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Leopardstown (IRE)
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SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle
Leopardstown (IRE) Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €21 Place: €4 €1.30 €2 Exacta: €91.70 Tricast: €178.68 Trifecta: €363.60
Non-Runners: Thisistheway (stone bruise)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m½f
1st
Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly before 6th - went clear going best after 2 out - mistake last - ridden out - comfortably(op 18/1)
6 G Good
Eoin Griffin 160 lbs 20/1 Won
2m 2m6½f 2m2f 2m4f 2m4f
2m½f 2m4½f
2nd
Soon led narrowly - joined after 5th - headed and pressed leader before 6th - lost second but prominent 4 out - went second again when not fluent 2 out - ridden and no extra when overjumped last - no match for winner(tchd 5/4 and tchd 6/4)
6 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 11/8F 4.75
2m 2m 2m4½f 2m4f
1m2f 1m5½f 1m6f 2m5f 2m4f
3rd
Midfield - in touch with leaders 7th - prominent after 3 out - went modest third before last - kept on - no match for first two(op 13/2)
5 M Poor
A J Martin 142 lbs 5/1 7.5
3m 2m4f 1m4½f 1m4½f 2m2½f
2m 2m5½f 2m 2m4f
4th
Raced wide - prominent - went second 4 out - lost second from 2 out - weakened before last(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
6 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 20/1 3.25
3m 2m7f 3m 2m7f 2m4f
2m½f 2m3½f 2m 2m 2m1f
5th
Towards rear - headway into midfield before 2 out - in touch with leaders when switched right after 2 out - weakened before last(op 12/1)
8 G AVG
Denis Hickey 160 lbs 20/1 15
2m 2m½f 2m1½f
2m1f 2m½f
6th
Didn't always jump with fluency - jumped right on occasions - took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders 7th - prominent after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 20/1)
6 G AVG
P J Rothwell 140 lbs 16/1 1.25
2m5f 2m½f 2m4½f 2m5½f
2m7f 2m3f 2m3f 2m6½f 3m½f
7th
Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders before 6th - weakened after 3 out - no impression when hampered by faller 2 out
6 G AVG
Jonathan Sweeney 161 lbs 33/1 21
-
2m½f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m1f
99th
Towards rear - headway after 3 out - keeping on and 4 lengths down when brought down 2 out(op 14/1)
6 M AVG
C A Murphy 158 lbs 11/1 -
2m2f 2m4f 3m 2m3½f 2m5f
2m 2m4½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Prominent on inner early - dropped to midfield before 6th - in touch with leaders and 3 lengths down when stumbled and fell 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
5 G AVG
Noel Meade 157 lbs 9/1 -
-
2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f
99th
Towards rear - dropped to last when pushed along after 4th - reminders and weakened after 5th - pulled up before 6th
8 G AVG
Oliver McKiernan 167 lbs 50/1 -
2m6½f 2m4½f
2m4f 2m 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m6½f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - bad mistake 1st - some headway when mistake and slightly hampered then eased 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made bad mistakes at 1st and 2nd last flights)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
5 G Poor
Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 7/1 -
2m3½f 2m6½f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m3½f
2m4f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m 2m
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - joined leader after 5th - lost position before 7th - dropped to midfield after 3 out - weakening and dropped to rear when hampered by faller and unseated 2 out(op 17/2)
5 G Poor
Declan Queally 149 lbs 10/1 -
2m1f 3m½f 2m3f 3m 2m6f