Patriot stars in Juvenile Classic, Towcester goes wild for Mongys
A monthly video record of the major SIS UK and Irish races run during 2025 with accompanying reporting.
07/03 - Tralee: T Nolan CVRT Centre Juvenile Classic - Droopys Patriot
DROOPYS PATRIOT, trained by Robert Gleeson for the Newmarket Racing Syndicate, showed his rivals a clean pair of heels to land the €11,000 T Nolan CVRT Centre Juvenile Classic final over 525 yards at Tralee's Kingdom Stadium.
Outsider Flashing Fender (10/1) was first to show but then moved middle from trap two allowing Droopys Patriot (9/4) all the room in the world on the rails to utilise his superb early pace.
He did that in no uncertain fashion, speeding to the turn to take total control at that point whereas 11/10 favourite Ballinabola Joe was momentarily tangled up before getting loose.
Droopys Patriot never really looked like being caught but Ballinabola Joe did chase admirably hard and, at the line, was just a length and a half adrift of the 28.21sec winner with Flashing Fender third meaning Pat Buckley filled the other two podium places.
09/03 - Mullingar: Time Irish Cesarewitch - Singalong Dolly
SINGALONG DOLLY became the fourth multiple winner of the event when just holding off Radical Scoby to successfully defend her Time Irish Cesarewitch Open title with narrow victory in the €10,000 final over 600 yards at Mullingar.
Trained by Pat Buckley for Gilbert Anderson, Singalong Dolly (11/4) turned behind kennelmate Superfast Gorden and took over when the leader just hesitated slightly at the penultimate bend.
However, her supporters then had to endure the long run-in as Radical Scoby closed in, edging nearer with every stride but just failing by a head as the duo crossed the line, Singalong Dolly posting 33.62sec.
Superfast Gorden was a length and a half away in third with fastest heat winner and favourite Pennys Cailin never really a factor in fourth.
Singalong Dolly thus joined Roan Hurricane (1994/95) and Definate Opinion (2010/11) as a dual Irish Cesarewitch champion although Bonus Prince is still out in front with his incredible trio of victories (1996/97/98) when the event was staged at Navan.
15/03 - Star Pelaw: Star Sports On-Course Vase - Hillside Lily
HILLSIDE LILY, sent off a well-supported 9/4 favourite on the night having been 20/1 with the sponsor ante-post pre-event, took early command to land the £1,000 final of the Bet Aways And Sports Events With Star Sports On-Course Vase over 435m at Star Pelaw.
Trained by Martin Stout for son Joe, Hillside Lily had made all in her heat the previous weekend and, when she improved her 5.50sec sectional to 5.43sec in the decider, she set a pace her rivals could not match.
Noharminthat turned second but then tangled with Catunda Maura early in the back straight and it was Angel Rose who woul chase the winner home without ever threatening to get to her.
At the line, Hillside Lily - who is the only racing greyhound the father-and-son Stout team currently have along with three pups - was more than three lengths to the good in clocking 25.60sec (normal).
23/03 - Towcester: Time Greyhound Nutrition TV Trophy-Mongys Wild
MONGYS WILD, trained by Mark Wallis for the MWD Partnership, produced a sensational track record performance as he ran riot to land the £15,000 final of the Time Greyhound Nutrition TV Trophy over 942m at Towcester.
In doing so, he credited Wallis with a record fifth victory in the marathon showpiece, the handler also taking fourth with favoured Ballymac Taylor who could never strike a blow despite looking in a decent pitch around halfway.
Alright Gordy took a flier and led for the first circuit but Mongys Wild shrugged off a few traffic issues to go off in pursuit, hit the front just embarking on the final circuit and proceeded to draw right away.
Ultimately, he would score by six and a half lengths from Alright Patricia, who just got up for second ahead of her Dave Lewis-trained kennelmate Alright Gordy.
The winning time of 57.41sec represented an improvement of fully half a second on the aforementioned Ballymac Taylor's previous mark.