14:00 Leopardstown

Saturday 28 December 2024

All12:2012:5013:2014:0014:3515:0515:40

Savills Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 5m 56.10s

1^st

Home By The Lee

911-10

15/8f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Held up in mid-division, closer 3 out, pushed along briefly after 3 out, slight mistake 2 out and ridden, under pressure in 6th entering straight, stayed on to dispute last, soon led and kept on strongly closing stages op 5/2 tchd 11/4

2^nd

Bob Olinger

911-10

3/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up towards rear, progress into 4th before 2 out, travelled well in 3rd entering straight, ridden to lead narrowly before last, slight mistake and joined last, headed run-in, kept on same pace tchd 11/4

3^rd

3 ¼

Rocky's Diamond

411-10

66/1

T: D QueallyJ: Shane Fitzgerald

Held up towards rear, several slight mistakes early, mistake 4 out, closer after next, pushed along in 6th approaching 2 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, kept on one pace run-in op 50/1 tchd 80/1

4^th

4 ¼

Sandor Clegane

711-10

8/1

T: P NolanJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, challenged 2 out, pressed leader early straight, ridden and every chance before last, under pressure in 3rd last, no extra run-in op 9/1

5^th

7 ½

Hewick

911-10

4/1

T: Miss T L CoganJ: Jordan Gainford

Close up and disputed, slight mistake 8th, led before 3 out, pressed next, ridden entering straight, headed before last, no extra run-in op 7/2

6^th

2 ¾

Asterion Forlonge

1011-10

15/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Led and disputed, not fluent 6th and 4 out, headed before 3 out, challenged again 2 out, ridden and no extra entering straight, 6th before last and kept on one pace op 5/1

7^th

Beacon Edge

1011-10

14/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Disputed early, tracked leaders from 2nd, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped to 7th before 2 out, no extra entering straight op 25/1

Also Ran

Noble Yeats

911-10

22/1

T: E MullinsJ: Donagh Meyler

Prominent briefly, soon settled mid-division, closer in 3rd after 4th, niggled along and lost place after 6th, soon towards rear, reminders 8th, ridden from 6 out, no impression next, weakened 3 out and pulled up before next op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.88Pl:€1.20, €1.30, €6.00EX:€5.90Trifecta:€168.70Tricast:€258.44SF:€7.91

Forecasts

Home By The Lee (15/8), Bob Olinger (3/1), Hewick (4/1), Asterion Forlonge (15/2), Sandor Clegane (8/1), Beacon Edge (14/1), Noble Yeats (22/1), Rocky's Diamond (66/1)

HOME BY THE LEE was safely held in this race 12 months ago but he landed the 2022 edition and looks the way to go on the back of his reappearance success in the Lismullen Hurdle at Navan where he proved too strong for Bob Olinger and six others. The latter renews rivalry on 5 lb better terms but the jury remains out as to whether he stays this far and a bigger threat may be posed by Asterion Forlonge, who was runner-up in this 12 months ago and was also second in a Punchestown Grade 1 in April.

HOME BY THE LEE (IRE)
ASTERION FORLONGE (FR)
BOB OLINGER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Irish Point

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 5

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

1/1

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €14,999.004th: €7,500.005th: €4,500.006th: €3,000.00