13:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 28 December 2017

All12:1512:5013:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

Squared Financial Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Soft (Yielding in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:25  |   Winning time: 6m 18.8s
1st
Horse silk
6
4/6f
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Soon disputed lead, led from 3rd, joined next, headed 5th and raced in 2nd, on terms at final hurdle, soon narrowly headed, stayed on well final furlong to lead near line op 8/11 tchd 8/13
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
7/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
Soon disputed lead, headed from 3rd, pushed along briefly approaching 4th where back on terms, led 5th, joined at final hurdle, soon narrow leader again, strongly pressed and kept on well final furlong, headed near line tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
411-5
20/1
T: W P MullinsJ: N D Fehily
Held up, slightly impeded 5th, soon raced in 3rd, 4th at 8th, soon 3rd again, still travelling smoothly into straight, no impression under pressure inside final furlong, one pace
4th
Horse silk
8
7
25/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins
Soon raced in 4th, badly hampered 5th, 3rd before 8th, soon 4th again, no impression over 1f out op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
12
1
911-10
9/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: B J Geraghty
Held up, badly hampered 5th, closed approaching final hurdle to track leaders, lost place and no impression over 1f out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
3
7/2
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Raced in 3rd, fell 5th op 3/1 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

2
Horse silk
Lieutenant Colonel63
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 8
T: G Elliott  J: D N Russell
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.50Pl:€1.10, €2.10EX:€4.80Trifecta:€31.20SF:€6.37

Forecasts

Apple's Jade (4/6), Nichols Canyon (7/2), Supasundae (7/1), Jezki (9/1), Bapaume (20/1), Augusta Kate (25/1), Lieutenant Colonel (33/1)

Verdict

APPLE'S JADE can make her first appearance over this trip a winning one by taking this Grade 1 contest for trainer Gordon Elliott. Jack Kennedy's mount can confirm her Fairyhouse running with Nichols Canyon from earlier this month by once again getting the better of that rival. The selections chief rival is likely to appreciate the return to 3m but with his best form coming on quicker ground than is forecast today he may well have to give best to the mare with Bapaume, who ran well in a Grade 1 contest in France in the spring taken to claim third on his first appearance since June.
  1. Apple's Jade
  2. Nichols Canyon
  3. Bapaume

Previous Winners

2016
Vroum Vroum Mag
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 7
8/15

Prize Money

1st: €50,150.002nd: €16,150.003rd: €7,649.004th: €3,400.005th: €1,700.006th: €849.00

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