Full Result 2.22 Leopardstown (IRE) | 27 December 2025

National Maternity Hospital Foundation Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €17,700 2nd €5,700 3rd €2,700 4th €1,200 5th €600 6th €300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Bowensonfire (FR) 3/1F Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	5	117 h	132	113	141	–
b g Gemix (FR) - Amulet (FR) (Lauro)
Towards rear, bumped 1st, headway on outer 2 out, went second last, ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

2 1¼	7. Prairie Dancer (IRE) 33/1 Hugh Horgan ⁵ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Hugh Horgan ⁵ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	7	1012 p	128	107	133	–
b g Territories (IRE) - Polka Dot (IRE) (Galileo)
Midfield, good headway on outer after 2 out, led approaching last, kept on but headed towards finish (op 22/1)

3 4¼ [5½]	4. Balko d'Ange (FR) 7/1 Brian Hayes Philip Fenton	Brian Hayes Philip Fenton	5	115	130	104	131	–
b g Balko (FR) - Rue Cler (FR) (High Rock)
Midfield, hampered by faller 2nd, headway from 2 out, went third last, no impression run-in (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

4 2½ [8]	12. Matt Connor (IRE) 20/1 L P Dempsey J P Dempsey	L P Dempsey J P Dempsey	5	103	114	85	113	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Emirates Hills (Dubawi)
Midfield, headway and in touch with leaders 2 out, keeping on when mistake last, ran on well and went fourth inside final 110yds, not reach leaders (op 12/1)

5 3 [11]	2. Laafi (FR) 18/1 Philip Byrnes William Durkan	Philip Byrnes William Durkan	5	1110	135	102	131	–
b g Cloth Of Stars (IRE) - Mediteranea (FR) (Smart Strike)
Prominent, led from 1st, headed but prominent from 3rd, led again after 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened run-in (tchd 20/1)

6 ½ [11½]	1. Path d'Oroux (FR) 22/1 Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	Keith Donoghue Gavin Cromwell	8	1112 tp	137	104	132	–
b g Coastal Path - Belle Du Bresil (FR) (Blue Bresil)
In touch with leaders, prominent on outer 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 18/1)

7 1¼ [12¾]	15. Free Flow (USA) 33/1 Shane O'Callaghan ⁵ Ross O'Sullivan	Shane O'Callaghan ⁵ Ross O'Sullivan	5	99 2	111	76	105	–
b g Flintshire - Lone Tigress (USA) (Tale Of The Cat)
Midfield, headway 2 out, kept on run-in, never on terms (tchd 40/1)

8 1¾ [14½]	17. Someone's Wish (IRE) 28/1 Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	5	100 5 p	111	74	103	–
b g Buratino (IRE) - Crystal Mountain (USA) (Monashee Mountain)
Towards rear, headway after 2 out, midfield approaching last, no impression run-in (op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

9 ½ [15]	11. Littlefoot (IRE) 16/1 Danny Gilligan M A Molloy	Danny Gilligan M A Molloy	7	109	120	83	112	–
b g Milan - Little Missserious (IRE) (Kalanisi)
Towards rear, some headway when not fluent 2 out, kept on run-in, never near to challenge (op 20/1 tchd 12/1)

10 ¾ [15¾]	5. Ace Brannigan (IRE) 10/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	5	114	129	91	120	–
b g Order Of St George (IRE) - Dancingwithbubbles (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Prominent, weakened approaching last, not fluent last (op 12/1 tchd 9/1)

11 1¾ [17½]	13. Walhaan (IRE) 18/1 Michael Kenneally ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	Michael Kenneally ⁷ Ciaran Murphy	9	910 tp	114	73	103	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Back In The Frame (Dutch Art)
Prominent, soon went second, led after 3rd, headed after 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 14/1)

12 3¾ [21¼]	14. En Or (FR) 6/1 Daniel King A J Martin	Daniel King A J Martin	7	101 t	112	67	97	–
b g Dariyan (FR) - Decize (FR) (Kentucky Dynamite)
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, some headway approaching last, no impression from last (vet reported gelding to be post race normal) (op 11/2)

13 2½ [23¾]	9. Joueur Masque (FR) 5/1 Mark Walsh W P Mullins	Mark Walsh W P Mullins	6	110 h	125	76	108	–
b g Masked Marvel - Belarderie (FR) (Al Namix)
Prominent, weakened quickly approaching last (op 11/2 tchd 9/2)

14 1¼ [25]	8. Sainte Lucie (FR) 11/2 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	4	112 h	127	77	109	–
b f Great Pretender (IRE) - Sainte Folie (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Never better than midfield (vet reported filly to be post race normal) (tchd 13/2)

15 ½ [25½]	10. Icare Desbois (FR) 40/1 Sean Flanagan David Harry Kelly	Sean Flanagan David Harry Kelly	7	1013 t	124	73	105	–
gr g Triple Threat (FR) - Sologne (FR) (April Night)
Midfield, mistake 1st, hampered by faller 2nd, weakened approaching last (op 22/1)

16 9½ [35]	6. Feud 33/1 Sean O'Keeffe Richard John O'Brien	Sean O'Keeffe Richard John O'Brien	5	114	129	66	101	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Agnes Stewart (IRE) (Lawman)
Towards rear throughout (tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)

F	16. Kimy (FR) 50/1 Jake Coen Thomas Mullins	Jake Coen Thomas Mullins	5	100 3	111	–	–	–
b m Barastraight - Minimiss (FR) (Spirit One)
Midfield, fell 2nd

17 ran Off time: 2:22:07 Winning time: 3m 58.50s (slow by 8.50s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: KTDA Racing (Bowensonfire) 1st breeder: E A R L Elevage Des Loges
2nd owner: Sean Sweeney (Prairie Dancer)
3rd owner: Ms Patricia Hogan (Balko d'Ange)
Tote win: €4 PL: €1.30 €5.10 €1.90 Ex: €75 CSF: €120.69 Tricast: €701 Trifecta: €484.70

2:22 Leopardstown (IRE) 27 Dec 2025

National Maternity Hospital Foundation Handicap Hurdle