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

Leopardstown

15:30

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Date 2026-02-02

Distance 3m100y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €140,000

Winning Time 6m 29.60s (slow by 18.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fact To File (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	9/2	Won
2nd	Gaelic Warrior (GER) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	4/1	5
3rd	Galopin Des Champs (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	15/8F	8.5
4th	Firefox (IRE) Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott	33/1	0.3
5th	I Am Maximus (FR) Jack Kennedy · W P Mullins	9/1	11
6th	Monty's Star (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	40/1	.75
7th	Champ Kiely (IRE) J J Slevin · W P Mullins	66/1	2.5
8th	Grangeclare West (IRE) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	25/1	46

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Affordale Fury (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Noel Meade	8/1
Fell	Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	16/1
P.U.	Lecky Watson (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	40/1
P.U.	Spindleberry (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	11/1

Runners (13)

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
6	Galopin Des Champs Black J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	1121-3	175	186	162	36d	—	—	+12	42.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
5	Gaelic Warrior Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	ht	311-13	172	185	167	38d	—	—	+19	34.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
3	Fact To File Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	164	—	314-26	171	181	167	38d	—	—	+20	34	1.13/1	9/2 18%
1	Affordale Fury Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	164	—	2-2211	166	173	149	36d	—	—	+26	35	2.25/1	9/1 10%
13	Spindleberry Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	157	—	111-11	154	171	152	35d	—	—	+20	28.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
8	I Am Maximus Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:W P Mullins	J:Jack Kennedy T:W P Mullins	164	—	P82-92	168	176	147	36d	—	—	+24	31.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
9	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	t	541-59	175	186	114	36d	—	—	+26	31.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
7	Grangeclare West Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	164	—	535-84	164	173	144	36d	—	—	+26	29.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
10	Lecky Watson Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	164	—	11F-77	158	164	138	36d	—	—	+25	27.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
11	Monty's Star Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	543-05	158	168	142	36d	—	—	+25	27.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
4	Firefox Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	164	t	362-12	154	160	138	44d	—	—	+24	26.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
2	Champ Kiely Bay J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	164	—	31-2S5	157	164	139	32d	—	—	+26	27.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
NR	Stellar Story Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	164	tb	223-38	153	158	131	36d	—	—	—	25.8	—	—

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Galopin Des Champs	13/8	13/8	7/4
Gaelic Warrior	4/1	4/1	4/1
Fact To File	9/2	9/2	9/2
Affordale Fury	9/1	17/2	17/2
Spindleberry	9/1	8/1	9/1
I Am Maximus	10/1	10/1	10/1
Inothewayurthinkin	20/1	16/1	16/1
Grangeclare West	25/1	25/1	25/1
Lecky Watson	40/1	33/1	33/1
Monty's Star	40/1	33/1	33/1
Firefox	50/1	40/1	40/1
Champ Kiely	80/1	66/1	66/1
Stellar Story	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Galopin Des Champs

42.4

OR: 30 Form: 3 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Affordale Fury

OR: 29 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Gaelic Warrior

34.4

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Fact To File

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

I Am Maximus

31.6

OR: 29.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Inothewayurthinkin

31.4

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Grangeclare West

29.5

OR: 28.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Spindleberry

28.4

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Lecky Watson

27.8

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Monty's Star

27.8

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Champ Kiely

27.2

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Firefox

26.8

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Stellar Story

25.8

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Galopin Des Champs	175	186	162
Inothewayurthinkin	175	186	114
Gaelic Warrior	172	185	167
Fact To File	171	181	167
I Am Maximus	168	176	147
Affordale Fury	166	173	149
Grangeclare West	164	173	144
Lecky Watson	158	164	138
Monty's Star	158	168	142
Champ Kiely	157	164	139
Spindleberry	154	171	152
Firefox	154	160	138
Stellar Story	153	158	131

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Champ Kiely	32d ago	Fit
Spindleberry	35d ago	Fit
Galopin Des Champs	36d ago	Fit
Affordale Fury	36d ago	Fit
I Am Maximus	36d ago	Fit
Inothewayurthinkin	36d ago	Fit
Grangeclare West	36d ago	Fit
Lecky Watson	36d ago	Fit
Monty's Star	36d ago	Fit
Stellar Story	36d ago	Fit
Gaelic Warrior	38d ago	Fit
Fact To File	38d ago	Fit
Firefox	44d ago	Fit