12:05 Leopardstown

Thursday 28 December 2023

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Savills Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:06 | Winning time: 5m 25.50s

1^st

Jade De Grugy

411-0

5/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Disputed lead, led entering straight, soon asserted and 4 lengths clear at last, kept on well run-in, easily op 5/6

2^nd

Butcher Hollow

411-7

3/1

T: T CooperJ: Sean Flanagan

Disputed lead, pushed along in 2nd and clear of remainder entering straight, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace tchd 11/4

3^rd

Whale Harbour

411-7

10/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no impression on principals after 2 out, pushed along and kept on one pace in straight op 12/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

Cobra Queen

411-0

16/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 6th and pushed along after 2 out, ridden and no impression in straight, kept on one pace op 20/1 tchd 14/1

5^th

2 ¼

Gold In The Rivers

411-7

9/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, dropped to mid-division before 2 out, pushed along and kept on one pace in straight tchd 7/2

6^th

Pax

411-7

100/1

T: Colm MurphyJ: J S McGarvey

Rear of mid-division, headway after 3 out and went 4th next, soon pushed along and no impression entering straight, no extra run-in op 66/1

7^th

Jerk

411-7

150/1

T: W DurkanJ: Patrick M O'Brien (7)

Rear of mid-division early, mid-division halfway, 7th and pushed along after 2 out, no impression in straight op 200/1 tchd 125/1

8^th

Slieve Carran

411-7

66/1

T: P T FoleyJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, no impression approaching 2 out and 8th entering straight, no extra op 50/1

9^th

Bossofthebrownies

411-7

100/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Gavin Brouder (5)

Towards rear, pushed along and no impression in 11th after 2 out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor op 40/1

10^th

Joyeux Vivo

411-7

9/2

T: J & T KielyJ: Mark Walsh

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 5th and pushed along after 2 out, no extra approaching last, weakened op 9/1

11^th

1 ¾

Muskerry Rock

411-7

200/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Ricky Doyle

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no impression towards rear when not fluent 2 out, no extra op 150/1

12^th

nse

Jack Du Large

411-7

125/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jake Coen (5)

Mid-division, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, towards rear next, no extra tchd 100/1

13^th

Miss Gherkin

411-0

50/1

T: P CrokeJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd and mistake 5th, 4th halfway, dropped to 8th 2 out, ridden and and no extra entering straight op 100/1

14^th

Notnowboy

411-7

250/1

T: Louise G LyonsJ: Richard Condon (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off op 200/1

Also Ran

Fairytale New York

411-7

40/1

T: A J MartinJ: P J Carberry

Always towards rear, no extra after 3 out, behind and pulled up before last op 14/1

Little Hero

411-0

250/1

T: Paul MulliganJ: C L Walsh (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, detached after 4 out, soon no extra and well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 200/1

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Non-Runners

Big Chou¹⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Sam Ewing

Kings Hill²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan

Tell Us This¹⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: C D Maxwell

Rosalys¹⁰³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Non Runner

Queen Of Seduction⁵³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.30Pl:€1.30, €1.20, €3.50EX:€6.00Trifecta:€28.00SF:€5.78

Forecasts

Jade De Grugy (5/4), Butcher Hollow (3/1), Gold In The Rivers (9/2), Joyeux Vivo (9/2), Rosalys (8/1), Whale Harbour (10/1), Big Chou (12/1), Kings Hill (12/1), Queen Of Seduction (12/1), Cobra Queen (16/1), Fairytale New York (40/1), Miss Gherkin (50/1), Slieve Carran (66/1), Pax (100/1), Bossofthebrownies (100/1), Tell Us This (100/1), Jack Du Large (125/1), Jerk (150/1), Muskerry Rock (200/1), Notnowboy (250/1), Little Hero (250/1)

A serious case of quantity over quality in this opener with bumper-winner BUTCHER HOLLOW selected to go one better than on hurdling debut at Navan earlier in the month. Jade de Grugy is sure to be popular having joined Willie Mullins for €230,000 after winning a bumper in France back in October 2022 so she may emerge as the main danger, with Henry de Bromhead's pair Rosalys and Cobra Queen also fancied to feature.

BUTCHER HOLLOW (IRE)
JADE DE GRUGY (FR)
ROSALYS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Deep Cave

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 4

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €299.00