Emotional first time win for O'Donovan at Lisangle

Caheragh, Ireland – It was an emotional day for young Micheal O’Donovan who drove his first winner on Mr Security at Lisangle on Sunday.

Micheal is a brother of the late “Red “John O Donovan who tragically passed away last January and Micheal took over the running of “Red” John’s stable and gave Mr Security an assured drive coming from off the pace to grab victory by a head from Keystone Wingman with Hell Boy another head behind.

On the well presented track (Thanks to land owner Dan O’Donovan) there was some tremendous finishes. Saunders Picasso with Micheal Goggin Jnr in the bike followed up on his previous win to edge out Hillside Dartanian and Supreme Sunshine in a blanket finish.

In the very next race Goggin almost made it a double aboard Little Benjio who looked to have done enough but was edged out by a neck by Talented Man with My Lightning Blue who had no luck in running back in third.

Lyons Stallone recorded his first local victory since his move from Wales in the winter. Chris O’Reilly was oozing in confidence on this son of Silky Stallone eventually running away with a six length victory and looks well rated in the handicap to secure more of the same.

Thirteen-year-old Shelley Brickley took the only saddle race of the day on Ringo Kid. She eased this son of Timon Del Sol to the front with three furlongs remaining and ran out a six length winner.

Racing opened with a win for Beauty’s Harmony who led home Ringo Lady as they got a very tough trip and Lubberachi who posted his best run to date .

The photo finish camera was called upon once again in the “Le Trot” series for Imported French Trotters. Volcan Erem led all the way but forty yard trailer Silviano Bello, a winner last week in Portmarnock, came with a spirited drive to capture the spoils by a neck.

Springhill Jaz on his first local start took the final Grade D C & A pace for Limerick based John Manning. Taking up the running early he looked to be heading for an easy win but barely held off the fast finishing Red Mischief and Hail Spartacus .

Next Sunday racing takes place in Dunmanway with heats and final of The George Deane Memorial handicap.

By Tim Kelleher

RESULTS

Grade G & F

1. F Hurley BEAUTYS HARMONY J O Reilly
2. S & T O Reilly RINGO LADY T O Reilly
3. L O Brien LUBBERACHI M O Reilly

DIST 1 1/2l 1/2l TIME 2.49.5 SP 3/1 EV 3/1 6 Ran

Grade F

1. M Goggin Jnr SAUNDERS PICASSO Owner
2. Pete Hill HILLSIDE DARTANIAN  Patrick Hill
3. J Boyle SUPREME SUNSHINE Owner

DIST Nose HD TIME 2.45.6 SP 3/1 EV 3/1 7 Ran

Grade E

1. K Connolly TALENTED MAN Owner
2. D O Callaghan LITTLE BENJIO M Goggin Jnr
3. J O Leary MY LIGHTNING BLUE M O Brien

DIST HD 1l TIME 2.45.6 SP EV  4/1 4/1 6 Ran

Grade D

1. O Reilly/O Driscoll LYONS STALLONE C O Reilly
2. P Manning LLYWNS ALLSTAR Owner
3. S Jennings BEST TALENT Owner

DIST 6l 1l TIME 2.45.2 SP 4/6 4/1 3/1 7 Ran

Saddle Grade C D & E

1. F Brickley RINGO KID Shelley Brickley
2. O Farrell/Healy MEADOWBRANCH RAPPOS L Kelleher
3. M Duggan SKY SECURITY Cathy Duggan

DIST 6l 2l TIME 2.47.1 SP 4/7 3/1 5/2 6 Ran

Grade D & E

1. M O Donovan MR SECURITY Owner
2. F Quill KEYSTONE WINGMAN S Quill
3. M O Brien HELLBOY Owner

DIST HD HD TIME 2.47.5 SP 3/1 3/1 3/1 6 Ran

Prix De Caheragh (Le Trot)

1. Inishford Syn SIVIANO BELLO D Murphy
2. Kelleher Bros VOLCAN EREM M Kelleher
3. M Goggin ROCKY ATOUT Owner

DIST NK 1l TIME 3.54.3 SP 2/1 6/4 4/1 7 Ran

Grade D C & A

1. L Hanson SPRINGHILL JAZ J Manning
2. D O Sullivan RED MISCHIEF K Sheehy
3. Pete Hill HAIL SPARTACUS Patrick Hill

DIST 1/2l 1/2l TIME 2.43.7 SP 3/1 EV 5/2