2024-12-29 Leopardstown 12:10
Leopardstown

Grant Fit Out Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m4f

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €8,850

Runners: 10

Winning time: 4m 53.20s (slow by 0.20s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

9 The Enabler

J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:4/1

Prominent - briefly disputed lead from 3rd - led clearly from 2 out - ridden and 3 lengths ahead before last - steadied last - reduced lead towards finish - just held on - all out(tchd 7/2)

2 shd

4 I Am Lorenzo

J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:9/1

Soon prominent - outpaced when ridden before last - ran on and went second after last - switched right when pressed winner towards finish - just failed(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

3 2 2

7 Port Joulain

J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:14/1

Took keen hold - prominent early - lost position but in touch with leaders after 1st - headway after 2 out - went second when ridden before last - lost second and no extra run-in(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

4 1¾ 3¾

2 Bossofthebrownies

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:116 SP:14/1

Prominent - briefly went second after 2 out - no extra run-in(op 20/1)

5 10 13¾

6 Minella Post

J:Kieren Buckley T:Thomas Gibney

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:12/1

Towards rear - midfield on inner after 2nd - in touch with leaders when pushed along briefly after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened before last(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

6 1½ 15¼

8 Slieve Annilog

J:Oakley Brown(5) T:Riceal Dunne

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Never better than midfield(op 66/1)

7 45 60¼

3 Harbour Highway

J:Mark Walsh T:Emmet Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:20/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

10 Weston

J:Ricky Doyle T:H Rogers

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in last - brief headway when mistake 3 out - mistake and weakened 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 50/1)

1 Argento Boy

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:8/13F

Didn't always jump with fluency - led narrowly or disputed lead - mistake 2nd - headed and weakened quickly from 2 out - dropped to rear when pulled up before last(op 8/11)

5 Jocker Du Moulin

J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Midfield early - towards rear when not fluent 6th - raced in last when reminders and weakened after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - tailed off when pulled up just before last(op 80/1 tchd 150/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5

Tote place: €1.50 €1.90 €3.90

Exacta: €41.50

Trifecta: €351.50

CSF: €39.59