Tattersalls Ireland 50th Derby Sale Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Leopardstown

13:40

Date 2024-02-04

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €88,500

Winning Time 3m 59.60s (slow by 9.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ballyburn (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	10/11F	Won
2nd	Slade Steel (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	6/1	7
3rd	King Of Kingsfield (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	12/1	7
4th	Absurde (FR) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	33/1	3.25
5th	Jit Langy (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	20/1	1.25
6th	Daddy Long Legs (FR) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	11/1	9
7th	Gold Dancer (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	16/1	7
8th	Fascile Mode (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Thomas Mullins	40/1	5.5
9th	Farren Glory (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	4/1	21
10th	Boher Road (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Jarlath P Fahey	250/1	1.5

Runners (10)

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
2	Ballyburn Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	111-21	-	147	102	37d	—	—	-30	15	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Drops back in trip but is the choice of Paul Townend and that is of obvious significance
5	Farren Glory Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	15-11F	-	140	117	40d	—	—	-13	5.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Royal Bond winner and the likely winner at Aintree when falling two out; leading contender
10	Slade Steel Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	113-11	-	136	110	57d	—	—	-7	2.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Drop back to 2m is unlikely to be a problem and he remains a novice of some potential
4	Daddy Long Legs Chestnut J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	1P	-	133	111	39d	—	—	-1	7.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Should get a better idea of his level of ability after this but others look more likely
9	King Of Kingsfield Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	3-2221	140	139	115	40d	—	—	+18	27	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Likely to find one or two too good but could be bang there if he can find some improvement
8	Jit Langy Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	—	42-1	-	120	108	262d	—	—	+6	11.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Hard to assess and difficult to see him landing this on what he has done so far
7	Gold Dancer Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	t	3-1	-	112	-	270d	—	—	+10	12.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Thrown in at the deep end on debut for Willie Mullins and a very interesting runner
1	Absurde Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	166	—	16P	-	132	108	39d	—	—	+2	4.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Ebor winner looks the third or fourth string of the Mullins quintet here
6	Fascile Mode Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Mullins	J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Mullins	166	—	04-164	-	132	106	39d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Found wanting in Grade 1 Royal Bond; remote fourth here in the Grade 1 here last time
3	Boher Road Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Donagh Meyler T:Jarlath P Fahey	166	—	2U17	127	127	104	139d	—	—	+26	27.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Tends to jump right; looks out of his depth here notwithstanding his jumping issues

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Ballyburn	evn	evn	10/11	evn	5/6
Farren Glory	4/1	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Slade Steel	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	7/1
Daddy Long Legs	10/1	10/1	8/1	9/1	8/1
King Of Kingsfield	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Jit Langy	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	16/1
Gold Dancer	33/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Absurde	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Fascile Mode	100/1	80/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Boher Road	250/1	150/1	125/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Boher Road

27.2

OR: 19.3 Form: 7.8 Odds: 0.2

250/1

2nd

King Of Kingsfield

OR: 22.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Ballyburn

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15

10/11

Gold Dancer

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Jit Langy

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Daddy Long Legs

7.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Farren Glory

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Absurde

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Slade Steel

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Fascile Mode

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Kingsfield	140	139	115
Boher Road	127	127	104
Ballyburn	—	147	102
Farren Glory	—	140	117
Slade Steel	—	136	110
Daddy Long Legs	—	133	111
Jit Langy	—	120	108
Gold Dancer	—	112	—
Absurde	—	132	108
Fascile Mode	—	132	106

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballyburn	37d ago	Fit
Daddy Long Legs	39d ago	Fit
Absurde	39d ago	Fit
Fascile Mode	39d ago	Fit
Farren Glory	40d ago	Fit
King Of Kingsfield	40d ago	Fit
Slade Steel	57d ago	Fresh
Boher Road	139d ago	Long break
Jit Langy	262d ago	Long break
Gold Dancer	270d ago	Long break