29 Dec 2008 13:55 Leopardstown
Winner: €90,000 (Penalty: €65,101); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Chase - Yielding to Soft).
December Festival Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Sublimity (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
11/442-2 / 24 |
Flat (1300), Jump (23) |
P A Carberry | Robert Hennessy W Hennessy |
3/1 | |
| held up early, headway to 5th halfway, immproved to challenge in close 3rd 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
9 |
| ½ L |
Won In The Dark (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
21231-4 / 10 |
Flat (57), Jump (43) |
S J Hassett | S J Harty Gerard V Crehan |
20/1 | |
| held up, 8th halfway, headway in 4th before 2 out, ridden to challenge last, kept on well run-in, no extra close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 4½ L |
Brave Inca (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
11226/2 / 11 |
Jump (29) | Ruby Walsh | C A Murphy Novices Syndicate |
9/2 | |
| chased leader in close 2nd, improved to lead after 3 out, strongly pressed from 2 out and disputed entering straight, ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 1¾ L |
Muirhead (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1110-5 / 12 |
Jump (29) | Paul Carberry | N Meade Mrs Pat Sloan |
13/2 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 2 out, kept on one pace from before last | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 2 L |
Sizing Europe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1/F110-2 / 13 |
Jump (43) | Andrew J McNamara | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… |
15/8 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden to disputed entering straight, 4th and weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| ½ L |
Aitmatov (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
263-542 / 11 |
Flat (1208), Jump (15) |
P Townend | N Meade High Spirits Racing… |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped to rear after 3 out, no impression from 2 out, moderate 7th entering straight and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 2½ L |
River Liane (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
3P210-1 / 8 |
Jump (51) | N P Madden | T Cooper Mrs Valerie Courtney |
14/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, mistake 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 11 L |
Hardy Eustace (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2220-13 / 13 |
Flat (435), Jump (29) |
P W Flood | D T Hughes Laurence Byrne |
10/1 | |
| led, mistake 3 out, soon headed, dropped to rear 2 out and no impression after | ||||||||||
FE |
4 |
| - |
Larkwing (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 10) |
30-1627 / 10 |
Flat (100), Jump (50) |
D J Casey | E McNamara Mrs Margaret Wilmott |
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