National Maternity Hospital Foundation Handicap Hurdle.
Leopardstown · Saturday, 27 Dec · 18:22
· 2m
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:22
Off time
17
Runners
Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
WALHAAN (IRE
🥈 Second
MATT CONNOR (IRE
🥉 Third
BOWENSONFIRE (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 17 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4
3/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
8
7/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
19
18/1
10 · —
21
20/1
11 · —
23
22/1
12 · —
29
28/1
13 · —
34
33/1
14 · —
34
33/1
15 · —
34
33/1
16 · —
41
40/1
17 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 1 | — |
Path D'oroux (G)
[PT]
33/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Can make presence felt.
|
Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell | 8 | 75.3 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Laafi (G)
Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Useful winner at 10f on flat. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Cheltenham (16.4f, soft) 41 days ago. Needs to bounce back.
|
Philip Byrnes | W Durkan | 5 | 74.4 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Bowensonfire (G)
FAV
[H]
Good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 7/2) 27 days ago. Yard having good spell. Another bold show likely.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 5 | 73 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | — |
Balko D'ange (G)
1 win from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (16.2f, heavy, 4/1) 40 days ago, kept up to work. Not taken lightly in his current mood.
|
Brian Hayes | P Fenton | 5 | 72.1 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 10th | 5 | — |
Ace Brannigan (G)
Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. 6/1, 35¾ lengths fourth of 7 to I'll Sort That in For Auction Novices' Hurdle at Navan (16.2f, heavy) 40 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve. Well in the mix.
|
Darragh O'Keeffe | H De Bromhead | 5 | 71.7 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 16th | 6 | — |
Feud (G)
Below form ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Fairyhouse (20.5f, soft) 28 days ago. Back down in trip.
|
Sean O'Keeffe | R O'Brien | 5 | 71.7 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 2nd | 7 | — |
Prairie Dancer (G)
[P]
Fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to firm, 13/2) 120 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now and can give a good account.
|
Hugh Horgan | J P O'Brien | 7 | 71.2 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 14th | 8 | — |
Sainte Lucie (M)
[H]
50/1, below form seventh of 12 to Lulamba in Champion Juvenile Hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft), going in snatches. Off 7 months so could bounce back for top yard.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 4 | 70.8 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| 13th | 9 | — |
Joueur Masque (G)
[H]
1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in June. Sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.9f, soft, 7/2) 34 days ago. Remains open to progress.
|
Mark Walsh | W P Mullins | 6 | 69.9 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 15th | 10 | — |
Icare Desbois (G)
[T]
Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (12f, 8/1) 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time over jumps. Possibilities.
|
Sean Flanagan | D H Kelly | 7 | 69.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 9th | 11 | — |
Littlefoot (G)
Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, soft, 20/1) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Merits consideration if shrugging aside latest effort.
|
Danny Gilligan | M A Molloy | 7 | 67.6 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 4th | 12 | — |
Matt Connor (G)
9/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.3f, soft) 70 days ago. In fine heart at present and firmly in the picture.
|
Luke Dempsey | J P Dempsey | 5 | 64.9 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 11th | 13 | — |
Walhaan (G)
[PT]
C&D winner who landed 12-runner handicap (9/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 24 days ago, well positioned. Switches from Flat to hurdles with cheekpieces back on and weighted to go well.
|
Michael Kenneally | Ciaran Murphy | 9 | 64.9 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 12th | 14 | — |
En Or (G)
[T]
7/1, respectable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 12 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Not dismissed.
|
Daniel King | A J Martin | 7 | 64 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 7th | 15 | — |
Free Flow (G)
16/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 12 days ago. Plenty to find on form.
|
Shane O'Callaghan | R O'Sullivan | 5 | 63.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 16 | — |
Kimy (M)
Last of 8 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Clonmel (16.7f, good to firm). Off 7 months with work to do.
|
Jake Coen | T Mullins | 5 | 63.5 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 8th | 17 | — |
Someone's Wish (G)
[P]
8/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 22 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles (won at Downpatrick in October) and not ruled out.
|
Sam Ewing | G Elliott | 5 | 63.5 kg |
29
28/1
|
Betting forecast: Bowensonfire (3/1), Joueur Masque (5/1), Sainte Lucie (11/2), En Or (6/1), Balko D'ange (7/1), Ace Brannigan (10/1), Littlefoot (16/1), Laafi (18/1), Walhaan (18/1), Matt Connor (20/1), Path D'oroux (22/1), Someone's Wish (28/1), Prairie Dancer (33/1), Free Flow (33/1), Feud (33/1), Icare Desbois (40/1), Kimy (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 18000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 6000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 3000.0 EUR |
| P4 | 1500.0 EUR |
| P5 | 900.0 EUR |
| P6 | 600.0 EUR |