Full Result 1.50 Leopardstown (IRE) | 28 December 2020

Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle

(80-116, 4yo+) 2m4f Soft 10 hurdles

1st €6,490 2nd €2,090 3rd €990 4th €440 5th €220 6th €110

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Burlesque Queen (IRE) 8/1 James O'Sullivan ⁷ Liz Doyle	James O'Sullivan ⁷ Liz Doyle	6	1013 h¹	108	52	122	–
b m Gold Well - More Claret (IRE) (Beneficial)
Held up in midfield, headway 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, went second going easily before 2 out, disputed lead home turn, soon pushed along and headed, ridden approaching last, not fluent last, soon led, kept on well run-in, always doing enough (op 9/1)

2 1½	6. Western Boy (IRE) 18/1 Aidan Kelly ⁷ P A Fahy	Aidan Kelly ⁷ P A Fahy	11	114 t	113	56	125	–
b g Antonius Pius (USA) - Skala (IRE) (Hernando)
Towards rear, pushed along into midfield after 3 out, headway and chased leaders before 2 out, made challenge after 2 out, disputed lead home turn, soon led and ridden, not fluent last, soon headed, kept on but always held (op 16/1)

3 22 [23½]	7. Difficult Decision (IRE) 16/1 Liam McKenna ⁷ Oliver McKiernan	Liam McKenna ⁷ Oliver McKiernan	7	111	110	28	102	–
ch g Pointilliste (USA) - Good Thyne Lisa (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Held up in midfield, ridden after 3 out, headway and chased leaders when not fluent 2 out, went third after 2 out, no extra approaching last, not fluent and weakened last (op 12/1)

4 4¾ [28¼]	19. Handsworth (IRE) 6/1 Sean O'Keeffe J P Dempsey	Sean O'Keeffe J P Dempsey	5	114	106	19	92	–
b g Jeremy (USA) - Princess's Choice (IRE) (Strategic Choice)
Held up in behind leaders, midfield when mistake 3 out, soon ridden, headway before last, kept on run-in, never near to challenge (op 10/1)

5 7 [35¼]	17. Two Shoe Tom (IRE) 8/1 Kevin Sexton Peter Fahey	Kevin Sexton Peter Fahey	6	115	107	12	87	–
b m Westerner - Wing It Lady (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
Midfield, in touch with leaders after 3 out, chased leaders when mistake 2 out, soon ridden, no impression home turn, no extra approaching last (tchd 7/1)

6 6 [41¼]	3. Rapid Response (FR) 11/2F Paddy Kennedy Mrs John Harrington	Paddy Kennedy Mrs John Harrington	6	1112	114	12	88	–
br m Network (GER) - La Grande Villez (FR) (Villez)
Chased leaders early, close up after 3rd, disputed lead from 4 out, led from 3 out, pushed along and faced challenge 2 out, ridden and headed home turn, weakened quickly before last

7 7½ [48¾]	11. Kasakh Noir (FR) 100/1 Mr C Abernethy ⁷ J J Lambe	Mr C Abernethy ⁷ J J Lambe	8	110 h	109	–	74	–
ch g Redback - Vale Of Honor (FR) (Singspiel)
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, hit 3rd, pushed along and minor headway after 3 out, slightly hampered before 2 out, no impression when slow jump 2 out (op 80/1)

8 5½ [54¼]	21. Bloodstone (IRE) 9/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	5	112 t¹	104	–	63	–
br g Court Cave (IRE) - Spirit Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Led, joined from 4 out, headed from 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before 2 out (op 10/1)

PU	15. British Art 66/1 Shane O'Callaghan ⁷ R K Watson	Shane O'Callaghan ⁷ R K Watson	8	1012 v	107	–	–	–
b g Iffraaj - Bush Cat (USA) (Kingmambo)
Midfield, jockey looked down to see if something was amiss after 5th, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out (op 33/1)

PU	16. Stucker Hill (IRE) 22/1 Danny Mullins W J Lanigan	Danny Mullins W J Lanigan	8	115	107	–	–	–
bb m Milan - In A Rush (IRE) (Hernando)
Held up in behind leaders, mistake 4th, lost touch and weakened after 5th, soon dropped to last, pulled up before 6th (op 16/1)

PU	18. Arctic Light 9/1 Mark Walsh Thomas Mullins	Mark Walsh Thomas Mullins	8	114	106	–	–	–
b g Iffraaj - Dance Of Light (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in behind leaders early, midfield and pushed along after 4th, ridden and chased leaders after 3 out, no extra and weakened 2 out, eased and pulled up before last (op 8/1)

PU	20. Oh'herewego (IRE) 40/1 Trevor Ryan ⁵ V T O'Brien	Trevor Ryan ⁵ V T O'Brien	11	1012	105	–	–	–
ch g Medaaly - Masamba (IRE) (Kalanisi)
Didn't jump well, midfield, mistake 4th, mistake 5th, in touch with leaders and pushed along after 4 out, no extra when not fluent 3 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 33/1)

PU	12. Watch Guard (IRE) 40/1 J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	117 tb	109	–	–	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Sleeveless (USA) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Reluctant to line up, reminders soon after start, towards rear early, headway and chased leaders on outer after 5th, close up 3 out, soon went second, ridden and weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last

PU	8. Aircraft Carrier (IRE) 16/1 Ricky Doyle Luke Comer	Ricky Doyle Luke Comer	5	117	109	–	–	–
b g Declaration Of War (USA) - Strategy (Machiavellian)
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last (op 14/1)

PU	9. Ashqar (IRE) 20/1 Jack G Gilligan ⁷ Paul John Gilligan	Jack G Gilligan ⁷ Paul John Gilligan	5	110 t	109	–	–	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Askeria (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding hated the ground) (op 16/1)

PU	4. Magic Sea (IRE) 33/1 Sean Flanagan Sarah Dawson	Sean Flanagan Sarah Dawson	5	1111	113	–	–	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Annmarie's Magic (IRE) (Flying Spur)
Towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

PU	1. Mister Eddman (IRE) 50/1 Donal McInerney Oliver McKiernan	Donal McInerney Oliver McKiernan	6	120 t	116	–	–	–
b g Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Her Island (IRE) (Heron Island)
Close up early, chased leaders after 3rd, ridden and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 40/1)

PU	5. Rightplacerightime (IRE) 9/1 Liam Quinlan ⁵ Kevin F O'Donnell	Liam Quinlan ⁵ Kevin F O'Donnell	5	116 tb	113	–	–	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Papavero (IRE) (Dushyantor)
Midfield, pushed along briefly after 3rd, towards rear and ridden after 6th, no impression towards rear of midfield after 3 out, eased and pulled up before 2 out (op 14/1 tchd 17/2)

PU	10. Boher Cailin (IRE) 17/2 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	4	117 t¹	113	–	–	–
ch f Mahler - Eudemis (FR) (Martaline)
Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon no extra, weakened quickly and pulled up after 3 out (op 8/1)

PU	14. Get Free (FR) 33/1 Denis O'Regan A J Martin	Denis O'Regan A J Martin	4	116 t¹	112	–	–	–
b f Saddex - Huranie D'Avril (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Held up in rear, no impression after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out (op 22/1)

20 ran Off time: 1:51:25 Winning time: 5m 31.60s (slow by 49.60s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Cahirdown Boy (reserve), Callthebarman (unsuitable ground), More Info (reserve)
1st owner: P & J Syndicate (Burlesque Queen) 1st breeder: Mrs Miriam O'Donnell
2nd owner: John P McManus (Western Boy)
3rd owner: Keep The Faith Syndicate (Difficult Decision)
Tote win: €9.50 PL: €2.50 €4.80 €4.20 Ex: €208.60 CSF: €140.09 Tricast: €2,309.11

1:50 Leopardstown (IRE) 28 Dec 2020

Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle