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Ladbroke Hurdle 2012 |
Cause Of Causes Storms to Victory in The Ladbroke
22/12/12
1 Cause Of Causes 25/1
2 Petit Robin 25/1
3 Dan Breen 25/1
4 Double Ross 14/1
21 ran
Cause Of Causes made light work of very testing conditions to give Ireland victory in The Ladbroke at Ascot.
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The Gordon Elliott-trained four-year-old sprouted wings between the last two flights, as gallant top-weight Petit Robin appeared as if he had done enough.
Davy Condon's mount looked as if he had just joined in and rattled past Nicky Henderson's runner after the last, winning by four lengths from his fellow 25-1 chance.
Elliott said: "We were worried about the ground, but we thought he had a right chance if he did handle it.
"We brought him over a couple of days earlier as he's not a great traveller. The lads have worked with him at home and everyone has done a great job with him.
"We're not bothered what the handicapper does now as this was a good pot. He's a gentleman of a horse to deal with and it's nice to win a high-profile race.
"He could maybe go for the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury and could even be a horse for something like the Ebor in the summer."
Condon added: "He wouldn't be in love with that ground but he had to go through it like the rest of them.
"He's so genuine and when I pulled out wide up the straight he flew. I was struggling turning in but when I pulled him out, he took off. I thought at the second-last I would win.
"He deserved a big one. He's been second in a Galway Hurdle and third in the Greatwood."
The Ladbroke (Handicap Hurdle) (Listed Race)
£150,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1
21 ran
Going: Heavy
| Pos. | Dist. | Horse | Wt | Jockey | SP |
| 1 | Cause Of Causes (USA) | 10-13 | D J Condon | 25/1 | |
| 2 | 4 | Petit Robin (FR) | 11-12 | Mr N De Boinville (7) | 25/1 |
| 3 | 1¼ | Dan Breen (IRE) | 10-6 p | F J Hayes (10) | 25/1 |
| 4 | 11 | Double Ross (IRE) | 10-13 | S Twiston-Davies | 14/1 |
| 5 | 1 | First Avenue | 10-2 | Tom Cannon (3) | 25/1 |
| 6 | nk | Princeton Plains (IRE) | 10-10 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| 7 | 2 | Bar De Ligne (FR) | 10-4 | D C Costello | 33/1 |
| 8 | 8 | Into Wain (USA) | 10-1 | B Hughes | 16/1 |
| 9 | 2¼ | Urbain De Sivola (FR) | 10-9 | Nick Scholfield | 20/1 |
| 10 | 2¾ | Thomas Edison (IRE) | 10-6 t | M P Walsh | 33/1 |
| 11 | ¾ | First In The Queue (IRE) | 10-3 | A Tinkler | 66/1 |
| 12 | 1 | Ranjaan (FR) | 10-12 t1 | R Walsh | 8/1 |
| 13 | 19 | Rattan (USA) | 10-13 | D E Mullins | 14/1 |
| 14 | ½ | Kazlian (FR) | 10-6 | T Scudamore | 16/1 |
| 15 | nk | Olofi (FR) | 11-1 pt | P J Brennan | 9/1 |
| 16 | ½ | Balder Succes (FR) | 11-4 | R Thornton | 7/1 |
| 17 | 4½ | Bothy | 10-13 | Patrick Corbett (7) | 25/1 |
| 18 | ½ | Lyvius | 10-6 | Jeremiah McGrath (5) | 14/1 |
| 19 | 18 | Rigidity | 10-4 pt | R Johnson | 25/1 |
| PU | It's A Gimme (IRE) | 10-11 | A P McCoy | 8/1 | |
| UR | Cash And Go (IRE) | 11-2 | B J Geraghty | 11/2 f |
THE LADBROKE HURDLE ROLL OF HONOUR (1987-2011)
Run at Sandown in 2005 (January 7, 2006) and in 2004 (January 8, 2005); run at Leopardstown in January up to & including 2000
Year Winner Age/Wt Owner Trainer Jockey SP
2011 RAYA STAR 5-10-01 Simon Munir A King W Hutchinson 12/1
2010 Abandoned due to frost
2009 Abandoned due to snow
2008 SENTRY DUTY 6-11-09 Peter Spiller Nicky Henderson Barry Geraghty 12/1
2007 JACK THE GIANT 5-11-00 Hanbury Syndicate Nicky Henderson Mick Fitzgerald 9/4F
2006 ACAMBO 5-11-09 David Johnson David Pipe Timmy Murphy 7/1
2005 DESERT AIR 7-10-09 Belinda Harvey Martin Pipe Tom Scudamore 25/1
2004 TAMARINBLEU 5-10-11 Arthur White Partnership Martin Pipe Tony McCoy 14/1
2003 THESIS 5-11-02 1961 Partnership Venetia Williams Brian Crowley 33/1
2002 CHAUVINIST 7-10-00 Bunny & Nick Roberts Nicky Henderson Norman Williamson 15/2
2001 MARBLE ARCH 5-10-11 Martin & Mary Wilson Rory SweetHughie Morrison Norman Williamson 7/1
2000 MANTLES PRINCE 6-9-12 R J McSharry Pat Hughes IRE Fran Berry 12/1
1999 ARCHIVE FOOTAGE 7-11-08 Michael Smurfit Dermot Weld IRE David Evans 25/1
1998 GRAPHIC EQUALISER 6-10-00 BRASK Syndicate Arthur Moore IRE Conor O’Dwyer 5/1F
1997 MASTER TRIBE 7-10-04 Jebel Ali Racing Stables Jenny Pitman Norman Williamson 18/1
1996 DANCE BEAT 5-9-12 Mrs E Queally Jessica Harrington IRE Anthony Powell 12/1
1995 ANUSHA 5-10-02 G A Hoggard Michael Hourigan IRE Shane Broderick 25/1
1994 ATONE 7-10-08 Robert Sinclair Bunny Cox IRE Kevin O’Brien 10/1
1993 GLENCLOUD 5-10-13 D Tierney Noel Meade IRE Gerry O’Neill 20/1
1992 HOW’S THE BOSS 6-10-02 Edward Farrell John Brassill IRE Jason Titley 20/1
1991 THE ILLIAD 10-10-13 Elizabeth Furlong Andy Geraghty IRE Pat McWilliams 7/1
1990 REDUNDANT PAL 7-11-05 P S O’Neill Paddy Mullins IRE Conor O’Dwyer 20/1
1989 REDUNDANT PAL 6-10-00 P S O’Neill Paddy Mullins IRE P Kavanagh 16/1
1988 ROARK 6-11-01 P Leeper Arthur Moore IRE Tom Taaffe 5/1
1987 BARNBROOK AGAIN 6-11-08 Mel Davies David Elsworth Colin Brown 5/2F
