Mid Antrim Combine - Clonmel 14/08/10

[willie reynolds]

For the fifth race of the young bird season the NIPA released in Clonmel, Co Tipperary on Saturday at 11.00am in a north wind. It turned out a fairly steady race with good returns, best locally was Paddy McManus of Ahoghill who records velocity 1199 and had a top card. He records 1st Mid Antrim Combine 114/2,921 ahead of B Swann & Son and Surgenor Bros in Kells, McFall & McManus in New Antrim and Danny Dixon in Rasharkin.

In the Antrim area Peter McClarence of Crumlin will be favourite to take the Sect B honours recording velocity 1205, next best Kenny Galloway will be well placed doing 1195. D Armstrong & Son had a good first win in the Muckamore HPS recording velocity 1193 followed by George McStravick on 1182.

Mid Antrim Combine Clonmel 114/2,921 – Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1199, B Swann & Son Kells 1192, Surgenor Bros Kells 1190, McFall & McManus New Antrim 1190, D Dixon Rasharkin 1190, McFall & McManus 1188, H Boyd Kells 1183, M Graham Ballymena 1177, D Lowry & Sons Ahoghill 1176, Young McManus & Sons 1176, H Boyd 1175, McFall & McManus 1174, Young McManus & Sons 1174, A Darragh Cullybackey 1173, S Steele Cullybackey 1173, S Millar Randalstown 1173, R H Clements Harryville 1173, D Dixon 1173, D Dixon 1172, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1172, D Dixon 1170, T & M Morrow Kells 1169, D Dixon 1169, D Dixon 1169, A Darragh 1168, McFall & McManus 1164, A Darragh 1164, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1164, Scott & Spratt Cullybackey 1164, A Darragh 1163.

Mid Antrim Clubs Clonmel

Ahoghill Flying Club 15/374 – Young McManus & Sons 1199, D Lowry & Sons 1176, Young McManus & Sons 1176, 1174, 1159, J Smyth & Son 1143, 1143, C Young 1141, J Orr & Son 1137, J Smyth & Son 1133.

Kells & District 13/257 – B Swann & Son 1192, Surgenor Bros 1190, H Boyd 1183, 1175, T & M Morrow 1169, Surgenor Bros 1152, 1137, McFarlane & Agnew 1136, 1129, Gregg Bros 1123. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – H Boyd 1183, Surgenor Bros 1152. YB Knock-Out Cup won by Surgenor Bros. Gold Minute (22) won by Henry Turkington.

New Antrim Amalgamated 8/210 – McFall & McManus 1190, 1188, 1174, 1164, 1161, D Jackson & Son 1142, M/M F Clarke 1133, R McFall & Son 1109, C Moore 1098, T Picken & Son 1090.

Ballymena & District 12/215 – M Graham 1177, W & J Smyth 1152, 1142, G Barr 1128, Blair & Rankin 1120, M/M M Sempey 1103, B O’Rawe 1087, G Barr 1079, Richmond Bros 1079, M/M M Sempey 1072.

Cullybackey HPS 18/572 – A Darragh 1173, S Steele 1173, A Darragh 1168, J & J Greer 1164, Scott & Spratt 1164, Reid Bros & McCloy 1157, Scott & Spratt 1155, D Robinson 1152, Reid Bros & McCloy 1148, Russell Bros 1144.

Randalstown HPS 9/301 – S Millar 1173, 1160, 1157, 1134, J McNeill 1124, T McMillan 1124, S Millar 1121, S Murphy 1115.

Harryville HPS 16/491 – R H Clements 1173, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1156, J Millar & Son 1156, L Mullan 1153, 1153, R H Clements 1147, R Service & Son 1147, L Mullan 1146, W McIlveen & Son 1145, J Millar & Son 1144.

Rasharkin & District 10/238 – Steele & McNeill 1172, J & D Surgenor 1146, A C & T Tweed 1140, H Cubitt 1138, Milliken & Barkley 1135, Steele & McNeill 1135, H Cubitt 1134, T Simpson 1132. Nom Steele & McNeill. D Dixon – 1190, 1173, 1172, 1170, 1169, 1169. Race sponsored by LECK Scaffolding NI (Ballymoney).

Broughshane & District 13/263 – A Purvis 1159, G Connolly 1141, 1140, J & N Simpson 1139, 1134, D Houston & Son 1133, A Purvis 1125, D Houston & Son 1124.