16:10 Leopardstown

Sunday 5 February 2023

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

Festina Lente Charity Liffey Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:11  |   Winning time: 3m 54.06s
1st
Horse silk
1
10/11f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, not fluent 1st, 2nd travelling well entering straight, soon led and went on, pushed along in 2 lengths lead when jumped right last, ridden out and kept on well op Evens tchd 5/6
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
13
810-5
40/1
T: A J MartinJ: P T Enright
Mid-division on inner, slightly hampered 3rd, pushed along in 11th entering straight, stayed on to go 5th at last, ridden in 2nd final 100 yards, no impression on winner, kept on same pace op 33/1 tchd 50/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
2
811-11
22/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in 3rd before last, 2nd when mistake last, ridden and no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, kept on one pace tchd 25/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
50/1
T: J C McConnellJ: A Harvey (7)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th before last, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace
5th
Horse silk
½
15
12/1
T: T MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along in 7th on inner early straight, soon not clear run, 6th at last, soon ridden and no impression, kept on op 14/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
12/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D A Jacob
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, travelling well on inner entering straight, pushed along in 2nd before last, 3rd at last, ridden run-in, no extra
7th
Horse silk
nk
7
33/1
T: C CollinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)
Prominent, tracked leader before 1st, led before 2nd, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and headed early straight, 7th at last, no extra
8th
Horse silk
½
11
16/1
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (5)
Mid-division, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression in 9th before last, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
2
12
610-5
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression in 12th approaching straight, kept on one pace
10th
Horse silk
sh
14
9/1
T: G ElliottJ: D F O'Regan
Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace op 17/2
11th
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
22/1
T: M F MorrisJ: D J O'Keeffe
Prominent, led before 1st, headed before 2nd, pushed along in 2nd approaching straight, 3rd entering straight, ridden and weakened before last op 16/1
12th
Horse silk
4 ¾
4
28/1
T: A J MartinJ: Liam McKenna (5)
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in rear after 2nd, slightly hampered next and soon detached, ridden and no extra approaching straight tchd 33/1
13th
Horse silk
2
5
80/1
T: M BrassilJ: J J Slevin
Always towards rear, never a factor, slightly hampered 3rd, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra op 50/1 tchd 100/1
14th
Horse silk
3
16
33/1
T: A A HowardJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, hampered 3rd, ridden and no extra approaching straight op 40/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
8
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Tracked leaders, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra when fell last op 33/1
F
Horse silk
9
10/1
T: P G FaheyJ: Cian Cullinan (7)
Mid-division, not fluent 1st, fell 3rd op 11/1
UR
Horse silk
17
10/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: L P Dempsey
Rear of mid-division, hampered and unseated rider 3rd op 17/2 tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.91Pl:€2.00, €3.90, €2.70, €10.50EX:€83.20Trifecta:€2,199.50Tricast:€635.97SF:€58.64

Forecasts

Gaelic Warrior (10/11), Fortunedefortunata (9/1), Man O Work (10/1), Common Practice (10/1), Hey Johnny (12/1), Tax For Max (12/1), All Those Years (16/1), Ballyadam (22/1), Whatsavailable (22/1), An Mhi (28/1), Good Time Jonny (28/1), The Tide Turns (28/1), Effernock Fizz (33/1), Charli Parcs (33/1), Nibiru (40/1), Anna Bunina (50/1), An Epic Song (80/1)

Verdict

This is ultra competitive but it's still tough to ignore the claims of GAELIC WARRIOR who looks a Graded winner in the making so a mark in the mid-140s shouldn't prove beyond him. The excellent record of the Charles Byrnes yard in this race means it would be no surprise to see All Those Years take a big step forward from last month's comeback run at Cork so he's second choice ahead of 4-y-o Common Practice, who gets in off a featherweight.

  1. GAELIC WARRIOR (GER)
  2. ALL THOSE YEARS
  3. COMMON PRACTICE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Call Me Lyreen
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 6
20/1

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €15,000.004th: €7,500.005th: €4,500.006th: €3,000.00

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