28 Dec 2007 15:10 Leopardstown
Winner: €32,001 (Penalty: €20,833); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Chase; Good to Yielding).
Star Best For Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-140)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Streets Of Gold (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 2615-35 / 23 | Jump (62) | A P Crowe | C Roche John P McManus | 8/1 | |
| always prominent, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out, challenging when bumped 2 out, soon led, edged left approaching last, kept on well under pressure, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | ½ L | Deutschland (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) | 120-2 / 10 | Jump (27) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Allan McLuckie | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, 7th 3 out, 4th and headway next, 2nd when slightly hampered approaching last, stayed on well under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | SHD | Do The Trick (AUS) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 2134- / 7 | Jump (264), Flat (54) | Paul Carberry | M Halford Paul Rooney | 5/2 | |
| mid-division, 9th after 3 out, 10th after 2 out, 8th last, ran on strongly, nearest at finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | ½ L | Total Victory (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 138lbs) | 780-136 / 9 | Jump (40) | P A Carberry | C A Murphy Mr David Lewis | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into 7th after 2 out, 3rd after last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 2 L | Sher Why Not (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 32/170-2 / 12 | Jump (75) | D P Fahy | C A Murphy R Winterbotham | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, 3rd next, 4th under pressure last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Raven's Run (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 510-651 / 8 | Jump (27) | M Darcy | M Cunningham E A Royliston | 11/2 | |
| close up, led after 4th, strongly pressed 2 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 1½ L | Salt Lake (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 139lbs) | 2-21U16 / 8 | Jump (99) | T P Treacy | E J O'Grady Pacmen Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, headway after 3 out, 5th after 2 out, no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | SHD | Carthalawn (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 136lbs) | F1F3-S0 / 12 | Jump (48) | C D Maxwell | C Byrnes Ms Gemma O'Mahoney | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th 3 out, 6th after 2 out, no extra last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 4½ L | Allez Petit Luis (FR) (Gelding, Brown, 138lbs) | 2244-8F / 11 | Jump (26) | T G M Ryan | C A Murphy Mrs Teresa Murphy | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, 6th 4 out, lost place 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 5 L | Moore's Law (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 12100-5 / 11 | Jump (50) | D N Russell | M J Grassick Mrs S Grassick | 20/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | HD | Hide The Evidence (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 164lbs) | 704-627 / 13 | Jump (26) | M J Bolger | Mrs J Harrington Mrs Anne McElhone | 20/1 | |
| led, headed after 4th, 2nd 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 3½ L | Ri Na Deise (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 49-4110 / 7 | Jump (27) | D J Casey | J E Kiely Brian Gleeson | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, 6th 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 13th | 16 |   | 2 L | Erra Go On (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 136lbs) | F52210 / 10 | Jump (40) | Alain Cawley | G T Lynch Mrs Mary T Kelly | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, progress into 5th 3 out, 4th under pressure before next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 15 |   | 14 L | Maucaillou (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 136lbs) | 423-231 / 8 | Jump (34) | Richard Hughes | P Nolan G Murtagh, J Whitney | 8/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Fools Rush In (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 137lbs) | 39213P/ / 9 | Jump (621) | K Whelan | R Tyner Maurice Kelleher | 33/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Maralan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 21030-0 / 7 | Jump (99) | N J O'Shea | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 33/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, bad mistake and unseated rider 4 out | ||||||||||
