These odds are nuts.
Good luck to
Voy Por Ustedes
!!!!!
Hoping In Compliance is right behind him.
Come home safe everyone.
Tuesday December 29 2009
Leopardstown 13:25
Lexus Chase (grade 1)
€150000.00 added, 5yo plus, 3m, €93000.00 penalty
12 runners
No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1 115/11-F Aran Concerto (IRE) 23 8 11-10 Noel Meade D J Condon 148 SP SP SP
2 P/73-635 Cane Brake (IRE) 24 10 11-10 p T J Taaffe J L Cullen 155 SP SP SP
3 431FU-3 Cloudy Lane 23 9 11-10 D McCain Jnr J M Maguire 157 SP SP SP
4 01311-4 Cooldine (IRE) 245 7 11-10 W P Mullins R Walsh 160 SP SP SP
5 1134/12 In Compliance (IRE) 23 9 11-10 D T Hughes P W Flood 155 SP SP SP
6 111-321 Joncol (IRE) 23 6 11-10 P Nolan A P Cawley 162 SP SP SP
7 1/F21-11 Money Trix (IRE) 23 9 11-10 N G Richards D N Russell 151 SP SP SP
8 112-1F5 Notre Pere (FR) 38 8 11-10 p J T R Dreaper A E Lynch 167 SP SP SP
9 232-224 Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 38 9 11-10 D T Hughes R Loughran 161 SP SP SP
10 43121-3 Voy Por Ustedes (FR) 38 8 11-10 A King R Thornton 169 SP SP SP
11 P/1161-2 What A Friend 31 6 11-10 P F Nicholls B J Geraghty 156 SP SP SP
12 3/04-103 J'y Vole (FR) 23 6 11-5 W P Mullins P Townend 150 SP SP SP
Last Winner Year Horse Trainer Jockey SP Age Wt
2008 Exotic Dancer ***** (FR) Jonjo O'Neill A P McCoy 4/1 8 11-10
Betting Forecast: 4/1 Joncol (IRE), 9/2 Cooldine (IRE), 5/1 Voy Por Ustedes (FR), 5/1 What A Friend, 6/1 Notre Pere (FR), 12/1 Money Trix (IRE), 14/1 Cloudy Lane, 14/1 Schindlers Hunt (IRE), 16/1 Aran Concerto (IRE), 16/1 In Compliance (IRE), 33/1 Cane Brake (IRE), 33/1 J'y Vole (FR)
FORMWATCH
Aran Concerto (IRE) 11-4 (11-10) Led, headed 4th, led again from 9th, joined when slight mistake 4 out, headed when blundered and dropped to rear 3 out, beaten when fell 2 out, in a race won by Joncol (11-10) at Punchestown 2m 4f Grade 1 chs hvy, 5 ran.Cane Brake (IRE) 11-4 (10-11) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden after 4 out, no extra and dropped to 5th after 3 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 23l behind Operation Houdini (9-10) at Navan 2m 7f Extended Handicap Hurdle (4yo+) hvy.Cloudy Lane 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, challenged after 2 out, soon ridden, weakened after last, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Money Trix (11-3) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (2) sft.Cooldine (IRE) 5-6fav (11-10) Led, mistake 6 out and pressed for lead, pushed along 3 out, ridden and challenged entering straight, headed 2 out and mistake, weakened approaching last, 4th of 7, 20l behind Rare Bob (11-10) at Punchestown 3m 1f nov chs G1 sft in Apr.In Compliance (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, 3rd from 4th, improved into close 2nd 3 out, soon ridden to challenge, slight mistake 2 out, soon no extra, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Joncol (11-10) at Punchestown 2m 4f Grade 1 chs hvy.Joncol (IRE) 9-4fav (11-10) Always close up, led from 4th, headed 9th, disputed lead 4 out, ridden to lead next, soon strongly pressed, stayed on well from 2 out, won at Punchestown 2m 4f Grade 1 chs hvy beating In Compliance (11-10) by 6l, 5 ran.Money Trix (IRE) 5-6fav (11-3) Tracked leader, blundered badly 13th, challenged after 2 out, led after last, hard ridden and kept on under pressure, won at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (2) sft beating Belon Gale (9-11) by nk, 5 ran.Notre Pere (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Held up mid-division, ridden after 5 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 50l behind Kauto Star (11-7) at Haydock 3m Grade 1 chs (1) sft in Nov.Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 10-3fav (11-7) Tracked leader, under pressure 5 out, chased leaders after 3rd last, weakened after next, 4th of 8, 13l behind Albertas Run (11-1) at Ascot 2m 3f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Nov.Voy Por Ustedes (FR) 7-2 (11-11) Held up towards rear, never jumped well, headway 9th, chased leaders 3 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Albertas Run (11-1) at Ascot 2m 3f Grade 2 chs (4yo+) (1) gd in Nov.What A Friend 7-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, hit 6th, steady headway from 13th, went 14th at 17th, chased winner from 4 out, challenging from 2 out, every chance when wandered approaching last, found no extra run-in, 2nd of 19, 3 1/2l behind Denman (11-12) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Nov.J'y Vole (FR) 10-1 (11-5) In touch in rear, raced keenly, not fluent early, 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, no impression from next, one pace, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Joncol (11-10) at Punchestown 2m 4f Grade 1 chs hvy.
(***** I couldn't disrespect him and edit this out, poor guy. He is missed.
This race was his only G1 win and boy... what a win it was.)