Horse Alert

29 Dec 2017 15:05 Leopardstown

Winner: €30,000 (Penalty: €18,450); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

Top Oil Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-130)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Mind's Eye (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	2/22-21 / 12	Jump (44)	D N Russell	H De Bromhead Dydb Marketing…	4/1
		held up in touch, slight mistake 3rd, 8th approaching 6th, progress travelling smoothly from before straight and gained narrow lead before last, stayed on well run-in
2^nd	14	¾ L	Darkest Flyer (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 5)	94-1217 / 7	Jump (48)	S W Flanagan	N Meade Natalie Gilligan	6/1
		tracked leaders, soon 3rd, 4th approaching 6th, on terms on inner into straight, headed approaching last, kept on well run-in without matching winner
3^rd	13	½ L	Snugsborough Hall (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9)	04-1P20 / 12	Jump (33)	D J Mullins	L P Cusack Rising Sun Partnership	12/1
		held up, 11th approaching 6th, closed travelling smoothly from before straight, good headway to lead approaching straight, soon narrowly headed, kept on without matching 1st 2 run-in
4^th	1	2½ L	Midnight Stroll (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	23-611 / 7	Jump (27)	P T Enright	R Tyner Brendan Keogh	5/1
		held up, 13th approaching 6th, closed up travelling smoothly before straight and tracked leaders towards outer, ran on without matching principals run-in
5^th	5	8½ L	Agent Boru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	342-045 / 11	Jump (26)	P E Corbett	T Gibney Roberto Syndicate	12/1
		soon chased leaders, 5th approaching 6th where slight mistake, challenged and on terms briefly straight, soon headed and no impression from before last
6^th	10	2¾ L	Slippery Serpent (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	211654 / 9	Jump (27)	P Townend	E J O'Grady Friends Of Maria…	20/1
		soon chased leaders, 7th approaching 6th, effort from before straight, no impression when not fluent last, one pace
7^th	7	1¾ L	Templemore Dream (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 5)	512 / 6	Jump (41)	D F O'Regan	A Fleming Barry Connell	12/1
		held up in rear, progress when slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening from before last
8^th	3	1¾ L	Deor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	14 / 7	Flat (54), Jump (150)	Rachael Blackmore	J E Kiely Brian Gleeson	25/1
		held up, 14th approaching 6th where slight mistake, some headway before straight, kept on same pace without threatening from before last
9^th	6	1 L	Game Of War (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	P38-41 / 12	Jump (22)	D Robinson	H De Bromhead Mr M Robinson	8/1
		a little keen, soon close up in 2nd, not fluent 7th, not fluent 2 out, no extra when not fluent last
10^th	2	1 L	Mischievious Max (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9)	212222 / 5	Jump (41)	S A Shortall	J P O'Brien Mr W A Bethell	7/1
		led, joined approaching 2 out, headed straight, no extra from before last
11^th	12	4½ L	Miracle In Medinah (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	1/375 / 10	Jump (13)	B J Geraghty	G Elliott John P McManus	14/1
		held up, 12th approaching 6th, pushed along from 3 out, soon no impression
12^th	15	4 L	Good To Flow (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 3)	3-653P6 / 8	Jump (15)	C M Leonard	P A Fahy Good As Gold Syndicate	50/1
		prominent, 3rd approaching 6th, on terms approaching 2 out, headed and no extra from before straight
13^th	9	1¾ L	Lesley Dawn (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 2)	7-1324 / 5	Jump (12)	R M Power	Mrs J Harrington Ann & Alan Potts…	20/1
		held up, 10th approaching 6th, slight mistake 2 out, no extra when not fluent last
14^th	8	16 L	Let's Twist Again (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	201211 / 5	Jump (28)	M P Walsh	J P O'Brien John P McManus	14/1
		tracked leaders, 6th approaching 6th, no impression when hampered straight, soon no extra
15^th	11	19 L	Settimo Milanese (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	0-234 / 7	Jump (22)	Andrew Ring	M F Morris ValueRacingClub…	33/1
		mid-division early, not fluent 4th, pushed along briefly after 5th, 9th approaching 6th where mistake, no impression from 3 out