12.00 Evening Herald December Festival Hurdle (Grade 1) of €75,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m.

Leopardstown Results Sun, 29th Dec, 2002

Going - Heavy. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €43,740.00 Winning Units - 196 Dividend - €167.20. Placepot Pool - €5,294.00 Winning Units - 147 Dividend - €27.00.

1st - €48,750.00, 2nd - €15,000.00, 3rd - €7,500.00, 4th - €3,000.00 5 Ran

1st

Liss A Paoraigh (IRE) 11-7 (Mrs N Flynn)
Rated 147
Husyan (USA) - Shuil Liss(Deep Run)

SP 11/10fav

John E Kiely

Tote Win €1.70 Place €1.20

made all, clear 2 out, unchallenged

2nd

25L

Stage Affair (USA) 11-12 (Robert Sinclair)

Theatrical - Wooing (USA)(Stage Door Johnny (USA))
Breeder - Hickory Tree Farm Inc.

SP 9/4

D K Weld

Place €1.60

held up, slight mistake 3rd, progress into moderate 3rd 3 out, 2nd and ridden from 2 out, no impression

3rd

20L

Turtleback (IRE) 11-7 (D F Desmond)
Rated 126
Turtle Island (IRE) - Mimicry(Thatch (USA))

SP 4/1

E J O'Grady

chased leaders in moderate 2nd, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and no extra from 2 out

4th

Balapour (IRE) 11-7 (Miss Rita Shah)
Rated 118
Kahyasi - Balaniya (USA)(Diesis)
Breeder - His Highness The Aga Khans Stud S.C

SP 12/1

Patrick O Brady

chased leaders in moderate 3rd, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off

5th

35+L

True Blue Victory (IRE) 11-12 (William Entenmann)
Rated 118
Catrail (USA) - Russian Ribbon (USA)(Nijinsky (CAN))
Breeder - F. Hinojosa

SP 20/1

T M Walsh

always behind, moderate 4th and no extra after 3 out, tailed off

Off 12.02
Time 4m. 16.60 secs, which is 1.18 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €3.70.

Non runner Like A Butterfly (non-runner)