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14:55 Leopardstown

Friday 27 December 2019

All12:0512:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

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

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 6m 24.5s

1^st

Roaring Bull

610-9

16/1

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Mid-division, progress into 7th before 3 out, ridden entering straight, under pressure in 6th last, stayed on well run-in to lead close home op 25/1

2^nd

Fitzhenry

710-11

6/1f

T: P NolanJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, progress into 7th 2 out, ridden into close 4th last, kept on run-in to lead last 100 yards, headed close home op 7/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Plan Of Attack

610-9

16/1

T: H De BromheadJ: P T Enright

Chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 7th halfway, progress in 4th before 3 out, disputed after 3 out, led before 2 out where strongly pressed, ridden in lead before last, strongly pressed last, kept on, headed final 100 yards, no extra close home

4^th

2 ½

Poker Party

711-6

9/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up towards rear, ridden into 12th 2 out, stayed on into 7th last, kept on run-in op 10/1 tchd 8/1

5^th

1 ¾

Chef Des Obeaux

711-9

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Fogarty

Chased leaders, improved to dispute after 7th, bad mistake 3 out and soon headed, close up again next, ridden in 2nd entering straight, pressed leader and jumped right last, no extra run-in, kept on same pace

6^th

Robin Des Foret

911-6

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr D O'Connor

Chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 8th halfway, travelled well into 3rd entering straight, ridden and not clear run before last, close 5th last, no extra run-in and drifted right, kept on one pace

7^th

2 ¾

Solomn Grundy

910-8

16/1

T: H De BromheadJ: H Morgan (7)

Soon prominent and disputed, led from 9th, mistake 10th and almost unseated, joined after next, headed 3 out, ridden to challenge again next, no extra in 6th before last, kept on one pace

8^th

1 ½

Cap York

710-8

16/1

T: N MeadeJ: D Meyler

Held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace from last op 20/1

9^th

Quamino

610-11

25/1

T: P NolanJ: B J Cooper

Held up, rear of mid-division, progress and hampered 4 out, 10th 3 out, ridden in 8th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace

10^th

3 ½

Gun Digger

710-7

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: K Brogan (7)

Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression before 3 out op 66/1

11^th

2 ¼

Winter Escape

811-8

20/1

T: A A HowardJ: S D Torrens (7)

Mid-division, closer behind leaders 4 out, 4th next, ridden entering straight, no extra before last, weakened run-in

12^th

Freewheelin Dylan

710-10

25/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell

Always towards rear, no extra 4 out, never a factor op 33/1

13^th

4 ¾

Livelovelaugh

911-4

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes

Mid-division and mistake 1st, ridden and no extra before 2 out, weakened before last

14^th

3 ¾

Listen Dear

911-1

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D F O'Regan

Soon disputed, headed and chased leaders from before 7th, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 2 out

15^th

Monbeg Notorious

811-6

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: K M Donoghue

Always towards rear, trailing before 10th, completely tailed off

Also Ran

Any Second Now

711-10

9/1

T: T M WalshJ: M P Walsh

Prominent and disputed early, chased leaders from before 4th, just behind leaders when badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out tchd 10/1

Class Conti

711-7

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: S G McDermott

Always towards rear, ridden and no extra before 2 out where slight mistake, fell last

Cabaret Queen

711-2

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Settled behind leaders, 9th halfway, closer behind leaders 11th, disputed 13th, hampered by loose horse before 4 out, still close up when fell 4 out op 16/1

Minella Fair

811-0

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan

Mid-division best, dropped towards rear 11th, pulled up before 2 out

Tower Bridge

611-0

8/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, mistake 8th, mistake 11th, soon towards rear, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

General Principle

1010-13

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: Ms L O'Neill

Disputed, chased leaders after 3rd, slight mistake 6th, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened after next, pulled up before last

Whisperinthebreeze

610-13

14/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy

Settled behind leaders, 10th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, pulled up before next op 16/1

Vieux Morvan

1010-12

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: O R Brown (7)

Prominent and disputed, slight mistake 4th, mistake and unseated rider 5 out

No Comment

810-10

15/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: D J O'Keeffe

Held up in mid-division, fell 5 out op 7/1 tchd 8/1

Spider Web

810-10

20/1

T: T MullinsJ: N P Madden

Always towards rear, ridden in rear before 9th, pulled up before 6 out

Pont Aven

610-8

25/1

T: W P MullinsJ: C P McNamara (7)

Chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 6th

Killer Miller

1010-7

20/1

T: N MeadeJ: J M Moore

Rear and slight mistake 1st, soon trailing, pulled up after 7th op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Punches Cross⁴⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 6

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Agusta Gold¹⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 1

Blazer³²⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 8

T: W P Mullins J: J S McGarvey

Scoir Mear²⁰

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€20.00Pl:€4.70, €2.00, €5.20, €1.80EX:€179.00Trifecta:€4,872.50Tricast:€1,664.45SF:€118.71

Forecasts

Fitzhenry (6/1), No Comment (15/2), Tower Bridge (8/1), Poker Party (9/1), Any Second Now (9/1), Minella Fair (12/1), Robin Des Foret (14/1), Whisperinthebreeze (14/1), Agusta Gold (14/1), Blazer (14/1), Cabaret Queen (14/1), Roaring Bull (16/1), Plan Of Attack (16/1), Solomn Grundy (16/1), Cap York (16/1), Vieux Morvan (16/1), Winter Escape (20/1), Punches Cross (20/1), Spider Web (20/1), Killer Miller (20/1), Chef Des Obeaux (25/1), Quamino (25/1), Freewheelin Dylan (25/1), Livelovelaugh (25/1), Pont Aven (25/1), Gun Digger (50/1), Listen Dear (50/1), Monbeg Notorious (50/1), Class Conti (50/1), Scoir Mear (50/1), General Principle (50/1)

The fact that NO COMMENT prepped for this by running over 2m at Newbury suggests that connections have this in mind for a while, and he is well treated based on an eyecatching fifth in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham in March. Dangers abound, headed by Kerry National winner Poker Party, and last year's third Fitzhenry, who was back to form in the Troytown Chase at Navan last time.