2.00 1ST CHOICE NOVICE HURDLE (GRADE 3) of €15,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 2f.

Leopardstown Results Fri, 27th Dec, 1996

Going - Good to Yielding.

Jackpot Pool - €25,000.00 Winning Units - 368 Dividend - €51.00. Placepot Pool - €2,461.00 Winning Units - 245 Dividend - €7.60. Tote Aggregate - €288467.00.

1ST CHOICE NOVICE HURDLE (GRADE 3) of €15,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 2f.

1st - €9,675.00, 2nd - €3,000.00, 3rd - €1,500.00, 4th - €600.00 5 Ran

1st

Istabraq (IRE) 11-3

Sadler's Wells (USA) - Betty's Secret (USA)(Secretariat (USA))

SP 30/100fav

A P O'Brien

C F Swan

Tote Win €1.30 Place €1.10

ran 3rd until 2nd 4 out, challenge 2 out, soon led, ridden clear approaching last, easily

1st Dec, 96 Fairyhouse
1st Hdl This
Race 2nd Feb, 97 Leopardstown
1st Hdl

2nd

5.5L

Palette (IRE) 11-1

Scenic - Spun Gold(Thatch (USA))

SP 100/30

W P Mullins

D J Casey

Place €1.60

held up, last halfway, 4th 4 out, 3rd next, ridden early straight, 2nd and stayed on from last

1st Dec, 96 Fairyhouse
2nd Hdl This
Race 2nd Feb, 97 Leopardstown
3rd Hdl

3rd

Delphi Lodge (IRE) 11-8

Buckskin (FR) - Yankee's Princess(Yankee Gold)

SP 33/1

T J Taaffe

Mr A J Martin

held up, 4th halfway, last 4 out, 4th again straight, 3rd and ridden last, stayed on flat

7th Dec, 96 Punchestown
2nd Hdl This
Race 25th Jan, 97 Naas
5th Hdl

4th

14L

Three Scholars (GB) 11-8

Rakaposhi King - Herald The Dawn(Dubassoff (USA))

SP 12/1

W P Mullins

R Dunwoody

led, clear after 2nd, ridden and joined 2 out, soon headed, 2nd until 4th and beaten approaching last

15th Dec, 96 Thurles
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 6th Jan, 97 Thurles
1st Hdl

5th

20L

All The Vowels (IRE) 11-4

Ela-Mana-Mou - Irena(Bold Lad (IRE))

SP 20/1

J E Mulhern

J P Broderick

ran 2nd until 3rd 4 out, 4th next, faded from 2 out

21st Dec, 96 Navan
2nd Hdl This
Race 1st Feb, 97 Fairyhouse
11th Hdl

Off 2.00
Time 4m. 28.30 secs, which is 1.97 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €1.60.