Leopardstown (IRE) Races
Leopardstown (IRE)
15:00
Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier)
Leopardstown (IRE)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m7½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €5.30
Place: €1.70 €4.10 €1.80
Exacta: €71.30
Tricast: €480.15
Trifecta: €344.90
Non-Runners: Absolute Notions (unsuitable ground), Ambitious Fellow (unsuitable ground), Ballybawn Belter (unsuitable ground), Broomfield Bijou (unsuitable ground), Max Flamingo (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | Gaoth Chuil (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Shane O'Callaghan
(5)lbs
|
T M Walsh | 139 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Towards rear - steady headway after 3 out - challenging going best when not fluent last - ridden to lead but faced challenges run-in - kept on well(op 4/1) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Farouk d'Alene (FR) | 10 G | Good |
Carl Millar
(7)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - pressed leader after 4th - led and ridden before last - ridden when headed but kept on well run-in - just held | |
| 3rd | 11 | Nine Graces (GB) | 8 M | AVG | Barry Connell | 146 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Raced wide - held up in rear - steady headway after 3 out - ridden when challenging but no extra towards finish(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 12 | Foxy Jacks (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Gavin Brouder
(5)lbs
|
M F Morris | 139 lbs | 4/1F | 1.75 | Led - not fluent 4th - mistake when faced challenge 2 out - headed then lost two places before last - kept on well(op 9/2) | |
| 5th | 16 | West Is Awake (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Edward Cawley | 140 lbs | 5/1 | 10 | Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - in touch with leaders but no extra before last(op 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 15 | Champagne Platinum (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Miss A B O'Connor
(3)lbs
|
E Bolger | 139 lbs | 25/1 | 2.25 | Midfield early - towards rear when not fluent 3 out - soon reminders - some headway on inner before last - no telling impression(op 33/1 tchd 22/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Franciscan Rock (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | M F Morris | 156 lbs | 25/1 | 11 | Midfield - not fluent and pushed along briefly 4 out - headway and prominent on near side of group after 3 out - weakened gradually after 2 out(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Lucky Zebo (GB) | 7 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 147 lbs | 7/1 | 25 | In touch with leaders - headway and prominent after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 13/2) | ||
| 99th | 7 | M C Muldoon (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 150 lbs | 10/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - never going well - in rear - pushed along and struggling when raced in last and detached after 8th - pulled up before 9th (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Aldo The Apache (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | C A Murphy | 146 lbs | 100/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in second early - pressed leaders after 4th - weakened after 3 out - dropped to rear before 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Maxxum (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 6/1 | - | Never better than midfield - towards rear when not fluent 10th - struggling when hit 4 out - detached and weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out |