Horse Alert

27 Dec 2007 12:55 Leopardstown

Winner: €14,000 (Penalty: €9,674); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good to Yielding.

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Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	11	-	Sophocles (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 161lbs)	2129-2 / 21	Jump (33)	D J Casey	J Leavy Mrs Ann M Donnelly	6/4
		tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 3rd 2 out, soon challenged, led approaching last, stayed on under pressure
2^nd	6	1¾ L	Meritorious (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	P / 9	Jump (26)	P A Carberry	A L T Moore John P McManus	33/1
		tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 6th and progress 3 out, challenged 2 out, led briefly straight, headed approaching last, kept on under pressure
3^rd	7	¾ L	Panzer Chief (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	/ 6		D N Russell	A L T Moore Gigginstown House…	14/1
		held up, 11th 3 out, headway into 4th after 2 out, 3rd when wandered about approaching last, ran on close home
4^th	12	1½ L	The Hurl (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	46 / 9	Jump (25)	P W Flood	M F Morris John P McManus	13/2
		tracked leaders in moderate 4th, closer 3rd halfway, led before 2 out, headed straight, 4th and kept on same pace from last
5^th	19	3 L	Polly Massini (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 156lbs)	6- / 6	Jump (315)	A F O'Neill	M T Moran Gerard Quirk	33/1
		tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, 5th and no extra before last
6^th	2	5½ L	Chateau d'Eau (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	114 / 9	Jump (18)	Paul Carberry	N Meade Mrs Pat Sloan	9/4
		mid-division, 8th 3 out, 6th after 2 out, ridden and no impression
7^th	13	3½ L	Top Of The Rock (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	/ 8		M J Bolger	Mrs J Harrington J P O'Flaherty	25/1
		mid-division, progress into 6th after halfway, 7th after 3 out, kept on same pace
8^th	1	9 L	Caravino (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	10-0 / 8	Jump (11)	T J Doyle	E Griffin C E G Hickey	16/1
		held up, kept on without threatening from after 3 out
9^th	14	1 L	Vodka Lobster (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	7 / 5	Jump (11)	Andrew J McNamara	C A McBratney Northern Star Syndicate	50/1
		mid-division, no impression from after 3 out
10^th	16	NK	Winterdown Star (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	16 / 8	Jump (11)	A E Lynch	M J P O'Brien William Gaffney	12/1
		held up, 9th and progress after 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, weakened
11^th	5	12 L	Eurobuster (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	900 / 8	Jump (11)	Mr R M P McNally	J Fox Oliver Cunningham	100/1
		mid-division, 8th 4 out, no extra from before 2 out
12^th	4	½ L	Direct Exit (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	14 / 8	Jump (26)	B J Geraghty	Mrs J Harrington S R McKee	7/1
		moderate 3rd early, closer 2nd after 4th, weakened before 2 out
13^th	15	7 L	Walls Of Jericho (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	0 / 6	Jump (12)	T G M Ryan	T J Taaffe Straffan Racing…	40/1
		never a factor
14^th	18	3½ L	Pebble Reach (IRE) (Filly, Brown, 156lbs)	00 / 6	Jump (25)	R M Power	Mrs J Harrington Star Syndicate	100/1
		never a factor, weakened 4 out, tailed off
15^th	9	Dist	Port Caro (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	/ 6		Conor O'Dwyer	J P Duffy Mrs J P Duffy	33/1
		always behind, pulled hard early, bad mistake 1st, tailed off
16^th	10	2½ L	Something Inside (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	8-09 / 6	Jump (45)	M P Walsh	T J Taaffe G T Pierse	33/1
		settled 2nd, led from 4th, hit 3 out, headed and weakened before 2 out, tailed off
17^th	8	10 L	Persan Bleu (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	0 / 5	Jump (19)	R Loughran	D T Hughes Gigginstown House…	50/1
		always behind, tailed off
18^th	17	Dist	Chapter Eight (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 156lbs)	P / 5	Jump (5)	S E Butler	C Phillips Graham O'Brien	66/1
		raced keenly, soon led, mistake and headed 4th, soon ridden and weakened, completely tailed off
	3	-	Dane Run (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 161lbs)	90 / 5	Jump (49)	B M Cash	P J Gilligan Otwotwo Syndicate