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Leopardstown (IRE)
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Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle
Leopardstown (IRE) Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €9.60 Place: €2.30 €1.50 €7 Exacta: €41.70 Tricast: €471.70 Trifecta: €2304.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 The Church Gate (IRE) N/A Elite
Matthew J Smith 153 lbs 8/1 Won Chased leaders - 4th after 3 out - going well in 2nd after next and led between last 2 - ridden clear run-in and stayed on well - comfortably
2nd 5 Lake Takapuna (IRE) 11 G AVG
D K Weld 160 lbs 11/4F 5.5 Chased leaders early - not fluent 1st - soon settled in mid-division - took closer order briefly before 6th - improved to chase leaders going well 2 out - progress into 2nd before last where pushed along - ridden and no impression on winner run-in(op 9/2)
3rd 16 Fruits Of Glory (IRE) N/A Poor
Edward Cawley 150 lbs 20/1 8 Held up in mid-division - going well in 7th after 3 out - took closer order almost on terms after 2 out - soon ridden in 2nd and no extra before last where dropped to 3rd - one pace run-in
4th 18 Youngnedofthehill (IRE) 14 G Poor
Shane Nolan 143 lbs 25/1 1.5 Held up in rear early - took closer order going well in mid-division after 3 out - improved to chase leaders after 2 out where not much room briefly - switched right before last and no impression on leaders - kept on to take moderate 4th close home
5th 3 Visioman (FR) N/A Poor
Henry De Bromhead 157 lbs 20/1 0.2 Held up in touch - 6th after 3 out - ridden in 4th and no extra before last - one pace run-in and dropped to moderate 5th close home
6th 9 Smithscorner (IRE) N/A Poor
Michael G Kennedy 157 lbs 16/1 8 Held up - took closer order in 9th from 3 out - improved to chase leaders on inner 2 out where slight mistake - ridden between last 2 where not much room briefly - soon no impression under pressure in 7th - kept on one pace into moderate 6th run-in
7th 19 Folly Dat (IRE) N/A Poor
R K Watson 145 lbs 16/1 .5 Led and disputed early - led before 2nd - pressed closely 2 out where not fluent - ridden after 2 out and headed between last 2 - weakened before last
8th 8 Little Haarth (IRE) N/A Poor
Desmond McDonogh 158 lbs 50/1 4.75 Mid-division - 10th after 3 out - ridden before next and no impression under pressure in 12th between last 2 - kept on one pace(op 40/1)
9th 11 Muroor (GB) 11 G Poor
T G McCourt 154 lbs 40/1 1.25 Mid-division - ridden before 2 out and no impression under pressure in 9th between last 2 - one pace after(op 33/1)
10th 21 Duke's Girl (GB) N/A Poor
J A Nash 142 lbs 50/1 3.75 Waited with - ridden in rear of mid-division before 2 out and no impression in 11th between last 2 - one pace after
11th 22 Bothar Dubh (GB) N/A Poor
Declan Queally 131 lbs 12/1 1 Held up in rear - some headway from 2 out where slight mistake - kept on in behind from before last(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
12th 12 Wee Small Hours (IRE) 13 G Poor
Dermot A McLoughlin 147 lbs 12/1 1.75 Chased leaders - 4th halfway - disputed 2nd 3 out - ridden and weakened behind leaders after 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
13th 2 Mighty Stowaway (IRE) N/A Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 166 lbs 9/1 1.5 Chased leaders - 5th halfway - disputed 2nd 3 out - ridden behind leaders before 2 out and soon weakened(op 13/2)
14th 4 Monition (IRE) N/A Poor
Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 16/1 0.2 Held up in touch - pushed along in 5th after 3 out and soon weakened(op 14/1)
15th 20 Ragin Cajun (IRE) 11 G AVG
Noel Meade 144 lbs 25/1 .5 In rear of mid-division best - no impression before 2 out
16th 15 Serious Ego (GER) 11 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 152 lbs 12/1 40 Mid-division - 12th after 3 out - weakened and eased after 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
17th 7 Arctic Light (GB) N/A AVG
Thomas Mullins 158 lbs 16/1 11 Never better than mid-division - pushed along briefly after 4th - reminder after 6th - 11th after 3 out - weakened and eased after 2 out
18th 14 Grand Canyon (IRE) N/A Poor
Miss Amanda Mooney 149 lbs 25/1 2.5 Held up towards rear for most - ridden and no impression before 2 out - soon weakened
19th 17 Khudha (IRE) N/A Poor
Alan Fleming 150 lbs 25/1 4.75 Towards rear throughout - ridden and no extra after 3 out where not fluent - soon weakened
20th 6 Odit (GER) N/A Poor
Denis Gerard Hogan 159 lbs 12/1 15 Led and disputed early - headed before 2nd and settled behind leader - reminders after 3rd - 2nd halfway - joined for 2nd before 6th - weakened from 4 out
99th 1 Apache Jack (IRE) N/A Poor
S R B Crawford 159 lbs 40/1 - Chased leaders - 3rd halfway - disputed 2nd before 6th - weakened 4 out - pulled up before 2 out
99th 10 Bog War (IRE) N/A Poor
Liam P Cusack 155 lbs 25/1 - Chased leaders early - weakened in mid-division 4 out where slight mistake - dropped to rear 3 out - pulled up before next(op 28/1)
99th 23 Stoughan Cross (IRE) 12 G Good
Thomas Gibney 129 lbs 50/1 - Mid-division best - ridden and no impression towards rear before 3 out - pulled up after next