13:55 Leopardstown

Monday 29 December 2008

All12:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:25

December Festival Hurdle (grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Yielding (Chase - Yielding to Soft)  |   9 Runners  |   Unknown  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: -  |   Winning time: -
1st
Horse silk
7
3/1
T: Robert HennessyJ: P A Carberry
Held up early, headway to 5th halfway, immproved to challenge in close 3rd 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well under pressure run-in
2nd
Horse silk
0.5
9
20/1
T: Miss S J HartyJ: S J Hassett
Held up, 8th halfway, headway in 4th before 2 out, ridden to challenge last, kept on well run-in, no extra close home
3rd
Horse silk
4.5
2
9/2
T: C A MurphyJ: Ruby Walsh
Chased leader in close 2nd, improved to lead after 3 out, strongly pressed from 2 out and disputed entering straight, ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace
4th
Horse silk
1.75
5
13/2
T: N MeadeJ: Paul Carberry
Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 2 out, kept on one pace from before last
5th
Horse silk
2
6
15/8
T: H De BromheadJ: Andrew J McNamara
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden to disputed entering straight, 4th and weakened approaching last
6th
Horse silk
0.5
1
25/1
T: N MeadeJ: P Townend
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped to rear after 3 out, no impression from 2 out, moderate 7th entering straight and kept on one pace
7th
Horse silk
2.5
8
14/1
T: T CooperJ: N P Madden
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, mistake 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace
8th
Horse silk
11
3
10/1
T: D T HughesJ: P W Flood
Led, mistake 3 out, soon headed, dropped to rear 2 out and no impression after

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
4
40/1
T: E McNamaraJ: D J Casey
Held up towards rear, fell 3 out

Betting Breakdown

SF:€58.36

Forecasts

Sizing Europe (IRE) (15/8), Sublimity (FR) (3/1), Brave Inca (IRE) (9/2), Muirhead (IRE) (13/2), Hardy Eustace (IRE) (10/1), River Liane (FR) (14/1), Won In The Dark (IRE) (20/1), Aitmatov (GER) (25/1), Larkwing (IRE) (40/1)

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