14:20 Leopardstown

Wednesday 28 December 2022

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Savills Chase (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Soft (Yielding in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:21  |   Winning time: 6m 24.01s
1st
Horse silk
2
811-10
2/1f
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Tracked leader, disputed 9th, soon led, joined again 5 out, better jump to lead 3 out, pushed out to assert before last, kept on strongly run-in, comfortably op 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
5
7
1011-10
18/5
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Led, jumped slightly right, slightly slow 3rd, joined 9th, soon headed, disputed from 5 out, headed 3 out, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace run-in op 5/1 tchd 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
811-10
7/1
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 10th, ridden in 5th 2 out, no impression in 4th before last, kept on same pace run-in op 13/2 tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
½
3
16/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Held up, keen hold and closer briefly 8th, towards rear and slight mistake 7 out, ridden in 6th 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, kept on same pace run-in op 25/1 tchd 28/1
5th
Horse silk
6
4
15/2
T: M F MorrisJ: D J O'Keeffe
Soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, close up briefly 5 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression entering straight, no extra from last op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
36
6
811-10
10/3
T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing
Tracked leaders early, held up behind leaders from 4th, slight mistakes 7th and 5 out, ridden in 4th before 2 out, no extra in 6th before last, weakened run-in op 4/1 tchd 3/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
8
20/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Always rear, slight mistake 7 out, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened op 12/1

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1
Horse silk
A Plus Tard39
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 8
T: H De Bromhead  J: Rachael Blackmore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.90, €1.60EX:€8.20Trifecta:€42.30Tricast:€39.92SF:€9.63

Forecasts

A Plus Tard (5/4), Conflated (2/1), Galvin (10/3), Kemboy (18/5), Fury Road (7/1), French Dynamite (15/2), Franco De Port (16/1), Royal Rendezvous (20/1)

Verdict

The top-class A PLUS TARD clearly wasn't himself in the Betfair Chase on his first start since the Gold Cup but he's well worth another chance to get his season back on track given how dominant he was at Cheltenham. Gordon Elliott holds a strong hand, with Conflated and Galvin feared most.

  1. A PLUS TARD (FR)
  2. CONFLATED (IRE)
  3. GALVIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Galvin
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
7/1

Prize Money

1st: €105,000.002nd: €35,000.003rd: €17,500.004th: €8,750.005th: €5,250.006th: €3,500.00

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