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Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle

Leopardstown · 29 December 2021
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m 4f
  • GoingYielding To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9

Journey With Me (IRE) (3/1) won the Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown on 29 December 2021, beating Minella Crooner (IRE) by 3½ lengths under Rachael Blackmore for trainer Henry De Bromhead. 9 ran on Yielding To Soft going over 2m 4f; the winning time was 5m 4.00s (slow by 22.00s). The 4/9 favourite, Kilcruit (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten 4¾ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Journey With Me (IRE)
SP: 3/1KTB Rating 143A J: Rachael Blackmore T: Henry De Bromhead
Won by 3½ lengthsFav: Kilcruit (IRE) 4/9 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt KTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Journey With Me (IRE) 5g Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead 12-0 143A— 5:04.00 8,850 3/1
2nd Minella Crooner (IRE) 5g 3½ Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 12-0 139A— 5:04.70 2,850 12/1
3rd Kilcruit (IRE) 6g 1¼ Paul Townend W P Mullins 12-0 138A— 5:04.95 1,350 4/9 fav
4th Amirite (IRE) 5g 6½ Sean Flanagan Henry De Bromhead 12-0 130A— 5:06.25 600 50/1
5th Falcon Eight (IRE) 6g 16 Shane Fitzgerald(5) D K Weld 11-9 107A— 5:09.45 300 8/1
6th Tiktoktyson (IRE) 5g 62 Aidan Kelly(7) James Andrew Fahey 11-7 102C— 5:21.85 150 400/1
7th Fiston Des Issards (FR) 6g 4¾ Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 12-0 109C— 5:22.80 — 33/1
8th Red Secret (CAN) tb 5g 19 Keith Donoghue Kevin Michael Smith 12-0 109C— 5:26.60 — 150/1
9th Smoke And Mirrors (IRE) t 5g 28 Simon Torrens M F Morris 12-0 109C— 5:32.20 — 100/1

Winning time 5m 4.00s (slow by 22.00s)

Non-runners Barbados (stone bruise), Bold Approach (off feed), The Last Throw (allergy)

Notes First and last hurdles omitted; low sun

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 9 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (0 of 9 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown in 2021?
Journey With Me (IRE) won the Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown on 29 December 2021, ridden by Rachael Blackmore and trained by Henry De Bromhead.
What was the finishing order of the 2021 Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown?
1st Journey With Me (IRE) (3/1), 2nd Minella Crooner (IRE) (12/1), 3rd Kilcruit (IRE) (4/9F).
What price was the winner of the 2021 Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown?
Journey With Me (IRE) returned a starting price of 3/1.
How many horses ran in the 2021 Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown?
9 horses ran in the 2021 Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown. Non-runners: Barbados (stone bruise), Bold Approach (off feed), The Last Throw (allergy).
What was the winning time of the 2021 Pigsback.com Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown?
The winning time was 5m 4.00s (slow by 22.00s).

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