Irish Champions Festival Maiden – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

8:00

Irish Champions Festival Maiden

Date 2025-06-19

Distance 1m4f180y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €8,850

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (1)	Carthusian b J:Scott McCullagh T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Scott McCullagh T:Mrs John Harrington	134	—	2	-	88	78	33d	—	—	-29	22.7	10/11 52%
Made a pleasing debut when second at Navan, winner Scandinavian in action at Royal Ascot
3 (5)	Defiantly ch J:Ronan Whelan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Ronan Whelan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.6	6/1 14%
Half-brother to Australian Group 1 winner Buckaroo, big price drop from yearling to two
8 (9)	Paul Henry b J:Mark Crehan(3) T:A P O'Brien	J:Mark Crehan(3) T:A P O'Brien	134	—	5	-	72	64	78d	—	—	-9	3.6	13/2 13%
Improvement likely from an initial run at Gowran in March, last year's winning rider up
9 (6)	Red King gr J:Chris Hayes T:A Oliver	J:Chris Hayes T:A Oliver	134	b	526-55	75	87	59	40d	—	—	-1	9.1	17/2 11%
Best of his five runs when second over 1m at two, needs to find extra, first-time blinkers
6 (4)	Happy Pharoah b J:Paddy Harnett(5) T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Paddy Harnett(5) T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	134	t	954	-	88	74	13d	—	—	-7	2.7	8/1 11%
Superb pedigree, held by Carthusian on Navan running, needs to improve, tongue-tie on
7 (2)	Keyboard ch J:Ross Coakley T:J S Bolger	J:Ross Coakley T:J S Bolger	134	—	753	75	85	64	56d	—	—	+5	11	16/1 6%
Seems to be heading in the right direction, needs to find extra to win a maiden
4 (7)	Drivers Seat b J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	134	p	534-4	76	80	75	69d	—	—	+2	8.2	16/1 6%
Fair standard of form at two, got a bump at the start on reappearance at Dundalk
2 (3)	Crosshaven b J:Seamie Heffernan T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Seamie Heffernan T:John Joseph Murphy	134	—	—	-	61	25	26d	—	—	-1	0.5	66/1 1%
Dropped away from two furlongs out on debut over 1m2f, likely to need more experience
NR (8)	Good Onya Mate b J:Gary Carroll T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Gary Carroll T:Henry De Bromhead	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Dam bumper winner, half-sister to winners notably the smart and versatile Wicklow Brave

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Carthusian	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11	10/11
Defiantly	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Paul Henry	6/1	11/2	6/1	11/2	13/2
Red King	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Happy Pharoah	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Keyboard	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Drivers Seat	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Crosshaven	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Good Onya Mate	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Carthusian

22.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 17.7

10/11

2nd

Keyboard

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

16/1

3rd

Red King

9.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Drivers Seat

8.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Defiantly

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Paul Henry

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Happy Pharoah

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Crosshaven

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Good Onya Mate

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Drivers Seat Top Rated	76	80	75
Red King	75	87	59
Keyboard	75	85	64
Carthusian	—	88	78
Defiantly	—	—	—
Paul Henry	—	72	64
Happy Pharoah	—	88	74
Crosshaven	—	61	25
Good Onya Mate	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Happy Pharoah	13d ago	Quick return
Crosshaven	26d ago	Fit
Carthusian	33d ago	Fit
Red King	40d ago	Fit
Keyboard	56d ago	Fresh
Drivers Seat	69d ago	Fresh
Paul Henry	78d ago	Fresh
Defiantly	—	—
Good Onya Mate	—	—