Horse Alert

28 Dec 2017 13:20 Leopardstown

Winner: €85,000 (Penalty: €50,150); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding in places).

Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Apple's Jade (FR) (filly, bay, 11 3)	1211-11 / 12	Jump (25)	J W Kennedy	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	4/6
		soon disputed lead, led from 3rd, joined next, headed 5th and raced in 2nd, on terms at final hurdle, soon narrowly headed, stayed on well final furlong to lead near line
2^nd	4	½ L	Supasundae (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	12412-3 / 10	Jump (25)	R M Power	Mrs J Harrington Ann & Alan Potts…	7/1
		soon disputed lead, headed from 3rd, pushed along briefly approaching 4th where back on terms, led 5th, joined at final hurdle, soon narrow leader again, strongly pressed and kept on well final furlong, headed near line
3^rd	5	4¾ L	Bapaume (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	21231-2 / 8	Jump (200)	N D Fehily	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	20/1
		held up, slightly impeded 5th, soon raced in 3rd, 4th at 8th, soon 3rd again, still travelling smoothly into straight, no impression under pressure inside final furlong, one pace
4^th	7	8 L	Augusta Kate (GB) (filly, bay, 11 3)	1F615-6 / 7	Jump (25)	D J Mullins	W P Mullins The Masters Syndicate	25/1
		soon raced in 4th, badly hampered 5th, 3rd before 8th, soon 4th again, no impression over 1f out
5^th	1	12 L	Jezki (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1285-12 / 11	Flat (1905), Jump (39)	B J Geraghty	Mrs J Harrington John P McManus	9/1
		held up, badly hampered 5th, closed approaching final hurdle to track leaders, lost place and no impression over 1f out
	2	-	Lieutenant Colonel (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 10)	PP57-34 / 11	Jump (63)	D N Russell	G Elliott C Leech	0/0

FE	3	-	Nichols Canyon (GB) (colt, bay, 11 10)	12F12-2 / 7	Flat (1505), Jump (25)	P Townend	W P Mullins Andrea Wylie &…	7/2
		raced in 3rd, fell 5th