26 Dec 2017 12:15 Leopardstown
Winner: €14,000 (Penalty: €8,624); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Yielding (Soft in places).
Horse & Jockey Hotel Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 |   | - | Ellie Mac (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 3-P7 / 12 | Jump (16) | D P Holden | H De Bromhead Niccolai Schuster… | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, 9th after halfway, went 4th into straight, soon slightly impeded, slight mistake last, led and stayed on best to assert from 100yds out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2½ L | Cask Mate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 80-1222 / 10 | Jump (9) | J M Moore | N Meade High Spirits Racing… | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, slight mistakes 1st and 4th, 6th after halfway, 3rd into straight, soon challenged and every chance, no extra and one pace from 100yds out | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | HD | Antey (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 10 | Flat (417) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mr Gerry McGladery… | 8/1 | |
| close up and disputed lead, gained narrow lead last, headed and no extra from 100yds out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NK | Debuchet (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 7) | 2121- / 8 | Jump (264) | D E Mullins | Ms M Mullins Force Eight Syndicate | 6/5 | |
| led and disputed, slight mistake 2nd, mistake 3 out, narrowly headed last, no extra and one pace from 100yds out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 15 |   | 6½ L | Play The Game (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 2F4 / 10 | Flat (51), Jump (17) | A E Lynch | T Gibney Derek Kierans | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd after halfway, 5th into straight, no impression when slight mistake last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | ½ L | At Your Ease (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 7 | Donagh Meyler | A L T Moore John P McManus | 50/1 | ||
| held up, progress from before 2 out to soon chase leaders, kept on without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 19 |   | ¾ L | Texie Rexie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 0-37 / 5 | Jump (51) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Arion Racing Club… | 33/1 | |
| held up, progress into mid-division straight, kept on without threatening from before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | ½ L | Leave Your Mark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 6 | M A Enright | J P O'Brien John P McManus | 50/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 11th after halfway, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 18 |   | 1¾ L | St Gallen (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | / 7 | Flat (39) | S G McDermott | J J Murphy Tommy Elphick &… | 50/1 | |
| held up, slight mistake 5th, kept on same pace without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | NK | Life Isfor Living (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 5 / 8 | Jump (16) | B Browne | O McKiernan Keep The Faith… | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, closer in 6th from before 3 out, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 20 |   | 3¾ L | Try Again (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 7 | Flat (11) | I J McCarthy | P W Flynn C Munnelly & Partners… | 66/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, some slight mistakes, mistake 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 12th | 24 |   | 1¼ L | Siempre Amigos (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 11 0) | 98 / 6 | Flat (22), Jump (12) | Mr R McLeigh | G P Cromwell Paul Dunne | 100/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, slightly impeded 2nd, kept on same pace without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14 |   | 1¾ L | Nelson Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 6 | Flat (76) | D F O'Regan | J J Murphy Ben Greenslade,… | 50/1 | |
| held up, soon mid-division, kept on same pace without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11 |   | 2¾ L | Los Alamos (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 314 / 7 | Jump (186) | S A Shortall | J P O'Brien Michael Owen Racing… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, 8th after halfway, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 15th | 7 |   | NS | Due Reward (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F-4 / 10 | Jump (239) | Phillip Enright | H De Bromhead The Snail Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 7th after halfway, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 16th | 23 |   | SHD | Nearly Famous (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 00 / 8 | Flat (68), Jump (17) | P D Kennedy | Mrs J Harrington Brendon Sabin &… | 100/1 | |
| soon mid-division, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 17th | 21 |   | 5½ L | Ejayteekay (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0) | / 7 | Flat (84) | Robbie Colgan | G P Cromwell C B Poots | 50/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 1st, soon towards rear, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 18th | 16 |   | 2¼ L | Quamino (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | / 8 | Jump (17) | R Loughran | P Nolan SoftCo | 66/1 | |
| held up, soon mid-division, no impression straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 19th | 6 |   | 9 L | Desire De Joie (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 10 | Jump (258) | Jack Kennedy | M F Morris Nick Wright And… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th after halfway, no extra straight | ||||||||||
| 20th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Faraway Hills (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | P / 4 | Flat (51), Jump (16) | M P Burke | J J Murphy Mrs John J Murphy | 100/1 | |
| soon mid-division, 10th after halfway, no extra straight | ||||||||||
| 21st | 13 |   | 14 L | Meldrum Way (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | P-90 / 7 | Jump (38) | Brian Hayes | G J Power Mark Campion Racing… | 100/1 | |
| held up, no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 17 |   | NK | Sidetracked (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 9 | Jump (17) | D N Russell | G Elliott Mrs Margaret Ahern | 33/1 | |
| held up, no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 23rd | 2 |   | 36 L | Askari (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) | / 6 | Flat (178) | Liam McKenna | G Elliott Lee Power | 66/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 1st, no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Manamite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2 / 6 | Flat (553), Jump (37) | Mark Walsh | G Elliott Mr John P McManus | 10/3 | |
| soon tracked leaders, 5th after halfway, weakened quickly from 3 out, soon eased and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
