Gold Medals ?

Mondays Gold Cup Festival of racing on Monday proved to be as competitive as always. In the Ladbrokes Puppy 480 Andrees Diamond finished second ahead of kennel mate Lively Mondays to make Finals day. Joining Diamond in the Final will be Fatboyz Romeo who finished second in heat 2, this was Romeo's first run for 4 months, so it was a fantastic effort. Making it a hatrick of runners in the Final is Borna Jessica who took the final heat in an impressive 28.40.
In the Ladbrokes August Festival 630 Ten Dollars More proved local knowledge is best as he beat the highly touted Crown Rover in 37.87. He he comes away from traps well in Fridays Final he could have a great chance.
In the 416 competition Ballymac Dolores got rewarded for her consistency when she finished second to make her first Final appearance.
Finally in the Ladbrokes Gold Cup both our contenders finished second both qualifying for Fridays Final. The ultra consistent Hollywood Idol finished second to Bucks Honcho who was the fastest winner in 28.17. Pall Mall winner Ballymac Ace chased home Blue Artisan in the 2nd Semi Final, stealing a lead after the early crowding but was over powered at halfway.