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Read More »Coffey family in Con Kirby semi-finals
THE Coffey family from Oatfield, Sixmilebridge will be represented in the semi-finals of the Con Kirby Memorial Open 550 at the Limerick Greyhound Racing Stadium on Friday night.O’Garney Patch, trained by Bernard Coffey for his wife, Helen, qualified from a second-round heat last Friday. The son of Ballymac Maeve-O’Garney Peral had a slow start from trap six; was baulked at the opening bend but made a good recoery to take third spot. The 30.07 winner of the heat was Laughill Billy, who led from the second bend to beat the Bridie Moore-trained Serious Sam by five lengths. O’Garney Patch was four lengths farther back for third place.The talking dog of the second-round heats was the Rachel Wheeler-trained and Richard A Wheeler (Leyburn) owned Cama’s Crash (Crash-Mary’s Opal). The fawn dog certainly set a hot pace when leading all the way in heat one to win in a magnificient time of 29.64. He gradually drew clear of the field to win …
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