Full Result 3.15 Leopardstown (IRE) | 6 March 2005

Luas To Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle

(0-135, 4yo+) 2m Heavy 9 hurdles

1st €12,092.50 2nd €2,817.50 3rd €1,242.50 4th €717.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Escrea (IRE) 9/2J G T Hutchinson Paul Nolan	G T Hutchinson Paul Nolan	6	913	108	72	114	–
b m Oscar (IRE) - Parsons Alert (IRE) (The Parson)
Settled 4th, close 7th 2 out, smooth headway to lead last, ridden and kept on well (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

2 1½	3. Imazulutoo (IRE) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	5	1011	119	82	122	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Zapata I (IRE) (Thatching)
Moderate 2nd early, slight mistake 3rd, challenged after 2 out, disputed lead early straight, headed last, kept on under pressure (op 10/1)

3 nk [1¾]	14. Bagnalls Pub (IRE) 20/1 Mark Grant P J Rothwell	Mark Grant P J Rothwell	6	910	105	66	106	–
b g Norwich - Celia's Pet (IRE) (Kemal)
Prominent, 2nd from 4th, 3rd after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on from last

4 1 [2¾]	13. Out The Gap (IRE) 11/2 Tommy Treacy C Hennessy	Tommy Treacy C Hennessy	9	910	105	65	105	–
b g Little Bighorn (IRE) - Rongo (IRE) (Tumble Gold)
Mid-division, 7th 3 out, 6th after next, 4th and kept on from last (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

5 1½ [4¼]	11. Hard Shoulder (IRE) 9/2J Niall P Madden Noel Meade	Niall P Madden Noel Meade	5	911	106	–	105	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Sakanda (IRE) (Vayrann)
Mid-division, 8th after slight mistake 2 out, improved to dispute lead briefly early straight, no extra from last (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

6 ¾ [5]	2. Silk Screen (IRE) 13/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	5	1012	120	–	119	–
b h Barathea (IRE) - Sun Screen (Caerleon)
Held up towards rear, progress approaching 2 out, 8th before last, kept on same pace (op 6/1)

7 1½ [6½]	7. Almier (IRE) 14/1 D F Flannery ⁷ Michael Hourigan	D F Flannery ⁷ Michael Hourigan	7	910	112	–	108	–
gr g Phardante (FR) - Stepfaster (IRE) (Step Together I)
Led, clear early, strongly pressed after 2 out, headed and no extra early straight (op 16/1)

8 ½ [7]	8. Twist 'n Shout 8/1 Mark Walsh ³ C Roche	Mark Walsh ³ C Roche	8	913	111	–	107	–
ch g Never So Bold (IRE) - Ravaro (Raga Navarro)
Mid-division, 5th 3 out, ridden after next, one pace

9 2 [9]	1. Adamant Approach (IRE) 10/1 Mr R J Kiely ⁷ W P Mullins	Mr R J Kiely ⁷ W P Mullins	11	117 t	134	–	131	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Crash Approach (Crash Course)
Mid-division, 8th 3 out, no extra after next

10 2 [11]	10. Ansari (IRE) 20/1 Mr K H Clarke ⁷ Patrick O Brady	Mr K H Clarke ⁷ Patrick O Brady	8	95	107	–	99	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Anaza (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, 9th 2 out, ridden and no impression

11 shd [11¼]	5. Piercing Sun (IRE) 8/1 Davy Russell Anthony Mullins	Davy Russell Anthony Mullins	6	1010	118	–	111	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Out In The Sun (USA) (It's Freezing)
Never a factor

12 ¾ [12]	15. Francies Fancy (IRE) 20/1 John Allen ⁵ J J Lambe	John Allen ⁵ J J Lambe	8	95	105	–	96	–
b h Imperial Frontier (USA) - Cheeky Maid (IRE) (Bob Back)
Always behind

13 12 [24]	4. Junior Fontaine (FR) 14/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	8	1011	119	–	99	–
b g Silver Rainbow - Blanche Fontaine (FR) (Oakland)
Tracked leaders on outer, 4th 3 out, weakened after 2 out

14 3 [27]	12. Sky To Sea (FR) 16/1 Adrian O'Shea ³ Mrs A M O'Shea	Adrian O'Shea ³ Mrs A M O'Shea	7	98 b¹	106	–	82	–
b g Adieu Au Roi (IRE) - Urban Sky (FR) (Groom Dancer)
Always behind

14 ran Off time: 3:16:00 Winning time: 4m 18.70s (slow by 33.70s) Total SP: 138%
Non-runners: TacitusI
1st owner: John Crean (Escrea) 1st breeder: Ms Carmel Hennessy
2nd owner: E Salmon (Imazulutoo)
3rd owner: R J Bagnall (Bagnalls Pub)
Tote win: €4.60 PL: €1.90 €4.60 €14.30 Ex: €111 CSF: €65.23 Tricast: €1,022.91

3:15 Leopardstown (IRE) 6 Mar 2005

Luas To Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle