Frank Lynch & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

1st

Cleopatra's Needle (IRE) ^ht

No. 5

6yo, 11-6, OR 87

J: Sean Flanagan · T: H Rogers

6 11-6 87

Sean Flanagan

H Rogers

3:58.80

Settled towards the back early - bumped mildly 3 out - 8th turning into the straight - shaken up on the outside after 2 out - moving strongly to loom up before the last - hit the front there - driven out and kept going to the line

2nd

Romella (IRE) ^tp

No. 11

10yo, 10-13, OR 80

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

10 10-13 80

Danny Gilligan

Brendan Maurice Walsh

2¾

Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moved to 2nd after 3 out and hit the front before the following fence - hard at work and under vigorous pressure before the last - passed and outpointed at the last - plugged on at one tempo in 2nd on the run-in to finish 2¾ lengths adrift

3rd

Papa Barns (IRE)

No. 9

7yo, 10-6, OR 80

J: Patrick M O'Brien (7) · T: Tom Dreaper

7 10-6 80

Patrick M O'Brien (7)

Tom Dreaper

2¾

Settled midfield early on and eager for its bit - 6th at the midpoint then ran with enthusiasm past that point - urged up into 4th two out - within a length of the leaders and pressing forward before the last - driven into 3rd but couldn't find more beyond the last - stayed on at one speed to finish third

4th

Breagagh (IRE) ^p

No. 2

6yo, 11-5, OR 93

J: Mr N Gault (7) · T: S Michael Millar

6 11-5 93

Mr N Gault (7)

S Michael Millar

½

Settled midfield early - 7th at halfway - urged into 6th entering straight but unable to threaten leaders by the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th

5th

Moulane West (IRE) ^tp

No. 6

8yo, 11-1, OR 87

J: Oakley Brown (5) · T: Mark Michael McNiff

8 11-1 87

Oakley Brown (5)

Mark Michael McNiff

1¼

Front from the off at an even tempo - displaced before 2 out and dropped to 3rd - unable to make any inroads when driven - recovered to 4th after the last before fading to 5th at the finish

6th

Ragmans Corner (IRE)

No. 1

5yo, 12-1, OR 94

J: Jack Kearney (5) · T: Gerard Keane

5 12-1 94

Jack Kearney (5)

Gerard Keane

3

Settled in the pack early on a strong grip - up to 5th by halfway - improved into 3rd turning for home - urged into 2nd 2 out - unable to make headway before the last and slipped to 4th there - couldn't find more and finished 6th

7th

Flashthelights (IRE) ^tp

No. 3

8yo, 11-5, OR 93

J: James Smith (7) · T: Noel C Kelly

8 11-5 93

James Smith (7)

Noel C Kelly

3¾

Settled midfield early - 8th at halfway then pushed along in 7th making no headway - checked two out - held on without responding after

8th

Blackstone Cliff (IRE) ^t

No. 8

8yo, 10-13, OR 80

J: Sam Ewing · T: Gerard Keane

8 10-13 80

Sam Ewing

Gerard Keane

11

Held up towards the back throughout - still 9th at halfway - driven and given encouragement approaching three out - made no headway after an untidy leap there - hampered by a poor jump at the last dropping to 8th - held on well held from there to finish

9th

Blackcastle Storm (GB) ^t

No. 4

7yo, 11-8, OR 89

J: Keith Donoghue · T: Matthew J Smith

7 11-8 89

Keith Donoghue

Matthew J Smith

28

Up with the front group - pulling hard early - blundered 4th - moved to 2nd at halfway - untidy at 5th - shifted left and blundered 3 out - driven up into 4th turning for home - catastrophic error 2 out left no chance of making inroads - dropped away and well beaten

10th

Kp's Ladyofknock (IRE)

No. 12

4yo, 10-12, OR 80

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: Peter Maher

4 10-12 80

Sean O'Keeffe

Peter Maher

39

Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - stumbled and knocked off stride approaching three out then dropped away - finished well adrift in tenth