Horse Alert

26 Dec 2020 14:15 Leopardstown

Winner: €80,000 (Penalty: €48,000); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Good to Yielding in places).

Racing Post Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Franco De Port (FR) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	1/172P-1 / 9	Jump (30)	B J Cooper	W P Mullins Bruton Street V	8/1
		in rear, closer 4 out and 4th next, headway on outer entering straight, pushed along to challenge last and soon led, ridden and kept on well run-in
2^nd	3	4½ L	Darver Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1323-13 / 11	Jump (42)	J M Moore	G P Cromwell SSP Number Twentytwo…	4/1
		chased leaders, headway to lead after 6th, ridden entering straight and strongly pressed last, soon headed, under pressure and no impression on winner, kept on one pace
3^rd	5	9 L	Felix Desjy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	51/2-F11 / 11	Flat (176), Jump (42)	J W Kennedy	G Elliott A Dunlop	15/8
		soon led, slow 6th and headed, 2nd and mistake 3 out, ridden entering straight and no impression in 3rd before last, no extra run-in
4^th	4	7½ L	Embittered (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	5363-22 / 10	Jump (21)	S W Flanagan	J P O'Brien Tadhg Moynihan	13/2
		chased leaders, 4th halfway and closer 4 out, went 3rd next, pushed along and close up on inner when hampered approaching straight, 4th and no impression before last, soon no extra
5^th	1	58 L	Benruben (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	F/8-4114 / 10	Jump (42)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Shamrocklilyrose…	40/1
		prominent, tracked leader, 3rd and slight mistake 4 out, 4th and slight mistake next, no extra in rear after 2 out, soon weakened, eased in straight, tailed off
FE	2	-	Blackbow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	2/2F42-1 / 9	Jump (34)	D J Mullins	W P Mullins Roaringwater Syndicate	11/4
		chased leaders in 4th, fell 3rd