01 Mar 2009 14:25 Leopardstown
Winner: €22,500 (Penalty: €14,648); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Ballsbridge Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Ebaziyan (IRE) (Gelding, g, 11 5) |
15003-2 / 23 |
Flat (1372), Jump (60) |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Peter Garvey |
8/11 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, driven along 2 out, close up when short of room entering straight, quickened to lead approaching last, not fluent, ran on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 8 L |
Star Wood (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 0) |
5/12- / 8 |
Flat (609), Jump (588) |
Paul Carberry | M J Fitzgerald P G C Syndicate |
7/1 | |
| led, joined after halfway, regained lead before 2 out, headed again before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 3½ L |
Essex (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
44514/1- / 11 |
Flat (556), Jump (588) |
D N Russell | M J P O'Brien B P S Syndicate |
6/4 | |
| close 2nd, disputed lead after halfway, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no extra before last | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 24 L |
Balsaflour (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
2-20099 / 7 |
Jump (10) | P W Flood | N F Glynn Halfpower Syndicate |
33/1 | |
| always in rear, ridden and lost touch from 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||