Franco Hughes Away Bet Mares Handicap Hurdle

1st

Gangster Granny (IRE) ^p

No. 7

5yo, 11-0, OR 106

J: Sean Flanagan · T: C A McBratney

5 11-0 106

Sean Flanagan

C A McBratney

5:18.50 £9,000

Settled just behind the pace on the rail - 4th at halfway - 3rd approaching two out after an awkward jump and given encouragement - found room to move through and hit the front entering the run-in - kept going strongly to the finish

2nd

Theflyingbee (IRE)

No. 4

9yo, 11-4, OR 117

J: Mr J R Martin (7) · T: F G Hand

9 11-4 117

Mr J R Martin (7)

F G Hand

6 £3,000

Nudged into contention early and soon up with the front rank - hampered at the 1st but travelling in touch - took up the running before the 3rd - not clean at the 4th - held a slender margin 2 out - hard at work at the last - caught and passed entering the straight - plugged on without threatening to close the gap

3rd

Cobra Queen (IRE) ^p

No. 1

7yo, 11-12, OR 118

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry De Bromhead

7 11-12 118

Darragh O'Keeffe

Henry De Bromhead

½ £1,500

Up with the field early - drifted left and erred at the 1st - settled 3rd then moved into 2nd at the 6th - in contention 2 out - untidy at the last and into 3rd in the straight - plugged on without threatening

4th

Camlin Park (IRE) ^t

No. 5

6yo, 11-5, OR 111

J: Alex Harvey · T: John C McConnell

6 11-5 111

Alex Harvey

John C McConnell

1¾ £750

Settled in the pack early - briefly second at a modest gauge - up to 6th with three left - urged into 5th approaching the final furlong - 4th at the last - asked for more but couldn't find extra and finished steady without threatening the front

5th

Joya Del Mar (IRE) ^p

No. 8

8yo, 10-9, OR 106

J: Patrick M O'Brien (5) · T: Dermot A McLoughlin

8 10-9 106

Patrick M O'Brien (5)

Dermot A McLoughlin

4 £450

Settled handy early - hit front approaching 1st but not smooth over it - lost lead before 3rd - held 3rd by 6th - down to 4th before 2 out - driven from there - dropped to 5th at last and held on for no more finishing near fifth

6th

Poetic Twist (IRE)

No. 6

5yo, 11-3, OR 109

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

5 11-3 109

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

6½ £300

Held up in the pack - drifted left at the first and dropped towards the back after an untidy second - up with the front group by the third - sixth at halfway - lost momentum 4 out and niggled at - another awkward leap 2 out - laboured at the last with no response to pressure - faded into sixth

7th

Miss Lia (IRE) ^p

No. 11

6yo, 10-1, OR 93

J: Simon Torrens · T: P J Rothwell

6 10-1 93

Simon Torrens

P J Rothwell

2¼

Held up at the back - clipped heels and untidy over the opening fence - up in 8th by halfway - lost touch and stumbled 4 out under a driving ride - unsettled again 2 out before fading out of contention

8th

Oh Janey (IRE) ^t

No. 9

6yo, 10-12, OR 104

J: Sam Ewing · T: S R B Crawford

6 10-12 104

Sam Ewing

S R B Crawford

4¾

Held up at the back - 7th at halfway - up to 5th with 3 to jump - driven approaching 2 out but made no headway then dropped away

9th

Samba Train (IRE)

No. 2

5yo, 11-12, OR 118

J: Mark Walsh · T: E Bolger

5 11-12 118

Mark Walsh

E Bolger

47

Up with the front group - jumping errors at the 1st and 2nd - 5th at halfway - nudged into stride and not slick at 4 out - 7th at 3 out - scrubbed at and fell back before 2 out where another jumping blunder and hampered - faded into the distance to finish 9th

F

Billie Frechette (IRE) ^t

No. 3

5yo, 11-4, OR 117

J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier (7) · T: Noel Meade

5 11-4 117

Mr Finn Tegetmeier (7)

Noel Meade

-

Settled midfield early - bumped a touch at the opening fence then 9th at halfway - driven into contention before falling two out