Horse Alert

29 Dec 2014 15:05 Leopardstown

Winner: €75,000 (Penalty: €48,750); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.

Topaz Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Don Poli (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	2111-21 / 11	Jump (37)	B J Cooper	W P Mullins Darren & Annaley…	9/4
		chased leader, 3rd halfway, progress to lead entering straight, ridden and joined last, kept on well under pressure to assert closing stages
2^nd	1	3 L	Apache Stronghold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	114-212 / 10	Jump (29)	Paul Carberry	N Meade Mrs Patricia Hunt	5/1
		chased leader, 5th halfway, progress after 2 out and 2nd early straight, switched left and disputed last, kept on under pressure, no extra closing stages
3^rd	2	11 L	Lots Of Memories (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	P1-3241 / 8	Jump (15)	P Townend	P G Fahey Mrs Siobhain Fahey…	11/1
		led and soon clear, jumped right 8th and 9th, 4 lengths lead halfway, slight mistake 10th, ridden and headed entering straight, no impression in 3rd last, no extra run-in
4^th	3	5 L	Mala Beach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1/231-21 / 11	Jump (22)	R C Colgan	G Elliott C Jones	5/1
		chased leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 10th, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression before last, no extra
5^th	4	5½ L	Shanahan's Turn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	318-511 / 12	Jump (43)	J J Burke	H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts…	9/2
		chased leader, 6th halfway, 4th 3 out, no extra in 5th approaching last
6^th	5	1¾ L	The Tullow Tank (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1112-15 / 9	Jump (29)	Adrian Heskin	M S Sandra Hughes Barry Connell	9/2
		chased leader, 4th halfway, 6th 6 out, mistake 3 out and no extra next, kept on one pace
PU	7	-	Very Wood (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	531-61P / 6	Jump (43)	D J Condon	N Meade Gigginstown House…