Results From Leopardstown - Friday, 29th December 2017
Leopardstown 12:20 Result
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123)
- 4YO plus, 19 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £11,396, 2nd £3,533, 3rd £1,684, 4th £758, 5th £296
- Distance 2m 5f 0y
- Going Hurdle: soft-yielding in places; chase: yielding-soft in places
- Off Time 12:21
- Winning Time 08:52
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up, 12th after 3rd, 11th approaching 6th, improved to track leaders 2 out, soon closed up travelling smoothly, led into straight, stayed on well to draw clear final furlong, comfortably
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2nd7 ½ lengths
mid-division early, 8th after 3rd, 9th approaching 6th, ridden to close and chase leaders straight, kept on without troubling winner final furlong
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3rd1 ¼ lengths
soon tracked leaders, 5th after 3rd, 6th approaching 6th, ridden to close and effort straight, no impression and kept on same pace final furlong
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4thNose
chased leaders, improved to lead after 3rd, headed into straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace
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5th1 ½ lengths
held up, 14th after 3rd, 13th approaching 6th, progress to chase leaders and tight for room on inner run-in, soon switched right and kept on same pace closing stages
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6th5 ½ lengths
chased leaders, 7th after 3rd, closer in 2nd approaching 6th, mistake 7th, one pace 1f out
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7thNeck
mid-division early, 9th after 3rd, 7th approaching 6th, effort from before straight, one pace 1f out
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8th6 ½ lengths
chased leaders, 6th after 3rd, tight for room on inner after 5th, 10th approaching 6th, effort from before straight, soon one pace
Tipped by:
- The Irish Sun
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9th1 ¾ lengths
towards rear, 16th after 3rd, 14th approaching 6th, slight mistake 7th, some headway from before final fence, soon one pace
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
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10th1 ¾ lengths
close up and disputed lead, mistake and almost unseated rider 1st, headed after 3rd, soon raced in 4th, 5th approaching 6th, no impression and not much room into straight, soon switched right and one pace
Naps:
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
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11thHead
held up, closer in 10th after 3rd, squeezed for room after 5th, 8th approaching 6th, tracked leaders 2 out, no extra and one pace straight
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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12th5 ½ lengths
towards rear, slight mistake 3rd, 16th approaching 6th, some headway from before final fence, soon one pace
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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13th½ length
prominent, 3rd approaching 6th, no extra from before straight
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14th13 lengths
held up, 17th after 3rd, last approaching 6th, reminders 9th, no danger from before final fence
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15th9 lengths
held up, 13th after 3rd, 12th approaching 6th, no danger from before final fence
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16th6 lengths
towards rear, reminder after 2nd where slight mistake, closer in 11th after 3rd, 15th approaching 6th, no danger from before final fence
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17th26 lengths
close up and disputed lead early, 3rd after 3rd, 4th approaching 6th where slightly slow, lost place approaching last where not fluent, weakened
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18th81 lengths
towards rear, mistake and almost unseated rider 1st, jumped big 3rd, 17th approaching 6th, not a factor after, completely tailed off
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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U
mid-division early, slow jump 2nd, 15th after 3rd, mistake and unseated rider at 4th fence jumped
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
Tote Returns
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Total Win£7.40
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Tote Place£2.20, £3.60, £2.70, £4.00
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Exacta£159.60
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Trifecta£1833.70
Leopardstown 12:50 Result
Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus, 10 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £8,624, 2nd £2,673, 3rd £1,274, 4th £574, 5th £223
- Distance 2m 4f 0y
- Going Hurdle: soft-yielding in places; chase: yielding-soft in places
- Off Time 12:51
- Winning Time 08:36
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, 2nd for much, challenged into straight, on terms over 1f out, soon led and asserted, stayed on well
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2nd3 ½ lengths
mid-division early, soon chased leaders in 6th, progress approaching final hurdle, challenged and on terms briefly over 1f out, not match winner and kept on same pace inside final furlong
Naps:
- Ian Gaughran - Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
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3rd1 ½ lengths
prominent, 3rd for much, closed approaching final hurdle, soon challenged, chased front pair and one pace from 1f out
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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4thShort Head
chased leaders, soon 5th, slightly awkward final hurdle, soon under pressure, chased front pair and one pace from 1f out
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- The Irish Sun
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5th6 lengths
soon led, pressed from before straight, headed over 1f out, soon no extra and lost place, one pace
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6th31 lengths
tracked leaders, soon 4th, mistake final hurdle, soon no impression, weakened
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7th15 lengths
soon mid-division, not fluent 7th and no extra, weakened from before last
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8th67 lengths
held up, soon towards rear, slight mistake 4th and pushed along briefly, soon no danger, completely tailed off
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9th42 lengths
held up, soon towards rear, no impression approaching final hurdle, weakened, completely tailed off
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10th41 lengths
held up, soon towards rear, reminders 4th, soon no danger, completely tailed off
Tote Returns
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Total Win£18.80
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Tote Place£3.70, £1.70, £1.10
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Exacta£97.30
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Trifecta£622.90
Leopardstown 13:20 Result
Willis Towers Watson Irish EBF Mares Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO plus, 9 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £23,600, 2nd £7,600, 3rd £3,600, 4th £1,601, 5th £800, 6th £400
- Distance 2m 4f 0y
- Going Hurdle: soft-yielding in places; chase: yielding-soft in places
- Off Time 13:20
- Winning Time 08:30
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up, soon raced in 7th, closed to track leaders approaching final hurdle, 2nd travelling smoothly approaching straight, on terms over 1f out, soon led and stayed on best to assert closing stages
Naps:
- Daily Post
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- The Irish Sun
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2nd8 lengths
led, strongly pressed and joined over 1f out, soon headed and one pace
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3rd7 lengths
soon raced in 3rd, under pressure approaching straight, soon no impression, one pace
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4th½ length
raced in 6th early, soon raced in 4th, no impression and one pace straight
Naps:
- attheraces.com
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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5th3 ¾ lengths
soon raced in 2nd, dropped to 5th approaching straight, soon no impression
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6th34 lengths
towards rear early, closed to chase leaders approaching halfway, no impression approaching straight, weakened
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7th33 lengths
towards rear, no extra from final hurdle, eased straight, tailed off
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8th2 ¾ lengths
soon raced in 5th, pushed along after 7th, weakened approaching final hurdle, eased straight, tailed off
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
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PU
tracked leaders early, soon raced in 6th, pulled up quickly approaching 5th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.90
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Tote Place£1.02, £1.80, £3.00
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Exacta£7.20
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Trifecta£47.50
Leopardstown 13:55 Result
Neville Hotels Novice Chase (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 8 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £50,150, 2nd £16,150, 3rd £7,649, 4th £3,400, 5th £1,700, 6th £849
- Distance 3m 0f 0y
- Going Hurdle: soft-yielding in places; chase: yielding-soft in places
- Off Time 13:56
- Winning Time 10:20
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, on terms before 5th, soon 2nd again, led before 10th, pressed and stayed on well inside final furlong
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
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2nd1 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders, soon 4th, 2nd before 2 out, slight mistake final fence, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong
Naps:
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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3rd16 lengths
soon in rear, slightly impeded 7th fence jumped, slightly impeded 13th, improved to track leaders travelling smoothly before 2 out, wide into straight, soon no extra, one pace
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4th19 lengths
led, joined before 5th, soon led again, headed before 10th, slight mistake 13th and under pressure, no extra from 2 out
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5th2 ½ lengths
held up in touch, soon raced in 5th, bad mistake 7th fence jumped, soon last, slightly impeded 10th, soon no danger, not fluent final fence
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6th23 lengths
held up, not fluent 2nd, soon towards rear, not fluent 9th, very badly hampered next, soon no danger
Naps:
- Weekender
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Fell
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, slight mistake 7th fence jumped, fell 10th
Naps:
- Daily Star Sunday
- Scottish Express
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- The Irish Sun
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BD
held up in touch, soon raced in 6th, brought down 10th
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- TOPSPEED
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£9.90
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Tote Place£2.40, £1.60, £2.20
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Exacta£69.20
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Trifecta£409.50
Leopardstown 14:30 Result
Ryanair Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 5 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £59,000, 2nd £19,000, 3rd £9,000, 4th £4,000, 5th £2,000, 6th £1,000
- Distance 2m 0f 0y
- Going Hurdle: soft-yielding in places; chase: yielding-soft in places
- Off Time 14:30
- Winning Time 06:44
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
raced in 4th, closed up approaching 2 out, travelling smoothly before straight, gained narrow lead from last, stayed on best run-in
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2nd1 ¾ lengths
prominent, on terms from 3rd, led approaching 4th, strongly pressed straight, just headed from last, kept on without matching winner run-in
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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3rd21 lengths
in rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along in 3rd into straight and soon no impression, no extra approaching last
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4th40 lengths
prominent, 3rd from 3rd, lost place and no extra from 2 out
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PU
led, joined from 3rd, headed approaching 4th, lost place quickly and pulled up approaching 2 out
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- The Irish Sun
Tote Returns
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Total Win£17.40
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Tote Place£3.40, £1.60
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Exacta£87.70
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Trifecta£149.30
Leopardstown 15:05 Result
Top Oil Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-130)
- 4YO plus, 15 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £18,450, 2nd £5,700, 3rd £2,700, 4th £1,200, 5th £450
- Distance 2m 4f 0y
- Going Hurdle: soft-yielding in places; chase: yielding-soft in places
- Off Time 15:05
- Winning Time 08:40
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch, slight mistake 3rd, 8th approaching 6th, progress travelling smoothly from before straight and gained narrow lead before last, stayed on well run-in
Naps:
- Sheffield Star
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Shay Howard - SPOTLIGHT
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2nd¾ length
tracked leaders, soon 3rd, 4th approaching 6th, on terms on inner into straight, headed approaching last, kept on well run-in without matching winner
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3rd½ length
held up, 11th approaching 6th, closed travelling smoothly from before straight, good headway to lead approaching straight, soon narrowly headed, kept on without matching 1st 2 run-in
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4th2 ½ lengths
held up, 13th approaching 6th, closed up travelling smoothly before straight and tracked leaders towards outer, ran on without matching principals run-in
Naps:
- - The Irish Sun
Tipped by:
- The Irish Sun
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5th8 ½ lengths
soon chased leaders, 5th approaching 6th where slight mistake, challenged and on terms briefly straight, soon headed and no impression from before last
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6th2 ¾ lengths
soon chased leaders, 7th approaching 6th, effort from before straight, no impression when not fluent last, one pace
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7th1 ¾ lengths
held up in rear, progress when slight mistake 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening from before last
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8th1 ¾ lengths
held up, 14th approaching 6th where slight mistake, some headway before straight, kept on same pace without threatening from before last
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9th1 length
a little keen, soon close up in 2nd, not fluent 7th, not fluent 2 out, no extra when not fluent last
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10th1 length
led, joined approaching 2 out, headed straight, no extra from before last
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- TOPSPEED
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11th4 ½ lengths
held up, 12th approaching 6th, pushed along from 3 out, soon no impression
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12th4 lengths
prominent, 3rd approaching 6th, on terms approaching 2 out, headed and no extra from before straight
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13th1 ¾ lengths
held up, 10th approaching 6th, slight mistake 2 out, no extra when not fluent last
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14th16 lengths
tracked leaders, 6th approaching 6th, no impression when hampered straight, soon no extra
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15th19 lengths
mid-division early, not fluent 4th, pushed along briefly after 5th, 9th approaching 6th where mistake, no impression from 3 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.10
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Tote Place£1.90, £2.40, £4.30
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Exacta£33.50
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Trifecta£452.00
Leopardstown 15:35 Result
Guinness Flat Race
- 4YO to 7YO, 5 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £7,084, 2nd £2,196, 3rd £1,046, 4th £472, 5th £184
- Distance 2m 0f 0y
- Going Hurdle: soft-yielding in places; chase: yielding-soft in places
- Off Time 15:35
- Winning Time 06:43
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made all, reduced lead approaching straight, soon pushed along, stayed on well inside final furlong
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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2nd1 ¾ lengths
raced in 2nd, 3rd approaching straight, 2nd again under 2f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong
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3rd7 lengths
raced in 4th, closed up approaching halfway, soon 3rd, 2nd approaching straight, soon pushed along, 3rd again under 2f out and no impression, one pace
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- Shay Howard - SPOTLIGHT
- The Irish Sun
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4th28 lengths
in rear, 4th over 3f out, soon pushed along and no impression
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5th34 lengths
raced in 3rd, 4th halfway, dropped to last over 3f out, soon no extra, tailed off
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.20
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Tote Place£1.50, £1.20
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Exacta£7.30
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Trifecta£6.90