LEAHY MEMORIAL THE KILKENNY FEATURE

Ian Fortune

After a very successful running of the Deadly Kennels McCalmont Cup at Kilkenny in recent weeks, attention now switches to the Georgie Leahy Memorial which gets underway this evening with six opening round heats.

An A3 competition, there are plenty of familiar names in the line-up including the serial winner Birchfield Pa, who fittingly represents Thomas Leahy. He lines out in Heat 2 and the sprightly veteran looks set to go close.

Murt Leahy also has strong claims in a number of heats with Droopys Mags, Sober Sweetheart and Jennie On Faya all capable of going close in their respective assignments.

Ger Kirwin’s Arrigle Out and Derek Loughnane’s Killough Bird are chosen to emerge on top in the remaining heats. The action at Kilkenny gets underway at 7.31pm and there are ten races in all.