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(1:55) 342D Leopardstown Golf Centre Festival H’dle
(Grade 1) €58,500.00 ( 2m – 4yo+ )[MAX 30]
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311-2 1 Binocular (FR) (NJHenderson (in GB))
22139 2 Donnas Palm (NMeade)(155)
13-11 3 Hurricane Fly (WPMullins)(166)
11914 4 Luska Lad (JJHanlon)(150)
16212 5 Solwhit (FR) (CByrnes)(165)
22-34 6 Sublimity (FR) (RAHennessy)(155)
-0137 7 Thousand Stars (FR) (WPMullins)(163)
39123 8 Voler La Vedette (CAMurphy)(154)
10405 9 Won In The Dark (SJHarty)(148)The scene last night near Leopardstown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLM9xHmLGHE&feature=player_embedded
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Dec.Fest.H’dle (Grade 1) €58,500.00 ( 2m – 4yo+ )1 Hurricane Fly(166) (WPMullins) – PTownend 11,10
2 Luska Lad(150) (JJHanlon) – AndrewJMcNamara 11,10
3 Solwhit (FR)(165) (CByrnes) – DNRussell 11,10
4 Thousand Stars (FR)(163) (WPMullins) – MsKWalsh 11,10
5 Won In The Dark(148) (SJHarty) – PCarberry 11,10Seconds out, round four.
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Floats like a butterFLY but stings like a bee "Rumble young man Rumble"
"The Hurricane" by four
Does anyone know Thousand Stars objective this season…he is still my main Arkle fancy and in any other year would be a live CH outsider, this year looks a bit tough though.
Is Willie sticking to hurdles this season or is this sighter with a novice chasing campaign still possible?
Thanks.He was in the Bord Na Móna until last week so chasing might still be on the agenda. It could be that this will just be a sighter for him tomorrow before going for a beginners chase in January. Willie has done it before with Glencove Marina who ran in the Hattons Grace before winning the Paddy Fitzpatrick novice chase at Leopardstown a month later.
The ground will be against Thousand Stars tomorrow anyway. He hated similar going last year in the Pierse before improving for a sounder surface at Cheltenham and Punchestown in the spring.
Thanks IC, thats useful
Looking forward to him going over fences…this season hopefully.Thousand Stars will not go novice chasing if he does not run by the end of January i believe. They plan over fences but may keep his novice status for next year if the Festival is off the agenda
I’m sure Solwhit defeated Hurricane Fly on heavy ground last year. This could turn into quite a battle and I wouldn’t dismiss Solwhit lightly, given the ground conditions.
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And where will they get 2 ton of bricks at such short notice to put on Hurricane Fly’s back to change this into anything more than a steering job?
Wins by 4 lengths… can’t you read?
Agree with Fist, it’s extremely difficult to see Solwhit overturning the form. 4/6 looks very tasty
That was very impressive, especially after having a race not so long ago.
Very clever from Paul Townend too, to keep Solwhit boxed in, utilising Luska Lad, just gave him that extra bit of time to make sure Hurricane Fly could win on the bridle, and to make sure that Solwhit couldn’t get a clear run.
Can’t blame Russell, it had to try something different to turn over the Hurricane. If he had gone on earlier like he’s done in the past he would have more than likely been beaten anyway, as happened on the previous two occasions.
Russell had to try something different. The only time he’d beaten the Mullins horse he tracked him and beat him after the last. It was worth another try. Hurricane Fly is just in a different league to Solwhit.
Please get to Cheltenham this season!!
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