19:25
Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle
3m1f215y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 31.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Mr D McGill (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - still down in 9th after 10 furlongs - began to make ground before two out - up into third after that - moved smoothly into second before the last - took command in the straight and stayed on strongly to the finish
G B Noonan (5)
Norman Lee
Settled handy early - fourth soon after the 10th - made ground approaching two out - nosed in front briefly before the turn - overtaken entering the straight and outpaced by the winner late
Phillip Enright
Brian M McMahon
Held up towards the back - blundered 8th - up to 11th after 10th - pushed along after 3 out - made ground before 2 out - kept on into 4th before taking third spot last - unable to challenge over the final stretch and finished third
Calum Hogan (7)
P J Rothwell
Settled towards the back of the field - crept into contention past the 10th - up to 6th before improving again 2 out but blundered there - couldn't threaten in 6th then last but moved to 5th - held in 4th late
Alex Harvey (5)
Patrick Magee
Settled with the pack early - clipped first fence - moved into contention past 5th - up to 3rd by 10th - chasing hard into 4th before 2 out - hampered lightly last and unable to threaten leaders - held no more in reserve and finished 5th
Sean Flanagan
John Joseph Hanlon
Held up towards the back of the pack - still 8th early then 10th before failing to threaten approaching the last - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Sam Ewing
Mrs John Harrington
Sat close to the pace early - held mid-pack before slipping back two out after an untidy jump - faded from there to finish well held
Dillon Maxwell (5)
J P Broderick
Sat close to the pace early - up to 2nd after the 10th before dropping back approaching two out - faded into the final flight and held on for 8th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Thomas Gibney
Settled midfield early - slipped towards the back before the 6th and up to 7th after the 10th - gave ground after 3 out - faded from 2 out to finish 9th
Gavin Brouder (3)
M F Morris
Held up towards the back - scrambled over the fence at the 7th before a bold leap two out from there at the 9th - awkward again three out - lost touch with the group shortly after - dropped away before the second last
Eoin Staples (7)
Paul Nolan
Set the early pace and stretched clear before the first - margin narrowed two out and was overtaken soon after - slipped to third approaching the last - blundered there and came down
Non-runners: Coral River (allergy), The Little Yank (temperature)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.