Full Result 2.15 Leopardstown (IRE) | 29 December 2001

Madigans Handicap Hurdle

(0-109, 4yo+) 2m Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €11,501.85 2nd €2,667.10 3rd €1,166.85 4th €666.77

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Pollster (IRE) 2/1F S A Curtis ⁷ P Hughes	S A Curtis ⁷ P Hughes	4	910	86	–	101	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Trojan Miss (Troy)
Tracked leaders on inner, 5th 2 out, smooth headway to lead last, ridden clear flat, easily (op 2/1 tchd 9/4)

2 3	8. Mullaghea Boy (IRE) 16/1 J R Barry Gerard Keane	J R Barry Gerard Keane	6	104 t	87	–	96	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Little HelenI (Viking)
Mid-division, progress into 3rd 4 out, 4th and ridden after 2 out, 2nd after last, kept on without troubling winner (op 14/1)

3 1½ [4½]	4. Atlanticus (IRE) 12/1 Mr D C O'Connor ⁷ Thomas Cooper	Mr D C O'Connor ⁷ Thomas Cooper	5	105 t	95	–	102	–
b h Kings Lake (USA) - Amazonia (GER) (Alpenkonig)
Close up, led from 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, 2nd approaching last, kept on under pressure (op 10/1)

4 hd [4¾]	1. Creux Noir (IRE) 7/2 Ross Geraghty ⁵ D K Weld	Ross Geraghty ⁵ D K Weld	5	119 b	110	–	118	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Sanndila (IRE) (Lashkari)
Held up, 9th 3 out, progress next, 6th and ridden before last, kept on under pressure (op 5/1)

5 ½ [5¼]	5. Born Flyer (IRE) 6/1 Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	6	1011	94	–	100	–
b m Jurado (USA) - Gentle Flight (Furry Glen)
Held up, pulled hard early, saddle slipped briefly when headway into 4th 4 out, 3rd next, ridden and one paced from last (op 4/1)

6 ½ [5¾]	7. Classic Express (IRE) 14/1 J R Ryan ⁷ Seamus Cooney	J R Ryan ⁷ Seamus Cooney	8	911	87	–	–	–
b g Classic Music (USA) - Cry In The Dark (Godswalk)
Led, headed 2nd, led again 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed from next, headed last, weakened flat (op 10/1)

7 2 [7¾]	10. Royal South (IRE) 10/1 K P Gaule Desmond McDonogh	K P Gaule Desmond McDonogh	8	102 t	85	–	–	–
b h Common Grounds - Arkadina's Million (King Of Clubs I)
Held up in rear, kept on one paced from 2 out (op 8/1)

8 nk [8]	6. Margaret (IRE) 10/1 A P Fagan ⁷ J R H Fowler	A P Fagan ⁷ J R H Fowler	6	913	89	–	–	–
b m Supreme Leader - Lilardia (Taufan)
Tracked leaders, 3rd before halfway, 6th 3 out, ridden after next, no extra from last (op 7/1)

9 1½ [9½]	11. Adari (IRE) 14/1 D T Evans A D Evans	D T Evans A D Evans	5	99 1	78	–	–	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Adira (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Mid-division, 8th 3 out, ridden and no impression (op 12/1)

10 ½ [10]	12. Feelin' Looser (IRE) 16/1 Neil Mulholland ³ R Donohoe	Neil Mulholland ³ R Donohoe	8	94	76	–	–	–
b m Mazaad - Nikkicola (USA) (Damascus)
Held up, 7th 3 out, ridden and no impression before next (op 14/1)

11 7 [17]	3. Touch Of Love 5/1 Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	5	116	102	–	–	–
b h Pursuit Of Love - Nitouche (Scottish Reel II)
Prominent early, lost place after halfway, behind from 3 out (op 9/2)

12 20 [37]	2. Softly Softly (IRE) 11/1 G Cotter Declan Gillespie	G Cotter Declan Gillespie	4	117 b¹	103	–	–	–
b f Lucky Guest (IRE) - Coax Me Molly (USA) (L'Enjoleur)
Held up in touch, weakened before 3 out (op 8/1)

12 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 4m 14.50s (slow by 29.50s) Total SP: 146%
1st owner: Mrs Katharine McKey (Pollster) 1st breeder: Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs D Thornton (Mullaghea Boy)
3rd owner: Dad's Army Syndicate (Atlanticus)
Tote win: €2.60 PL: €1.60 €20.10 €8.60 Ex: €489.10 CSF: €45.06 Tricast: €373.20

2:15 Leopardstown (IRE) 29 Dec 2001

Madigans Handicap Hurdle