irishracing.com | Race Result Leopardstown, Sun, 25th Jan, 2009, Toshiba Irish Champion H´dle (Grade 1) of €100,000.00 4-y-o plus

2.50 Toshiba Irish Champion H´dle (Grade 1) of €100,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

Leopardstown Results Sun, 25th Jan, 2009

Going - Chase - Heavy (Soft in places), Hurdle/Bumper - Soft (Heavy in places). Going after the third race was changed to Heavy on all tracks.. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €30,000.00 Winning Units - 1 Dividend - €22,500.00. Placepot Pool - €34,712.00 Winning Units - 5 Dividend - €5,130.90. Tote Aggregate - €286804.00.

2.50 2m. 4-y-o plus 9 Ran
Toshiba Irish Champion H´dle (Grade 1) of €100,000.00 4-y-o plus 1st - €78,000.00, 2nd - €24,000.00, 3rd - €12,000.00, 4th - €4,800.00

News Report
Race Conditions

1st

Brave Inca (IRE) 11-10 (Novices Syndicate)
(4:03.4 12.13 secs faster on today's going ) Rated 160
Good Thyne (USA) - Wigwam Mam (IRE)(Commanche Run)
Breeder - D W Macauley

SP 11/4

C A Murphy

R Walsh

Tote Win €3.40 Place €1.40

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

29th Dec, 08 Leopardstown
3rd Hdl Rated 162 This
Race 10th Mar, 09 Cheltenham
18th Hdl

2nd

0.75L

Muirhead (IRE) 11-10 (Mrs P Sloan)
(4:03.6) Rated 157
Flemensfirth (USA) - Silaoce (FR)(Nikos)
Breeder - Mrs Catherine Ryan

SP 7/2

Noel Meade

B J Geraghty

Place €1.90

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

29th Dec, 08 Leopardstown
4th Hdl Rated 148 This
Race 10th Mar, 09 Cheltenham
5th Hdl

3rd

River Liane (FR) 11-8 (Mrs Valerie Courtney)
(4:05.2) Rated 141
River Bay (USA) - Gospellianne (FR)(Machiavellian (USA))
Breeder - Ecurie Chalhoub

SP 9/1

Thomas Cooper

P Townend

Place €2.00

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

29th Dec, 08 Leopardstown
7th Hdl Rated 137 This
Race 10th Mar, 09 Cheltenham
21st Hdl

4th

10L

Sublimity (FR) 11-10 (W Hennessy)
(4:07.7) Rated 162
Selkirk (USA) - Fig Tree Drive (USA)(Miswaki (USA))
Breeder - Stratford Place/Watership Down Stud

SP 2/1fav

Robert Alan Hennessy

P A Carberry

held up towards rear, headway to 6th 3 out, 5th 2 out, ridden in 4th before last, no extra and kept on same pace

29th Dec, 08 Leopardstown
1st Hdl Rated 160 This
Race 10th Mar, 09 Cheltenham
15th Hdl

5th

Hardy Eustace (IRE) 11-10 (Laurence Byrne)
(4:08.8) Rated 159
Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star(Corvaro (USA))
Breeder - Patrick Joyce

SP 8/1

D T Hughes

P W Flood

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

29th Dec, 08 Leopardstown
8th Hdl Rated 162 This
Race 10th Mar, 09 Cheltenham
9th Hdl

6th

Larkwing (IRE) 11-10 (Mrs Margaret Wilmott)
(4:09.9) Rated 138
Ela-Mana-Mou - The Dawn Trader (USA)(Naskra (USA))
Breeder - Airlie Stud

SP 33/1

E McNamara

D J Casey

rear of mid-division, 7th 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace

29th Dec, 08 Leopardstown
fell Hdl Rated 138 This
Race 11th Mar, 09 Cheltenham
23rd Hcp Hdl

7th

Beau Michael (GB) 11-8 (Total Recall Racing Club)
(4:12.2) Rated 140
Medicean (GB) - Tender Moment (IRE)(Caerleon (USA))
Breeder - Berkshire Equestrian Services Ltd

SP 14/1

Adrian McGuinness

D N Russell

held up, rear halfway, ridden and no impression after 3 out

28th Dec, 08 Leopardstown
3rd Hdl Rated 140 This
Race 14th Feb, 09 Gowran Park
3rd Hdl Rated 140

8th

19L

Swiftmarc (IRE) 11-10 (Corlican Syndicate)
(4:17.0) Rated 113
In The Wings - Shimmer (FR)(Green Dancer (USA))
Breeder - Hawthorn Villa Stud

SP 100/1

C A Murphy

A P Crowe

chased leader in moderate 2nd, closer 4 out, led before 3 out where mistake, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out

22nd Jan, 09 Gowran Park
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 113 This
Race 28th Feb, 09 Navan
6th Nov Chs

9th

35+L

Allez Petit Luis (FR) 11-10 (Mrs Teresa Murphy)
(4:30.4) Rated 109
Grand Tresor (FR) - Galissima (FR)(Sicyos (USA))
Breeder - M Julio Peromingo

SP 125/1

C A Murphy

M M O'Connor

led and soon clear, reduced advantage 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened and tailed off

27th Dec, 08 Limerick
4th Hcp Chs Rated 121 This
Race 19th Feb, 09 Clonmel
2nd Chs Rated 122

Off 2.53
Time 4m. 3.40 secs, which is 12.13 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €12.80
Tote Trifecta- €40.90.

Non runner Silent Oscar (stone bruise)
2008 Sizing Europe 6 11-10 Andrew J McNamara 10/3 (Henry De Bromhead)
2007 Hardy Eustace 10 11-10 C O'Dwyer 9/1 (D T Hughes)
2006 Brave Inca 8 11-10 A P McCoy 6/5Fav (C A Murphy)
2005 Macs Joy 6 11-10 B J Geraghty 11/8Fav (Mrs John Harrington)
2004 Foreman 6 11-10 T Doumen 8/1 (T Doumen)

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Leopardstown Results Sun, 25th Jan, 2009