Drama again but gamble landed

Capture The Drama followed up his success in last year's running of the BoyleSports 500,000 Euro Irish Grand National April 2nd Handicap Chase and in the process landed a gamble at Fairyhouse.

Aengus King's charge didn't give much encouragement with his running at the Limerick Christmas festival six days back but he was right on his game here.

Barry Browne 's mount was game from the front up the straight to fend off the strong challenge of Toubaloo by a length and a half.

Backed from 14/1 into 9/1 on track, and from much bigger earlier, Capture The Drama is also owned by Aengus King.

King stated afterwards: "We were a bit lucky with the ground as we thought it would be more holding and he wouldn't be able to handle it but it's quite loose. He ran in Limerick and it was very gluey and he just couldn't handle it.

"He's come back down to a similar mark that he won this race off last year."

King has three horses in training at Newmarket-On-Fergus, Co Clare.

J.J. Burke, rider of Zekarya (FR), trained by John Joseph Hanlon, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount pulled up injured.

The Stewards received a request from John Patrick Ryan, trainer of Georges Conn to substitute the nominated rider P.E. Corbett, with Mr. E.P.O'Brien, who is injured. Having considered the evidence, the Stewards allowed the substitution. .

The Stewards received a report from the Clerk of the Scales, Mr. H.T Hynes, that K.M. Donoghue, rider of Clontarf weighted in at 1.4 Ibs overweight. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned who stated the reason for this. Having considered the evidence . The Stewards found K.M. Donoghue in breach of Rule 231 and having taking his previous record in this regard into account, cautioned him as to his future responsibilities.

The Stewards received a report from the Clerk of the Scales, Mr. H.T. Hynes, that B. Browne, rider of Capture The Drama, that weighted 1.6 Ibs overweight. Evidence was heard from the rider concerned who stated that the reason for this. Having considered the evidence, the Stewards found him in breach of Rule 231 and taking into account his previous record suspended him for 1 race day.

(AM & EM)