29 Dec 2009 11:50 Leopardstown
Winner: €11,500 (Penalty: €7,946); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding.
Ryans Event Cleaners Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Western Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2121-23 / 9 | Jump (18) | C O'Farrell | J J Hanlon Barry Connell | 7/2 | |
| made all, ridden clear after 2 out, 3 lengths advantage last, strongly pressed run-in, kept on well under pressure, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | SHD | Acapulco (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 2-2 / 10 | Flat (821), Jump (14) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady J Higgins | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, progress into 5th 3 out, 3rd and ridden after 2 out, 2nd from last, soon challenged, every chance, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 2 L | Rick (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0032-33 / 9 | Jump (45) | P W Flood | D T Hughes Bloomfields | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th before halfway, 4th 4 out, improved into 2nd approaching 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, 3rd last, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 12 L | Empire Theatre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 139 / 8 | Jump (26) | D J Condon | N Meade Ms Gemma O'Mahoney | 12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, progress 3 out, 6th after 2 out, moderate 4th and no impression from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 8 L | Start Me Up (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 51112 / 11 | Jump (23) | D N Russell | C F Swan Mr Jason Carver | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th 3 out, 6th when slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 2½ L | Steel Park (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 25-3323 / 13 | Jump (35) | Sean P Byrne | S Byrne Patrick Joseph… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, 10th and ridden after 2 out, kept on without threatening | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Green Mining (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6F-1063 / 7 | Jump (23) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Mr Martyn Cavanagh | 10/1 | |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd 4 out, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 3 L | Oscar Carrara (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 71 / 6 | Jump (61) | Mark Walsh | T Mullins John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 9th 4 out, 7th after next, no extra from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 3 L | Directa King (GER) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | / 6 | Flat (72) | Paul Townend | D K Weld Dr R Lambe & D… | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, 9th before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 6 L | Back The Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P/6P-800 / 7 | Jump (9) | R Loughran | D T Hughes Millend Racing… | 50/1 | |
| 2nd early, 4th halfway, dropped to 9th under pressure after 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 8 L | Lucky William (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 521162 / 11 | Jump (24) | D J Casey | T Cooper Garden Kingdom… | 5/1 | |
| prominent, 3rd when slight mistake 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | 14 L | Derrinlanna (IRE) (filly, g, 11 7) | 540-1 / 9 | Jump (235) | N J O'Shea | C O'Dwyer Ms Bernadette Leigh | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, no extra after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3 |   | 5 L | Black Sack Bob (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 00909 / 6 | Jump (2) | Robbie Colgan | J Fox George Brennan | 66/1 | |
| always behind, reminders after 3rd, trailing from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11 |   | Dist | Soldierorsailor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 8 / 6 | Jump (14) | T J Doyle | L Whitmore Syndicate From… | 50/1 | |
| always behind, trailing before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 15 |   | Dist | Woodbrook Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 00-PP8 / 9 | Jump (3) | J L Cullen | Ms J Morgan James V O'Kane | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, soon weakened, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Deise Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 37 / 6 | Jump (64) | Mr R J Kiely | Miss J A Moore T R Moore | ||
