3.40 HENNESSY COGNAC GOLD CUP (GRADE 1) of €100,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m.

Leopardstown Results Sun, 8th Feb, 1998

Going - Yielding to Soft.

Jackpot Pool - €39,510.00 Winning Units - 621 Dividend - €47.80. Placepot Pool - €4,633.00 Winning Units - 27 Dividend - €128.70. Tote Aggregate - €394031.00.

HENNESSY COGNAC GOLD CUP (GRADE 1) of €100,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m.

1st - €58,000.00, 2nd - €20,000.00, 3rd - €10,000.00, 4th - €4,000.00 8 Ran

1st

Dorans Pride (IRE) 12-0

Orchestra - Marians Pride(Pry)

SP 6/4

Michael Hourigan

R Dunwoody

Tote Win €2.40 Place €1.40

tracked leaders in 4th, not fluent 4th and 5th, improved into 2nd 3 out, challenged travelling easily after 2 out, led approaching last, ridden clear flat, easily.

3rd Jan, 98 Naas
5th Hcp Chs This
Race 19th Mar, 98 Cheltenham
3rd Chs

2nd

15L

Dun Belle (IRE) 11-9

Over The River (FR) - Whipper Snapper(Menelek)

SP 50/1

P A Fahy

T P Treacy

Place €8.80

tracked leader in 2nd, led 8th, headed 7 out, close 5th 5 out, driven to lead 4 out, ridden after 3 out, hard ridden and strongly pressed from 2 out, headed before last, no extra flat.

29th Jan, 98 Gowran Park
u.r. Hcp Chs This
Race 28th Feb, 98 Haydock
p.u. Chs

3rd

Anabatic (IRE) 12-0

Strong Gale - Loch Bracken(Royal Highway)

SP 50/1

M J P O'Brien

T P Rudd

Place €3.70

held up, improved into 5th after 4 out, 4th and ridden 2 out, kept on one paced to go 3rd before last.

25th Jan, 98 Leopardstown
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 21st Feb, 98 Gowran Park
1st Chs

4th

Go Ballistic (GB) 12-0

Celtic Cone - National Clover

SP 11/1

J G M O'Shea

M A Fitzgerald

tracked leaders in 5th, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and kept on under pressure from 2 out.

23rd Jan, 98 Ascot
u.r. Hcp Chs This
Race 26th Feb, 98 Wincanton
1st Chs

5th

Merry Gale (IRE) 12-0

Strong Gale - Merry Lesa(Dalesa)

SP 9/1

J T R Dreaper

N Williamson

held up in rear, headway into 2nd 6 out, 4th 3 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out.

31st Jan, 98 Fairyhouse
2nd Hcp Chs This
Race 28th Feb, 98 Naas
u.r. Chs

6th

35+L

Corket (IRE) 12-0

Orchestra - Tor-Na-Grena(Torus)

SP 50/1

A P O'Brien

A Dobbin

tracked leaders, improved into 3rd 5 out, weakening when mistake 4 out, soon behind and tailed off.

25th Jan, 98 Leopardstown
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 14th Feb, 98 Thurles
5th Chs

7th

Hermes Harvest (GB) 12-0

Oats - Swift Messenger(Giolla Mear)

SP 40/1

D L Williams

S Durack

led, headed 8th, ridden and weakened from 7 out, tailed off before 3 out.

10th Jan, 98 Sandown
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 13th Apr, 98 Fairyhouse
11th Hcp Chs

8th

35+L

Imperial Call (IRE) 12-0

Callernish - Princess Menelek(Menelek)

SP 11/10fav

Fergus Sutherland

C O'Dwyer

tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 8th, improved to lead 7 out, headed 4 out, 3rd ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, virtually pulled up from last, lame.

28th Dec, 97 Leopardstown
1st Chs This
Race 18th Oct, 98 Limerick
1st Hcp Chs

Off 3.41
Time 6m. 35.00 secs, which is 7.42 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €153.20.