Full Result 1.20 Leopardstown (IRE) | 28 December 2013

Star Best For Racing Christmas Rated Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Soft 9 hurdles

1st €11,040 2nd €2,560 3rd €1,120 4th €640

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Dysios (IRE) 8/1 Barry Geraghty Denis W Cullen	Barry Geraghty Denis W Cullen	5	112	120	112	134	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Hataana (USA) (Robellino)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, took closer order travelling well from 2 out, led narrowly last and kept on well under pressure run-in (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

2 2	2. Leah Claire (IRE) 7/2 Mark Walsh W McCreery	Mark Walsh W McCreery	7	116	123	113	136	–
ch m Tomba - Kate Emily (IRE) (Priolo)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd after 3 out, headway nearside to challenge in close 2nd at last, kept on well towards finish without matching winner (op 4/1 tchd 100/30)

3 4¼ [6¼]	9. Star Of Aragon (IRE) 14/1 Mr T E Doran ⁷ J A Nash	Mr T E Doran ⁷ J A Nash	7	109 b	120	104	128	–
b g Saffron Walden (FR) - Delicacy I (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Led, narrow advantage halfway, pushed along and headed before 2 out, dropped to 4th under pressure before last where mistake, kept on under pressure into moderate 3rd near finish (op 16/1)

4 2½ [8¾]	6. Inis Meain (USA) 11/8F Danny Mullins Denis Gerard Hogan	Danny Mullins Denis Gerard Hogan	6	112	121	101	127	–
b g Bernstein (USA) - Runaway Fields (USA) (Runaway Groom)
Chased leaders in 3rd, not fluent 2nd and slight mistake next, mistake 4th and dropped to 5th, headway from 3 out to lead before next, headed narrowly before last, no extra run-in and dropped to 4th near finish (op 2/1)

5 1¼ [10]	8. Pires 5/1 R Walsh A J Martin	R Walsh A J Martin	9	112	123	99	124	–
br g Generous (IRE) - Kaydee Queen (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Held up in touch, 6th halfway, slight mistake in 7th 2 out, pushed along into straight and no impression on leaders in 5th from last, kept on same pace (op 4/1)

6 ¾ [10¾]	1. Araku Valley (IRE) 16/1 Brian Hayes ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	Brian Hayes ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	6	111 h	120	102	128	–
b g Indian Danehill (IRE) - Bobazure (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Held up, 8th halfway, took closer order in 6th before 2 out, ridden into straight and soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace (op 12/1)

7 nk [11]	3. Theatre Mill (IRE) 14/1 B J Cooper Paul Nolan	B J Cooper Paul Nolan	5	116 h	119	102	127	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - River Mill (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up in rear, 9th halfway, still in touch before 2 out, ridden between last 2 and went 7th before last, kept on one pace (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

8 1¼ [12¼]	5. Face Value 11/1 David Splaine ³ Adrian McGuinness	David Splaine ³ Adrian McGuinness	5	1013 p	123	96	122	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Zia (GER) (Grand Lodge)
Tracked leader, slight mistake 3rd, close 2nd halfway, pushed along in 4th before 2 out and no extra under pressure into straight, one pace after

9 12 [24¼]	7. Owennacurra Milan (IRE) 12/1 Ian McCarthy ³ Miss Mary Louise Hallahan	Ian McCarthy ³ Miss Mary Louise Hallahan	8	1013 t	120	81	110	–
b g Milan - Aherla Vision (IRE) (Eve's Error)
Held up in touch, 7th halfway, pushed along before 2 out and no impression on leaders into straight, weakened from last (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

9 ran Off time: 1:23:17 Winning time: 4m 5.30s (slow by 20.30s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Kieron Gammell (Dysios) 1st breeder: Fin A Co S R L
2nd owner: F A McNulty (Leah Claire)
3rd owner: Holly's Buddies Syndicate (Star Of Aragon)
Tote win: €9.60 PL: €2.40 €1.50 €2.70 Ex: €50.80 CSF: €40.77 Trifecta: €209.10

1:20 Leopardstown (IRE) 28 Dec 2013

Star Best For Racing Christmas Rated Hurdle