Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

15:05

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Date 2023-02-04

Distance 3m44y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €140,000

Winning Time 6m 14.10s (slow by 30.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Galopin Des Champs (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	30/100F	Won
2nd	Stattler (IRE) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	11/2	8
3rd	Fury Road (IRE) Davy Russell · Gordon Elliott	18/1	.75
4th	Any Second Now (IRE) Mark Walsh · T M Walsh	22/1	6
5th	Franco De Port (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	40/1	1.5
6th	Kemboy (FR) Rachael Blackmore · W P Mullins	16/1	4.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	The Big Dog (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Peter Fahey	33/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Any Second Now Bay J:Mark Walsh T:T M Walsh	J:Mark Walsh T:T M Walsh	164	b	9612-2	162	171	161	35d	—	—	—	33	—	—
Twice placed in the Grand National, looked in good shape on seasonal debut, huge task now
2	Franco De Port Brown J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	-34554	157	165	105	38d	—	—	—	27.4	—	—
A long time since his last win, looks the weakest link of four runners for his trainer
3	Fury Road Bay J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	164	tp	523-13	158	166	99	38d	—	—	—	27	—	—
Solid effort when third behind Conflated at Christmas, needs to turn the tables on Kemboy
4	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	11F1-1	175	181	130	47d	—	—	—	40	—	—
Superior to six older rivals on official ratings, promise of even better to come over 3m
5	Kemboy Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:W P Mullins	J:Rachael Blackmore T:W P Mullins	164	p	-62222	160	170	107	38d	—	—	—	40	—	—
Won this race in 2021, defeated all 12 races since but decent chance of making first three
6	Stattler Brown J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	/111-2	163	171	148	34d	—	—	—	33.3	—	—
Started the new season brightly at Tramore, probably the main danger to Galopin Des Champs
7	The Big Dog Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Peter Fahey	J:Keith Donoghue T:Peter Fahey	164	—	P6-113	158	160	154	39d	—	—	—	27	—	—
Has been in the form of his life in valuable staying handicaps, this is a different level

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Galopin Des Champs

OR: 30 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Kemboy

OR: 27.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Stattler

33.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Any Second Now

OR: 28 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Franco De Port

27.4

OR: 26.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Fury Road

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Big Dog

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	175	181	130
Stattler	163	171	148
Any Second Now	162	171	161
Kemboy	160	170	107
Fury Road	158	166	99
The Big Dog	158	160	154
Franco De Port	157	165	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Stattler	34d ago	Fit
Any Second Now	35d ago	Fit
Franco De Port	38d ago	Fit
Fury Road	38d ago	Fit
Kemboy	38d ago	Fit
The Big Dog	39d ago	Fit
Galopin Des Champs	47d ago	Fresh