19:27
Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle
3m2f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 7m 8.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Set the pace from the off - urged forward approaching two out - driven out after the last - held on under a determined late challenge to score
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Held up towards the back of the pack - up into 4th at halfway - hit the second-last - moved into second nearing the final fence - pushed along and battled on up the run-in - narrowly denied
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan
Held up towards the back - mistake 3rd - moved into 5th 3 out - driven approaching 2 out then up to 4th - into 3rd early in the straight - held on for a one-paced third
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Norman Lee
Sat close to pace early - jumped awkwardly three out - driven approaching two out with little response - held in fourth through the closing stages
Mr R Sugrue (7)
P J Rothwell
Sat just behind the front group early - third at halfway - asked for effort after two out but found little and slipped to fifth before the last - stayed on same gear to the line finishing 5th
Alex Harvey
John C McConnell
Settled in the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out - finished 6th beaten 5 lengths
Philip Byrnes
Brian M McMahon
Held up at the back - no impression made - finished well beaten in 7th
Non-runners: Lord Ffrench
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.