14TH JUNE 1939-6TH NOVEMBER 2002 |
Senior Hounds
1st Misty-Icda
2nd Mossgrove Dessie-Icda
3rd Ashtree-Griffen United
4th Denton Razor-Icda
5th Gypsy Woman-Griffen United
6th Mossie-Mayfield
24 ran time 28.40
Finbar & Ger McCarthy with Misty Senior Winner |
1st Border Lad-Icda
2nd Diamond-Icda
3rd Kasper-Mayfield
4th Ballintemple Meg Icda
5th Guinness-Icda
6th Just My Choice-Icda
40 Ran time 29.20
Barry & his granddaughter Aoife with Border Lad Senior Maiden Winner |
1st Penny Lane-Icda
2nd Pixie-Icda
3rd Shearspark Kid-Mayfield
4th Samson-Icda
5th Magic-Icda
6th Katies Gem-Kerry Pike
17 ran time 16.00
Jason,Sheila Cummins Donie Morgan & her hound Penny Lane Senior Puppy Winner |
Maiden Pups
1st Mexican Sam-Icda
2nd Heidi's Boy-Icda
3rd Malbec-Kerry Pike
4th Jessie J-Northern Hunt
5th Karter-Mayfield
6th Killian's Girl-Icda
15 ran time 17.00
Gerry Murphy & Mexican Sam maiden puppy winner |
Yesterday 13th running of the Garry Osullivan Memorial went to Rathduff Co Cork & we got to witness some great drag hunts,heyday went to the ICDA winning all 4 grades & taking 15 tickets of the 24 on offer.
The hounds were in full cry all the way around a sure sign they were enjoying there running, the pickers guides and pullers put in a lot of hard work over in the run up to the meeting to make sure the day went off with out a hitch for Garry's wife Brenda.
24 Senior hounds were slipped at 4.30 pm as they headed out towards the bottle hill running right handed the first road crossing was doyles lane & the pace was fiercely fast with Mossgrove Dessie leading the way, at the main divide Troy O'Mahony bitch She's A Demon led the main pack with mossgrove dessie denton razor in pursuit,driving the hunt towards the Shanlyre Road which they would cross twice on the the way home, as the hounds came into view 4 fields out it was Mossgrove Dessie , denton razor & misty, who would contest the run in to the tape, as they came to the last ditch it was Ger McCarthys Misty who showed in first followed by Mossgrove Dessie,John O'Callaghans International Winner Ashtree came from 6th to get up on the last ditch in 3rd place the leading three hounds would stay in the same positions as they ran to the tape.Denton Razor hot favourite to win today took 4th Donie Duggans Gypsy woman was 5th & mossie was 6th for slipper & catcher Kyle McCarthy.
Misty Mossgrove Dessie & Ashtree |
In the maiden grade the honours went to Barry O'keefe border lad & his delighted granddaughter Aoife, the hound led the way for the pack at the main divide and from there on he was never out the first 3 as they crossed the shanlyre road and the last lane on the run to home, beating Diamond on the run into the tape, Linda & Marguerite Busteed's Kasper took 3rd spot for the city with the minor tickets going to Icda hounds Ballintemple Meg Icda Guinness-Icda Just My Choice-Icda.
Border Lad maiden winner |
The Maiden pups was won by Gerry Murphy's Mexican sam who won by a head from from Heidi's boy in a close finish , Malbec trained by Marie & Christy keating took 3rd with Liz Kenny's Jessie J 4th, carter & Killians girl took 5th & 6th. for the Icda
Mexican sam hold off heidi's boy to land the maiden puppy honours |
sarah with Denton Razor i asked sarah why she taking a break from the sport she said " I've won everything " & burst out laughing |
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