Kian McNally); 2, T. Beegan’s GREY FOX (Sophie Mae Kerin); 3, J.J. O’Keeffe’s TEMPLEHILL TAMARA (Jack de Bromhead).

14HH/14.2 HH Race (10F): 1, S. Bergin’s SKYE (Kian McNally); 2, M. Ahern’s PACMAN (Jack De Bromhead); 3, M. O’Connor’s JACKEL (Reece Holohan).

15 HH Race (12F): 1, M. Ahern’s SILENT STAR (Dylan O’Connor); 2, J. Collins ST. JAMES (Paddy Hanlon).

Open Horse Race (1M): 1, I. Worrell’s HONEST BERNIE (Kian McNally); 2, A. Melia’s WHAT’S GOING ON (Keithen Kennedy); 3, B. Harrison’s TAKE A PULL (Dylan O’Connor).

Open Horse Race (10F): 1, Finnerty Family’s MAVERICK (Jack de Bromhead); 2, M/K Flannery’s HEARTBREAK HILL (Paddy Hanlon); 3, A/M Racing’s TWO FOR THE ROAD (Adam Grant).

Geesala Derby (2M): 1, M/K Flannery’s RIGHT ON TIME (Paddy Hanlon); 2, I. Kavanagh’s CHLOE’S SAM (Keithen Kennedy); 3, M. Ahern’s JOHNNY DEPP (Jack De Bromhead).

Open Horse Race (12F): 1, Finnerty Family’s MR JAMES (Adam Grant); 2, S. Crabbe’s BIPOLAR BLONDIE (Kian McNally); 3, A. Melia’s THE GAMBLER (Keithen Kennedy).

Open Horse Race Non Winners (1M): 1, A/M Racing’s PACK YOUR BAGS (Conor Whiteley) DEAD-HEATED WITH Finnerty Family’s CARAMORE (Adam Grant); 3, P.J. Donnelly’s KEEPER HILL (Nicola Burns).

THE sun shone brightly over beautiful Allihies on Monday, deep in the Beara Peninsula for the traditional and historic August 15th race meeting.

It was a day to savour for Jack Collins who rode his first career winner while Dylan O’Connor and Lilly Walsh both completed doubles.

Fifteen-year-old Jack Collins, a student at St Coleman’s College Fermoy made a good impression as he came from last to first to land the concluding maiden contest on Make Me.

Lilly Walsh is a rising star of the pony division and the Wexford jockey completed her first double in the opening two races.

Templehill Tamara made a brave bid from the front in the 12.2hh but South Of The Border swept round off the final bend for a length and a half success. Mysterious Lady had a more straightforward task when making all the running in the 13.2hh contest to see off Hello Star by three lengths.

Dylan O’Connor also landed a brace the highlight being when he teamed up with his mother Mags to land the featured Allihies Derby over two miles on Ida’s Dream.

The former Dingle Derby heroine made every inch of the running to beat She’s Got It by six lengths.

The double was completed for the Maurice Ahern yard when All Bets Are Off again made all to see off the persistent challenge of Baby Brown by three lengths.

Busy week

Adam Grant has had a busy week travelling from Dingle to the British Racing School and then back for Geesala in Mayo on Sunday and then to and Allihies on Monday. The Rosslare jockey was rewarded when The Low Road led from half-way in the 14.2hh race to beat Crystal Lady by four lengths.

Paddy Hanlon continues to ride on the crest of a wave and he made the long journey to Beara worthwhile when Heartbreak Hill bounced out in front and made all to beat sole rival Not Now Ned by three lengths in the 10-furlong race.

Results

12.2 HH Race (7F): 1, P. Collins SOUTH OF THE BORDER (Lilly Walsh); 2, J.J. O’Keeffe’s TEMPLEHILL TAMARA (Dylan O’Connor).

13.2 HH Race (9F): 1, J. O’Keeffe’s MYSTERIOUS LADY (Lilly Walsh); 2, Curly Syndicate’s HELLO THUNDER (Adam Grant); 3, J. O’Sullivan’s SORE LOSER (Dylan O’Connor).

14.2 HH Race (10F): 1, N. Brosnan’s THE LOW ROAD (Adam Grant); 2, Tyner Syndicate’s CRYSTAL LADY (Dylan O’Connor); 3, Curragh Racing’s CURRAGH TULIP (Darragh O’Sullivan).

15 HH Race (10F): 1, M. Ahern’s ALL BETS ARE OFF (Dylan O’Connor); 2, M/K Flannery’s BABY BROWN (Paddy Hanlon); 3, Tyner Syndicate’s BOUNCE (Patrick Verling).

Open Horse Race (10F): 1, M/K Flannery’s HEARTBREAK HILL (Paddy Hanlon); 2, Dream Team Racing’s NOT NOW NED (Darragh O’Sullivan).

Allihies Derby (2M): 1, M. O’Connor’s IDA’S DREAM (Dylan O’Connor); 2, Tyner Syndicate’s SHE’S GOT IT (Patrick Verling).

Maiden Race (10F): 1, J. Collins MAKE ME (Jack Collins); 2, M. O’Sullivan’s DAN’S YOUR MAN (Darragh O’Sullivan); 3, Tyner Syndicate’s TOSS A COIN (Patrick Verling).

Forthcoming Fixtures

Sunday August 21st – Big Isle, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Sunday August 28th – Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

Saturday/Sunday September 3rd and 4th – Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry on Rossbeigh Strand

Sunday September 11th – Borris, Co. Carlow

Saturday September 17th – Broadford, Co. Limerick

Sunday September 18th – Navan

Sunday September 25th - Ballybunion Strand, Co. Kerry

Sunday October 2nd – Ballysteen, Co.Limerick