TED THE TUESDAY STAR AT SHELBOURNE

Ian Fortune

Kate Dwan’s Borna Ted was the standout star at Shelbourne Park on Tuesday night, capturing the final of the www.barkingbuzz.ie in some style.

The powerful son of Black Parachute and Borna Flame was the undoubted star of the early rounds and was always going to be hard to stop with a clear passage.

Overreacted was his nearest market rival and emerged as the main threat in the contest itself but Borna Ted was always the one to beat once slipping around a close second behind She Takes Cash. Taking over as they neared the third turn, Borna Ted powered away to see off Overreacted by three and a half lengths in a fastest of the night 28.33.

GUESS HOLDS ON

The other final up for decision went to Great Guess.

An eye-catcher in his semi-final when finishing fast after a slow start, he produced a very different type of run in the final, shooting from five to build a clear advantage only to hold on by a narrow margin from the staying on Hawkfield Brisk.

Laurence Jones’ Great Guess shot four lengths clear by halfway but seemed to fall into something of a hole on the run in. Hawkfield Brisk closed all the way to the line by Great Guess (Droopys Addition/ Sugar Flame) held on to win by a short head in 28.85.