28 Feb 2015 14:40 Leopardstown
Winner: €24,000 (Penalty: €15,600); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding in places).
Racecourse Of The Year Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
14 |
| - |
Sir Scorpion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) |
2-28096 / 8 |
Jump (28) | N P Madden | T Mullins John P McManus |
11/1 | |
| held up, 9th early, closer order when not fluent 2 out, 4th into straight, soon challenging and edging left, 3rd and not fluent last, led from over 50yds out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| ½ L |
Princely Conn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
5-12133 / 12 |
Jump (90) | D J Mullins | T Mullins John P McManus |
9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th early, 5th into straight, progress to lead last, headed from over 50yds out, kept on without matching winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
11 |
| 1 L |
Dandridge (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3) |
215204 / 11 |
Jump (58) | D J Casey | A L T Moore Mrs J A Wakefield |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th early, 6th into straight, soon switched right, 4th at last, kept on run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| ¾ L |
Is Herself About (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 7) |
45-2152 / 9 |
Jump (21) | P E Corbett | D M O'Brien Peter Tarrant |
16/1 | |
| led, extended lead 7th, headed and 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
13 |
| 4 L |
To Choose (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) |
0-53086 / 8 |
Flat (278), Jump (20) |
M P Flanagan | T Gibney Leonard Kinsella |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th early, headway 7th, soon 2nd, not fluent 2 out, 3rd into straight, squeezed for room approaching last, soon switched right, 5th at last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Kylestyle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
15F-007 / 7 |
Jump (20) | P Townend | F Flood John Nestor |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd early, lost place 7th, 10th into straight, kept on without threatening run-in | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| HD |
Cassells Rock (IRE) (colt, brown, 10 12) |
0-26134 / 11 |
Flat (168), Jump (106) |
D Meyler | A J Martin J R Finn |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into 7th into straight, 6th at last and no impression, one pace | ||||||||||
8th |
1 |
| 9½ L |
Sailors Warn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
19-25P4 / 10 |
Flat (125), Jump (14) |
S J Gray | E J O'Grady Ian Williams Racing… |
28/1 | |
| held up, 11th early, 9th into straight, soon no impression, one pace | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 4½ L |
Blue Hell (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1243-35 / 6 |
Flat (601), Jump (20) |
Adrian Heskin | A Mullins Barry Connell |
4/1 | |
| held up, 10th early, progress on inner to chase leader before straight, dropped to 7th at last, no extra | ||||||||||
10th |
12 |
| 6 L |
Shabra's Bertolini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
121351 / 11 |
Flat (929), Jump (17) |
J M Moore | A McCann Miss Rita Shah |
8/1 | |
| prominent, soon 2nd, slight mistake 5th, not fluent 6th, lost place and under pressure approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| 3¾ L |
Sea Light (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
1114-08 / 11 |
Jump (104) | P T Enright | C Byrnes Thomas P O'Connor |
14/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression and kept on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
12th |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Pires (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 1) |
102P87 / 12 |
Flat (608), Jump (21) |
S A Shortall | A J Martin Dewsweepers Syndicate |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, closer order from before 7th, 8th into straight, soon no impression, no extra and eased run-in | ||||||||||
13th |
8 |
| 23 L |
Bellgrove (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
22-2144 / 14 |
Jump (113) | R C Colgan | P M Cloke E M Sinnott & Damian… |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th early, pushed along from 7th, soon lost place, no extra and eased straight, tailed off | ||||||||||
14th |
10 |
| NK |
Mike Mccann (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
226961 / 13 |
Jump (13) | A E Lynch | M O'Hare Wild West Racing |
6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th early, slighty slow 1st, no extra from 2 out, eased straight, tailed off | ||||||||||