Fast Results

Scores

15:30 Leopardstown

Tuesday 26 December 2017

All12:1512:4513:1513:5014:2014:5515:30

Lep Inn Flat Race

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 3m 59.2s

1^st

Blackbow

411-9

5/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling smoothly approaching straight, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon led, headed over 1f out, regained lead inside last, stayed on best to soon assert op 6/4

2^nd

3 ¾

The Holy One

411-9

5/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Miss K Harrington (3)

Soon led, strongly pressed over 2f out, soon headed and slightly impeded, 3rd and switched right inside final furlong, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd close home op 4/1

3^rd

Ballyneety

411-9

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mr D O'Connor

Chased leaders, 4th approaching straight, soon closed travelling smoothly and challenged under 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside last, one pace and dropped to 3rd close home op 5/1

4^th

4 ¼

Pilot Station

411-9

25/1

T: P A FahyJ: Mr C Fahy (7)

Led early, prominent, 3rd approaching straight, soon no impression, one pace op 20/1

5^th

2 ½

Boot Camp

411-9

9/2

T: G ElliottJ: Ms L O'Neill (3)

Tracked leaders, 6th approaching straight, soon no impression, one pace op 11/2 tchd 6/1

6^th

Fortune Street

411-9

9/1

T: P NolanJ: Ms K Walsh

Held up, impeded after 2f, pushed along to go 5th approaching straight, soon no extra op 14/1

7^th

3 ¼

Forty One Winks

411-9

25/1

T: A MullinsJ: L Quinlan (7)

Soon chased leaders, 7th approaching straight, no extra and eased under 2f out

8^th

Clever As A Fox

411-9

25/1

T: A FlemingJ: Mr D L Queally (3)

Held up, pushed along over 5f out, soon no extra, tailed off op 20/1

9^th

Gold Speed

411-9

14/1

T: A MurrayJ: Mr L Bleahen (7)

Held up, took keen hold, pushed along and no impression over 4f out, soon no extra, tailed off op 12/1

10^th

Perito Moreno

411-9

33/1

T: Miss E DoyleJ: Mr S F O'Keeffe (7)

A little keen, held up, pushed along over 4f out and soon no impression, weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

The Shunter

411-9

25/1

T: J O CliffordJ: N T Prendergast (7)

Chased leaders, clipped heels and slipped up soon after 2f op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Gallant John Joe²⁴⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 4

T: O McKiernan J: R Deegan

The Princetonian¹⁰

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Unknown Jockey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.10Pl:€1.02, €1.80, €2.40EX:€8.80Trifecta:€34.40SF:€7.84

Forecasts

Blackbow (5/4), Boot Camp (9/2), The Holy One (5/1), Ballyneety (7/1), Gallant John Joe (8/1), Fortune Street (9/1), Gold Speed (14/1), The Princetonian (20/1), Pilot Station (25/1), Forty One Winks (25/1), Clever As A Fox (25/1), The Shunter (25/1), Perito Moreno (33/1)

Blackbow is a point-to-point winner who holds obvious claims on his first start for Willie Mullins having cost £150,000 since, but preference is for GALLANT JOHN JOE. This son of Presenting wasn't beaten far on debut at Punchestown last time despite showing signs of his inexperience, and the form of that race is working out very well indeed, with a subsequent Graded winner and an easy bumper winner ahead of him and a subsequent Listed winner behind. He can land the spoils here with newcomer Ballyneety also of interest on paper.