Irish Champions Festival Handicap – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

7:55

Irish Champions Festival Handicap

Date 2025-07-10

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners (21)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
13 (3)	Thegooseiscooked b J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	J:Colin Keane T:Gerard Keane	130	—	48-032	48	61	49	8d	—	—	-13	5.2	9/2 18%
Beaten just a head last time; good third over C&D recently; breakthrough win is close
4 (7)	Flier b J:Ben Coen T:Mrs Denise Foster	J:Ben Coen T:Mrs Denise Foster	138	—	-57102	56	60	50	21d	—	—	+3	14.8	13/2 13%
AW winner in March; pulled clear with winner when second most recently; contender
2 (12)	Unterberg b J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Laura Hourigan	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Laura Hourigan	142	—	0-0274	60	66	52	15d	—	—	-5	5.4	7/1 13%
0-15 on turf; best of four runs this year was a second of 14 in May; can't be discounted
17 (2)	Glencullen b J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ms Joanna Morgan	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Ms Joanna Morgan	127	p	593-45	45	65	51	50d	—	—	-7	2.7	15/2 12%
14-race maiden; fancied in two recent starts without looking like winning
3 (13)	Carvalhal b J:Nicola Burns(7) T:R P Burns	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:R P Burns	139	b	673335	57	64	51	7d	—	—	0	8.5	9/1 10%
Consistent sort; 2.75l behind the winner recently and hit the frame in three starts prior
9 (14)	Cleopatra's Needle ch J:Adam Caffrey T:H Rogers	J:Adam Caffrey T:H Rogers	132	tv	0-6652	50	63	38	7d	—	—	-5	1.9	12/1 8%
Hurdles/Flat winner; good second over 1m recently; extra furlong here to suit
5 (20)	Noble Andy b J:Joseph Harnett(10) T:Mark Fahey	J:Joseph Harnett(10) T:Mark Fahey	138	b	2-9651	56	60	43	21d	—	—	-1	7.5	9/1 10%
Off the mark last time; won with plenty in hand but hard to have confidence in him
14 (1)	Harbanaker b J:J M Sheridan T:William Harvey	J:J M Sheridan T:William Harvey	129	t	8/0416	47	65	40	21d	—	—	-4	1.6	14/1 7%
C&D winner couldn't back it up here last time when raised 5lb; capable of better
8 (8)	Fleetfootsoldier b J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	J:Ross Coakley T:John C McConnell	133	t	069-05	51	64	19	64d	—	—	-4	2	16/1 6%
Three-time winner; small signs of life at Gowran most recently; needs more
20 (16)	Famous Enough br J:N G McCullagh T:Patrick T Foley	J:N G McCullagh T:Patrick T Foley	122	h	00/537	40	57	50	28d	—	—	-4	1.6	14/1 7%
Solid in first two starts this year; poor on soft over C&D last time; place chance
12 (6)	Harseva br J:James Ryan(3) T:Patrick Magee	J:James Ryan(3) T:Patrick Magee	130	h	99-690	48	63	39	64d	—	—	-4	1.4	16/1 6%
No wins from ten starts; finished last of all at Gowran last time.
18 (4)	Blue Wood b J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Kevin Michael Smith	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Kevin Michael Smith	123	t	507257	41	64	58	20d	—	—	0	3.4	25/1 4%
Hard to win with (2-37); tries new trip for first time; needs to improve to win
16 (21)	Master Garvey b J:Luke McAteer T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Luke McAteer T:Joseph Anthony Murray	129	t	174806	47	65	32	28d	—	—	-3	1.2	28/1 3%
Turf and AW winner; beaten a long way in three most recent starts; needs more
6 (11)	Sobriety Blue b J:Sam Coen(7) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Sam Coen(7) T:Andrew Slattery	135	t	57070-	53	65	39	209d	—	—	-2	1.6	28/1 3%
No wins from 11 starts; makes first run since last of 14 on AW last December; best watched
15 (19)	Leabaland br J:Seamie Heffernan T:M M Lynch	J:Seamie Heffernan T:M M Lynch	129	p	2/540-	47	64	-	—	—	—	+1	4.3	33/1 3%
Last win came in 2022; returned from absence when beaten 27l in maiden hurdle in May
11 (15)	Tara Power b J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Keith Henry Clarke	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Keith Henry Clarke	132	t	417806	50	60	11	6d	—	—	0	2.6	40/1 2%
AW winner in February; unplaced in four starts since; due to be dropped 3lb; unlikely
19 (18)	Share The Treasure b J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:T Hogan	J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:T Hogan	123	—	540756	41	60	56	19d	—	—	-2	0.6	33/1 3%
Placed once from 15 outings; only glimpses of form since; out of depth in maiden last time
7 (5)	Galician Girl gr J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	134	t	09794-	52	64	68	—	—	—	-1	1	50/1 2%
AW winner last March; well beaten in two maiden hurdle starts for new yard
21 (9)	Gianh River b J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:P G Fahey	J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:P G Fahey	122	b	50-200	40	62	34	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	66/1 1%
Tailed off over C&D last time; good run at Gowran in May; needs to step up markedly
10 (10)	Malaysian ch J:Shane Foley T:H D McGuigan	J:Shane Foley T:H D McGuigan	132	tv	/95/0-	50	60	-	461d	—	—	-1	0.5	66/1 1%
Sole win came on AW in 2022; likely to need this after 461 days off
1 (17)	Goldsmith b J:Andrew Slattery T:H D McGuigan	J:Andrew Slattery T:H D McGuigan	142	h	770-00	60	63	19	75d	—	—	+1	3	50/1 2%
All five wins in Britain came on AW at 1m-1m2f; not at his best yet for this stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Thegooseiscooked	7/2	7/2	7/2	9/2	9/2
Flier	6/1	11/2	6/1	13/2	6/1
Unterberg	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Glencullen	7/1	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Carvalhal	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Cleopatra's Needle	10/1	10/1	11/1	12/1	10/1
Noble Andy	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Harbanaker	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Fleetfootsoldier	14/1	11/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Famous Enough	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Harseva	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Blue Wood	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Master Garvey	28/1	25/1	16/1	28/1	28/1
Sobriety Blue	28/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Leabaland	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Tara Power	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Share The Treasure	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Galician Girl	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Gianh River	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Malaysian	66/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Goldsmith	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Flier

14.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Carvalhal

8.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.2

9/1

3rd

Noble Andy

7.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Unterberg

5.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Thegooseiscooked

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Leabaland

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Blue Wood

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Goldsmith

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Glencullen

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Tara Power

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Fleetfootsoldier

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Cleopatra's Needle

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Harbanaker

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Famous Enough

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Sobriety Blue

1.6

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Harseva

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Master Garvey

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Galician Girl

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Share The Treasure

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Malaysian

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Gianh River

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Unterberg Top Rated	60	66	52
Goldsmith	60	63	19
Carvalhal	57	64	51
Flier	56	60	50
Noble Andy	56	60	43
Sobriety Blue	53	65	39
Galician Girl	52	64	68
Fleetfootsoldier	51	64	19
Cleopatra's Needle	50	63	38
Tara Power	50	60	11
Malaysian	50	60	—
Thegooseiscooked	48	61	49
Harseva	48	63	39
Harbanaker	47	65	40
Master Garvey	47	65	32
Leabaland	47	64	—
Glencullen	45	65	51
Blue Wood	41	64	58
Share The Treasure	41	60	56
Famous Enough	40	57	50
Gianh River	40	62	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tara Power	6d ago	Quick return
Carvalhal	7d ago	Quick return
Cleopatra's Needle	7d ago	Quick return
Thegooseiscooked	8d ago	Quick return
Unterberg	15d ago	Fit
Share The Treasure	19d ago	Fit
Blue Wood	20d ago	Fit
Flier	21d ago	Fit
Noble Andy	21d ago	Fit
Harbanaker	21d ago	Fit
Gianh River	21d ago	Fit
Famous Enough	28d ago	Fit
Master Garvey	28d ago	Fit
Glencullen	50d ago	Fresh
Fleetfootsoldier	64d ago	Fresh
Harseva	64d ago	Fresh
Goldsmith	75d ago	Fresh
Sobriety Blue	209d ago	Long break
Malaysian	461d ago	Long break
Leabaland	—	—
Galician Girl	—	—