19:08
Francie 'Banger' Burns Handicap Hurdle
2m4f107y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 8.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Eoin Staples (7)
Donncha Duggan
Held up at back early - moved into 5th around halfway - improved into contention 3 out - shortened gap approaching 2 out - hit front soon after and drifted right inside final 150 yards - stayed on strongly to the finish
Mr D McGill (7)
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - clipped heels 6th then dropped to 9th - made progress from 2 out - up to 3rd approaching last - stayed on into 2nd on the run-in - unable to land a blow on the winner
Kieren Buckley
Eddie & Patrick Harty
Handy early and close up behind the pace after the 1st - jumped awkwardly 4th - still 4th after 6th - up to 3rd 3 out - slipped back to 4th at the last - stayed on for 3rd late but never able to challenge
Daniel King
Mark Michael McNiff
Front rank throughout - minor error 3 out and advantage cut - passed after 2 out - soon outpaced - fell back to 4th on the run-in and held that position to the line
Sam Ewing
Peter Fahey
Tracked the pack early - drifted into midfield after the first - sixth by the sixth marker - pushed into fifth before the last then held level to the line finishing fifth
G B Noonan (5)
Eoin Christopher McCarthy
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention after the 1st - up to 2nd by the 6th - 4th with three left to jump - made ground again two out - dropped back before the last and faded to finish 6th
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
Settled towards the back - clumsy at the opening obstacle - improved into third after the 6th - made ground approaching three out - dropped back and driven along after the second-last then faded on the run-in to finish seventh
James Smith (5)
Matthew J Smith
Held up towards the back - scrappy over 6th and 7th - pushed along before 4 out - given a nudge after 3 out - stayed on late without threatening the front runners
Donagh Meyler
Noel Meade
Handy early behind pace - still close after first - slipped to 7th from 6th - hit last fence and unable to threaten in 8th before fading run-in to finish 9th
Darragh O'Keeffe
M Flannery
Held up towards the back of the pack - dropped away with two out and struggled from there - hit last and faded to finish tenth
Non-runners: Boston Jury (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.