CARMAC KING CONTINUES TO CATCH THE EYE

Peter Farrell

It's been busy times at Clonmel in recent weeks with no shortage of quality performance, however, it would be remiss not to mention Carmac King after a string of thoroughly impressive victories.

Running in the Sporting Press Online Edition A0/A1 525, the Owen McKenna-trained tracker, owned by Timmy Carmody, produced the performance of the night at the Suirside venue on Friday as he dismantled a very smart field to make it three wins on the trot. Having tasted success at the tail-end of 2023 with a 28.78 .10s win at Clonmel, the son of Droopys Sydney and Peters Queen brought that form to HQ as he stepped up to the 550-yard trip to win at ease in a fine 29.86. Bidding for the hat-trick last night, Carmac King could not have been more impressive as he broke nicely from trap four before outpacing the early leader Burgess Orlaigh. A red-hot 4/6 market chance, ‘King’ quickly excelled into a five length advantage down the back and he raced into the third bend to post a majestic 15.89 sectional. Thereafter, it was a formality. Maintaining a relentless gallop, the March 22’ whelp soared across the finishing line as he accounted for a five length victory over Ballinabola Jim, in a swift time of 28.38 .10s. A greyhound that is clearly improving at a rate of knots, don’t be surprised if he features amongst the major honours as 2024 progresses.