Full Result 1.45 Leopardstown (IRE) | 27 December 2024

Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €59,000 2nd €19,000 3rd €9,000 4th €4,000 5th €2,000 6th €1,000

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Romeo Coolio 7/4F Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	5	1112	–	–	–	–
b g Kayf Tara - Miss Bailly (FR) (Kapgarde)
Visibility reduced by fog, prominent, left in lead 2nd, pushed along and clear approaching last, not fluent last, ridden out and went further clear run-in (op 9/4 tchd 5/2)

2 9	1. Bleu De Vassy (FR) 9/4 Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	5	1112	–	–	–	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Blue Girl Star (FR) (Anabaa Blue)
Visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders, headway and went second approaching last, kept on, no match for winner (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)

3 4¾ [13¾]	3. Eastern Legend (IRE) 22/1 Keith Donoghue J S Bolger	Keith Donoghue J S Bolger	4	1112 tp	–	–	–	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Rawaaq (Invincible Spirit)
Visibility reduced by fog, led, headed but prominent after 1st, weakened and lost second approaching last (op 28/1 tchd 20/1)

4 2½ [16¼]	4. Karafon (FR) 10/1 Daryl Jacob W P Mullins	Daryl Jacob W P Mullins	4	1112	–	–	–	–
b g Karaktar (IRE) - Labartoli (IRE) (Intello)
Visibility reduced by fog, midfield, headway and went fourth after 2 out, no impression approaching last (op 11/1 tchd 17/2)

5 33 [49¼]	5. Karniquet (FR) 11/2 Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins	4	1112	–	–	–	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Queenjo (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Visibility reduced by fog, prominent, led after 1st, bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 2nd, soon went second, weakened after 2 out (op 3/1)

6 37 [86¼]	2. Court Of Appeal (IRE) 250/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Noel G Hynds	Darragh O'Keeffe Noel G Hynds	7	1112 h¹	–	–	–	–
b g Golden Horn - Gwael (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Visibility reduced by fog, towards rear throughout (tchd 300/1)

PU	7. Sea Of Sands (GER) 5/1 Danny Mullins W P Mullins	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	6	1112	–	–	–	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Salve Haya (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Visibility reduced by fog, didn't jump with fluency, held up in rear, detached 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (vet reported gelding to be clinically abnormal post race) (op 11/2)

7 ran Off time: 1:45:35 Winning time: 3m 50.90s (slow by 0.90s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: KTDA Racing (Romeo Coolio) 1st breeder: W Kinsey
2nd owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Bleu De Vassy)
3rd owner: Mrs J S Bolger (Eastern Legend)
Tote win: €2.75 PL: €1.40 €1.60 Ex: €5.50 CSF: €5.98 Trifecta: €37.30

Visibility reduced by fog

1:45 Leopardstown (IRE) 27 Dec 2024

Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)