26 Dec 2016 13:15 Leopardstown
Winner: €45,000 (Penalty: €26,550); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Bapaume (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 61-2 / 12 | Jump (22) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 13/8 | |
| disputed lead early, prominent, slight mistake 3rd, soon moderate 3rd, improved to lead on inner after 2 out, slight mistake last, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Landofhopeandglory (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 111 / 6 | Flat (169), Jump (22) | Mark Walsh | J P O'Brien John P McManus | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, moderate 4th from 3rd, soon chased clear leader, closed to challenge straight, kept on same pace run-in and just held on for 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | SHD | Mega Fortune (FR) (colt, bay, 10 12) | F13 / 4 | Flat (218), Jump (22) | D N Russell | G Elliott C Jones | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, moderate 5th from 3rd, pushed along after 3 out in 4th, 3rd straight, ran on without threatening run-in, just denied for 2nd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 13 L | Zig Zag (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 321623 / 7 | Flat (156), Jump (16) | J S McGarvey | J P O'Brien Mr & Mrs R G Capstick | 33/1 | |
| disputed lead early, a little keen, soon led, clear from 3rd, slightly reduced lead 5th, came back to field 2 out, soon headed and dropped to 4th straight, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 9 L | Amaulino (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 15221 / 11 | Jump (69) | M P Fogarty | C Bowe Springfield Partnership | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, soon moderate 6th, under pressure from 3 out, kept on same pace from before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 3 L | Champagne Pat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5351 / 5 | Jump (30) | A McCurtin | Jonathan Sweeney Sean Patrick Dunne | 33/1 | |
| close up, moderate 2nd from 3rd, lost place from 3 out, soon 6th and one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 6½ L | Prospectus (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 1 / 9 | Flat (73), Jump (9) | J M Moore | G P Cromwell Up & Running Syndicate | 12/1 | |
| held up, moderate 7th from 3rd, under pressure from 3 out, kept on same pace from before next, slight mistake last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 17 L | Lord Justice (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 41132 / 4 | Flat (132), Jump (16) | Brian Hayes | J P O'Brien Annus Mirabilis… | 16/1 | |
| held up, mistake 3rd, soon moderate 8th, some slight mistakes after, went moderate 5th from 3 out, no impression from before next and no extra straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 4¾ L | Soir De Chantenay (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 41-116 / 4 | Jump (22) | M A Enright | G P Cromwell John P McManus | 66/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 2nd, moderate 9th from 3rd, reminders from 5th, no impression from 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 31 L | Do No Complain (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6-2FPP2 / 6 | Jump (133) | B J Cooper | T Cooper Jake O'Connor &… | 66/1 | |
| held up, mistake 3rd, soon last, no impression from 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
