Full Result 12.35 Leopardstown (IRE) | 29 December 2021

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(5yo+) 2m4f Yielding To Soft 8 hurdles 2 omitted

1st €8,850 2nd €2,850 3rd €1,350 4th €600 5th €300 6th €150

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Journey With Me (IRE) 3/1 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	5	120	–	77	142	–
ch g Mahler - Kilbarry Demon (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Disputed lead, led before 2nd, shaken up under 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong (tchd 11/4)

2 3½	8. Minella Crooner (IRE) 12/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	5	120	–	74	132	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Laren (GER) (Monsun)
Disputed lead, prominent before 2nd, slow jump 2nd, not fluent 6th, pushed along 2 out (usual 3 out), outpaced after last (usual 2 out), ridden over 1f out, stayed on and went 2nd towards finish

3 1¼ [4¾]	7. Kilcruit (IRE) 4/9F Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	120	–	73	131	–
b g Stowaway - Not Broke Yet (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Disputed lead, prominent before 2nd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden final furlong, weakened and lost second towards finish (op 8/13)

4 6½ [11¼]	1. Amirite (IRE) 50/1 Sean Flanagan Henry De Bromhead	Sean Flanagan Henry De Bromhead	5	120	–	66	125	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Belle Again (IRE) (Shantou)
Towards rear of midfield, headway and went fourth last (usual 2 out), soon pushed along, no extra final furlong (tchd 40/1)

5 16 [27¼]	4. Falcon Eight (IRE) 8/1 Shane Fitzgerald ⁵ D K Weld	Shane Fitzgerald ⁵ D K Weld	6	119	–	50	109	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Polished Gem (IRE) (Danehill)
Didn't jump with fluency, towards rear of midfield on outer, pushed along and minor headway last (usual 2 out), no impression run-in (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)

6 62 [89¼]	12. Tiktoktyson (IRE) 400/1 Aidan Kelly ⁷ James Andrew Fahey	Aidan Kelly ⁷ James Andrew Fahey	5	117	–	–	47	–
b g Worthadd (IRE) - Leadmore (IRE) (Hernando)
Always towards rear (op 250/1)

7 4¾ [94]	5. Fiston Des Issards (FR) 33/1 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	6	120	–	–	42	–
bb g Buck's Boum (FR) - Saboum (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
Held up in midfield, headway on outer 5th, weakened and eased approaching last (usual 2 out) (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 22/1)

8 19 [113]	9. Red Secret (CAN) 150/1 Keith Donoghue Kevin Michael Smith	Keith Donoghue Kevin Michael Smith	5	120 tb	–	–	23	–
b g Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Parley (USA) (Street Cry)
Midfield, slightly hampered 2nd, pushed along after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened run-in (op 200/1)

9 28 [141]	10. Smoke And Mirrors (IRE) 100/1 Simon Torrens M F Morris	Simon Torrens M F Morris	5	120 t¹	–	–	–	–
b g Leading Light (IRE) - Liss Ui Riain (IRE) (Definite Article)
Tracked leaders, slightly hampered and not fluent 2nd, soon dropped to midfield, lost position 5th, mistake 6th, weakened run-in (op 150/1)

9 ran Off time: 12:35:28 Winning time: 5m 4.00s (slow by 11.00s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Barbados (stone bruise), Bold Approach (off feed), The Last Throw (allergy)
1st owner: Robcour (Journey With Me) 1st breeder: Con O'Keeffe
2nd owner: David Barnard (Minella Crooner)
3rd owner: Miss M A Masterson (Kilcruit)
Tote win: €4.20 PL: €1.10 €2.30 €1.02 Ex: €28.40 CSF: €34.40 Trifecta: €76.70

First and last hurdles omitted; low sun

12:35 Leopardstown (IRE) 29 Dec 2021

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