14:35 Leopardstown
Saturday 20 October 2018
All13:3514:0514:3515:0515:4016:1516:5017:25
Leopardstown 'Christmas Cracker' Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)
- 2YO only  |  1m  |  Good to Yielding  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:35Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 43.24s
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â S M Crosse (7)
Mid-division, 8th over 3f out, ridden 2f out, good headway and closed over 1f out, progress to lead 1f out, ran on well tchd 9/1
T:Â N MeadeJ:Â C T Keane
Rear, 12th 3f out, headway 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, soon ridden, kept on strongly to 2nd close home, nearest finish tchd 5/1
T:Â J S BolgerJ:Â R P Cleary
Broke well to lead, soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd 2f out, headway to lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd close home op 10/1 tchd 7/1
T:Â W McCreeryJ:Â N M Crosse (7)
In rear, niggled along after 2f, 10th 3f out, headway on outer 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, kept on to 4th close home, never nearer op 7/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â J A Heffernan
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 1f out, closed 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra closing stages and dropped to 5th tchd 11/2
T:Â H RogersJ:Â C P Hoban
Rear, 11th 3f out, progress to 7th under 1f out, ridden and kept on, no danger
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â A C Persse (7)
Rear of mid-division, niggled along in 7th over 3f out, ridden and progress under 2f out, no impression final furlong tchd 6/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â M C Hussey
Mid-division, pushed along in 5th over 3f out, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 16/1
T:Â W McCreeryJ:Â W J Lee
Prominent, soon led on inner, almost joined halfway, ridden entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened op 14/1
T:Â M MulvanyJ:Â A J Slattery (7)
Prominent, pushed along and dropped to 6th over 3f out, weakened 2f out op 14/1
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â G P Halpin
Pushed along to soon track leaders, almost on terms halfway, under pressure in 3rd 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out op 8/1
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â R P Whelan
Rear of mid-division, niggled along in 9th 3f out, bit short of room 1 1/2f out and over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 12/1
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Non-Runners
13
(3)
Isle Of Shadows5
Weight: 8-4|Â Â Age: 2
T: M O'Callaghan  J: L F Roche
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€7.80Pl:€2.40, €2.30, €2.80EX:€58.80Trifecta:€704.50Tricast:€412.79SF:€57.02
Forecasts
Ozone (5/1), Harvest Bow (6/1), National Guard (6/1), Arcturus (8/1), Cuban Surfer (8/1), Nikeandnemesis (8/1), Facethepuckout (10/1), Colfer Me (10/1), Royal Canford (12/1), Ideal Pal (12/1), Whitsunday Islands (14/1), Isle Of Shadows (16/1), Manard (33/1)
Plenty arrive in form for this contest and despite the rise in the weights NIKEANDNEMESIS can complete the hat trick. HARVEST BOW is a big threat providing she copes with this better ground than at Gowran on Monday while FACETHEPUCKOUT should be competitive despite his big weight.
- Nikeandnemesis
- Harvest Bow
- Facethepuckout
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €7,700.002nd: €2,388.003rd: €1,138.004th: €513.005th: €200.00
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