Early Success for the Kerry Boys

As the coursing season swings in the full season it was nice to see the dogs that have been catching the headlines in the Sporting Press. In the first week at Ballyheigue Lixnaw lad Donal O'Connoll won All Aged Bitch with Speckled Wood (Ran up Bitch Trial Stake in Lixnaw last year), Mark Ryall(reared the Prince) won the Duffer with Bigdantheman and Johnny O Keefe landed the Cup with Daleroad Champ. Over the weekend we attended the meeting at Abberdorney. Whilst the coursing was great it was no where is the class of the Lixnaw meeting. The success of the lads of Lixnaw continued when Fullerton (Droopys Sanders x Fiery Mary) won the Derby Trial Stake in great style. The dogs is owned by a local syndicate including Pawdie Lyons. Needless to say we had a few on Sunday night. I didn't quite get Pawdie local tipple of Brandy and Red. My head was booming enough on Monday morning just on the whiskey. Fingers crossed Fullerton gets to Clonmel in one piece and shows his best form. The photographs are of Paddy's 1927 Derby Trophy (White Sandhills) and the 1987 Irish Cup Trophy (Im Only Saying) both of which he bred.