irishracing.com | Race Result Leopardstown, Tue, 29th Dec, 2009, Leopardstown Golf December Festival Hdle (Grade 1) of €90,000.00 4-y-o plus

2.00 Leopardstown Golf December Festival Hdle (Grade 1) of €90,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

Leopardstown Results Tue, 29th Dec, 2009

Going - Yielding. Raining and windy

Jackpot Pool - €26,616.00 Winning Units - 100 Dividend - €199.60. Placepot Pool - €26,993.00 Winning Units - 2139.4 Dividend - €9.40. Tote Aggregate - €368297.00.

2.00 2m. 4-y-o plus 6 Ran
Leopardstown Golf December Festival Hdle (Grade 1) of €90,000.00 4-y-o plus 1st - €58,500.00, 2nd - €18,000.00, 3rd - €9,000.00, 4th - €3,600.00

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Race Conditions

1st

Solwhit (FR) 11-10 (Top Of The Hill Syndicate)
(3:59.4 0.16 secs slower on today's going ) Rated 165
Solon (GER) - Toowhit Towhee (USA)(Lucky North (USA))
Breeder - Har De Preaux

(Morning price: 10/11 1/1 10/11 4/5 8/11)
SP 8/11fav

C Byrnes

D N Russell

Tote Win €1.90 Place €1.30

close up in 3rd, 2nd before 2 out, led entering straight, strongly pressed after last, stayed on strongly close home

28th Nov, 09 Newcastle
3rd Hdl This
Race 24th Jan, 10 Leopardstown
1st Hdl Rated 165

2nd

Sublimity (FR) 11-10 (W Hennessy)
(3:59.9) Rated 161
Selkirk (USA) - Fig Tree Drive (USA)(Miswaki (USA))
Breeder - Stratford Place/Watership Down Stud

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1)
SP 5/1

Robert Alan Hennessy

P A Carberry

Place €2.30

in touch in rear, mistake 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, 2nd last, soon challenged and every chance, no extra close home

28th Nov, 09 Newcastle
2nd Hdl This
Race 24th Jan, 10 Leopardstown
3rd Hdl Rated 161

3rd

2.5L

Jumbo Rio (IRE) 11-7 (Patrick Wilmott)
(4:00.4) Rated 146
Captain Rio (GB) - Nafzira (IRE)(Darshaan)
Breeder - Cloneen Stud

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1 8/1 7/1)
SP 13/2

E J O'Grady

Andrew J McNamara

raced keenly early, settled 4th, 3rd 2 out, 2nd briefly before last, 3rd and no impression run-in

11th Oct, 09 Limerick
1st Hdl Rated 145 This
Race 13th Feb, 10 Gowran Park
2nd Hdl Rated 155

4th

De Valira (IRE) 11-10 (D Mac A'Bhaird)
(4:02.1) Rated 151
Shantou (USA) - Valira (USA)(Nijinsky (CAN))
Breeder - Corrin Stud

(Morning price: 25/1 20/1 25/1)
SP 25/1

James Morrissey

A E Lynch

close up in 2nd, led from 4th, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed entering straight, soon no extra

28th Nov, 09 Fairyhouse
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 149 This
Race 19th Jan, 10 Naas
3rd Hdl Rated 151

5th

0.5L

Muirhead (IRE) 11-10 (Mrs P Sloan)
(4:02.2) Rated 158
Flemensfirth (USA) - Silaoce (FR)(Nikos)
Breeder - Mrs Catherine Ryan

(Morning price: 9/2 7/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2)
SP 4/1

Noel Meade

D J Condon

held up in touch, close 5th 3 out, 4th and ridden next, soon no extra

15th Nov, 09 Punchestown
2nd Hdl Rated 158 This
Race 19th Jan, 10 Naas
2nd Hdl Rated 158

6th

28L

Won In The Dark (IRE) 11-10 (Gerard V Crehan)
(4:08.5) Rated 157
Montjeu (IRE) - Meseta (GB)(Lion Cavern (USA))
Breeder - Austin Curran

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 20/1 14/1 12/1)
SP 12/1

Sabrina J Harty

R M Power

led, headed 4th, remained close up until weakened approaching 2 out, trailing when eased last

28th Nov, 09 Newcastle
4th Hdl This
Race 24th Jan, 10 Leopardstown
5th Hdl Rated 155

Off 2.00
Time 3m. 59.40 secs, which is 0.16 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €5.10.

Non runner Ebadiyan (coughing)
2008 Sublimity 8 11-10 P A Carberry 3/1 (Robert Alan Hennessy)
2007 Al Eile 7 11-10 T J Murphy 9/2 (John Queally)
2006 Brave Inca 8 11-12 R Walsh 6/4 (C A Murphy)
2005 Brave Inca 7 11-12 A P McCoy 9/4 (Charles A Murphy)
2004 Macs Joy 5 11-12 B J Geraghty 7/1 (Mrs John Harrington)

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Leopardstown Results Tue, 29th Dec, 2009