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15:00 Leopardstown

Wednesday 27 December 2017

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Paddy Power Chase (0-150) (Grade B)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 17.8s

1^st

Anibale Fly

711-8

14/1

T: A J MartinJ: D Meyler

Soon chased leaders, 8th at 7th, moderate 6th and progress approaching 3 out, led into straight, asserted and stayed on well run-in, comfortably

2^nd

Ucello Conti

911-5

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: Liam McKenna (7)

Mid-division early, 12th at 7th, moderate 11th at 9th, moderate 7th approaching 3 out and progress, 5th into straight, chased winner before last, kept on same pace

3^rd

1 ¼

Squouateur

610-7

4/1f

T: G ElliottJ: B J Geraghty

Held up, soon rear of mid-division, headway on inner and not much room approaching straight, chased leaders last, kept on without threatening op 9/2 tchd 7/2

4^th

2 ¼

Potters Point

711-7

33/1

T: G ElliottJ: C D Meehan (5)

Soon prominent, 3rd at 7th, 4th into straight, one pace from before last tchd 40/1

5^th

Vieux Morvan

810-7

40/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: S A Shortall (3)

Soon led, clear of remainder with one rival from 9th, reduced lead and slight mistake 2 out, headed into straight, soon no extra, one pace op 33/1

6^th

Phil's Magic

710-3

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: D F O'Regan

Soon chased leaders, 6th at 7th, moderate 5th approaching 3 out, 6th again into straight, kept on same pace from before last

7^th

Full Cry

710-6

40/1

T: H De BromheadJ: R Loughran

Held up, 19th at 7th, moderate 10th approaching 3 out and progress, kept on same pace straight op 33/1

8^th

Thunder And Roses

911-3

40/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Ms L O'Neill (3)

Soon prominent, 2nd at 7th, clear of remainder with leader from 9th, came back to field and dropped to 3rd into straight, soon no extra, one pace

9^th

Space Cadet

710-6

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: B Hayes

Held up, 17th at 7th, moderate 12th at 9th, progress from before 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening straight op 20/1

10^th

Out Sam

810-6

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: L P Dempsey

Held up, impeded 9th, progress from before 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening straight

11^th

4 ¼

Polidam

811-6

6/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Mid-division early, 14th at 7th, moderate 9th approaching 3 out, 7th into straight, no impression and impeded at last, kept on same pace tchd 11/2

12^th

1 ½

General Principle

811-0

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Mid-division early, 13th at 7th, moderate 8th approaching 3 out, kept on same pace straight

13^th

Apache Stronghold

911-4

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: J M Moore

Held up, soon towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out

14^th

Pleasant Company

911-7

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Held up, soon towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out

15^th

3 ¼

Texas Jack

1110-8

50/1

T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper

Held up, soon towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out

16^th

3 ¾

On Fiddlers Green

710-9

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D Robinson (5)

Soon prominent, 4th at 7th, no extra straight

17^th

2 ½

Road To Riches

1011-10

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: A W Short (7)

Soon chased leaders, 7th at 7th, no extra straight

18^th

Flaxen Flare

810-12

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up, 16th at 7th, some headway but no impression when bad mistake last, weakened op 20/1

19^th

Bay Of Freedom

810-12

20/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: K C Sexton

Chased leaders, 9th at 7th, moderate 7th at 9th, weakened straight

20^th

Oscar Knight

810-10

7/1

T: T MullinsJ: M P Walsh

Held up, soon mid-division, no extra from before straight

21^st

Three Stars

710-13

33/1

T: H De BromheadJ: R M Power

Mid-division early, 11th at 7th, moderate 9th at 9th, under pressure 13th, soon no danger

Also Ran

Bonny Kate

710-12

10/1

T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan

Held up, soon towards rear, impeded 9th, soon pulled up op 16/1

Call The Taxie

610-9

16/1

T: Miss Ellmarie HoldenJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division early, 10th at 7th, fell 10th op 25/1

Woods Well

610-9

25/1

T: G ElliottJ: A Ring (3)

Held up, soon towards rear, impeded 9th, pulled up next

Dromnea

1010-8

33/1

T: M F MorrisJ: M A Enright

Mid-division early, 15th at 7th, fell 9th op 40/1

Forever Gold

1010-8

20/1

T: E CawleyJ: C D Timmons (3)

Chased leaders, 5th at 7th, moderate 4th approaching 3 out, no impression when mistake and unseated rider last op 25/1

Tesseract

610-2

28/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: R C Colgan

Held up, soon towards rear, impeded 9th, pulled up before 10th op 25/1

Teacher's Pet

610-0

25/1

T: J P DempseyJ: M J Bolger

Held up, 18th at 7th, fell 11th

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Non-Runners

Magic Of Light²⁵

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 3

He Rock's²⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 8

T: S J Mahon J: Reserve 2

Baily Moon¹⁵⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: M F Morris J: S J Crimin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€19.20Pl:€4.30, €8.10, €2.30, €10.40EX:€1,007.50Trifecta:€8,049.70Tricast:€1,716.06SF:€339.36

Forecasts

Squouateur (4/1), Polidam (6/1), Oscar Knight (7/1), Bonny Kate (10/1), Anibale Fly (14/1), General Principle (16/1), Pleasant Company (16/1), Flaxen Flare (16/1), Call The Taxie (16/1), Phil's Magic (20/1), Out Sam (20/1), Bay Of Freedom (20/1), Forever Gold (20/1), Ucello Conti (25/1), Space Cadet (25/1), Woods Well (25/1), Teacher's Pet (25/1), Tesseract (28/1), Potters Point (33/1), Apache Stronghold (33/1), On Fiddlers Green (33/1), Road To Riches (33/1), Three Stars (33/1), Dromnea (33/1), Baily Moon (33/1), Vieux Morvan (40/1), Full Cry (40/1), Thunder And Roses (40/1), Texas Jack (50/1)

POLIDAM made light work of winning in this grade at Navan over 2m4f earlier in the month and, despite a 9lb hike, he's fancied to take some beating again. He had plenty in hand on that occasion and those that finished behind him did so at wide intervals. That was just his second start for Willie Mullins and with no reason to doubt his stamina, he could prove himself well ahead of the handicapper still. Forever Gold rarely runs a bad race and showed his well-being when chasing home the well-regarded Presenting Percy last time, he should go well again. Gordon Elliott has enough in this for a good race amongst themselves, Squouateur ran well enough on his reappearance to suggest he can get involved while Woods Well is a potential improver. Pleasant Company, Bonny Kate and Space Cadet are others to note.