Leopardstown (IRE)
15:30
Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Leopardstown (IRE) Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €1.84 Place: €1.20 €3 €3.50 Exacta: €20.30 Tricast: €176.42 Trifecta: €281.50
Non-Runners: Pralognan (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 18 Darcy's Friend (IRE) 6 G Poor Emmet Mullins 145 lbs 5/6F Won Took keen hold - midfield - bumped 1st - in touch with leaders 2nd - going easily after 2 out - led last - ridden and ran on well run-in - just did enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that he has had gelding since September and he has always shown ability and he felt it was well ahead of his mark and he fancied it today; he added that he was keen to get gelding based on the form of his point-to-point run which has worked out very well; his explanation was noted)(op Evens tchd 11/10)
2nd 5 Moylussa (IRE) 5 G AVG Maike Magnussen 160 lbs 14/1 1.5 Midfield - still plenty to do when ridden 2 out - soon headway on outer - went second towards finish - no match for winner(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
3rd 16 Imadpour (IRE) 5 G Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 139 lbs 18/1 .75 Midfield - not fluent 1st - headway after 2 out - challenging approaching last - no extra run-in - lost second towards finish(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 3 Crescent Moon (FR) 4 F Poor Gavin Cromwell 163 lbs 10/1 9 Towards rear - not fluent 1st - not fluent 4 out - headway from 3 out - pressed leaders approaching last - weakened run-in(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
5th 1 Desert Friend (IRE) 9 G Poor Mrs Denise Foster 163 lbs 28/1 1.5 Midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 33/1)
6th 9 Kilda Kelle (FR) 4 F Poor J P Dempsey 153 lbs 18/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 4th - in touch with leaders 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 20/1)
7th 4 Liberated Light (IRE) 5 G Poor John E & Thomas Kiely 158 lbs 16/1 .5 Midfield - in touch with leaders 2 out - led approaching last - headed and weakened from last(tchd 14/1)
8th 6 Burren Song (IRE) 7 G AVG Ciaran Murphy 159 lbs 40/1 .5 Prominent - weakened approaching last(op 25/1)
9th 2 Jolie Jewel (FR) 5 M AVG Brian M McMahon 166 lbs 4/1 12 Led - headed and prominent after 1st - disputed lead 4 out - led clearly after 2 out - headed and weakened approaching last
10th 8 Peckham Springs (IRE) 8 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 149 lbs 40/1 2.75 Midfield - jumped right and bumped rival 1st - dropped to rear 4th - detached and struggling 3 out - some headway after 2 out(tchd 50/1)
11th 15 Gustavo Goodway (IRE) 6 G Poor P J Rothwell 141 lbs 18/1 4.5 Prominent - led after 1st - joined 4 out - headed and weakened after 2 out(op 20/1)
12th 17 Tremaine (GB) 4 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 145 lbs 25/1 .75 Towards rear - midfield after 3 out - weakened approaching last
13th 14 Shashado (FR) 4 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 149 lbs 150/1 1.75 Always behind(op 100/1 tchd 125/1)
14th 11 Arnacoeur (FR) 7 G Poor Conor O'Dwyer 147 lbs 50/1 5 Took keen hold - towards rear - midfield 5 out - not fluent 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 66/1)
15th 10 Makfils (FR) 8 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 146 lbs 12/1 1.25 Midfield - reminders after 4 out - soon weakened
16th 7 Desert Haven (GB) 4 G Poor Noel Meade 159 lbs 50/1 5.5 In rear - brief headway 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 33/1)
17th 12 Great Realisation (IRE) 7 G Poor P J Rothwell 149 lbs 50/1 29 Prominent - weakened quickly before 2 out(tchd 40/1)