Horse Alert

24 Jan 2010 14:45 Leopardstown

Winner: €110,000 (Penalty: €71,500); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy, Soft in places).

Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Solwhit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	11-1131 / 20	Flat (448), Jump (26)	D N Russell	C Byrnes Top Of The Hill…	5/6
		tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th halfway, improved into 2nd and ridden to challenge 2 out, led before last, stayed on well, comfortably
2^nd	4	4½ L	Donnas Palm (IRE) (gelding, g, 11 10)	207-111 / 10	Flat (80), Jump (42)	B J Geraghty	N Meade Mr Ian Beach	8/1
		tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and no impression before last, kept on under pressure to go moderate 2nd close home
3^rd	6	1½ L	Sublimity (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	2140-22 / 11	Flat (241), Jump (26)	P A Carberry	Robert Hennessy W Hennessy	10/1
		soon 4th, improved into 2nd before halfway, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra under pressure run-in
4^th	2	3 L	Celestial Halo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 10)	2120-12 / 10	Flat (862), Jump (43)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	2/1
		led, driven along and strongly pressed after 3 out, headed and dropped to 4th 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure
5^th	7	17 L	Won In The Dark (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	420-746 / 10	Flat (171), Jump (26)	R M Power	Miss S J Harty Gerard V Crehan	40/1
		held up in touch, last 3 out, no impression from next
6^th	1	3½ L	Bahrain Storm (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	22-8115 / 10	Flat (99), Jump (24)	P Townend	P J Flynn Padraic Maloney	66/1
		held up in touch, close 5th halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened
7^th	8	½ L	Torphichen (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 8)	1196-1 / 9	Flat (90), Jump (52)	A E Lynch	E J O'Grady John P McManus	20/1
		held up in touch, 5th 3 out, lost touch before next
	3	-	De Valira (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10)	F4/4343 / 11	Flat (98), Jump (5)	D F O'Regan	J Morrissey D Mac A'Bhaird