Racecards
14:25 Leopardstown (IRE)
Ballsbridge Hurdle
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 2f
- Going: Yielding, Yielding to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- €22,500 added
- Form 15003-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked leaders in 3rd, driven along 2 out, close up when short of room entering straight, quickened to lead approaching last, not fluent, ran on strongly run-in
- Form 44514/1-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer M J P O'Brien
- Jockey D N Russell
close 2nd, disputed lead after halfway, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no extra before last
Balsaflour
10- Form 2-20099
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 96
always in rear, ridden and lost touch from 3 out, tailed off
Star Wood (IRE)
588- Form 5/12-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M J Fitzgerald
- Jockey D J Casey
led, joined after halfway, regained lead before 2 out, headed again before last, kept on same pace
In depth
Formwatch
Ebaziyan (IRE) 1-2fav (11-8) Held up, headway in 6th 3 out, 5th next, improved to 3rd before last, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Coolcashin (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f hdl gs in Dec.
Essex (IRE) 5-4fav (11-1) Chased leader in moderate 2nd, pushed along from before 3 out, closed next, led between last 2, stayed on best, won at Tipperary 2m hdl Grd 3 hvy in Jul '07 beating Star Wood (10-9) by 5l, 6 ran.
Balsaflour 20-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 24l behind Jacks Island (10-6) at Clonmel 2m hcp hdle sft in Feb.
Star Wood (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Led and clear, reduced lead 2 out where slight mistake, soon headed and no extra, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Essex (11-1) at Tipperary 2m hdl Grd 3 hvy in Jul '07.