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Monday December 29 2008
Race Result Leopardstown 13:55 - Result
December Festival Hurdle (grade 1)
€90000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, €65101 penalty, 9 ran
Going: Yielding (Chase - Yielding to Soft)
Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 52.1s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Sublimity (FR) 11-10 P A Carberry Robert Hennessy 8 3/1
  held up early, headway to 5th halfway, immproved to challenge in close 3rd 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on well under pressure run-in opened 3/1 touched 3/1
2 ½ Won In The Dark (IRE) 11-7 S J Hassett S J Harty 4 20/1
  held up, 8th halfway, headway in 4th before 2 out, ridden to challenge last, kept on well run-in, no extra close home opened 20/1 touched 20/1
3 4½ Brave Inca (IRE) 11-10 R Walsh C A Murphy 10 9/2
  chased leader in close 2nd, improved to lead after 3 out, strongly pressed from 2 out and disputed entering straight, ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace opened 4/1 touched 9/2
4 1¾ Muirhead (IRE) 11-10 P Carberry N Meade 5 13/2
  mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 2 out, kept on one pace from before last opened 7/1 touched 7/1
5 2 Sizing Europe (IRE) 11-10 Andrew J McNamara H De Bromhead 6 15/8 f
  chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden to disputed entering straight, 4th and weakened approaching last opened 9/4 touched 9/4
6 ½ Aitmatov (GER) 11-10 P Townend N Meade 7 25/1
  chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped to rear after 3 out, no impression from 2 out, moderate 7th entering straight and kept on one pace opened 25/1 touched 25/1
7 2½ River Liane (FR) 11-7 N P Madden T Cooper 4 14/1
  chased leaders, 6th halfway, mistake 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression in 6th entering straight, kept on one pace opened 14/1 touched 14/1
8 11 Hardy Eustace (IRE) 11-10 P W Flood D T Hughes 11 10/1
  led, mistake 3 out, soon headed, dropped to rear 2 out and no impression after opened 10/1 touched 10/1
F Larkwing (IRE) 11-10 D J Casey E McNamara 7 40/1
  held up towards rear, fell 3 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1