Gilroy Cup win for Colossal syndicate

MEMBERS of the Colossal syndicate from Ennis and Kilmaley had a rewarding trip to the Trim coursing meeting last Sunday when they won the Gilroy Cup (16 dogs) with Colossal Storm (Cillowen Harbour-Lantern Girl).
Trained by George Gallery, Colossal Store had a bye run in the quarter-finals when Cillowen Noble was withdrawn. In the semi-finals, Gingerbread Man beat County Plan by half a length and Colossal Storm got the flag by five lengths from Cernunnos. 
In the final, Colossal Storm came up against the Kilkenny-owned Gingerbread Lad (Mounteden Guest-Vacume Runaway) and pulled away to win by two lengths. Gingerbread Man won the Gilroy Cup last season and went on to qualify for the Champion Stakes when beaten in round one by Party Jay Cee.
Owned by Leona and Patricia Ryan, Rockmount and Niall Warren, Kilmaley, Colossal Storm was a trial stake winner in Roscomon last year.
Members of the Bad Ass syndicate from Meelick also had a winner at the Limerick City coursing meeting last Sunday with their black dog Tandem Bar (Honcho Classic-Killonaghan Lark). He won out the Sean Ryan (16) duffer stake by beating the Mungret-owned Buy More Lifts (Bucks Honcho-Orona) in the final.
Kilbeacanty Hill (Bexhill Eoin-Gibralter), owned by Maurice McCarthy from near Gort reached the final of the Carroll- O’Connor all age cup (32) at the Lixnaw coursing meeting last Sunday but he was beaten three lengths by Bright Engine (Ashmore View-Why Tanyard Jane), who upset all the odds to win the event.
The winner is trained by Johnny Carroll, Tralee for members of the Harty Bar syndicate from Cloyne in County Cork.