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Sunday January 27 2008
Race Result Leopardstown 14:55 - Result
Aig Europe Champion Hurdle (grade 1)
€150000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1, €100000 penalty, 6 ran
Soft (Yielding in places, Hurdles: Yielding, Soft in places)
Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 50.5s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Sizing Europe (IRE) 11-10 Andrew J McNamara H De Bromhead 6 10/3
  prominent, progress travelling well to lead before 2 out, clear approaching last, pushed out run-in, impressive opened 10/3 touched 7/2
2 8 Hardy Eustace (IRE) 11-10 C O'Dwyer D T Hughes 11 5/2 jf
  led, ridden along from 3 out, headed before next, 2nd entering straight, no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace opened 3/1 touched 10/3
3 hd Al Eile (IRE) 11-10 T J Murphy J Queally 8 5/2 jf
  prominent, 2nd 2 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd before straight, kept on same pace opened 11/4 touched 11/4
4 5 Lounaos (FR) 11-3 B J Geraghty E Griffin 5 14/1
  tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, no extra before straight opened 12/1 touched 16/1
5 2 Ebaziyan (IRE) 11-10 R Walsh W P Mullins 7 10/1
  held up in moderate 5th, slow 4th, no impression from 3 out opened 9/1 touched 10/1
PU Aitmatov (GER) 11-10 P Carberry N Meade 7 5/1
  held up, bad mistake 3rd, soon trailing, pulled up before 2 out opened 9/2 touched 5/1