15:50 Leopardstown

Saturday 5 February 2022

All13:0513:3514:1014:4515:1515:5016:25

Paddy Power 'I'm Never Going Back To The Office' Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B)

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 1f 43y  |   Yielding  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:50  |   Winning time: 4m 23.2s
1st
Horse silk
2
9/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: S Fitzgerald (5)
Mid-division, 5th halfway, headway into 2nd 4 out, disputed lead entering straight and pushed along before last, ridden and led run-in, kept on well under pressure op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
4
15/2
T: J P RyanJ: L Quinlan (5)
Held up towards rear, some headway before 4 out, good progress travelling well to dispute lead entering straight, pushed along before last, headed early run-in, kept on under pressure op 9/1 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
1010-11
11/1
T: T M WalshJ: S O'Callaghan (7)
Mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and went 3rd early run-in, kept on one pace op 10/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
2/1f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Prominent and led from 2nd, mistake 4th and slight mistake 5th, slight mistake 2 out and soon headed, 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 7/4 tchd 9/4
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
9/1
T: S O O'BrienJ: M M McDonagh (7)
Towards rear, detached before 3 out, ridden and no impression in 7th after 2 out, 6th before last and kept on one pace run-in tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
11
1
811-12
9/2
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: J B Foley (5)
Led early, tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, slow 5 out, 3rd next, pushed along after 2 out and dropped to 5th before last, no extra run-in op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
23
9
16/1
T: Paul TraynorJ: Sam Ewing
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before last, weakened op 22/1 tchd 14/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
3
12/1
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Always towards rear, slight mistakes 2nd and 4th, detached before 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, weakened op 9/1 tchd 14/1
9th
Horse silk
67
7
22/1
T: J NashJ: G Brouder (7)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 7th 3 out, no extra in rear after next, weakened and eased, completely tailed off op 25/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.40, €2.40, €3.20EX:€39.40Trifecta:€208.50Tricast:€353.18SF:€38.74

Forecasts

Mt Leinster (2/1), A Wave Of The Sea (9/2), Exit Poll (9/2), Grange Walk (15/2), R'evelyn Pleasure (9/1), Batcio (11/1), Capuccimix (12/1), Stansfield (16/1), Scheu Time (22/1)

Verdict

EXIT POLL has a bit of class about him so is taken to defy top weight after his decent second back in handicap company here on Boxing Day. Mt Leinster remains open to improvement as a chaser now handicapping so is bound to be popular for Willie Mullins, while Batcio wasn't disgraced in a better race than this at Fairyhouse last month.

  1. EXIT POLL (IRE)
  2. MT LEINSTER (IRE)
  3. BATCIO (FR)

Previous Winners

2021
A Wave Of The Sea
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 5
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00

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