28 Dec 2017 15:00 Leopardstown
Winner: €150,000 (Penalty: €88,500); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Soft in places).
Leopardstown Christmas Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Road To Respect (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
2211-12 / 13 |
Jump (54) | S W Flanagan | N Meade Gigginstown House… |
8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, 6th after 7th, progress and not much room briefly after 3 out, ridden to challenge from before last where slight mistake, soon led, pressed and stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1¼ L |
Balko Des Flos (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
3F3-123 / 10 |
Jump (42) | D F O'Regan | H De Bromhead RacehorseClub |
66/1 | |
| led, joined approaching 5th, soon headed, prominent, slight mistake 12th, led again 5 out, attempted to assert from 2 out, strongly pressed and jumped left last, soon headed and kept on without matching winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Outlander (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
10P-613 / 13 |
Jump (33) | J W Kennedy | G Elliott Gowing's Eleven |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th after 7th, slightly slow 11th, challenged from before last where slight mistake, switched right run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 5½ L |
Minella Rocco (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3FU2-4P / 10 |
Jump (40) | M P Walsh | Jonjo O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
25/1 | |
| jumped big 6th, slightly impeded 7th, soon raced in 9th, effort on outer into straight, no impression in 4th and kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| 5 L |
Valseur Lido (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
FU22/14- / 10 |
Jump (365) | N D Fehily | H De Bromhead Gigginstown House… |
16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, slightly impeded 7th, soon raced in 8th, not fluent 4 out, | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| ¾ L |
Alpha Des Obeaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
86-2414 / 12 |
Jump (19) | B J Cooper | M F Morris Gigginstown House… |
66/1 | |
| mid-division early, badly hampered 7th, soon raced in 7th, | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 17 L |
Sizing John (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
21111-1 / 9 |
Jump (18) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Ann & Alan Potts… |
9/10 | |
| 5th after 7th, slight mistake 12th, no extra and not fluent last | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 27 L |
Yorkhill (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
1/41112- / 11 |
Jump (256) | P Townend | W P Mullins D & D Armstrong… |
7/2 | |
| held up early, soon tracked leaders and on terms approaching 5th, soon led, jumped big 6th, mistake 5 out and headed, lost place from before straight, | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Edwulf (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
U21F1P- / 11 |
Jump (289) | Mr D O'Connor | J P O'Brien John P McManus |
66/1 | |
| soon towards rear, 10th after 7th, detached 12th, no impression 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Djakadam (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
21342-2 / 9 |
Jump (18) | D J Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd after 7th, slight mistake 10th, not fluent 4 out, mistake 3 out and weakened, eased from before straight and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Carlingford Lough (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
144-7U5 / 12 |
Jump (18) | B J Geraghty | J E Kiely John P McManus |
33/1 | |
| badly hampered 7th and dropped to last, pushed along and detached 10th, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
FE |
12 |
| - |
Zabana (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
1417-53 / 8 |
Flat (1903), Jump (54) |
D N Russell | A Lynch C Jones |
28/1 | |
| prominent, inclined to jump slightly right, slightly slow 5th, fell 7th | ||||||||||