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1:45 Leopardstown (IRE) 27 Dec 2021

Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m Yielding To Soft 9 hurdles
1st €59,000 2nd €19,000 3rd €9,000 4th €4,000

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
4 1112 128 143
b g Martaline - Matnie (FR) (Laveron)
Didn't jump with fluency, close up, slightly hampered and stumbled after 1st, soon tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, pressed leaders and bit short of room when not fluent 2 out, headway on outer to lead before last, ridden and kept on well run-in (op 9/4 tchd 11/4)
2 
5 1112 126 142
br g Leading Light (IRE) - Hirayna (Doyoun)
Held up in behind leaders, mistake and dropped to rear but in touch with leaders 2 out, soon pushed along briefly and headway, pushed along when bit short of room and switched right before last, went second when ridden but held run-in, no match for winner (op 9/2)
3  [4¼]
4 1112 t 123 139
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Transhumance (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in rear, headway on outer going okay 2 out, chased leaders when pushed along home turn, soon outpaced, switched left when not fluent and left in fourth last, ridden and ran on run-in, went third final strides, no match for first two (op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
4  ½ [4¾]
5 115 115 131
br m Great Pretender (IRE) - Quelle Mome (FR) (Video Rock)
Held up in behind leaders, headway before 2 out, pressed leader going okay after 2 out, pushed along home turn, ridden and weakened run-in, lost third final strides (tchd 5/2)
F   
5 1112 t 128 131
b g Pastorius (GER) - Adelma (GER) (Sternkoenig)
Prominent, soon tracked leader, joined leader after 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, soon joined, ridden and headed before last, weakening when fell last (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
PU   
6 1112
b g Shirocco (GER) - Debut (IRE) (Presenting)
Took keen hold, jumped right, led, jumped right and pecked on landing 1st, switched left after 1st, soon clear, joined after 3 out, headed when pushed along before 2 out, not fluent and weakened 2 out, soon eased, pulled up before last, burst blood vessel (jockey said gelding hung right, did not pick up and stopped quickly before being pulled up; trainer reported on the 28th December that his charge was found to have bled when examined post race) (tchd 5/2)
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