Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

13:45

Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Date 2024-12-27

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €59,000

Winning Time 3m 50.90s (slow by 0.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Romeo Coolio (GB) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	7/4F	Won
2nd	Bleu De Vassy (FR) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	9/4	9
3rd	Eastern Legend (IRE) Keith Donoghue · J S Bolger	22/1	4.75
4th	Karafon (FR) Daryl Jacob · W P Mullins	10/1	2.5
5th	Karniquet (FR) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	11/2	33
6th	Court Of Appeal (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Noel G Hynds	250/1	37

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Sea Of Sands (GER) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	5/1

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
6	Romeo Coolio Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	125-12	-	137	122	26d	—	—	-18	8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Champion Bumper runner-up; maiden hurdle winner before respectable Gr 2 earlier this month
1	Bleu De Vassy Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	241-11	-	134	113	41d	—	—	-17	7.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Taken form to a new level this term after wide margin maiden hurdle success and Gr 3 win
5	Karniquet Chestnut J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	22-1	-	128	99	31d	—	—	-4	15.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
2nd at Auteuil before winning yard debut at Tramore; form of those races hasn't worked out
7	Sea Of Sands Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	13	-	134	119	26d	—	—	0	14	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Bright start for this yard and back to form when 3rd behind Romeo Coolio latest
4	Karafon Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	J:Daryl Jacob T:W P Mullins	166	—	35-1	-	126	51	24d	—	—	+4	12.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
French recruit who was a promising 5th here last year and beat odds on stablemate latest
3	Eastern Legend Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:J S Bolger	J:Keith Donoghue T:J S Bolger	166	tp	85-422	-	135	87	11d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Not far behind Kargese at Punchestown and step back in right direction at Naas last time
2	Court Of Appeal Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Noel G Hynds	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Noel G Hynds	166	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Dual winner at a modest enough level on the Flat and this looks like an impossible task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Romeo Coolio	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Bleu De Vassy	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	9/4
Karniquet	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Sea Of Sands	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Karafon	9/1	17/2	17/2	9/1	17/2
Eastern Legend	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Court Of Appeal	300/1	300/1	250/1	250/1	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Karniquet

15.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Sea Of Sands

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Karafon

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Romeo Coolio

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Bleu De Vassy

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Eastern Legend

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Court Of Appeal

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Romeo Coolio	—	137	122
Bleu De Vassy	—	134	113
Karniquet	—	128	99
Sea Of Sands	—	134	119
Karafon	—	126	51
Eastern Legend	—	135	87
Court Of Appeal	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eastern Legend	11d ago	Quick return
Karafon	24d ago	Fit
Romeo Coolio	26d ago	Fit
Sea Of Sands	26d ago	Fit
Karniquet	31d ago	Fit
Bleu De Vassy	41d ago	Fit
Court Of Appeal	—	—