Sunday January 25 2009
Leopardstown 14:50 - Result
Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle (grade 1)
€123600 added, 5yo plus, 2m, €80340 penalty, 9 ran
Going: Heavy
Winning Time: 4m 03.4s
| Pos. |
Draw |
Dist. |
Horse |
Wt |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Age |
SP |
| 1 |
|
|
Brave Inca (IRE)
|
11-10 |
R Walsh
|
C A Murphy
|
11 |
11/4 |
| |
tracked leaders, moderate 4th halfway, closer 4 out, 3rd 3 out, 2nd after 3 out, improved to lead approaching 2 out, ridden entering straight, challenged approaching last, kept on well under pressure run-in
opened 9/4
touched 11/4 |
| 2 |
|
¾ |
Muirhead (IRE)
|
11-10 |
B J Geraghty
|
N Meade
|
6 |
7/2 |
| |
mid-division, moderate 6th halfway, headway to 5th 3 out, 4th before 2 out, travelled well to challenged approaching last, ridden and no extra run-in, kept on same pace
opened 3/1
touched 7/2 |
| 3 |
|
7 |
River Liane (FR)
|
11-8 |
P Townend
|
T Cooper
|
5 |
9/1 |
| |
tracked leaders, moderate 5th halfway, headway to 4th 3 out, improved to 3rd before 2 out, 2nd after 2 out, ridden and no extra before last, kept on same pace in 3rd run-in
opened 14/1
touched 14/1 |
| 4 |
|
10 |
Sublimity (FR)
|
11-10 |
P A Carberry
|
Robert Hennessy
|
9 |
2/1 f |
| |
held up towards rear, headway to 6th 3 out, 5th 2 out, ridden in 4th before last, no extra and kept on same pace
opened 9/4
touched 9/4 |
| 5 |
|
4 |
Hardy Eustace (IRE)
|
11-10 |
P W Flood
|
D T Hughes
|
12 |
8/1 |
| |
tracked leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, closer 4 out, headway to 2nd 3 out, led after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, no extra in 3rd entering straight, 5th and kept on one pace from before last
opened 8/1
touched 9/1 |
| 6 |
|
4 |
Larkwing (IRE)
|
11-10 |
D J Casey
|
E McNamara
|
8 |
33/1 |
| |
rear of mid-division, 7th 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace
opened 33/1
touched 33/1 |
| 7 |
|
9 |
Beau Michael
|
11-8 |
D N Russell
|
A McGuinness
|
5 |
14/1 |
| |
held up, rear halfway, ridden and no impression after 3 out
opened 14/1
touched 16/1 |
| 8 |
|
19 |
Swiftmarc (IRE)
|
11-10 |
A P Crowe
|
C A Murphy
|
6 |
100/1 |
| |
chased leader in moderate 2nd, closer 4 out, led before 3 out where mistake, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
opened 100/1
touched 100/1 |
| 9 |
|
dist |
Allez Petit Luis (FR)
|
11-10 |
M M O'Connor
|
C A Murphy
|
11 |
125/1 |
| |
led and soon clear, reduced advantage 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened and tailed off
opened 100/1
touched 125/1 |
|
| Non-Runners |
| NR |
|
|
Silent Oscar (IRE)
|
11-10
|
R M Power
|
H Rogers
|
10 |
|
|
