O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Chase (Grade 3)

Tramore

14:25

Date 2026-01-01

Distance 2m6f170y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €22,125

Runners (8)

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
5	Heart Wood Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	160	—	42P-14	160	174	138	39d	—	—	+7	36.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Grade 1-placed; a distant fourth in the John Durkan last time; go close if back to best
1	Champ Kiely Bay J:John Shinnick T:W P Mullins	J:John Shinnick T:W P Mullins	166	—	131-2S	158	162	137	4d	—	—	+11	33.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Grade 1 novice winner turned out again after clipping heels at Leop'town four days ago
2	Croke Park Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	166	p	127-33	152	154	133	61d	—	—	+12	31.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Dual Grade 1 novice winner; not at his best twice this term; needs more; cheekpieces added
4	Ile Atlantique Brown J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	162	t	15UF-3	152	160	130	53d	—	—	+20	31.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Has had jumping issues and has a lot of ground to make up on Champ Kiely from his return
6	Gentleman De Mee Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	154	t	5414-4	159	176	167	56d	—	—	+20	29.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Dual Grade 1 winner won the Topham at Aintree last term; poor at Clonmel but can do better
3	Classic Getaway Brown J:Shane Fitzgerald T:W P Mullins	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:W P Mullins	162	—	2166-4	155	165	140	35d	—	—	+22	27.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Grade 2 winner but well beaten at Thurles on return so has to get back to his best
8	Perceval Legallois b/br J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	154	—	411F-P	152	168	143	33d	—	—	+22	26.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Was pulled up in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury on return; has questions to answer now
NR	Maxxum Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	154	—	1P1-43	145	154	-	32d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Won chase debut in 2023 but was poor in two further runs in this sphere; plenty to find

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Heart Wood	7/4	15/8	7/4
Champ Kiely	5/2	5/2	5/2
Croke Park	11/2	5/1	5/1
Ile Atlantique	6/1	7/1	6/1
Gentleman De Mee	11/1	9/1	11/1
Classic Getaway	14/1	12/1	14/1
Perceval Legallois	18/1	16/1	18/1
Maxxum	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Heart Wood

36.9

OR: 27.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Champ Kiely

33.9

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

5/2

3rd

Ile Atlantique

31.8

OR: 25.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Croke Park

31.2

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

11/2

Gentleman De Mee

29.9

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

11/1

Classic Getaway

27.9

OR: 26.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Perceval Legallois

26.9

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Maxxum

23.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Heart Wood	160	174	138
Gentleman De Mee	159	176	167
Champ Kiely	158	162	137
Classic Getaway	155	165	140
Croke Park	152	154	133
Ile Atlantique	152	160	130
Perceval Legallois	152	168	143
Maxxum	145	154	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Champ Kiely	4d ago	Quick return
Maxxum	32d ago	Fit
Perceval Legallois	33d ago	Fit
Classic Getaway	35d ago	Fit
Heart Wood	39d ago	Fit
Ile Atlantique	53d ago	Fresh
Gentleman De Mee	56d ago	Fresh
Croke Park	61d ago	Fresh