Burgess Dubh’s late run seals the deal at Curraheen Park

The final of the Red Mills Open Unraced Stake, worth €6,000 to the winner, was the main attraction on the ten race card at Curraheen Park on Saturday night with victory going to the 5/4 favourite Burgess Dubh (Hondo Black-Borna Luck) before a big crowd in 28.57 on a surface rated .10 fast for 525 and .05 for 330.

The favourite came away well from his rails draw but none could match the pace of Drive On Razer, who after being hampered soon after leaving trap five, still held a length and a half advantage into the back straight.

He extended this to two and a half at halfway but coming to the third bend Burges was moving closer all the time with Airmount Speed a close up third.