14:20 Leopardstown

Matheson Hurdle (December) (Grade 1) (Class 1) (Turf)

Yielding To Soft 4YO+ 2m Winner: €150,000 (6 runners)

Show tracker

POS.

NO./DRAW

HORSE

AGE

WGT.

1st

Sharjah (FR)

Mr P. W. Mullins

W. P. Mullins

Waited with in rear early, soon chased leaders, briefly tight for room and pushed along briefly approaching final hurdle, closed up travelling smoothly straight, under pressure and gained narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well

11-12

5/6 f

2nd

Neck

Zanahiyr (IRE)

J. W. Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

Soon chased leaders, improved to get on terms approaching final hurdle, soon led, narrowly headed inside final furlong and kept on without quite matching winner

11-12

5/1

3rd

4 3/4 l

Saint Roi (FR)

Rachael Blackmore

W. P. Mullins

Keen, soon prominent, led from 1st, headed approaching 3rd, led again from 2nd last, quickly joined, not fluent final hurdle and headed, slightly impeded approaching straight, no extra and one pace final furlong

11-12

6/1

4th

10 l

Echoes In Rain (FR)

P. Townend

W. P. Mullins

Waited with, soon towards rear, closed up approaching final hurdle, soon 3rd, dropped to 4th from 2f out, soon no extra, one pace

11-5

5/1

5th

45 l

Felix Desjy (FR)

B. J. Cooper

Gordon Elliott

Prominent, led approaching 1st where slow jump and headed and dropped to rear, slow jump 2nd and pushed along in last, soon headway to chase leaders but not fluent jumping and quickly at the back again, no extra from before final hurdle

11-12

50/1

6th

17 l