14:22 Leopardstown
Saturday 27 December 2025
All12:0512:3713:1213:4714:2215:0015:30
National Maternity Hospital Foundation Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  2m  |  Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)  |  17 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:22Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 3m 58.5s
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â Jack Kennedy
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3 out, 10th after 3 out, ridden into 7th entering straight, stayed on into 2nd last, challenged run-in, led closing stages and kept on well op 10/3 tchd 7/2
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â Hugh Horgan (5)
Mid-division, progress in 6th 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, led before last, strongly pressed run-in, headed closing stages, kept on same pace op 22/1
T:Â P FentonJ:Â Brian Hayes
Held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 2nd, ridden to progress entering straight, 5th before last, 3rd and no impression on leaders run-in, kept on same pace op 15/2 tchd 8/1
T:Â J P DempseyJ:Â Luke Dempsey
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight no impression in 5th and mistake last, kept on one pace run-in op 12/1
T:Â W DurkanJ:Â Philip Byrnes
Led and disputed, headed after 3rd, regained lead entering straight, ridden and headed before last, no extra in 4th last, kept on one pace tchd 20/1
T:Â G P CromwellJ:Â Keith Donoghue
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th early straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 18/1
T:Â R O'SullivanJ:Â Shane O'Callaghan (5)
Mid-division, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace from before last tchd 40/1
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â Sam Ewing
Towards rear, ridden entering straight, 9th and slight mistake last, kept on one pace op 20/1 tchd 18/1
T:Â M A MolloyJ:Â Danny Gilligan
Rear of mid-division, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace from last op 20/1 tchd 12/1
T:Â H De BromheadJ:Â Darragh O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra before last op 12/1 tchd 9/1
T:Â Ciaran MurphyJ:Â Michael Kenneally (7)
Close up and disputed, led after 3rd, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra before last where slight mistake op 14/1
T:Â A J MartinJ:Â Daniel King
Mistake 1st, towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and no impression entering straight op 11/2
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â Mark Walsh
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before last op 11/2 tchd 9/2
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â Paul Townend
Rear of mid-division best, ridden and no impression after 2 out tchd 13/2
T:Â D H KellyJ:Â Sean Flanagan
Mid-division, mistake 1st, slightly hampered 2nd, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before last op 22/1
T:Â R O'BrienJ:Â Sean O'Keeffe
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1
Also Ran
T:Â T MullinsJ:Â Jake Coen
Settled behind leaders, fell 2nd
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.30, €5.10, €1.90, €3.70EX:€75.00Trifecta:€484.70Tricast:€701.00SF:€120.69
Forecasts
Bowensonfire (3/1), Joueur Masque (5/1), Sainte Lucie (11/2), En Or (6/1), Balko D'ange (7/1), Ace Brannigan (10/1), Littlefoot (16/1), Laafi (18/1), Walhaan (18/1), Matt Connor (20/1), Path D'oroux (22/1), Someone's Wish (28/1), Prairie Dancer (33/1), Free Flow (33/1), Feud (33/1), Icare Desbois (40/1), Kimy (50/1)
Plenty are in with a shout but WALHAAN rates just the pick of the weights so is fancied to bag another C&D success at the chief expense of improving Limerick scorer Matt Connor who rates a big threat. Bowensonfire is another who brings solid credentials to the table along with Balko d'Ange, Ace Brannigan, Joueur Masque and Prairie Dancer.
- WALHAAN (IRE)
- MATT CONNOR (IRE)
- BOWENSONFIRE (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €18,000.002nd: €6,000.003rd: €3,000.004th: €1,500.005th: €900.006th: €600.00
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