Full Result 2.55 Leopardstown (IRE) | 29 January 2006

AIG Europe Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m Yielding To Soft 9 hurdles

1st €100,000 2nd €28,500 3rd €13,500 4th €4,500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Brave Inca (IRE) 6/5F A P McCoy C A Murphy	A P McCoy C A Murphy	8	1110	166	96	164	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Wigwam Mam (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Close up and disputed lead, jumped well, slight advantage 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed from 2 out, stayed on well under pressure from last (op 11/10)

2 1	4. Macs Joy (IRE) 13/2 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	7	1110	162	95	163	–
b g Religiously (USA) - Snob's Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Settled 4th, 3rd before 3 out, close 2nd travelling best 2 out, ridden to challenge last, briefly outpaced run-in, stayed on well close home (op 6/1)

3 4 [5]	2. Golden Cross (IRE) 6/1 Johnny Murtagh M Halford	Johnny Murtagh M Halford	7	1110 p	161	90	159	–
b g Goldmark (USA) - Fordes Cross (Ya Zaman)
Held up in touch, 5th and ridden 3 out, 4th before last, kept on under pressure (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

4 2 [7]	5. Sadlers Wings (IRE) 33/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	8	1110	–	88	157	–
b g In The Wings - Anna Comnena (IRE) (Shareef Dancer)
Held up in touch, 4th 3 out, 3rd and ridden after 2 out, no impression, kept on same pace from last

5 7 [14]	6. The French Furze (IRE) 33/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	12	1110	–	79	150	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Led and disputed, headed 4 out, soon lost place, last approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure straight

6 1½ [15½]	7. Arch Rebel (USA) 50/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	116 b	128	–	145	–
b g Arch (USA) - Sheba's Step (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up in rear, lost touch before 4 out, progress 2 out, 5th and effort approaching last, soon no extra

7 25 [40½]	3. Hardy Eustace (IRE) 9/4 Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	9	1110	167	–	124	–
b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro)
Settled 3rd, reminder 4th, led briefly 4 out, close 2nd next, ridden and weakened quickly 2 out, virtually pulled up straight (jockey said gelding felt flat throughout and made mistakes) (op 9/4 tchd 5/2)

7 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 4m 0.20s (slow by 15.20s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Novices Syndicate (Brave Inca) 1st breeder: D W Macauley
2nd owner: Mac's J Racing Syndicate (Macs Joy)
3rd owner: P Johnson (Golden Cross)
Tote win: €2.20 PL: €1.60 €3.10 Ex: €10.20 CSF: €9.23

2:55 Leopardstown (IRE) 29 Jan 2006

AIG Europe Champion Hurdle (Grade 1)