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14:20 Leopardstown

Wednesday 29 December 2021

All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:25

Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 3m 49.07s

1^st

Sharjah

811-12

5/6f

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Waited with in rear early, soon chased leaders, briefly tight for room and pushed along briefly approaching final hurdle, closed up travelling smoothly straight, under pressure and gained narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well op 4/5

2^nd

Zanahiyr

411-12

5/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Soon chased leaders, improved to get on terms approaching final hurdle, soon led, narrowly headed inside final furlong and kept on without quite matching winner op 11/2

3^rd

4 ¾

Saint Roi

611-12

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Rachael Blackmore

Keen, soon prominent, led from 1st, headed approaching 3rd, led again from 2nd last, quickly joined, not fluent final hurdle and headed, slightly impeded approaching straight, no extra and one pace final furlong op 7/1

4^th

Echoes In Rain

511-5

5/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Waited with, soon towards rear, closed up approaching final hurdle, soon 3rd, dropped to 4th from 2f out, soon no extra, one pace op 4/1

5^th

Felix Desjy

811-12

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: B J Cooper

Prominent, led approaching 1st where slow jump and headed and dropped to rear, slow jump 2nd and pushed along in last, soon headway to chase leaders but not fluent jumping and quickly at the back again, no extra from before final hurdle op 66/1

6^th

Petit Mouchoir

1011-12

18/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Led, headed approaching 1st, prominent, regained lead approaching 3rd, headed from 2nd last, weakened approaching final hurdle op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.84Pl:€1.10, €2.30EX:€3.80Trifecta:€16.00SF:€5.21

Forecasts

Sharjah (5/6), Zanahiyr (5/1), Echoes In Rain (5/1), Saint Roi (6/1), Petit Mouchoir (18/1), Felix Desjy (50/1)

SHARJAH is fancied to confirm Morgiana form with Zanahiyr and emulate Istabraq and the same yard's Hurricane Fly by becoming a 4-time winner of this race. Echoes In Rain wasn't seen to best effect when well behind that pair in the Morgiana and could get closer to them this time.