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Sunday March 1 2009
Race Result Leopardstown 14:25 - Result
Ballsbridge Hurdle
€22500 added, 5yo plus, 2m 2f, €14648 penalty, 4 ran
Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 28.9s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Ebaziyan (IRE) 11-5 R Walsh W P Mullins 8 8/11 f
  tracked leaders in 3rd, driven along 2 out, close up when short of room entering straight, quickened to lead approaching last, not fluent, ran on strongly run-in opened 4/6 touched 4/5
2 8 Star Wood (IRE) 11-0 D J Casey M J Fitzgerald 7 7/1
  led, joined after halfway, regained lead before 2 out, headed again before last, kept on same pace opened 7/1 touched 7/1
3 3½ Essex (IRE) 11-5 D N Russell M J P O'Brien 9 6/4
  close 2nd, disputed lead after halfway, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no extra before last opened 7/4 touched 7/4
4 24 Balsaflour 11-0 P W Flood N F Glynn 6 33/1
  always in rear, ridden and lost touch from 3 out, tailed off opened 33/1 touched 33/1