Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Beginners Chase

Leopardstown

12:37

Date 2025-12-27

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,325

Winning Time 4m 11.10s (fast by 1.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kargese (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	10/11F	Won
2nd	Lovely Hurling (IRE) Mark Walsh · C A Murphy	7/4	14
3rd	Kings Hill (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	25/1	34
4th	Bottler'secret (IRE) E Walsh · Ciaran Murphy	50/1	43

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	James's Gate (IRE) J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	9/2

Runners (5)

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
5	Kargese Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	159	h	/213-2	-	145	138	20d	—	—	-26	20.4	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Dual Grade 1 winner over hurdles; beaten by a smart mare on her recent chase debut
4	Lovely Hurling Bay J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	J:Mark Walsh T:C A Murphy	166	—	/112-2	-	138	-	40d	—	—	-19	16.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Lightly-raced hurdler but smart; no match for Kopek Des Bordes on his chase debut
2	James's Gate Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	166	t	43/11-	-	-	-	343d	—	—	-11	4.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual hurdle winner with a mark of 135; could easily run well despite his absence
1	Bottler'secret Bay J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	166	b	P06-79	-	134	42	12d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Smart novice hurdler but has become disappointing; offered little on recent chase debut
3	Kings Hill Grey J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	166	t	370P0-	-	-	-	267d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Useful hurdler but struggled in some strong handicaps last season; chase debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kargese	10/11	10/11	10/11	4/5	Evens
Lovely Hurling	7/4	5/4	7/4	13/8	13/8
James's Gate	11/2	13/2	11/2	11/2	9/2
Bottler'secret	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Kings Hill	33/1	40/1	28/1	28/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kargese

20.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 15.4

Evens

2nd

Lovely Hurling

16.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 11.4

7/4

3rd

James's Gate

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

13/2

Bottler'secret

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Kings Hill

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kargese	—	145	138
Lovely Hurling	—	138	—
James's Gate	—	—	—
Bottler'secret	—	134	42
Kings Hill	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bottler'secret	12d ago	Quick return
Kargese	20d ago	Fit
Lovely Hurling	40d ago	Fit
Kings Hill	267d ago	Long break
James's Gate	343d ago	Long break