13:50 Leopardstown Wed 27 December 2017

Fast Cards

Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class 1)
2m, Soft (Yielding in places)
7 Runners
Winner€50,150.002nd€16,150.003rd€7,649.004th€3,400.005th€1,700.006th€849.00
Surface: Turf

Weighed In

Racecard Result

Winning time:4m 0.5sOff time:13:51:11

1^st

Whiskey Sour

411-7

9/1

T: W P Mullins J: D J Mullins

In rear, soon detached, some headway in 6th from 3 out, 4th approaching straight, soon moderate 3rd and no impression until left in lead from last, stayed on well run-in op 10/1

2^nd

Le Richebourg

411-7

8/1

T: J P O'Brien J: B J Geraghty

Soon tracked leaders, 4th approaching 4th, soon closed up, disputed 2nd from 3 out, dropped to moderate 4th and no impression straight, left 2nd and kept on same pace from last op 10/1

3^rd

Hardline

511-10

25/1

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Disputed lead early, soon led, headed before 5th, dropped to 5th from 3 out, soon no impression, left 3rd and kept on same pace from last op 33/1

4^th

Makitorix

411-7

33/1

T: W P Mullins J: Alexis Poirier

Disputed lead early, prominent, 3rd after 3rd, soon lost place, last from 3 out and no extra, left 6th from 2 out and distant 4th from last op 25/1

Also Ran

Mengli Khan

411-7

1/1f

T: G Elliott J: J W Kennedy

Soon tracked leaders, 2nd approaching 4th, led before next, not fluent 3 out, ran out 2 out op 5/4 tchd 11/8

Real Steel

411-7

11/4

T: W P Mullins J: P Townend

Tracked leaders early, dropped to 6th and pushed along approaching 4th, improved into 4th from 3 out, left in lead from next, strongly pressed straight and narrowly headed when fell last op 2/1 tchd 3/1

Sharjah

411-7

8/1

T: W P Mullins J: Mr P W Mullins

Held up in touch, 5th approaching 4th, closed up to be prominent 3 out, soon disputed 2nd, travelling smoothly straight and slight lead when fell last op 7/1