Savills Chase (Grade 1) – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

14:35

Savills Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2024-12-28

Distance 3m100y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €103,250

Runners (9)

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
3	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	1112-3	177	186	176	34d	—	—	+1	49.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Dual Gold Cup winner, excellent Leopardstown record, rematch with Fact To File is key
2	Fact To File Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	164	—	2111-1	169	178	136	34d	—	—	+18	49.8	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Made spectacular start to the season at Punchestown, rematch with Galopin Des Champs
8	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	t	3911-7	158	164	130	34d	—	—	+22	28.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Progressive staying novice last season, never in the hunt in the John Durkan
6	Heart Wood Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	213-12	154	159	67	27d	—	—	+23	27.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won 2m5f Leopardstown Chase in February, steps into senior grade after Drinmore second
7	I Am Maximus Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	164	—	14311-	169	176	151	259d	—	—	+47	51.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
2024 Grand National winner, plenty to find with Galopin Des Champs on last term's clashes
4	Gentlemansgame Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris	164	p	21P54-	160	169	134	241d	—	—	+29	31.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Last year's Charlie Hall winner, found wanting in three subsequent Grade 1 attempts
5	Grangeclare West Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	164	—	1/11-P	159	163	32	34d	—	—	+29	31.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won 3m Grade 1 novice chase here last Christmas, pulled up in the John Durkan
1	Conflated Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	164	p	26-U58	163	174	130	43d	—	—	+27	28.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won this race in 2023, jumping issues last season, little apparent chance on recent form
9	Minella Cocooner Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	164	—	3631-5	158	164	123	34d	—	—	+26	27.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won the 3m5f bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown, plenty to prove at this level of competition

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Galopin Des Champs	4/5	5/6	4/5	5/6	4/5
Fact To File	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Inothewayurthinkin	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Heart Wood	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
I Am Maximus	25/1	22/1	22/1	18/1	20/1
Gentlemansgame	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Grangeclare West	40/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	28/1
Conflated	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Minella Cocooner	100/1	100/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

I Am Maximus

51.3

OR: 29.8 Form: 20.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

2nd

Fact To File

49.8

OR: 29.8 Form: 10 Odds: 10

15/8

3rd

Galopin Des Champs

49.3

OR: 30 Form: 3 Odds: 16.3

5/6

Gentlemansgame

31.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 3.3 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Grangeclare West

31.5

OR: 27.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Inothewayurthinkin

28.9

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Conflated

28.7

OR: 28.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Minella Cocooner

27.3

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Heart Wood

27.2

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	177	186	176
Fact To File	169	178	136
I Am Maximus	169	176	151
Conflated	163	174	130
Gentlemansgame	160	169	134
Grangeclare West	159	163	32
Inothewayurthinkin	158	164	130
Minella Cocooner	158	164	123
Heart Wood	154	159	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Heart Wood	27d ago	Fit
Galopin Des Champs	34d ago	Fit
Fact To File	34d ago	Fit
Inothewayurthinkin	34d ago	Fit
Grangeclare West	34d ago	Fit
Minella Cocooner	34d ago	Fit
Conflated	43d ago	Fit
Gentlemansgame	241d ago	Long break
I Am Maximus	259d ago	Long break