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Leopardstown

14:55

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €17,700

Winning Time 4m 16.10s (slow by 3.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Folkes Tiara (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	11/2	Won
2nd	The Big Chap (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · Paul W Flynn	16/1	1.25
3rd	Snake Oil (IRE) Michael O'Sullivan · Barry Connell	6/1	2.75
4th	Skippin Court (IRE) Brian Hayes · Peter Fahey	12/1	1.25
5th	Chavez (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	100/30F	3.25
6th	Typical Thomas (IRE) Aidan Kelly · James Andrew Fahey	17/2	2.75
7th	Drumbear (GB) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	9/1	1.75
8th	Fire Attack (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	22/1	13
9th	Cayd Boy (FR) Mark Walsh · Liz Doyle	10/1	3

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Path d'Oroux (FR) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	7/2

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Chavez Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	61/U1-	132	145	117	335d	—	—	+10	24.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won a Fairyhouse beginners' by a street, jumping better as race went on; goes well fresh
6	Path D'oroux Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	t	-34468	132	130	107	24d	—	—	+10	25.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Hasn't made an impact in four chase starts; looked far from a natural on handicap debut
9	The Folkes Tiara Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	153	t	23-219	124	142	103	24d	—	—	+9	22.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Disappointing favourite in Fairyhouse h'cap but previous chase form gives him every chance
10	Snake Oil Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Barry Connell	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Barry Connell	151	t	/04-76	122	126	29	44d	—	—	+11	20.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Beaten 30l both starts after a year off but may well be a contender now sent handicapping
8	Typical Thomas Bay J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:James Andrew Fahey	157	—	85P211	128	144	88	72d	—	—	+31	41.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
No fluke about his handicap debut success in Listed contest at Cork; 9lb higher
7	Cayd Boy Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Liz Doyle	J:Mark Walsh T:Liz Doyle	157	—	5P-390	128	137	92	59d	—	—	+14	21.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Disappointing this year including when beaten fav for Cork h'cap won by Typical Thomas
11	Skippin Court Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Peter Fahey	J:Brian Hayes T:Peter Fahey	147	—	0-44P3	118	139	115	39d	—	—	+12	19.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Three-time winning hurdler has been handed 2lb higher mark for first handicap chase
2	Drumbear Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	164	ht	1/21U-	135	139	108	325d	—	—	+24	29.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Beat mare who is now rated 145 over this trip at Limerick last Christmas; goes well fresh
4	The Big Chap Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Paul W Flynn	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Paul W Flynn	163	—	10U11P	134	139	110	24d	—	—	+27	32.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won first two completed chases in October; got a fright when making a bad mistake latest
1	Fire Attack Bay J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	5U8-09	137	132	46	17d	—	—	+19	22.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Jumping has gone to pot since winning off this mark at Punchestown (2m5f) last year
NR	The Greek Chestnut J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	tb	P10-1F	135	138	126	177d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Won 2m h'cap under Gilligan at Punchestown in June and has won off a break; course winner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Chavez	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Path D'oroux	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
The Folkes Tiara	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Snake Oil	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Typical Thomas	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Cayd Boy	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Skippin Court	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Drumbear	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
The Big Chap	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fire Attack	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Typical Thomas

41.4

OR: 19.5 Form: 19.1 Odds: 2.9

13/2

2nd

The Big Chap

32.4

OR: 21 Form: 10.1 Odds: 1.4

14/1

3rd

Drumbear

29.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Path D'oroux

25.5

OR: 20.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Chavez

24.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Fire Attack

22.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

The Folkes Tiara

22.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Cayd Boy

21.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

The Greek

21.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Snake Oil

20.9

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Skippin Court

19.1

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fire Attack	137	132	46
Drumbear	135	139	108
The Greek	135	138	126
The Big Chap	134	139	110
Chavez	132	145	117
Path D'oroux	132	130	107
Typical Thomas	128	144	88
Cayd Boy	128	137	92
The Folkes Tiara	124	142	103
Snake Oil	122	126	29
Skippin Court	118	139	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fire Attack	17d ago	Fit
Path D'oroux	24d ago	Fit
The Folkes Tiara	24d ago	Fit
The Big Chap	24d ago	Fit
Skippin Court	39d ago	Fit
Snake Oil	44d ago	Fit
Cayd Boy	59d ago	Fresh
Typical Thomas	72d ago	Fresh
The Greek	177d ago	Long break
Drumbear	325d ago	Long break
Chavez	335d ago	Long break