14:00 Leopardstown

Saturday 1 February 2020

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:20

ERSG Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 1f  |   Yielding to Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 4m 15.0s
1st
Horse silk
5
711-10
5/4f
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Keen to post, disputed lead early, headed after 1st and chased leader, improved to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, soon ridden, led narrowly before last, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong tchd Evens
2nd
Horse silk
¾
2
811-10
10/3
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Disputed lead early, led after 1st, joined and strongly pressed 2 out, ridden entering straight, headed narrowly before last, kept on under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong op 7/2 tchd 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
3
25/1
T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne
Held up in 5th, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, went moderate 3rd before last, kept on one pace without troubling leaders inside final furlong op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
12
4
811-10
4/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 6th, 3rd when mistake 3 out and ridden, dropped to moderate 4th after next, no impression from before last op 7/2 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
14/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M P Fogarty
In rear, mistake 1st, slight mistake 3rd, ridden 3 out, under pressure in moderate 5th and bad mistake 2 out, no impression op 20/1 tchd 33/1
6th
Horse silk
57
1
711-10
9/2
T: W P MullinsJ: R M Power
Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to moderate last next, weakened, eased inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 5/1

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7
Horse silk
Fakir D'Oudairies37
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: J P O'Brien  J: M P Walsh
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.90Pl:€1.40, €1.90EX:€8.40Trifecta:€46.40SF:€6.41

Forecasts

Notebook (5/4), Fakir D'Oudairies (2/1), Cash Back (10/3), Melon (4/1), Bapaume (9/2), Royal Rendezvous (14/1), Gallant John Joe (25/1)

Verdict

Grade 1 Novice Chase at this venue at Christmas looks like the form line to focus on and there's every chance NOTEBOOK can confirm the form with Fakir D'Oudairies and remain unbeaten over fences after a mightily impressive display last time out. Cash Back could prove to be the best of the Mullins quartet.
  1. Notebook
  2. Fakir D'Oudairies
  3. Cash Back

Previous Winners

2019
Le Richebourg
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 6
11/10

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €15,000.004th: €7,500.005th: €4,501.006th: €3,000.00

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