Horse Alert

28 Dec 2018 13:50 Leopardstown

Winner: €100,000 (Penalty: €59,000); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.

Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Apple's Jade (FR) (filly, bay, 11 3)	1133-11 / 13	Jump (26)	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	8/13
		made all, 4-length advantage halfway, left well clear 2 out, pushed out before last, kept on strongly, easily
2^nd	3	26 L	Early Doors (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	12930-5 / 12	Jump (26)	Mark Walsh	J P O'Brien John P McManus	22/1
		held up, 6th halfway, moderate 4th before 2 out where left 3rd, soon ridden and no impression, stayed on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner
3^rd	1	3¼ L	Bapaume (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	3P5-214 / 8	Jump (26)	N D Fehily	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	8/1
		held up in rear, progress into moderate 3rd 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, soon ridden and no impression on leader, mistake last, lost 2nd run-in
4^th	5	6½ L	Jezki (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	41P0-20 / 11	Flat (2270), Jump (26)	B J Geraghty	Mrs J Harrington John P McManus	25/1
		held up early, moderate 4th halfway, ridden and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra
5^th	6	27 L	Shaneshill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	4P3-388 / 10	Jump (26)	D J Mullins	W P Mullins Andrea Wylie &…	33/1
		held up behind leaders, moderate 5th halfway, towards rear 4 out, no extra next, weakened 2 out
6^th	2	40 L	Cracking Smart (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	21/1122- / 10	Jump (355)	D N Russell	G Elliott Mike Harris Racing…	10/1
		settled behind leaders, soon moderate 3rd, dropped towards rear 3 out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off
FE	4	-	Faugheen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1P261-2 / 12	Jump (40)	Ruby Walsh	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	7/2
		chased leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, fell heavily 2 out