Desire set to complete perfect month for Craze, Hennessy
LENNIES DESIRE can complete an incredible month for owner Lee Craze and trainer Paul Hennessy with victory in the €10,500 final of the Donal Beatty Memorial Corn Cuchulainn over 750 yards at Shelbourne Park (9.24).
The duo have already landed the English Derby with Lennies Eddie and Irish Oaks with Lennies Ash in June and Lennies Desire brings a winning run of four into this Classic decider.
He will need to look lively at the start with fellow semi-final winner Singalong Polly drawn alongside and capable of a fast break but should be too good all-round if avoiding traffic issues.
He gets Ian Fortune's vote, while the Shelbourne Park commentator sides with Liam Dowling's Ballymac Hitman in the other final on the card, the €12,500 Celtic Cooling Refrigeration & Air Conditioning ON1 525 at 8.48.
Fortune has race-by-race analysis of the Shelbourne SIS action via the link below with his nap being Robert Gleeson's Carrick Becks (8.18) and next best David Murray's Chicks Sally in the 10.08 finale.
Jonathan Kay
Greyhound Racing Ireland is live-streaming Shelbourne Park coverage from 8pm to 9.30pm, while every race can be seen on sisracing.tv
There is also high-class fare at Thurles which has the semi-finals of the Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup over 525 yards where Fortune does for an 'Oriental' double in the shape of Denise Ryan's Oriental King (8.06) and Oriental Prince (8.22).
Jonathan Kay
Youghal is the afternoon Irish venue where the fancies are Bernadette Connolly's Carefree Swift (2.26), Derek Kehoe's Slaneyside Jen (3.22) and, particularly, Sean Faul's Bitter Bryan (3.59).
The Saturday action commences with morning meetings at Doncaster and Valley with Peter Manley's Rapido Ramona (1.37) and Tony Morgan's Not To Worrie (1.29) the respective suggestions.
Donny has a double-header with the evening fixture comprising a bumper all-open 15-race card with the standouts being Sue Watson's Reenaderry Road (6.11) and Darren Golightly's Newline Kielty (9.42).
There is also evening open action at Star Pelaw where Ricky Holloway's Mickys Tribute (6.39) will be prohibitive odds to make it six from six over hurdles there, with a more realistic betting opportunity perhaps Ronnie Knights' Inclement Queen (8.09).
Carrick Becks (nap)
T1 Shelbourne Park 8.18
Minimum strike rate requirement - 10 runners during the previous 14 days.
