14:35 Leopardstown

Saturday 28 December 2024

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Savills Chase (Grade 1)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 100y  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:36  |   Winning time: 6m 17.2s
1st
Horse silk
3
5/6f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Made all, ridden and pressed briefly before last, asserted run-in and drew clear closing stages op 10/11 tchd 4/5
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
2
13/8
T: W P MullinsJ: M P Walsh
Settled behind leaders in 4th early, closer in 3rd and keen hold after 7th, mistake 9th, improved into 2nd entering straight, ridden and pressed leader briefly before last, no extra in 2nd run-in, kept on same pace op 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
5
4
28/1
T: M F MorrisJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 33/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
18/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, closer in 4th 3 out, ridden and some progress early straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
8
11/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Held up towards rear, mistake 8 out, progress 2 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
8
5
33/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Held up behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and effort after 2 out, no extra before last op 40/1 tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
1
1011-10
50/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slightly slow 3 out, soon ridden and dropped towards rear tchd 40/1
8th
Horse silk
12
9
66/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2 out, no extra early straight op 80/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
25/1
T: W P MullinsJ: J S McGarvey
Held up towards rear, jumped slightly left 1st and 2nd, rear and jumped left 8th, trailing and left again next, pulled up before 5 out op 22/1 tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.84Pl:€1.02, €1.40, €4.10EX:€2.40Trifecta:€17.10Tricast:€17.31SF:€2.61

Forecasts

Galopin Des Champs (5/6), Fact To File (13/8), Inothewayurthinkin (11/1), Heart Wood (18/1), I Am Maximus (25/1), Gentlemansgame (28/1), Grangeclare West (33/1), Conflated (50/1), Minella Cocooner (66/1)

Verdict

FACT TO FILE wasted no time in announcing himself at chasing's top table when lowering the colours of Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs no less in the John Durkan at Punchestown last month and can confirm himself the leading chaser around by again proving too strong for his stablemate in a thrilling Savills Chase. Inothewayurthinkin and Conflated appeal as the pick of the rest in the battle for minor honours.

  1. FACT TO FILE (FR)
  2. GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (FR)
  3. INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Galopin Des Champs
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 7
6/4

Prize Money

1st: €105,000.002nd: €35,000.003rd: €17,500.004th: €8,750.005th: €5,250.006th: €3,499.00

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