Irish Performance of the Week: Cheap Sandwiches Stars Despite Weather Disruption

Weather-Hit Week Produces Quality Performances

Slim pickings this week in Ireland with many fixtures abandoned due to the weather. There were still some excellent performances, with Cheap Sandwiches the best of the lot with his win in the Time Greyhound Nutrition International at Dundalk.

While it was not an earth shattering time, a missed break and a few nudges on the way round meant that he was never going to clock a flying run. It is very much the quality of the five greyhounds that chased him home that marks it down as an effort right out of the top drawer.

Repeat Winner Maintains Form

There was one repeat winner last week which was Imokilly Roxanne at Cork. She blew her AA0 final field away with her early pace, now the winner of 16 of her 25 career starts. She is a litter sister to Ballinakill Liam so early pace is to be expected.

Cork Success Story

• Winner: Imokilly Roxanne
• Performance: Dominant AA0 final victory
• Record: 16 wins from 25 starts
• Breeding: Litter sister to Ballinakill Liam

Galway's Rising Star

Brickhill Sky is from a litter who has done well in the Performance of the Week at Galway. Her litter sister Brickhill Moana has won on multiple occasions already with this bitch making it three wins from three races in her fledgling career with last week's 29.03 (-10) effort.

Perfect Start Continues

• Winner: Brickhill Sky
• Performance: 29.03 (-10) at Galway
• Record: Three wins from three starts
• Family Form: Litter sister Brickhill Moana multiple winner

Derry's Promising Youngster

Youngest of the bunch was Danas Star at Derry. It was his third win from just four career starts, stepping up from 300y to 500y for the first time. 27.66 is the quickest time of the year so far and out of a dam who ran 28.49 Shelbourne, 28.53 Limerick and 28.57 Clonmel, there should be a little more to come.

Distance Switch Success

• Winner: Danas Star
• Performance: 27.66 over 500y (fastest time of year)
• Record: Three wins from four starts
• Step-up: First attempt at 500y distance
• Breeding: From proven dam with quality times

Shelbourne Distance Drop Pays Off

Shelbourne was the only one of those three tracks who were in action last week. Keelans Joker dropped back to 550y after contesting the Corn Cuchulainn final. He was never in danger after leading up over the shorter distance.

Tactical Success

• Winner: Keelans Joker
• Performance: Comfortable 550y victory
• Background: Recently contested Corn Cuchulainn final
• Tactics: Distance drop proved effective

The week showcased the resilience of Irish greyhound racing, with quality performances emerging despite challenging weather conditions affecting the fixture list.