26 Dec 2011 12:50 Leopardstown
Winner: €11,500 (Penalty: €7,936); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Yielding to Soft.
United Arab Emirates Embassy Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Midnight Game (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 24 / 8 | Flat (471), Jump (22) | D N Russell | W P Mullins Mrs J A Martin | 11/10 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, went 3rd 2 out, challenged last, ridden to lead run-in and kept on best under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | ½ L | Joxer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 12 / 11 | Jump (23) | B J Cooper | W Harney Mrs W Harney | 5/1 | |
| always prominent, 3rd halfway, went 2nd before 2 out, led approaching last, soon strongly pressed and headed run-in, kept on under pressure but not quite match winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 15 |   | 4¼ L | Silver Shuffle (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 345-934 / 10 | Flat (17), Jump (39) | Paul Carberry | J G Coogan E G Tunstall,g… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, 7th 2 out, went 4th approaching last, kept on same pace run-in without threatening first 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 18 |   | 2¾ L | Theleze (FR) (filly, bay, 11 0) | F2821-3 / 7 | Jump (42) | A E Lynch | W P Mullins Ann & Alan Potts… | 5/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, led after 3 out, strongly pressed and headed before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 3¼ L | Ri An Domhnaigh (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 35 / 8 | Flat (82), Jump (154) | J L Cullen | J S Bolger Mrs Una Manning | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, went 4th on outer 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 4 L | Futuramic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 7 / 10 | Jump (36) | Robbie Colgan | A Lynch C Jones | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, jumped left 1st, 4th on inner halfway, no threat from early straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | ½ L | Johnnys Legacy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 7 / 11 | Flat (66), Jump (11) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Miss Hannah Taylor | 33/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, some headway entering straight, kept on one pace without threatening | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Bombadero (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | U2 / 8 | Flat (107), Jump (16) | T J Doyle | D Cullen The Berrow Hill… | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, 5th on inner 2 out, no extra in straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | ½ L | Cave Artist (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 0 / 7 | Flat (59), Jump (51) | D E Splaine | H Rogers Nap Racing Syndicate | 66/1 | |
| towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | High Kings (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 00 / 5 | Jump (46) | Phillip Enright | D T Hughes Gigginstown House… | 33/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, some headway on outer and 6th briefly 2 out, no extra in straight | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 1¾ L | Present Potential (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 0-06 / 7 | Jump (23) | D J Casey | M F Morris Mr Nicholas Alexander | 28/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, no extra from 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2 |   | 3 L | Alubari (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) | / 6 | Flat (17) | E J McNamara | G Elliott Sean F Gallagher | 33/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14 |   | 8 L | Seventy Three (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 0 / 5 | Jump (16) | A P Crowe | J E Kiely John P McManus | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 7 |   | 19 L | Garden Morris (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 6949 / 6 | Jump (105) | M Darcy | P A Roche Mrs E Queally | 66/1 | |
| led, not jump fluently, headed after 3 out, no extra from next, weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 1 |   | 2 L | Alluvium (GB) (colt, g, 11 7) | / 5 | Flat (415) | Mr H D Dunne | L Walshe Dennis Sexton | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, in rear before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 16 |   | - | Bold Article (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 9 / 4 | Jump (74) | A D Leigh | M Brassil Ms Marie Hickey | |||
| 17 |   | - | Jewel Star (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) | / 7 | P W Flood | Colm Murphy John P McManus | ||||
| 5 |   | - | Competitive Edge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 23 / 9 | Jump (30) | Mark Walsh | C O'Dwyer John P McManus | |||
