Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

15:35

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2024-02-03

Distance 3m70y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €140,000

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	112-31	180	188	101	37d	—	—	-10	50	—	4/11 73%
Gold Cup hero was brilliant at Christmas, likely to avenge defeats inflicted by Fastorslow
2	Fastorslow Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	164	t	5521-1	168	179	137	69d	—	—	+26	44.9	—	16/5 24%
Has upstaged Galopin Des Champs in two Punchestown clashes, again holds a fighting chance
4	I Am Maximus Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	164	—	441-14	158	164	124	37d	—	—	+24	28.2	—	16/1 6%
Irish Grand National/Drinmore winner, not in same league as stablemate Galopin Des Champs
1	Conflated Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	3P-53U	164	175	57	37d	—	—	+26	29.5	—	20/1 5%
Won this race in 2022, third in 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup, looking vulnerable this season

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Galopin Des Champs	4/11	4/11	4/11
Fastorslow	16/5	16/5	16/5
I Am Maximus	16/1	16/1	16/1
Conflated	20/1	20/1	20/1

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: 0 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Fastorslow

44.9

OR: 29.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.4

16/5

3rd

Conflated

29.5

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

I Am Maximus

28.2

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	180	188	101
Fastorslow	168	179	137
Conflated	164	175	57
I Am Maximus	158	164	124

Last Run