Report by Liam Hennessy: Round 2 of the Grand Prix Series 2017, took place Thursday night on the track at Morton Stadium. The Mc Donald Cup, the most accurate 4 mile race in Ireland was first competed for in 1908 and was well supported on a beautiful evening. Many thanks to Trevor Wisdom for his generous sponsorship of the Mc Donald Cup for the third year in a row.
Mc Donald Cup – 4 Mile Track Race – Morton Stadium – Clear / 13 Degrees / 64% Humidity / V.Light Wind / Perfect conditions for middle distance running / In excess of 55 Starters.
The race up front was hotly contested with Sean Doran running the fastest time of the night just five seconds ahead of Conor Keane. This years Grand Prix has produced so many PB’s and we are only two races in !!!. The winner of the handicap was Declan Grant (last year’s runner-up). Declan ran a massive personal best by over two minutes, and even at this early stage of the series he is showing as a strong contender for the Grand Prix title in 2017.
Result of Handicap:
Winner: Declan Grant
Second Place: Ciara O’ Regan
Third Place: Mick Bermingham
Full Results:
1. Sean Doran – 21.43
2. Conor Keane – 21.48 – Track PB
3. Karl Nolan – 23.24 – Track PB
4. Anthony Doran – 23.56 – Track PB
5. Dermot Faughnan – 24.00
6. Kevin Dowling – 24.04
7. Darwin Kelly – 24.21 – Track PB
8. – DQ –
9. Niall Markey – 25.18 – Track PB
10. – DQ –
11. Maurice Mc Crohan – 25.28
12. Mick Bermingham – 25.50 – Track PB
13. Alan Worrall – 25.51
14. Jim Keogh – 25.53
15. Colm Mc Donnell – 26.07
16. Trevor Wisdom – 26.10 – Track PB
17. Shane Rooney – 26.32 – Track PB
18. Sean Grimes – 26.45 – BIg Track PB
19. Declan Grant – 26.52 – Massive Track PB !!!
20. Noel Daly – 26.56 – Track PB
21. Joyce O’Hare – 26.58 – Track PB
22. David O’Sullivan – 27.07 – Track PB
23. Fergal Keenan – 27.12
24. Aideen Brady – No Time Available
25. Richard Barr – 27.25
26. Clodagh Moriarty – 27.27
27. Murray Ahern – 27.41
28. Aimee Ahern – 27.55
29. Ollie Power – 28.24 – Track PB
30. Liam Hennessy – 28.27
31. Frank Mc Carthy – 28.28
32. Deirdre Fitzsimons – 28.38
33. Simon Smith – 28.40 – Massive Track PB
34. Jamie Smith – 28.47 – Massive Track PB
35. Ciara O’Regan – 28.48 – Track PB
36. Connor Jennings – 29.16 – Big Track PB
37. Niall O’Connor – 29.20 – Track PB
38. Terry Mee – 29.47
39. Evelyn Brennan – 30.32
40. Keith Farrell (Guest) – 31.03
41. Martin Cavanagh – 31.14
42. Shay Byrne – 31.37
43. Yvonne Mc Donagh – 32.15
44. Dave Lyons – 33.21
45. Ciara Daly – 34.27 – Track PB
46. Caroline Daly – 34.28 – Track PB
47. Dave Brady – 35.54
My apologies if i misspelt any name above. Many thanks to all who volunteered their time to make the race happen. Special thanks to Caroline and Paddy Tuite for the after race refreshments.
Next Race – Round 3 – Grand Prix Series – Clonliffe 2 Mile Race – Thursday, April 27th – 8pm.
Let’s make the 2 mile race another fab night with lots more PB’s to come !!! See you there.