Pest flies again in Juvenile Derby
Rural Pest was quickest in the semi-finals of the Time Juvenile Derby at Shelbourne Park on Friday.
Pest flies again in Juvenile Derby
Rural Pest showed his superb display the previous week was no fluke when dazzling again in the semi-finals of the Time Juvenile Derby at Shelbourne Park on Friday.
Having posted a 28.15 effort seven days earlier, Graham Holland’s youngster went even better when making all by two and a half lengths from Droopys Faithful in 28.07.
The August 2023 son of Pestana and Rural Aloha cracked out and raced to a rapid 2.00 sectional before keeping on strongly to score in fine style. Unanimous Leo claimed the third qualifying spot.
Ballymac Tibet was a dominant winner of the other semi-final when scoring in 28.47.
Liam Dowling’s star paced up well and rode a bump from Solo And Go well at the first bend to lead them into the back straight.
The Champion Plate winner extended his lead from halfway and crossed the line five lengths clear of Getup The Boy, with Toolmaker King a further two lengths back in third.
The winner will pick up a first prize of €25,000 and the final takes place on Friday.
BoyleSports betting for the final:
7/4 Rural Pest, 9/4 Ballymac Tibet, 9/2 Toolmaker King, Droopys Faithful, 8/1 Unanimous Leo, 12/1 Getup The Boy
There is another big final on Saturday as the Callaway Pro Am @ Stud Irish St Leger reaches its conclusion at Limerick.
Clonbrien Treaty will bid for a history-making third St Leger title in a row after winning his semi-final well, but Hello Diego went quicker in his semi-final success and the pair go head-to-head in a fantastic final.
Clonbrien Treaty
Hello Diego
There are also two semi-finals of the Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup at Dundalk on Saturday.
