Race Result - Leopardstown, 27th December 2025 Back to results
14:22 National Maternity Hospital Foundation Handicap Hurdle

Going yielding (good to yielding in places), 17 ran.
Place Horse Jockey Distance No. Weight S.P.
1st Bowensonfire J W Kennedy 3 11 7 3/1 F
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 3 out, 10th after 3 out, ridden into 7th entering straight, stayed on into 2nd last, challenged run-in, led closing stages and kept on well
2nd Prairie Dancer H J Horgan 1 1/4 length 7 11 3 33/1
Mid-division, progress in 6th 2 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, led before last, strongly pressed run-in, headed closing stages, kept on same pace
3rd Balko D'ange Mr B Hayes 4 1/4 lengths 4 11 5 7/1
Held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 2nd, ridden to progress entering straight, 5th before last, 3rd and no impression on leaders run-in, kept on same pace
4th Matt Connor Luke Dempsey 2 1/2 lengths 12 10 3 20/1
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight no impression in 5th and mistake last, kept on one pace run-in
5th Laafi P Byrnes 3 lengths 2 11 10 18/1
Led and disputed, headed after 3rd, regained lead entering straight, ridden and headed before last, no extra in 4th last, kept on one pace
6th Path D'oroux K M Donoghue 1/2 length 1 11 12 22/1
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th early straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace
7th Free Flow S O'Callaghan 1 1/4 length 15 10 0 33/1
Mid-division, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace from before last
8th Someone's Wish Sam Ewing 1 3/4 length 17 10 0 28/1
Towards rear, ridden entering straight, 9th and slight mistake last, kept on one pace
9th Littlefoot D J Gilligan 1/2 length 11 10 9 16/1
Rear of mid-division, ridden before 2 out, kept on one pace from last
10th Ace Brannigan D J O'Keeffe 3/4 length 5 11 4 10/1
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra before last
11th Walhaan Michael Kenneally 1 3/4 length 13 10 3 18/1
Close up and disputed, led after 3rd, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra before last where slight mistake
12th En Or Daniel King 3 3/4 lengths 14 10 1 6/1
Mistake 1st, towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and no impression entering straight
13th Joueur Masque M P Walsh 2 1/2 lengths 9 11 0 5/1
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before last
14th Sainte Lucie P Townend 1 1/4 length 8 11 2 11/2
Rear of mid-division best, ridden and no impression after 2 out
15th Icare Desbois S W Flanagan 1/2 length 10 10 13 40/1
Mid-division, mistake 1st, slightly hampered 2nd, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before last
16th Feud S F O'Keeffe 9 1/2 lengths 6 11 4 33/1
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out
Fell Kimy Jake Coen 16 10 0 50/1
Settled behind leaders, fell 2nd