Full Result 2.45 Leopardstown (IRE) | 21 January 1996

A.I.G. Europe Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m Soft 9 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Collier Bay 5/1 Jamie Osborne Jim Old	Jamie Osborne Jim Old	6	1110	–	101	161	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Cockatoo Island (High Top)
Held up, in touch, tracking leaders from before 3 out, disputed lead 2 out, soon led, headed last, rallied and stayed on under pressure to lead again last 50y

2 hd	0. Hotel Minella 8/1 Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	9	1110	–	101	161	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Sweet Miss (Silver Cloud I)
Held up, in rear, progress 5th, fifth 2 out, went second early straight, led last, ridden and no extra last 100y, headed last 50y

3 ½ [¾]	0. Danoli (IRE) 10/1 Tommy Treacy Thomas Foley	Tommy Treacy Thomas Foley	8	1110	–	101	160	–
b g The Parson - Blaze Gold (Arizona Duke)
Lost ground start, went prominent before 3rd, close third when mistake 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on well flat

4 12 [12¾]	0. Montelado 5/4F Adrian Maguire Patrick J Flynn	Adrian Maguire Patrick J Flynn	9	1110	–	89	148	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Misippus (Green God)
Held up, in touch, went third 3 out, disputed lead before next, soon headed, weakened well before last

5 4 [16¾]	0. Balawhar (IRE) 14/1 R Dunwoody E J O'Grady	R Dunwoody E J O'Grady	6	1110	–	85	144	–
b g Doyoun - Bayazida (Bustino)
In touch, lost place 4th, no danger after 3 out, staying on at finish

6 [16¾]	0. Absalom's Lady 9/1 A P McCoy David Elsworth	A P McCoy David Elsworth	8	115	–	80	139	–
gr m Absalom - High Point Lady (USA) (Knightly Dawn)
Held up, seventh 3 out, no headway before next, kept on same pace

7 [16¾]	0. Shaihar (IRE) 25/1 K F O'Brien M J P O'Brien	K F O'Brien M J P O'Brien	5	116	–	68	127	–
b g Lomond (USA) - Shaiyra (Relko)
Never troubled leaders

8 [16¾]	0. Clifdon Fog (IRE) 25/1 S H O'Donovan J S Bolger	S H O'Donovan J S Bolger	5	116	–	60	120	–
b g Darshaan - Lake Mist (Kings Lake)
Never troubled leaders

9 [16¾]	0. Destriero 10/1 Conor O'Dwyer Noel Furlong	Conor O'Dwyer Noel Furlong	10	1110	–	61	121	–
br g Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Tipperary Tartan (Rarity)
Soon second, led 4th until ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened

10 [16¾]	0. Elas Image (IRE) 9/2 T P Rudd M J P O'Brien	T P Rudd M J P O'Brien	4	105	–	34	95	–
b f Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Queen Of The Dance (Dancer's Image)
Soon prominent, lost place 5th, no danger from 3 out

11 [16¾]	0. Sambara (IRE) 25/1 Paul Carberry W P Mullins	Paul Carberry W P Mullins	5	111	–	41	101	–
b m Shardari - Samatrana (USA) (Alleged)
Led to 4th, weakened after next, soon behind

11 ran Off time: 2:53:00 Winning time: 3m 58.60s (slow by 13.60s) Total SP: 137%
1st owner: W E Sturt (Collier Bay) 1st breeder: Stanley Estate And Stud Co
2nd owner: John J Nallen (Hotel Minella)
3rd owner: D J O'Neill (Danoli)

2:45 Leopardstown (IRE) 21 Jan 1996

A.I.G. Europe Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)