Leopardstown (IRE) Races
Leopardstown (IRE)
14:20
Matheson Hurdle
Leopardstown (IRE)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €1.60
Place: €1.20 €1.40
Exacta: €2.80
Trifecta: €3.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | State Man (FR) | 7 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 4/6F | Won | Travelled strongly - raced in second - led going easily before last (usual 2 out) - nudged along when went clear omitted last - easily(op 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Vauban (FR) | 7 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 11/4 | 4.25 | In rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - went fourth after 2 out (usual 3 out) - headway last (usual 2 out) - went second home turn - pushed along when bit short of room and outpaced omitted last - soon ridden but no chance with winner - kept on well(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Sharjah (FR) | 10 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 6/1 | 5 | Pressed leaders - bad mistake 2nd - briefly went second after last (usual 2 out) - lost second when ridden home turn - outpaced when switched right omitted last - kept on towards near side towards finish - no match for first two(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | She Is Electric (IRE) | 10 M | Poor | Norman Lee | 159 lbs | 200/1 | 46 | Raced freely - raced wide early - led at fast pace - headed before last (usual 2 out) - lost position when pushed along and weakened quickly after last (usual 2 out) - tailed off | ||
| 5th | 1 | Pied Piper (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 12/1 | 30 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - lost fourth after 2 out (usual 3 out) - became detached when weakened and eased before last (usual 2 out) - tired jump last (usual 2 out) (jockey said gelding carried him to the back straight until making a mistake at the middle hurdle and never travelled thereafter; vet reported gelding was clinically abnormal post race)(tchd 11/1) |