Leopardstown (IRE) Races
Leopardstown (IRE)
14:30
Neville Hotels Hurdle
Leopardstown (IRE)
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €3.50
Place: €1.60 €6.90
Exacta: €53.30
Trifecta: €150.50
Non-Runners: Daddy Long Legs (coughing)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Brighterdaysahead (FR) | 5 M | Elite | Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Raced in second - soon clear with one other - led going easily 2 out - shaken up and went clear on turn before last - ridden out final 110yds - impressive | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Winter Fog (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 66/1 | 30 | Held up in rear - some headway before 2 out - chased clear leader inside final 110yds - never on terms(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | State Man (FR) | 7 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 4/9F | 1.25 | Took keen hold early - chased clear leaders - still plenty to do when some headway before 2 out - chased clear leader approaching last - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding never travelled) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Fils d'Oudairies (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 200/1 | 1.5 | In rear - struggling before 2 out - some headway from last - never on terms(op 150/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | King Of Kingsfield (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | Led - soon went clear with winner - mistake 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened before last(op 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Mystical Power (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 12/1 | 40 | Towards rear throughout - lost touch on turn before last(tchd 11/1) |