12:05 Leopardstown

Monday 27 December 2021

All12:0512:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Paddy Power 'We Love A Good Christmas Jumper' 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 4m 5.10s

1^st

Icare Allen

311-2

13/8f

T: W P MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway before 2 out and soon 2nd, travelled well and led last, ridden to assert run-in and kept on well op 6/4 tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4

2^nd

Privilege

311-2

80/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders on inner, mid-division halfway, closer 2 out and 5th entering straight, switched right and 4th before last, ridden and kept on run-in to go 2nd close home op 40/1

3^rd

Vera Verto

310-9

11/2

T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey

Mid-division, 7th 3 out, headway into 3rd and ridden entering straight, under pressure and kept on one pace run-in op 9/2

4^th

Doctor Brown Bear

311-2

11/1

T: B W DukeJ: Ben Kennedy (7)

Always prominent, slight mistake 4th, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 2 out, pushed along and headed last, ridden and no impression run-in, dropped to 4th closing stages op 12/1

5^th

3 ¾

Brazil

311-2

14/1

T: P RocheJ: Simon Torrens

Rear of mid-division, no impression after 3 out, slightly hampered next, pushed along and some headway entering straight, 7th before last, kept on one pace run-in tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1

6^th

1 ¼

Prairie Dancer

311-2

9/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, lost place after 2 out and not clear run entering straight, 5th and slight mistake last, no impression run-in op 4/1

7^th

Man O Work

311-2

300/1

T: P G FaheyJ: Cian Cullinan (7)

Rear of mid-division, closer when slightly hampered 2 out, 8th and pushed along approaching last, no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 200/1

8^th

Gentleman Joe

311-2

5/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and ridden after 2 out, 6th and no impression when slow last, no extra run-in op 10/3

9^th

Igraine

310-9

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D F O'Regan

Held up in rear, slight mistake 4 out, headway on outer after 3 out and 7th next, no impression approaching last, weakened op 28/1 tchd 25/1

10^th

8 ½

Queenie Newall

310-9

200/1

T: G P CromwellJ: C D Maxwell

Towards rear, never a factor, slightly hampered 2 out, kept on one pace in straight op 66/1

11^th

1 ¼

Justicialism

311-2

150/1

T: B R HamiltonJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, mid-division 3 out, pushed along and no extra after next op 200/1 tchd 125/1

12^th

Seen It In Colour

310-9

300/1

T: A McCannJ: J M Moore

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 1st, 7th halfway, dropped towards rear 4 out, pushed along and detached after next, no extra, tailed off op 200/1

13^th

4 ¾

Halcyon Spirit

311-2

300/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Danny Mullins

Rear of mid-division, slow 1st, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, detached before next, tailed off op 200/1

14^th

Got Bright

311-2

50/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Rear of mid-division on outer, pushed along and no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra, weakened, tailed off op 28/1

15^th

3 ¾

Brehon Star

311-2

200/1

T: M M McNiffJ: C A Landers

Mid-division, pecked 1st, some headway on outer after halfway and 5th 3 out, pushed along and lost place before next, soon weakened, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 250/1

16^th

4 ¼

San Aer

311-2

33/1

T: T MullinsJ: J B Foley (5)

Led, not fluent 4 out and next, slight mistake 2 out and headed, soon lost place and weakened approaching last, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

Black Barrel

311-2

200/1

T: J NashJ: Mike O'Connor (5)

Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, detached when hampered and carried out by loose horse after 2 out op 100/1

Rock Ya Boy Ya

311-2

200/1

T: Francis CaseyJ: P J O'Hanlon (7)

Mid-division, mistake 1st, in touch in mid-division when fell 2 out tchd 150/1

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Non-Runners

Great Realisation⁶⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 3

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Just Jacob¹⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Fascinating Shadow¹⁰⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 3

T: J J Hanlon J: Brian Hayes

Hillsin¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

The Tide Turns⁸⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 3

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.70Pl:€1.10, €12.40, €1.70EX:€108.50Trifecta:€1,191.00SF:€164.26

Forecasts

Icare Allen (13/8), Gentleman Joe (5/2), Prairie Dancer (9/2), Vera Verto (11/2), Hillsin (10/1), The Tide Turns (10/1), Doctor Brown Bear (11/1), Brazil (14/1), Igraine (33/1), San Aer (33/1), Fascinating Shadow (33/1), Got Bright (50/1), Just Jacob (50/1), Great Realisation (66/1), Privilege (80/1), Justicialism (150/1), Queenie Newall (200/1), Brehon Star (200/1), Black Barrel (200/1), Rock Ya Boy Ya (200/1), Man O Work (300/1), Seen It In Colour (300/1), Halcyon Spirit (300/1)

In a race likely to throw up plenty of future winners, VERA VERTO looks the way to go. She gave the odds-on Iberique Du Seuil a real fright on her hurdles debut at Cork and, with improvement on the cards, she should prove a tough nut to crack. Prairie Dancer also found just one too good starting out in this sphere at Punchestown and he is feared, along with Gentleman Joe and Icare Allen.

VERA VERTO (IRE)
PRAIRIE DANCER (IRE)
GENTLEMAN JOE

Previous Winners

2020

French Aseel

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 3

J: D F O'Regan | T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00