13:45 Leopardstown

Tuesday 28 December 2021

All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Dornan Engineering Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Soft (Yielding in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:46  |   Winning time: 6m 4.4s
1st
Horse silk
5
7/4f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Led and clear, reduced advantage at 2nd, not fluent at 4th, increased lead before 8th, reduced lead 3 out, travelled well before last, driven out tchd 15/8
2nd
Horse silk
2
3
16/5
T: G P CromwellJ: D E Mullins
Tracked clear leader in clear 2nd,took closer order at 2nd, no impression on leader before last, ridden and kept on run-in, held op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
21
11
18/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore
Rear of mid-division, progress at 2nd, moderate 4th before 4th, took closer order in 3rd after 3 out, no impression on principals in moderate 3rd after 2 out, one paced, no extra run-in op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
11
4
511-12
22/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Mid-division, moderate 6th at 6th, progress in 5th after 3 out, no impression in moderate 4th before last, weakened run-in op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
5/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Towards rear, moderate 5th at 6th, took closer order in 4th after 3 out, no impression and weakened in moderate 4th 2f out op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
13
6
80/1
T: W P MullinsJ: J B Foley
In rear, moderate 8th at 6th, progress after 3 out, under pressure and weakened after 2 out op 66/1 tchd 40/1
7th
Horse silk
22
7
12/1
T: M J SmithJ: K M Donoghue
Ran 4th behind clear leader, 5th before 4th, dropped to moderate 7th at 6th, mistake 3 out, weakened and detached 2 out op 11/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
22/1
T: G ElliottJ: B J Cooper
Raced 3rd behind clear leader, not fluent at 5th, mistake in moderate 3rd at 6th, lost place before 3 out, ridden in rear after 3 out, weakened and detached 2 out, pulled up before last op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
8
711-12
25/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Rear, hampered after 4th, bad mistake at 5th and pulled up tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1
UR
Horse silk
9
66/1
T: M F MorrisJ: Aidan Coleman
Towards rear, mistake in 8th at 4th and unseated rider op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
10
10/1
T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh
Rear, moderate 9th at 6th, under pressure after 7th, took closer order after 3 out, no impression and weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last op 17/2 tchd 15/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.75Pl:€1.10, €1.60, €3.10EX:€9.30Trifecta:€91.40Tricast:€70.71SF:€6.60

Forecasts

Klassical Dream (7/4), Flooring Porter (16/5), Abacadabras (5/1), Sire Du Berlais (10/1), Ronald Pump (12/1), Burning Victory (18/1), Grand Roi (22/1), Commander Of Fleet (22/1), Saldier (25/1), Sams Profile (66/1), Mr Adjudicator (80/1)

Verdict

If FLOORING PORTER is none the worse for his fall at Navan last month then he might up to landing this race for the second year running. Klassical Dream proved well suited by the step up to 3m at Punchestown in the spring and he's feared most ahead of last year's third Sire du Berlais.

  1. FLOORING PORTER (IRE)
  2. KLASSICAL DREAM (FR)
  3. SIRE DU BERLAIS (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Flooring Porter
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
11/1

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00

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