O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Leopardstown

3:20

Date 2024-02-04

Distance 2m5f107y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €88,500

Runners (25)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	James Du Berlais ch J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	154	t	643-44	149	164	77	39d	—	—	+13	29.8	5/1 17%
Good run in the Paddy Power; drop in trip should suit and looks a leading player here
12	Inothewayurthinkin b J:Simon Torrens T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Simon Torrens T:Gavin Cromwell	149	—	34-223	144	162	137	38d	—	—	+14	27.5	11/2 15%
Opening mark of 144 over fences is no gimme but could well be capable of running up to it
16	Heart Wood b J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	141	—	1/2-22	136	161	132	52d	—	—	+23	32.9	15/2 12%
Handicapper has not taken many chances with his mark; the choice of Blackmore; respected
2	Classic Getaway br J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	161	—	/14-12	156	163	98	34d	—	—	+19	29.4	8/1 11%
Turned over in a Tramore Listed last month; would need a career best to win off this mark
1	Fakir D'oudairies b J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	—	2132-5	161	166	151	50d	—	—	+21	30.4	17/2 11%
Down to a good mark if he could find his best but looks best watched for now
13	Hollow Games b J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	148	tb	P4-3P9	143	161	83	39d	—	—	+19	25	12/1 8%
more at home over this trip than the Paddy Power; choice of Jack Kennedy; each-way chance
10	Meetingofthewaters b J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	150	h	6-4311	145	159	104	39d	—	—	+19	25.7	14/1 7%
Hood tried here but a very progressive chaser and could well go close off 15lb higher
23	Perceval Legallois b/br J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	140	—	41-1F5	135	162	100	63d	—	—	+18	22.6	16/1 6%
Effectively running off his hurdles mark and he can get involved with better jumping
5	Adamantly Chosen b J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	153	—	76P-40	148	164	111	39d	—	—	+21	25.9	16/1 6%
Ran better than his finishing position in the Paddy Power; others look more likely though
20	Good Time Jonny b J:Phillip Enright T:A J Martin	J:Phillip Enright T:A J Martin	140	t	014-90	135	142	89	23d	—	—	+17	22.9	16/1 6%
Hurdles form should give him a real chance off this mark; hard to fancy on current form
7	Busselton b J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	151	b	4P-546	146	159	32	39d	—	—	+21	25.2	18/1 5%
Sixth in the Paddy Power here; could come on again for that and might not be far away
22	Chavez b J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:W P Mullins	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:W P Mullins	140	—	/U1-55	135	156	135	22d	—	—	+18	22.3	20/1 5%
Ran well despite some poor jumping in the Dan and Joan Moore at Fairyhouse; 3lb wrong
17	Cool Survivor b J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	140	—	0F-244	135	157	119	54d	—	—	+18	22.6	20/1 5%
Twice soundly beaten at Punchestown behind top Mullins novices; others preferred
14	Watch House Cross b J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	144	t	113360	139	166	139	39d	—	—	+24	27.5	33/1 3%
Ran okay previously in the Troytown despite some sketchy jumping; not a forlorn hope
9	Lucid Dreams b J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	150	—	412152	145	164	140	22d	—	—	+35	38.1	25/1 4%
Good novice; couid well be best at 2m but stays this trip and likely to be thereabouts
21	Percy Warner b J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	140	p	426-31	135	161	110	70d	—	—	+19	22	40/1 2%
Decisive winner of a 2m5f handicap chase at Cork in November (Riaan third); 2lb wrong
24	Birchdale br J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:E Bolger	J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:E Bolger	140	p	-F2631	135	162	92	70d	—	—	+33	35.3	33/1 3%
Easily won a banks race at Punchestown in November; should be primed for a big run again
8	Indiana Jones b J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:M F Morris	J:Gavin Brouder(5) T:M F Morris	150	tp	143-64	145	170	147	86d	—	—	+21	24.6	28/1 3%
Not the easiest to weigh up but no surprise if he could run a big race off this mark
25	Top Ville Ben b J:Robert Dunne T:Philip Kirby	J:Robert Dunne T:Philip Kirby	140	h	P0-FP2	135	165	86	40d	—	—	+20	21.8	50/1 2%
Second in a four-runner contest at Aintree over Christmas but much more needed here
15	Riaan b J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	142	—	1P-144	137	164	116	70d	—	—	+20	22.5	33/1 3%
Good run at Cork when last seen; could have enough potential progression to run well here
6	Embittered b J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	152	t	P-071P	147	160	135	39d	—	—	+23	24.8	50/1 2%
Pulled up in the Paddy Power; this trip should suit better but not the most consistent
3	Vanillier gr J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	157	t	F22-55	152	165	115	35d	—	—	+24	26	66/1 1%
Could do better over this trip but this is very much a stepping stone back towards Aintree
18	Drumbear b J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:John C McConnell	140	t	21U-78	135	154	133	15d	—	—	+20	21.7	50/1 2%
Beaten out of sight in a Listed handicap hurdle at Navan two weeks ago; up against it here
19	Fire Attack b J:Jake Coen(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jake Coen(5) T:Gordon Elliott	140	—	U8-098	135	158	119	40d	—	—	+20	21.6	100/1 1%
Well beaten in two chases for Gordon Elliott and very hard to make a case for at present
11	El Barra br J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	149	—	16F-PP	144	160	-	43d	—	—	+22	23.9	80/1 1%
Three-time winner over fences but pulled up in both runs this season and up against it

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
James Du Berlais	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2
Inothewayurthinkin	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Heart Wood	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1	13/2
Classic Getaway	15/2	15/2	7/1	8/1	7/1
Fakir D'oudairies	17/2	17/2	15/2	8/1	15/2
Hollow Games	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Meetingofthewaters	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	10/1
Perceval Legallois	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Adamantly Chosen	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Good Time Jonny	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1	12/1
Busselton	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Chavez	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Cool Survivor	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	14/1
Watch House Cross	33/1	28/1	33/1	25/1	28/1
Lucid Dreams	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Percy Warner	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	25/1
Birchdale	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Indiana Jones	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Top Ville Ben	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Riaan	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Embittered	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1
Vanillier	66/1	50/1	66/1	40/1	50/1
Drumbear	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Fire Attack	100/1	80/1	100/1	66/1	80/1
El Barra	80/1	66/1	80/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lucid Dreams

38.1

OR: 23.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

2nd

Birchdale

35.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 13.3 Odds: 0.7

33/1

3rd

Heart Wood

32.9

OR: 21.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Fakir D'oudairies

30.4

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

James Du Berlais

29.8

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Classic Getaway

29.4

OR: 26.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Inothewayurthinkin

27.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Watch House Cross

27.5

OR: 22.3 Form: 4.4 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Vanillier

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Adamantly Chosen

25.9

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Meetingofthewaters

25.7

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Busselton

25.2

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Hollow Games

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Embittered

24.8

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Indiana Jones

24.6

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

El Barra

23.9

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Good Time Jonny

22.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Perceval Legallois

22.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Cool Survivor

22.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Riaan

22.5

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Chavez

22.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Percy Warner

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Top Ville Ben

21.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Drumbear

21.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Fire Attack

21.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fakir D'oudairies Top Rated	161	166	151
Classic Getaway	156	163	98
Vanillier	152	165	115
James Du Berlais	149	164	77
Adamantly Chosen	148	164	111
Embittered	147	160	135
Busselton	146	159	32
Meetingofthewaters	145	159	104
Lucid Dreams	145	164	140
Indiana Jones	145	170	147
Inothewayurthinkin	144	162	137
El Barra	144	160	—
Hollow Games	143	161	83
Watch House Cross	139	166	139
Riaan	137	164	116
Heart Wood	136	161	132
Perceval Legallois	135	162	100
Good Time Jonny	135	142	89
Chavez	135	156	135
Cool Survivor	135	157	119
Percy Warner	135	161	110
Birchdale	135	162	92
Top Ville Ben	135	165	86
Drumbear	135	154	133
Fire Attack	135	158	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Drumbear	15d ago	Fit
Chavez	22d ago	Fit
Lucid Dreams	22d ago	Fit
Good Time Jonny	23d ago	Fit
Classic Getaway	34d ago	Fit
Vanillier	35d ago	Fit
Inothewayurthinkin	38d ago	Fit
James Du Berlais	39d ago	Fit
Hollow Games	39d ago	Fit
Meetingofthewaters	39d ago	Fit
Adamantly Chosen	39d ago	Fit
Busselton	39d ago	Fit
Watch House Cross	39d ago	Fit
Embittered	39d ago	Fit
Top Ville Ben	40d ago	Fit
Fire Attack	40d ago	Fit
El Barra	43d ago	Fit
Fakir D'oudairies	50d ago	Fresh
Heart Wood	52d ago	Fresh
Cool Survivor	54d ago	Fresh
Perceval Legallois	63d ago	Fresh
Percy Warner	70d ago	Fresh
Birchdale	70d ago	Fresh
Riaan	70d ago	Fresh
Indiana Jones	86d ago	Fresh