Full Result 12.55 Leopardstown (IRE) | 27 December 2007

paddypowerpoker.com Maiden Hurdle

(4yo) 2m Good To Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €9,674 2nd €2,254 3rd €994 4th €574

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Sophocles 6/4F D J Casey James Leavy	D J Casey James Leavy	4	117	–	69	120	–
gr g In The Wings - Actoris (USA) (Diesis)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 3rd 2 out, soon challenged, led approaching last, stayed on under pressure (op 7/4)

2 1¾	6. Meritorious (IRE) 33/1 P A Carberry A L T Moore	P A Carberry A L T Moore	4	117	–	66	118	–
b g Beat All (USA) - Little Serena (Primitive Rising)
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 6th and progress 3 out, challenged 2 out, led briefly straight, headed approaching last, kept on under pressure

3 ¾ [2½]	7. Panzer Chief (FR) 14/1 Davy Russell A L T Moore	Davy Russell A L T Moore	4	117	–	66	118	–
b g Assessor (IRE) - First Filly (FR) (Sharken)
Held up, 11th 3 out, headway into 4th after 2 out, 3rd when wandered about approaching last, ran on close home

4 1½ [4]	12. The Hurl (IRE) 13/2 P W Flood M F Morris	P W Flood M F Morris	4	117	–	64	116	–
b g Supreme Leader - No Dunce (IRE) (Nordance)
Tracked leaders in moderate 4th, closer 3rd halfway, led before 2 out, headed straight, 4th and kept on same pace from last (op 7/1)

5 3 [7]	19. Polly Massini (IRE) 33/1 Adam O'Neill ⁷ Michael T Moran	Adam O'Neill ⁷ Michael T Moran	4	109	–	55	108	–
b f Dr Massini (IRE) - Betty Balfour (Decent Fellow)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, 5th and no extra before last

6 5½ [12½]	2. Chateau D'Eau (FR) 9/4 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	4	117	–	53	108	–
b g Poliglote - Lilyfoot (IRE) (Sanglamore)
Mid-division, 8th 3 out, 6th after 2 out, ridden and no impression (op 9/4 tchd 5/2)

7 3½ [16]	13. Top Of The Rock (IRE) 25/1 Mark Bolger ⁷ Mrs John Harrington	Mark Bolger ⁷ Mrs John Harrington	4	110	–	49	104	–
ch g Beneficial - One Last Cut (IRE) (Roselier)
Mid-division, progress into 6th after halfway, 7th after 3 out, kept on same pace

8 9 [25]	1. Caravino (IRE) 16/1 Tom Doyle Eoin Griffin	Tom Doyle Eoin Griffin	4	117	–	37	95	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Danse Royale (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, kept on without threatening from after 3 out

9 1 [26]	14. Vodka Lobster (IRE) 50/1 Andrew J McNamara C A McBratney	Andrew J McNamara C A McBratney	4	117	–	36	94	–
b g Air Quest - Valley Hope (IRE) (Altountash)
Mid-division, no impression from after 3 out

10 nk [26¼]	16. Winterdown Star (IRE) 12/1 A E Lynch M J P O'Brien	A E Lynch M J P O'Brien	4	117	–	35	94	–
ch g Carrowkeel (IRE) - Glass Pyramid (IRE) (Classic Music)
Held up, 9th and progress after 3 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, weakened (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

11 12 [38¼]	5. Eurobuster (IRE) 100/1 R P McNally Joseph Fox	R P McNally Joseph Fox	4	117	–	20	82	–
b g Eurobus (IRE) - Arctic Scale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mid-division, 8th 4 out, no extra from before 2 out

12 ½ [38¾]	4. Direct Exit (IRE) 7/1 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	4	117	–	19	81	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Corcullentra Lass (IRE) (Big Sink Hope)
Moderate 3rd early, closer 2nd after 4th, weakened before 2 out (op 8/1)

13 7 [45¾]	15. Walls Of Jericho (IRE) 40/1 T G M Ryan T J Taaffe	T G M Ryan T J Taaffe	4	117	–	10	74	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Tim The Lord (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Never a factor

14 3½ [49¼]	18. Pebble Reach (IRE) 100/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	4	112	–	–	66	–
bb f Orbis (USA) - Scree (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Never a factor, weakened 4 out, tailed off

15 dist [79¼]	9. Port Caro (FR) 33/1 Conor O'Dwyer John P Duffy	Conor O'Dwyer John P Duffy	4	117	–	–	–	–
b g April Night (FR) - Eh Miss Fool (FR) (Useful)
Always behind, pulled hard early, bad mistake 1st, tailed off

16 2½ [81¾]	10. Something Inside (IRE) 33/1 Mark Walsh ³ T J Taaffe	Mark Walsh ³ T J Taaffe	4	114	–	–	–	–
ch g Rudimentary (USA) - Had Enough (Hadeer)
Settled 2nd, led from 4th, hit 3 out, headed and weakened before 2 out, tailed off

17 10 [91¾]	8. Persan Bleu (FR) 50/1 Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	4	117	–	–	–	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Dear Blue (FR) (Cyborg)
Always behind, tailed off

18 dist [121¾]	17. Chapter Eight (IRE) 66/1 Shane Butler ⁷ Christopher Phillips	Shane Butler ⁷ Christopher Phillips	4	109 b	–	–	–	–
ch f Daggers Drawn (USA) - Attached (IRE) (Forest Wind)
Raced keenly, soon led, mistake and headed 4th, soon ridden and weakened, completely tailed off