3.40 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) of €100,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m.

Leopardstown Results Sun, 7th Feb, 1999

Going - Soft to heavy on hurdle on flat, soft on chase.

Jackpot Pool - €40,725.00 Winning Units - 3936 Dividend - €7.80. Placepot Pool - €4,644.50 Winning Units - 1006 Dividend - €3.50. Tote Aggregate - €355793.50.

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) of €100,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m.

1st - €59,500.00, 2nd - €20,000.00, 3rd - €10,000.00, 4th - €4,000.00, 5th - €2,500.00, 6th - €1,500.00 , 7th - €1,500.00, 8th - €1,500.00 7 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Florida Pearl (IRE) 12-0 (Mrs Violet O'Leary)

Florida Son - Ice Pearl(Flatbush)
Breeder - P MacKean

SP 8/15fav

W P Mullins

R Dunwoody

Tote Win €1.30 Place €1.20

tracked leaders, jumped well, progress 3 out, led travelling easily 2 out, ridden and kept on well from last, comfortably

28th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
fell Chs This
Race 18th Mar, 99 Cheltenham
3rd Chs

2nd

Escartefigue (FR) 12-0 (Darren C Mercer)

Start Fast (FR) - Dona Clara

SP 100/30

D Nicholson

R Johnson

Place €1.90

tracked leaders in 3rd, 4th and pushed along after 3 out, 2nd and ridden after 2 out, stayed on well under pressure from last

26th Dec, 98 Kempton
2nd Chs This
Race 18th Mar, 99 Cheltenham
7th Chs

3rd

35+L

Addington Boy (IRE) 12-0 (Gott Foods Ltd)

Callernish - Ballaroe Bar

SP 33/1

Ferdy Murphy

A Maguire

held up, 5th from 10th, ridden from 3 out, kept on one paced to go moderate 3rd from last

12th Dec, 98 Cheltenham
fell Hcp Chs This
Race 18th Mar, 99 Cheltenham
5th Chs

4th

4.5L

Papillon (IRE) 12-0 (Mrs J Maxwell Moran)

Lafontaine (USA) - Glens Princess(Prince Hansel)

SP 25/1

T M Walsh

R Walsh

soon led, headed 12th, regained lead after 4 out, ridden from 3 out, headed 2 out, 3rd and no extra approaching last

27th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 27th Feb, 99 Naas
1st Chs

5th

35+L

Bob Treacy (IRE) 12-0 (M W Hickey)

Over The River (FR) - Banish Misfortune(Master Owen)

SP 14/1

M W Hickey

N Williamson

prominent, jumped well, led 12th, headed after 4 out, close 3rd when weakened quickly and eased approaching 2 out, tailed off

28th Jan, 99 Gowran Park
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 20th Feb, 99 Gowran Park
1st Chs

6th

35+L

Buck Rogers (IRE) 12-0 (Mrs S Bowens)

Buckskin (FR) - Mariamne(Deep Run)

SP 100/1

V Bowens

S H O'Donovan

always behind, mistake 8th, lost touch before 10th, completely tailed off

28th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
3rd Chs This
Race 28th Oct, 99 Thurles
1st Chs Rated 123

p.u.

Boss Doyle (IRE) 12-0 (Mrs A M Daly)

Lapierre - Prolific Scot(Northern Guest (USA))

SP 10/1

M F Morris

P Carberry

prominent, jumped slowly early, weakened from 10th, behind when pulled up before 5 out

28th Dec, 98 Leopardstown
2nd Chs This
Race 24th Apr, 99 Sandown
11th Hcp Chs

Off 3.41
Time 6m. 35.30 secs, which is 5.00 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €2.00.