2024-12-28 Leopardstown 14:00
Leopardstown

Savills Hurdle (Grade 1)

Distance: 2m7f80y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €88,500

Runners: 8

Winning time: 5m 56.10s (slow by 11.60s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 1

5 Home By The Lee

J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:155 SP:15/8F

In touch with leaders - lost position when not fluent 2 out - switched right and headway when ridden home turn - stayed on to lead after last - won going away(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)

2 6

3 Bob Olinger

J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:159 SP:3/1

Held up in rear - in touch with leaders 9th - headway going okay 2 out - led narrowly when not fluent last - soon headed - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 11/4)

3 3¼ 9¼

7 Rocky's Diamond

J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally

Age:4 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:130 SP:66/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway 2 out - keeping on when bit short of room on inner before last - soon switched right - stayed on and went third run-in - no match for first two(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)

4 4¼ 13½

8 Sandor Clegane

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:140 SP:8/1

In touch with leaders - prominent after 6th - challenging going okay after 2 out - weakened last - lost third run-in(op 9/1)

5 7½ 21

4 Hewick

J:Jordan Gainford T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan

Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:155 SP:4/1

Prominent - joined leader after 4th - led after 4 out - ridden when headed before last - weakening when not fluent last(op 7/2)

6 2¾ 23¾

1 Asterion Forlonge

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:10 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:155 SP:15/2

Jumped right on occasions - led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 6th - headed and pressed leader after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 5/1)

7 5 28¾

2 Beacon Edge

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:10 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:147 SP:14/1

Prominent - briefly disputed lead 1st - lost position and weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)

6 Noble Yeats

J:Donagh Meyler T:Emmet Mullins

Age:9 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:151 SP:22/1

Midfield early - pressed leaders after 4th - lost position and dropped to rear when pushed along briefly after 6th - dropped to last and pushed along after 7th - reminders and struggling after 8th - weakened and pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.88

Tote place: €1.20 €1.30 €6

Exacta: €5.90

Trifecta: €168.70

Tricast: €258.44

CSF: €7.91