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Saturday December 27 2008
Race Result Leopardstown 13:20 - Result
Paddy Power Dial-a-bet Chase (grade 1)
€100001 added, 5yo plus, 2m 1f, €65000 penalty, 7 ran
Going: Yielding to Soft, Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 18.3s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Big Zeb (IRE) 11-12 M M O'Connor C A Murphy 7 5/1
  held up, headway to 4th at 6th, improved to 2nd 4 out, led and disputed after 3 out, led travelling well entering straight, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, kept on well opened 9/2 touched 5/1
2 ½ Watson Lake (IRE) 11-12 P Carberry N Meade 10 8/1
  chased leader, improved to lead after 5th, headed 5 out, 4th 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, stayed on to 2nd after last, pressed winner close home opened 10/1 touched 10/1
3 4½ Thyne Again (IRE) 11-12 J R Barry W J Burke 7 10/3
  tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 3rd 5 out, improved to dispute after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no extra in 2nd before last, kept on same pace opened 7/2 touched 7/2
4 2 Mansony (FR) 11-12 D N Russell A L T Moore 9 3/1
  held up in rear, headway in 5th 2 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, kept on same pace from last opened 7/2 touched 7/2
5 9 Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 11-12 P W Flood D T Hughes 8 12/1
  mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden after 4 out, no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace opened 14/1 touched 14/1
6 s.h Natal (FR) 11-12 S Thomas P F Nicholls 7 5/2 f
  chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 5 out, mistake 3 out and soon headed, ridden in 4th 2 out, soon no extra opened 3/1 touched 7/2
7 dist Newmill (IRE) 11-12 R M Power J J Murphy 10 16/1
  led, headed after 5th, 6th 5 out, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off opened 16/1 touched 16/1