Full Result 2.20 Leopardstown (IRE) | 29 December 2021

Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m Yielding To Soft 7 hurdles 2 omitted

1st €88,500 2nd €28,500 3rd €13,500 4th €6,000 5th €3,000 6th €1,500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Sharjah (FR) 5/6F Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	8	1112 t	164	153	161	–
b g Doctor Dino (FR) - Saaryeh (Royal Academy)
Held up in rear, headway and went fourth halfway, bit short of room and switched left 2 out (usual 3 out), niggled along after last (usual 2 out), raced wide home turn, smooth headway and made challenge run-in, ridden to lead towards finish, all out (op 4/5)

2 nk	5. Zanahiyr (IRE) 5/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	4	1112 t	155	152	159	–
ch g Nathaniel (IRE) - Zariyna (IRE) (Marju)
Held up in behind leaders, went third after 1st, good headway and disputed lead last (usual 2 out), pushed along and led home turn, ridden and faced sustained challenge run-in, kept on well but headed towards finish (op 11/2)

3 4¾ [5]	3. Saint Roi (FR) 6/1 Rachael Blackmore W P Mullins	Rachael Blackmore W P Mullins	6	1112	155	147	154	–
br g Coastal Path - Sainte Vigne (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Raced freely, tracked leaders, good jump and led 1st, headed before 3rd, led again after 2 out (usual 3 out), ridden and headed home turn, kept on, no match for first two (op 7/1)

4 10 [15]	6. Echoes In Rain (FR) 5/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	5	115 h	143	128	137	–
b m Authorized (IRE) - Amarantine (FR) (King's Best)
Towards rear, good headway and went third before last (usual 2 out), pushed along home turn, ridden and lost third run-in, soon no extra (op 4/1)

5 45 [60]	1. Felix Desjy (FR) 50/1 B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	B J Cooper Gordon Elliott	8	1112	149	79	99	–
ch g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Lamadoun (FR) (Smadoun)
Didn't jump well, raced in second, led before 1st, slow jump and lost two places 1st, slow jump and dropped to rear 2nd, detached halfway (op 66/1)

6 17 [77]	2. Petit Mouchoir (FR) 18/1 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	10	1112 p	155	56	82	–
gr g Al Namix (FR) - Arnette (FR) (Denham Red)
Led early, headed before 1st, led again before 3rd, headed after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened quickly before last (usual 2 out), eased run-in (op 22/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:22:17 Winning time: 3m 49.70s (slow by 4.70s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Mrs S Ricci (Sharjah) 1st breeder: Ecurie Haras De Beauvoir
2nd owner: Bective Stud (Zanahiyr)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Saint Roi)
Tote win: €1.50 PL: €1.10 €2.30 Ex: €3.80 CSF: €5.21 Trifecta: €16

First and last hurdles omitted; low sun

2:20 Leopardstown (IRE) 29 Dec 2021

Matheson Hurdle (Grade 1)