26 Dec 2009 12:10 Leopardstown
Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €8,292); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Bord Na Mona - Clean Air Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | King's Bastion (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0- / 21 | Flat (29), Jump (316) | T C Carroll | L Comer Luke Comer | 12/1 | |
| keen hold and led at slow gallop, headed 5 out, led again into straight, soon strongly pressed and joined, slight peck last, led again and stayed on best run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2 L | Gates Of Rome (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 9/1-23 / 9 | Jump (23) | D N Russell | Colm Murphy Gigginstown House… | 15/8 | |
| always prominent at slow gallop, some slight mistakes, ridden to challenge and dispute lead straight, not entirely fluent last, headed and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 2 L | Qoubilai (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | F / 10 | Jump (244) | R M Moran | A L T Moore Mr Brian Kerr | 8/1 | |
| 4th | 12 |   | 2½ L | The Real Tyson (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 311/0 / 8 | Jump (23) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Noel F Murphy | 10/1 | |
| soon mid-division, moderate 8th into straight, ridden into 7th from last, stayed on well without threatening run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | NK | Hidden Diamond (IRE) (gelding, g, 11 12) | 000-5 / 14 | Jump (77) | R Loughran | Ms M Kelly Ms Maria Kelly | 14/1 | |
| always prominent, moderate 4th into straight, soon no impression under pressure and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 4½ L | Royal And Regal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | / 6 | Flat (129) | R Geraghty | L Comer Brian Comer | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th approaching 2 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | SHD | Like Your Style (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5 / 11 | Jump (42) | P W Flood | E P Harty John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, progress to track leaders 4 out, 5th before 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 8 L | Woodbrook Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 00-PP / 9 | Jump (196) | C O'Farrell | Ms J Morgan James V O'Kane | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, dropped to moderate 8th approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | Dist | Winner Takes Itall (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | / 7 | R M Power | T J Taaffe Maine Syndicate | 12/1 | ||
| mid-division best, moderate 9th approaching 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 28 L | Tawazoun (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 050-90 / 5 | Jump (81) | N P Madden | D Miley Stephen O'Connell… | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear, no impression approaching 2 out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up from last, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Sinbinned (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 30-5 / 8 | Jump (213) | Mark Walsh | M Brassil O B P Carroll | ||
| 8 |   | - | Rite Of Passage (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 113-4 / 9 | Flat (51), Jump (236) | Mr R P McNamara | D K Weld Dr R Lambe | |||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Bold Buccaneer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 16 / 5 | Jump (146) | A E Lynch | P J Gilligan Boju Partnership | ||
| 1 |   | - | Best Buddy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P-0 / 10 | Jump (14) | Mr D Macauley | J S Cullen J S Cullen | |||
