Burgess Rumble bags Curraheen prize with plenty to spare

The Greyhound & Petworld A1 525, with a winner’s prize of €5,000, featured on a great card on Saturday night at Curraheen, and ultra-reliable Laurels runner-up Burgess Rumble landed the spoils in some style.

Owned by Sheila Spillane and JJ Fennelly, Killeagh, the 2-1 chance flew out, raced comfortably clear down the back, and stayed on strongly to beat favourite Glenanore Ace by five lengths, in 28.34.

The first of the seven finals was the Laughing Dog Food A6 525, and Nagnam Joe scored for Amy O’Connor and Jim Russel, Bandon. With the leaders tangling around the final bends, the lightly raced June ’13 whelp stayed on well to beat Kiel Playboy by three and a half lengths, in 29.24.