29 Dec 2009 14:00 Leopardstown
Winner: €90,000 (Penalty: €58,500); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding.
Leopardstown Golf Centre December Festival Hurdle (Grade 1)
Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
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1st |
3 |
- |
Solwhit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
211-113 / 20 |
Flat (422), Jump (31) |
D N Russell | C Byrnes Top Of The Hill… |
8/11 | ||
close up in 3rd, 2nd before 2 out, led entering straight, strongly pressed after last, stayed on strongly close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
2 L |
Sublimity (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2/2140-2 / 11 |
Flat (215), Jump (31) |
P A Carberry | Robert Hennessy W Hennessy |
5/1 | ||
in touch in rear, mistake 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, 2nd last, soon challenged and every chance, no extra close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
2½ L |
Jumbo Rio (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) |
122112 / 6 |
Flat (422), Jump (44) |
Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Patrick Wilmott |
13/2 | ||
raced keenly early, settled 4th, 3rd 2 out, 2nd briefly before last, 3rd and no impression run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
8 L |
De Valira (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
01F4/43 / 11 |
Flat (72), Jump (31) |
A E Lynch | J Morrissey D Mac A'Bhaird |
25/1 | ||
close up in 2nd, led from 4th, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed entering straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
½ L |
Muirhead (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
5425-52 / 12 |
Jump (44) | D J Condon | N Meade Mrs Pat Sloan |
4/1 | ||
held up in touch, close 5th 3 out, 4th and ridden next, soon no extra | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
28 L |
Won In The Dark (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1/420-74 / 10 |
Flat (145), Jump (31) |
R M Power | Miss S J Harty Gerard V Crehan |
12/1 | ||
led, headed 4th, remained close up until weakened approaching 2 out, trailing when eased last | ||||||||||
6 |
- |
Ebadiyan (IRE) (Colt, g, 11 7) |
2R-435P / 5 |
Flat (268), Jump (1) |
J L Cullen | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah |
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