Burke shines on Plan Man

Jonathan Burke gave the Tony Martin-trained The Plan Man a delightful drive to land the Kerrymaid Hurdle on the first afternoon of the Listowel festival yesterday.

The heavily backed favourite, Queen Alphabet, tried to make all of the running, but had no more to offer coming away from the second last, as Burke pushed his charge into lead.

The Plan Man had a slight advantage over Shamar jumping the final flight and then eased away on the flat, with Burke only requesting the minimum.