With €4,000 up for grabs to the winner, the Galway A3/A4 525 certainly was a prize worth winning and Crafty Orlando was to justify his outright favouritism with a blistering performance last night for Claregalway man Shane Divilly.
Crafty Orlando came into the event with a big reputation after posting some sensational sprint times around Clonmel, but he didn’t get everything his own way throughout the duration of the stake. The likes of Ballygraigue Ten and Glynnscross Liz both caught the eye in the earlier rounds, and it had all the makings of a competitive affair at the Connacht venue heading into the decider.
George McDonagh with the commentary of the race: