Leopardstown (IRE) Races
Leopardstown (IRE)
13:45
Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle
Leopardstown (IRE)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €6
Place: €1.80 €1.70 €1.60
Exacta: €34.60
Tricast: €77.47
Trifecta: €116.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Caldwell Potter (FR) | 7 G | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Raced in second - led after 3 out - clear after 2 out - shaken up approaching last - not fluent last - ridden out run-in(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Predators Gold (FR) | 4 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 4/1 | 6.5 | Raced in third - went second after 3 out - went clear with winner approaching last - mistake last - kept on - no match for winner(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Down Memory Lane (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 5/2 | 38 | Held up in midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - went third 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Fascile Mode (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Thomas Mullins | 166 lbs | 14/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear - headway on outer before 2 out - went modest fourth home turn - weakened approaching last(op 28/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Smooth Tom (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Andrew Slattery | 166 lbs | 28/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - weakened from 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Absurde (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 14/1 | - | Towards rear - brief headway before 2 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | The Big Doyen (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Peter Fahey | 166 lbs | 11/1 | - | Never better than midfield - dropped to rear after 3 out - detached when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Daddy Long Legs (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 9/4F | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - never going well - held up in rear - brief headway on inner after 3 out - weakened from 2 out - pulled up home turn (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 6/4) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Westport Cove (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 40/1 | - | Took keen hold - led - clear from 2nd - headed after 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up after 2 out |