13:55 Leopardstown

Sunday 2 February 2020

All12:5513:2513:5514:3015:0015:3016:0016:35

Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 3m 59.1s

1^st

Asterion Forlonge

611-10

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Led, jumped slightly right, joined from 3rd, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, led entering straight, clear at last, stayed on well run-in tchd 9/2

2^nd

9 ½

Easywork

611-10

5/4f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leader in 2nd early, disputed lead at 3rd, travelling well 2 out, ridden and headed entering straight, no impression on winner at last, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 7/4

3^rd

Mt Leinster

611-10

5/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, slight mistake 4th, pushed along in 3rd and mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression on leaders tchd 11/4

4^th

Conflated

611-10

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

In touch in rear, niggled along at 3rd, trailing next, ridden and disputed remote 4th 2 out, remote 4th entering straight, kept on one pace run-in op 25/1

5^th

Jason The Militant

611-10

20/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and dropped to 5th 3 out, disputed remote 4th 2 out, dropped to 5th entering straight, weakened tchd 25/1

6^th

The Little Yank

511-9

100/1

T: J P RyanJ: Liam Quinlan

In touch in rear early, no impression from halfway, remote 7th 3 out, no impression

Also Ran

Blue Sari

511-9

13/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out and no impression on leaders, moderate 4th when pulled up quickly before 2 out op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.70Pl:€2.00, €1.20EX:€10.10Trifecta:€19.30SF:€10.46

Forecasts

Easywork (5/4), Mt Leinster (5/2), Asterion Forlonge (4/1), Blue Sari (13/2), Conflated (12/1), Jason The Militant (20/1), The Little Yank (100/1)

The Willie Mullins-yard have won this contest in six of the last seven years, winning the race 12 months ago with Klassical Dream and can add to that tally with the six-year-old MT LEINSTER. The Beat Hollow gelding got off the mark at the second time of asking when landing an 18 runner maiden hurdle over C&D over Christmas and can get the better of the Gordon Elliott-trained Easywork who has done little wrong in a couple of starts over hurdles since November. Asterion Forlonge, 10L winner on hurdling debut at Naas last month and stablemate Blue Sari in the colours of owner J P McManus can compete for the minor honours.

Mt Leinster
Easywork
Asterion Forlonge

Previous Winners

2019

Klassical Dream

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 5

J: Ruby Walsh | T: W P Mullins

9/4

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €15,000.004th: €7,500.005th: €4,501.006th: €3,000.00