29 Dec 2021 14:20 Leopardstown
Winner: €150,000 (Penalty: €90,000); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.
Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Sharjah (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2/1322-1 / 11 |
Flat (520), Jump (45) |
Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
5/6 | |
| waited with in rear early, soon chased leaders, briefly tight for room and pushed along briefly approaching final hurdle, closed up travelling smoothly straight, under pressure and gained narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| NK |
Zanahiyr (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 12) |
1142-12 / 7 |
Flat (542), Jump (45) |
J W Kennedy | G Elliott Bective Stud |
5/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, improved to get on terms approaching final hurdle, soon led, narrowly headed inside final furlong and kept on without quite matching winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 4¾ L |
Saint Roi (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 12) |
11/1244- / 9 |
Flat (1220), Jump (326) |
Rachael Blackmore | W P Mullins Mr John P McManus |
6/1 | |
| keen, soon prominent, led from 1st, headed approaching 3rd, led again from 2nd last, quickly joined, not fluent final hurdle and headed, slightly impeded approaching straight, no extra and one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 10 L |
Echoes In Rain (FR) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
14111-3 / 8 |
Flat (963), Jump (45) |
P Townend | W P Mullins Barnane Stud |
5/1 | |
| waited with, soon towards rear, closed up approaching final hurdle, soon 3rd, dropped to 4th from 2f out, soon no extra, one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 45 L |
Felix Desjy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
138F-43 / 10 |
Flat (544), Jump (53) |
B J Cooper | G Elliott A Dunlop |
50/1 | |
| prominent, led approaching 1st where slow jump and headed and dropped to rear, slow jump 2nd and pushed along in last, soon headway to chase leaders but not fluent jumping and quickly at the back again, no extra from before final hurdle | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 17 L |
Petit Mouchoir (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 12) |
33522F- / 11 |
Jump (269) | D N Russell | G Elliott Bective Stud |
18/1 | |
| led, headed approaching 1st, prominent, regained lead approaching 3rd, headed from 2nd last, weakened approaching final hurdle | ||||||||||