AYR Harbour followed up on the previous week's win to land the top-grade pace at a sun-baked Cornfield Oval at Manch on Sunday.

BY TIM KELLEHER

Only four went to post with Get Me Out Of Here attracting the support in the betting ring. Ayr Harbour, with Schull-based reinsman Mike O’Mahony in the bike, was quickly away from IB Paddington, with the favourite losing early ground. Not much changed up front for the opening half-mile, though Get Me Out Of Here was now second but had IB Paddington outside him.

Turning for home, Ayr Harbour looked like a sitting duck but stayed on to win by two lengths. The winner is owned by Mike Healy from Dunmanway and trained by Conor Hurley.

This was the second leg of a driving double for O’Mahony. In the IHRA/Department of Agriculture Future Broodmares Trot, Hippie Sisu and Comete Des Landes were the early pacesetters. On the final circuit, Hotesse Du Chassin took over and still had Hippie Sisu and I Want You Back for company. Inside the final 200 metres, O’Mahony produced Inspire Me with a well-timed run to win by three lengths from Comete Des Landes who stayed on for second. Dunmanway-based John and Vincent Healy own the eight-year-old with their brother-in-law TJ O’Farrell.

In the pace division of the future broodmares, IB Felicity was the front-runner from Lady Lou, Anglesey Hall and the well-supported Emily Rose. IB Felicity was still to the good with two furlongs to go but Lady Lou was challenging and led turning in. All the while Emily Rose was easing into contention and hit the front in the final 100 metres to win by three lengths. Drimoleague publican Derry McCarthy owns the five-year-old daughter of Lazarus.

Rewrite Sport got a well-overdue success in the opener, a Grade G & G1 Pace. Matthew O’Reilly was not hanging around with this son of Sportswriter and led for all of the contest to record a five-length win. Shane Crowley from The Halfway near Ballinhassig owns the winner.

Irish Good Dream gave another Drimoleague native, Niall Forbes, his second win of the year in the Grade G & F Trot, coming home a two-length victor.

Rathdowney in Laois may not be a hot bed for trotting, but Kevin Carey and his team based at The Wolf Hill Farm, came away with a nice win with Lakeside Legend in the Grade F & E Pace.

Jamie Hurley from Reenascreena has enjoyed a great start to the 2026 season and the good run continued with Fandango De Nile in the Grade E D & A1 Trot. The pair were in front of both Homa and Halloway Road. After disposing of those two he had to contend with a late run from Empereur Souverain but was not caught.

With the big two-day Irish-American meeting in Annaghmore on Saturday and Sunday, racing in Cork will take place on bank holiday Monday, June 1st, at Dunmanway with a 1pm start time.