Race report by Liam Hennessy; Last Thursday evening (June 6th) saw the running of The O’Connor Cup, 4 Mile Grass Race, held at Santry Demesne. The going was soft underfoot following a few days of rain; however we had dry conditions during the race. A total of 55 runners toed the starting line for four one mile laps of the demesne.
The result of the handicap for The O’Connor Cup was as follows;
Winner – Mel Curran
2nd Place – Pat Devitt
3rd Place – Richie Barr
The following is a full list of results;
Stephen Butler – 23.32
Paul Keane – 24.19
Eamonn Dunne – 24.20
George Brady – 24.35
Dave Dunwoody – 25.51
Shane Casey – 26.02
Mick Bermingham – 26.05
Murray Ahern – 26.10
Stephen Tracey – 26.35
Peter Bissett – 26.40
Mick Gleeson – 27.02
Richie Barr – 27.09
Maura Matthews – 27.35
Adrien Gerard – 27.57
Fergus Keenan – 27.57
Joe Cole – 28.45
Maurice Mc Hale – 28.47
Maria Howard – 28.50
Don Mollloy – 29.05
Philip Matthews 29.09
Trevor Wisdom 29.09
Aideen O’Connor – 29.13
Declan Grant – 29.14
Shane Rooney – 29.26
Deirdre Fitzsimons – 29.31
Sean Grimes – 29.54
Carmel Ward – 29.55
David O’Sullivan – 30.04
Elaine O’Loughlin – 30.35
Dave Killoran – 30.54
Ray Mitchell – 31.02
Greg O’Beirne – 31.19
Liam Hennessy – 31.28
Tom Dunne – 31.30
Ciara Peelo – 31.41
Jean Dunne – 31.42
Maura Shaughnessy – 31.44
Pat Devitt – 31.52
Orla Deighan – 31.57
Mel Curran – 32.03
Yvonne Mc Donagh – 32.15
Shay Byrne – 32.22
Evelyn Brennan – 32.40
Mary Purdue Smith – 32.59
Gerard Fay – 33.07
Karen Mc Afee – 33.18
Jason Blake – 33.26
Ann Lyons – 33.36
Conor Jennings – 33.49
Anthony O’Brien – 33.50
Darren Horgan – 34.35
Kevin Greene – 35.37
Dave Lyons – 36.12
Terry Mee – 39.09
Dave Brady – 41.15
Apologies if i misspelt any name above.
Many thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to make this race such a success.
Next Race – Thursday, June 20th – Richie Barr Trophy – 800Metres / Incorporating Club Championship – Morton Stadium – 8pm, Kindly sponsored by Richie Barr. The 800Metres is always a very popular race in the series – See you there !!