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

Leopardstown

15:30

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2025-02-01

Distance 3m70y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €140,000

Winning Time 6m 20.30s (slow by 13.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Galopin Des Champs (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	1/2F	Won
2nd	Grangeclare West (IRE) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	66/1	4.75
3rd	Fact To File (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	100/30	0.1
4th	Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	16/1	2.5
5th	Monty's Star (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	12/1	0.3
6th	Embassy Gardens (GB) Michael O'Sullivan · W P Mullins	16/1	3
7th	Hewick (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Miss Tara Lee Cogan	33/1	1.75
8th	I Am Maximus (FR) Jody McGarvey · W P Mullins	28/1	4.5
9th	Minella Cocooner (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	100/1	15
10th	Conflated (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	150/1	8.5

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
4	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	112-31	177	187	134	35d	—	—	-9	50	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Back to his brilliant best when winning the Savills here at Christmas; hard to oppose
3	Fact To File Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	164	—	111-12	168	175	136	35d	—	—	+16	35.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
No match for Galopin Des Champs here at Christmas; similar story likely this time
10	Monty's Star Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	3122-2	153	160	125	31d	—	—	+26	32.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Might have needed the run when beaten by Embassy Gardens at Tramore; likely contender
8	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	t	911-75	159	166	98	35d	—	—	+24	28.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ran well for a long way in the Savills here at Christmas and could get into the shakeup
2	Embassy Gardens Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins	164	—	112P-1	157	167	136	31d	—	—	+33	38.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Impressive at Tramore; others probably too good but this will tell more about where he is
6	Hewick Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan	J:Jordan Gainford T:Miss Tara Lee Cogan	164	b	3-2325	163	170	100	35d	—	—	+28	31.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Brilliant servant unlikely to get the good ground he wants here; others look more likely
7	I Am Maximus Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	164	—	4311-P	169	173	151	35d	—	—	+28	30.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Poor effort in the Savills here at Christmas; clearly capable of much better
5	Grangeclare West Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	164	—	/11-P6	158	163	91	35d	—	—	+26	27.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well below par in the Durkan and the Savills in two runs this season; others preferred
9	Minella Cocooner Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	631-58	156	164	111	35d	—	—	+26	26.7	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Has fallen short at Grade 1 level in both runs this season and hard to make a case for
1	Conflated Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	6-U587	158	173	130	35d	—	—	+26	27.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
No trace of his best form so far this season and not hard to pass over

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Galopin Des Champs	1/2	1/2	1/2	4/9	1/2
Fact To File	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Monty's Star	16/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Inothewayurthinkin	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Embassy Gardens	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Hewick	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
I Am Maximus	40/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Grangeclare West	50/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Minella Cocooner	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Conflated	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Galopin Des Champs

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Embassy Gardens

38.1

OR: 26.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

16/1

3rd

Fact To File

35.2

OR: 29.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Monty's Star

32.5

OR: 25.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Hewick

31.1

OR: 28.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

I Am Maximus

30.5

OR: 29.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Inothewayurthinkin

28.5

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Grangeclare West

27.4

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Conflated

27.2

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Minella Cocooner

26.7

OR: 26.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	177	187	134
I Am Maximus	169	173	151
Fact To File	168	175	136
Hewick	163	170	100
Inothewayurthinkin	159	166	98
Grangeclare West	158	163	91
Conflated	158	173	130
Embassy Gardens	157	167	136
Minella Cocooner	156	164	111
Monty's Star	153	160	125

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Monty's Star	31d ago	Fit
Embassy Gardens	31d ago	Fit
Galopin Des Champs	35d ago	Fit
Fact To File	35d ago	Fit
Inothewayurthinkin	35d ago	Fit
Hewick	35d ago	Fit
I Am Maximus	35d ago	Fit
Grangeclare West	35d ago	Fit
Minella Cocooner	35d ago	Fit
Conflated	35d ago	Fit