We have now added the runner beside each Member who was lucky to be drawn from the drum for the Classics Club. Best of luck to all and a huge thank you to everyone who supported the Classics Club this season.

The prize fund for draw on the Boylesports Derby and the Horse & Jockey Hotel Oaks will be as follows: Winner: €10,000 Runner-Up: €3,000 Semi-Finalists: €1,000 each. Quarter-Finalists: €500 each. Due to the great response we received we are also giving out the following extra prizes: If the greyhound you draw in the Derby or Oaks wins the Stockproof Fencing TA Morris Stakes or Dublin Coach Kitty Butler Stakes you will receive €1500 and the runner-up receives €500. In the new draws on the Kevin Smith Champion Stakes and Grace & Matt Bruton Champion Bitch Stakes the winner of both will receive €2,000 and runner-up €500. This gives a Total Prize-fund of €43,000.    

DERBY
CRESCENT HOPE	473	Diarmuid Coffey	Youghal
STATION CHIEF	706	Sean Flaherty	Abbeydorney
BALLYMAC MAJOR	237	Friends Of Miltown CC 12	Cree
GIGANTOR	39	John Keating & Fergus Flynn	Clonmel
BADMINTON KARNTON	455	Gina O’Brien	Cappoquin
PARTY TOM	304	Vincent & Donal Seery	Edenderry
TULLIG SEAL	712	Amy Moloney	Roscrea
IRON BORN	84	Niamh Dolan	Bellewstown
BLUE DALE	744	Matt Moloney	Castlegregory
CHARLIE CHIP	202	Tony & Mary Harney	Clonmel
BADMINTON BIGMAN	597	Bernadette Diskin Holian	Kilcolgan
CENTRAL FOCUS	664	Ann Taylor	Cashel
BALLYMAC GENERAL	316	Neilie Nolan	Brosna
HANDSOME TIM	732	Michael Lyng	Kilnaleck
GALLOWS HILL	488	Thomas P Fox	Oldcastle
TACTICAL EDGE	423	Templetuohy CC	Templetuohy
KILKEALE GOLD	23	Kevin Marmion	Oranmore
PRESS UP	661	Paul Horig	Bahamas
SIMPLY GLORIOUS	221	Fir As Clar No 4	Ennis
BANK INTEREST	775	Paddy Mullen	Roscommon
TREE TOP ZACK	403	Michael Moloney	Roscrea
LATE CHANCE	217	Fir As Clar No 1	Ennis
LISAHANE TOM	426	Terry McCann	Sligo
BALLINVEALA ZION	140	Toy Syndicate	Dunboyne
BALLYMORRIS GOLD	503	Paddy Herlihy	Ballymacelligott
LISTRIM JERRY	401	Brian Wilmott	Rathkeale
HOLLYHILL ROBERT	704	Bridget & Lorraine Kelly	Longorchard
JERU HOPE	135	Breda Mann	Patrickswell
GIVEALITTLEBACK	599	Dermot Troy	Blueball
REWIND RAFAEL	334	Noel Sexton	Knocknaderry
BARRACK BORU	658	Paul Horig	Bahamas
CLASH FURY	41	Sir Mark Prescott	Newmarket
BALLINVEALA THEO	412	The Never Drawn Out Syndicate	Clonmel
CATUNDA ZEUS	230	Friends Of Miltown Malbay CC 7	Cree
SORE LOSER	118	Sean & John Hayes	Clarina
TIKTOK TONY	567	Nenagh Coursing Club	Nenagh
BALLYMAC DEVITO	550	Clonmel & Dist Coursing Club	Clonmel
POSITIVE THINKER	527	Donal O’Connor	Kilsheelan
BALLYLINAN	328	Dominic Magnone	Abbeyfeale
FIREPROOF	123	Gerard Morrissey	Abbeyfeale
MONTPELIER HULK	253	Peter Fleming	Timoleague
MASONBROOK GER	305	Dermot, Abbie, Ella, Shay Mccarthy	Kilmallock
NORSE GOD	761	Martin & Frank Browne	Drogheda
DING DONG DERRY	415	Charlie Faul	Tubbercurry
BARRACK ICE	97	Daniel McCarthy	Derbyshire
MATTERHORN	530	Eugene Murphy	Janesboro
BALLYMAC IDA	723	Ben Matthews	Newry
CENTRAL INVITE	186	Brian Murphy	Newry
ONEINTHEBARRELL	116	John Scales	Liscannor
KILTY HARVEY	178	DWG Syndicate	Nenagh
CUINE GAMBLER	163	PJ & Sean Cocoman	Rhode
UPTOWN LASER	68	White Hare Syndicate	Mountcollins
SILENT SEANIE SE	606	Shay Byrne	Gorey
BOYLESPORTS TEAM	758	Glin Coursing Club	Glin
PICK YOUR STRIDE	380	Kevin & Dolores Carr	Killucan
CALIPSO JIM	66	Donal O’Riordan	Upton
CAREER BREAK	81	Finn O’Doherty	Cooraclare
COOL SPIRIT	502	John Joe Barron	Darbystown
LISTRIM TOM	736	Conor Flynn	Tarbert
BATTLING TREND	564	Brian Sheehan & Donie Keating	Galbally
BRASSIC	131	Sabine Scully	Kilmessan
BOHERLODE MOZART	673	John Keane & Jim McEnery	Ennis
TREE TOP TYSON	260	Patsy & Aoife Coffey	Doon
GLORIOUS HUNTER	623	Liam Kirley	Geashill

OAKS
HIHO LETS GO	165	Mike O’Connor & JP Ahern	Abbeyfeale
BALLYMAC WONDER	505	Liam Molloy	Swords
BALLINBOLA ROSE	58	Lenka Vizsla	Cadiz
ROMANTIC QUEEN	626	Eoin Walshe	Kerry Pike
LUCARELLI	639	Gorey Coursing Club	Gorey
GLENBEHA GIRL	691	John Mulcahy	Ballyclerihan
BOHERLODE ZOEY	523	Clonard Syndicate	Balbriggan
SOUL SEARCHERS	454	Lester Power	Tramore
BALLYMAC ZENA	614	Fintan Comerford	Kildare
AMIRITE	546	Kevin Drinan	Newtownshandrum
SHOW THE PAW	82	Rua O’Doherty	Cooraclare
RUSALKA MOON	681	Jim Langton	Lavistown
COSHAIR NELLY	520	Emma Mai Roche	Lisronagh
LOL DOLL	449	Marian Beckett	Wilton
TROMORA SWAT	729	Dundalk Coursing Club	Dundalk
YELLOWSTONE AIR	43	Kevin Kells & Seamus Mulvaney	Dublin
BARRACK BUBBLES	646	Micky Matthews	Newry
STEAM PRINCESS	596	Sean & Mary O’Donnell	New Inn
NEWMARKET HEATH	74	Walsh Family Syndicate 1	Donabate
WINDFARM MADAM	459	Denis Keane & Battie O’Connor	Rathmore
LISTRY LADY	234	Friends Of Miltown Malbay CC 11	Cree
NEW YORK CITY	151	Liam Donnelly	Aughamullan
SKIPPING SADIE	769	Doyle Family (Woodsgift)	Woodsgfit
GRANARD HAIL	751	Donnacha Whelan	Portlaoise
MARVELOUS MODEL	498	The Back Line Syndicate	Clonmel
DONEGAL LIZ	197	Conor & Niall Heeney	Sydney
CATUNDA LAUREN	213	Brian & Eoin Mahony	Loughrea
TIKTOK TILLY	721	Ambrose Wylie	Bessbrook
LER LE VELLE	654	Paul Horig	Bahamas
COFFEE QUEEN	185	Gerard Barry	Lisnagry
FRENCHFORT	425	Knockgraffon Coursing Club	Knockgraffon
CLERIHAN JANGLES	388	Eimear & Sinead Guiney	Duarigle
GOOLEEN MAGIC	649	Donal Wilson & Olivia McCarthy Roche	Foulkscourt
SAYITWITHLOVE	657	Paul Horig	Bahamas
LOWSIDE JOY	99	John Rock Murphy	New York
FIADHS FUTURE	76	Sean Murphy	Schull
CLONCUNNY FLARE	611	John Comerford	Kildare Town
ALL GLAMOUR	372	Thomas Chambers	Ennis
SMITTEN	699	James McGhee	Lifford
DRUMCROW CARLINE	218	Fir As Clar 2	Ennis
A HAPPY COMET	779	Paul Gallagher	Derry
MY LITTLECOCONUT	50	Conor Foley	Lisselton
SILENT ANGEL	385	Tadg O’Sullivan	Ballyduff
YOUNG AND GAME	148	Shane Scully	New York
SOUTH CAROLINA	659	Paul Horig	Bahamas
BARRACK ALICE	735	John Flynn	Tarbert
BLUEHILL ERICA	517	Michael McAliskey & Patrick Daly	Derrylaughan
NURSE RATCHED	763	Michael Flannery	Clonmel
MUNGOS BLOSSOM	490	Tom Queally	Newmarket UK
FOXHOLLOW SPIRIT	282	Frank Kieran & Gerard Martin	Mountrath
SILENT FRAYA	392	Pa Wilmott	Rathkeale
PART FINE	287	John Quinn & Ella Cantwell	Gort
SPITAL LADY	124	Ailbhe Cullen	Bray
OCTANE MURA	72	Terry Donnelly & Michael O Driscoll	Skibbereen
DOMAIN KERRY	354	Eamonn A Kiely	Cork
PICKEDYOURPOCKET	602	Carr Healy Syndicate	Killucan
FAHA WILD	136	Killimer Kilrush Coursing Club	Killimer Kilrush
BALLYMAC PIPPIN	674	Nora Egan	Templetuohy
IMPERIAL FABERGE	430	Alan Troy	Curragh
CHOCTAW CHICK	598	Ulick Naughton	Inverin
TA ELLEN	85	Joe Dolan	Bellewstown
PUC SOCKS	709	Eddie & June Cooney	Clonmel
CREATE THE DREAM	702	Theo Lloyd	Templetuohy
DONAGHMORE LEIA	209	Dermot O’Donovan	Killaloe

CHAMPION DOG
SAMMY BE	195	David Ward	Abbeyfeale
AGHADOWN WONDER	576	Pat & Breda Cunningham	Castlemartyr
DERBY WONDER	36	Aoife Malone	Ardee
LOWER THE BLADE	543	Danny Kane	Fethard
BUSY MAN	467	James Lavery	Tarbert
KYLE HONOUR	24	Geraldine Marmion	Oranmore
DRESDEN DINGO	333	Noel Crowley & TJ Lyons	Macroom
EXPRESS RAZOR	227	Friends of Miltown Malbay CC 4	Cree
CHAMPION BITCH
CLONCUNNY WONDER	485	Declan Kells & Seamus Mulvaney	Dublin
OFF PISTE	34	Jeff Bailey	Batterstown
OCEAN KERRIE	419	James Egan	Knockavilla
WISEGUY BECKY	472	Billy Lane	Mountcollins
FATE INTERVENES	14	Seamus Cahill	Kent
HOWDYLITTLELADY	683	Jill & Shane Grimes	Gorteen
AGHADOWN BERRY	56	Sean Browne	Balbriggan
EXCELERATE	188	Carricktobin Lad	Enniscorthy

97^th National Coursing Meeting – Powerstown Park, Clonmel

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 5^th , 6^th , 7^th February 2023

JUDGES: Liam Kelly and John O’Connell  (Reserve Bernard Goold)

SLIPPERS: Brian Doyle and Richard Quinn jnr (Reserve David Galvin)

SUNDAY February 5^th (Start 11.00am)

First Round Oaks

INTERVAL

First Round Derby

First Round Kitty Butler Stakes

MONDAY February 6^th (Start 11.00am)

First Round TA Morris Stakes

Second Round Oaks

Second Round Derby

INTERVAL

Second Round Kitty Butler Stakes

Third Round Oaks

Third Round Derby

Second Round TA Morris Stakes

TUESDAY February 7^th (Start 11.00am)

Complete all quarter finals in 6 stakes starting with Kitty Butler Stakes, TA Morris Stakes, Champion Bitch Stake, Champion Stakes, Oaks and Derby.   

INTERVAL

Complete all semi-finals in 6 stakes

INTERVAL

Complete all finals in 6 stakes

National Coursing Meeting 2023 – Important Notices 

Consolation Stakes at National Meeting

At the 2023 National Coursing Meeting there will be two Consolation Stakes. The Dublin Coach Kitty Butler Stakes for 32 bitches eliminated in the first round of the Horse & Jockey Hotel Oaks. Winner: €7,000. Runner Up: €2,000. The Stockproof Fencing Products T. A. Morris Stakes for 32 dogs eliminated in the first round of the BoylesSports Derby. Winner: €7,000. Runner Up: €2,000.

In the event of these stakes not being filled by those eliminated from the first round of the Oaks/Derby the remaining places will be allocated to reserves in the Oaks/Derby which did not get called to run in those stakes. These reserves must have run a non-competitive course at the end of the first round of the Oaks/Derby.

A new draw will be made to determine which reserves are to receive the remaining places in the Consolation Stakes and which reserves are to be listed as Reserves A,B,C and D for the Consolation Stakes. The draw for the Consolation Stakes will then take place.

The first round of the Dublin Coach Kitty Butler Stakes will take place at the end of coursing on the first day of the National Meeting and the second round will take place immediately after the interval on the second day of the National Meeting. The first round of the Stockproof Fencing Products TA Morris Stakes will take place at the start of coursing on the second day of the National Meeting and the second round will take place at the end of coursing on the second day of the National Meeting. Both stakes will then be completed on the third day of the National Meeting.

NATIONAL MEETING TRIALS

The second hare schooling session for the National Meeting took place on Saturday and the quickest clocks were 12.67 and 12.72. The first hare schooling session for the National Meeting took place on Friday and the quickest clocks were 12.62 and 12.64

THE DUBLIN COACH COURSING BUS

We are delighted that John O’Sullivan is once again providing this wonderful service on three different routes. The coaches will leave each morning from Galway, Dundalk and Tralee with strategic pick-ups along the way. All who travelled this way in recent years have had nothing but the highest of praise for the service so early booking is advisable.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COACH TIMETABLE

Returning to the scene of his Derby TS success 12 months ago, Lower The Blade (pictured) won this season’s renewal of the Paddy Murray Memorial Ulster Cup at Ballymena (Tubbercurry) today and thereby clinched the final place in the Top 8 for the Kevin Smith Champion Stakes. Joining him in the line-up will be Aghadown Wonder which added the All Age at Clonakilty to the 32 runner All Age he had already won at Regional back in November. Double joy of course for the Collins family as results today mean they will also be travelling to Clonmel on February 7th with Aghadown Berry for the Champion Bitch Stake.

A brilliant third success of the season at Clonakilty for Wiseguy Becky has propelled her into second place on the leaderboard for the Grace & Matt Bruton Champion Bitch Stake. Just one place behind her is Off Piste which won a valuable 4 points by running up the Ulster Cup. Both of these bitches narrowly failed to qualify for the Oaks last season so connections will be delighted to have made amends. Just missing out on a Top 8 position but filling the first reserve position is today’s Sevenhouses All Age Cup winner Zooming. We will now be writing to connections of the Top 12 in both Champion Stakes and asking them to confirm availability by next Friday January 20th.

As expected Sean Doyle & Paula Minogue (Ennis) will be in control of the Sporting Press Fantasy Coursing leaderboard as we head to Clonmel. They occupy the first 12 positions followed by Sally Mounsey on 400 points and Marie Field on 385 points. Busy Man, Express Razor, Aghadown Wonder and Cloncunny Wonder will be the trump cards for Sean & Paula and Paula also has Lower The Blade in one selection. However with the likes of Kyle Honour, Derby Wonder, Sammy Be and Excelerate featuring in the selections of their nearest rivals and 380 points to be won, this could still be very interesting.

Leaderboards To 15/01/23
Kevin Smith Champion Stakes
	Greyhound	Points	Prizemoney
1	Dresden Dingo	17	6,600
2	Busy Man	15	4,500
3	Kyle Honour	15	4,150
4	Express Razor	13	4,000
5	Derby Wonder	12	4,550
Jt 6	Aghadown Wonder	12	4,000
Jt 6	Sammy Be	12	4,000
8	Lower The Blade	12	2,990
9	Rossmore Champ	10	2,415
10	Hermes	9	4,000
11	Ballymac Tudor	9	2,600
12	Quivers Benny	9	2,550
Grace & Matt Bruton Champion Bitch Stakes
	Greyhound	Points	Prizemoney
1	Howdylittlelady	14	4,600
2	Wiseguy Becky	12	3,200
3	Off Piste	10.5	2,450
4	Fate Intervenes	10	3,150
5	Cloncunny Wonder	10	3,120
6	Excelerate	9.5	2,300
7	Aghadown Berry	9	2,950
8	Ocean Kerrie	9	2,750
9	Zooming	9	2,500
10	Arena Rose	8.5	3,000
11	Ballymac Floral	8	2,650
12	Needham Vacation	8	2,200
Sporting Press Fantasy Coursing Competition
	Name	Points
Jt 1	Sean Doyle, Ennis	455
Jt 1	Sean Doyle,Ennis	455
Jt 1	Sean Doyle,Ennis	455
Jt 1	Sean Doyle,Ennis	455
Jt 1	Sean Doyle,Ennis	455

Following the success of Abbeyfeale Reserve Oaks TS winner Barrack Alice (pictured) in a full TS at Clonakilty this weekend we currently have eight reserves for the Horse & Jockey Hotel Oaks and the same number for the Boylesports Derby. Steel Mill slips into sixth place on the reserves list for the Derby after winning the Reserve TS at Sevenhouses. This of course takes into account the official replacements for qualifiers which are not available and where the runner-up had already won a trial stake, one in both Classics so far.

National Meeting Reserves in Draw Order
	OAKS
Replaces Ryco Daisy	Mallow	SKIPPING SADIE (IN)
1	Millstreet	SHOW THE PAW
2	East Donegal	BRESKA CODE
3	Borris In Ossory	UNFORCED ERROR
4	Rathcormac	MELON
5	Wexford	THATLL DO YA
–
–
6	Freshford	CLARADEEN
7	Mitchelstown & Dist	MALBAY DIAMOND
8	Trim	COOLATEE JUSTINE
–
	DERBY
Replaces Cosy Cartell	Johnstown Urlingford	BALLYLINAN (IN)
1	Macroom	BOHERUE MOON
2	Killimer Kilrush	TROMORA LION
3	South Clare	SOLITUDE
4	Waterford & Dist	SMINKY SHARP
5	Ennis Clarecastle	NEWHALL MAGIC
6	Sevenhouses	STEEL MILL
7	Cappoquin Clogheen	MAD MANS DREAM
8	Co Cavan	BOOMBOOMZOOM

DROMINA OPEN is postponed

Please note the Dromina Open meeting scheduled for Sunday January 15th has been postponed due to heavy rain in the area. It will now be run on Sunday 29th January and a new draw will take place on Sunday 22nd January.

SPORTING PRESS

We’re pleased to announce that the printed Sporting Press is in the shops TODAY, Wednesday, a day earlier than usual! Read all about Templetouhy, Millstreet, plus previews of Tubbercurry, Clonakilty and Sevenhouses, as well as all the track reports and Charlie Blanning’s monthly column, breeding, trial stake trail and much more.

MUNSTER OPEN

Please note that this season’s Munster Open will be hosted by Fethard Open CC. It takes place on Sunday 29th January.

ALL IRELAND OPEN

Please note that this season’s All Ireland Open will be hosted by Roseberry Open CC on Sunday 19th February. Roseberry CC will also be holding their traditional St Stephen’s Day meeting on Monday 26th December.

Please note the majority of the voting papers to select the two Slippers for the 2023 National Meeting have been posted to qualifiers this week. The remaining voting papers will be issued following the completion of coursing meetings this weekend and next.

There are seven names on the ballot paper (alphabetical). Brian Doyle, David Galvin, Alan Kelly, Thomas Magee, David O’Connor, Richard Quinn jnr and Padraig Reynolds. Votes must be returned in envelope supplied by close of business on Tuesday 17th January.

As Liam Kelly and John O’Connell were the only names for the position of Judge these two gentlemen will once again team up to officiate at the National Meeting and no vote is necessary.

The Executive Committee at its meeting held on September 21 discussed the recent confirmation of the Fixtures Committee to stage the National Meeting of 2023 on Sunday, Monday & Tuesday, February 5, 6 & 7.

As part of that discussion, the Executive Committee also made the decision to stage the National Meeting of 2024 on Saturday, Sunday & Monday, February 3, 4 & 5.

A complete analysis, comparison, and consultation will be undertaken following the completion of the National Meetings in 2023 and 2024 in order to decide on the National Meeting’s permanent format moving forward for a minimum of at least five years.

Full reports from the recent Provincial meetings of the Irish Coursing Club can be found on this week’s issue of the Sporting Press (Online from Tuesday 28^th and in shops from Thursday 30^th). Provisional fixture dates for the upcoming season are now available to view on ICC website under Fixtures. Our photo shows Naomhan Farrell and James Coss who were the successful candidates in the Executive committee election in Leinster.

Elected to Executive Committee (Triennial period 2022 – 2025)

Ulster – 1 Seat

Mr. Charles Adams (Co. Cavan Coursing Club)

Connacht – 1 Seat

Mr. Michael Menton (Roscommon Utd)

Leinster – 2 Seats

Mr. James Coss (Rathdowney Coursing Club)

Mr. Naomhan Farrell (Edenderry Coursing Club)

Munster – 2 Seats

Mr. Jack Foley (Abbeyfeale )

Mr. Jim Kiely (Dungarvan