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Leopardstown (IRE)
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Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle
Leopardstown (IRE) Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €10 Place: €2.10 €3.40 €1.70 Exacta: €176.70 Tricast: €1022.41 Trifecta: €944.50
Non-Runners: Breezy Bell (withdrawn), Contrapposto (coughing), Delante (unsuitable ground), Evening Verse (reserve), Lily Of Dromard (stone bruise), Navigator Jack (ran recently), Papal Lodge (stone bruise), Three Comets (reserve), Toor Moment (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m5½f 2m6f 2m4½f 2m5½f
1st
Held up in rear - headway into midfield before 3 out - in touch with leaders and going okay 2 out - pushed along and went fourth before last - ridden and went third last - kept on strongly to lead run-in - won going away(op 9/1)
9 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 8/1 Won
3m 3m½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m5½f
3m 2m7½f 3m 2m4½f 2m4f
2nd
In touch with leaders - shaken up on outer after 2 out - went second before last - good jump and led last - ridden and headed run-in - kept on but no match for winner(op 18/1)
9 G Poor
Philip Fenton 151 lbs 14/1 2.75
2m4½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m4f 2m3½f
2m 2m 2m 2m4½f
3rd
Midfield on inner - headway but waiting for room 2 out - pushed along home turn - switched right but still plenty to do before last - not fluent last - kept on strongly run-in - went third final 110yds - nearest finish(op 12/1)
8 M AVG
Henry De Bromhead 163 lbs 17/2 2.75
2m4f 2m 2m4f 3m½f 2m4f
2m5½f 3m 2m6f 2m6f 1m6f
4th
Led - shaken up after 2 out - pushed along and ridden when faced challenge before last - headed last - soon lost second - weakened run-in - lost third final 110yds(op 22/1)
8 G AVG
Gary McGill 158 lbs 28/1 2.75
2m 2m4½f 2m6½f 1m6f 2m4f
2m 2m 2m 2m
5th
In touch with leaders - pushed along when not fluent 2 out - ridden and keeping on before last - not pace to challenge(op 8/1)
6 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 7/1 1
2m 2m4f 3m 2m2f 2m6f
2m 2m 2m 2m4f 2m4f
6th
Prominent - chased leader and going okay 2 out - pushed along and lost second before last - soon lost third - weakened gradually run-in
6 G Good
Barry Connell 162 lbs 7/2 1.25
2m4f 2m3f
1m7½f 1m7½f 2m3f 2m½f 2m3f
7th
Midfield - pushed along after 2 out - ridden when hung right home turn - beaten before last - made no telling impression(tchd 10/1)
7 G AVG
Desmond McDonogh 154 lbs 9/1 8
1m7½f 2m4f 2m 2m1½f 2m4½f
1m7½f 2m4f 2m3f 2m4f 2m4½f
8th
Midfield on outer - pushed along and ridden after 2 out - beaten before last - made no telling impression(op 9/1)
8 G Poor
Edward Cawley 156 lbs 8/1 6.5
2m7½f 3m 2m6f 2m4f 2m4f
2m 2m3f 2m5½f 2m2f 2m4f
9th
In rear on outer - headway and going okay but still plenty to do before 2 out - pushed along home turn - kept on run-in - never dangerous(tchd 125/1)
9 G Poor
Philip Fenton 161 lbs 100/1 .75
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f
1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 2m 2m
10th
Prominent on outer - pushed along after 2 out - lost position home turn - soon ridden and weakened(op 100/1 tchd 66/1)
11 G AVG
M A Cahill 154 lbs 80/1 3.75
1m4f 2m 2m4f 1m4f 2m
2m 2m 2m1f 2m 2m4f
11th
Midfield - raced wide and pushed along after 2 out - soon hard ridden and beaten(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
6 G Poor
Emmet Mullins 142 lbs 40/1 1.25
3m1½f 2m4f 2m1f 2m1f 2m5f
1m5f 2m½f 1m4f 1m6f 2m2f
12th
In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along after 2 out - soon lost position - weakened quickly approaching last(op 14/1)
6 G Poor
Peter Fahey 158 lbs 18/1 7.5
1m7½f 1m7½f
2m1½f 2m4f 2m 2m4½f 1m7½f
13th
Prominent on inner - chased leader when mistake 5th - ridden and lost position after 2 out - struggling home turn - soon beaten(tchd 80/1)
6 G AVG
Mark Michael McNiff 152 lbs 125/1 9.5
2m½f 2m½f 2m1½f 2m1½f 2m1f
2m½f 1m6f 2m½f 1m6f 2m5f
14th
Towards rear of midfield - hit 7th - soon nudged along - pushed along after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and beaten (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 9/4)
6 G AVG
A J Martin 165 lbs 11/4F 1.5
2m4f 2m5½f 2m4f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m 3m 2m½f
15th
In touch with leaders on outer - pushed along and dropped to midfield after 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off(op 100/1)
7 M Poor
E D Delany 147 lbs 66/1 27
2m 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m
2m3f 2m4½f 3m½f 2m4½f 2m6f
16th
In rear - not fluent 3rd - mistake and pushed along 5th - struggling when not fluent 3 out - soon tailed off(op 80/1)
10 G Poor
John C McConnell 158 lbs 100/1 49
1m7½f 2m2f 1m7f 2m3f 2m4f
3m½f
99th
In rear - lost touch after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding did not handle the ground)(op 33/1)
12 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 163 lbs 40/1 -
3m 3m 2m3f 2m3½f 3m1f
2m1½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m3f 2m6f
99th
Towards rear of midfield - stumbled after 3rd - ridden and struggling in rear after 3 out - tailed off 2 out - pulled up before last - never going well (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 16/1)
9 M Poor
Adrian Murray 150 lbs 20/1 -
2m4½f 2m3f 2m6f
2m 2m½f 2m2f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Midfield - dropped to rear and pushed along briefly after 6th - struggling when pulled up before 3 out(op 28/1)
7 G AVG
Liz Doyle 149 lbs 25/1 -
2m4f