27 Dec 2017 15:00 Leopardstown
Winner: €200,000 (Penalty: €110,000); Distance: 3m 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Soft in places).
Paddy Power Chase (0-150) (Grade B)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Anibale Fly (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
P142-59 / 12 |
Jump (25) | D Meyler | A J Martin John P McManus |
14/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, 8th at 7th, moderate 6th and progress approaching 3 out, led into straight, asserted and stayed on well run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 7 L |
Ucello Conti (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
74724U- / 13 |
Flat (1953), Jump (263) |
Liam McKenna | G Elliott Mr A R Bromley |
25/1 | |
| mid-division early, 12th at 7th, moderate 11th at 9th, moderate 7th approaching 3 out and progress, 5th into straight, chased winner before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
21 |
| 1¼ L |
Squouateur (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 10 7) |
78P2U-6 / 8 |
Jump (25) | B J Geraghty | G Elliott Mr John P McManus |
4/1 | |
| held up, soon rear of mid-division, headway on inner and not much room approaching straight, chased leaders last, kept on without threatening | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 2¼ L |
Potters Point (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
221140 / 7 |
Jump (31) | C D Meehan | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
33/1 | |
| soon prominent, 3rd at 7th, 4th into straight, one pace from before last | ||||||||||
5th |
22 |
| 3 L |
Vieux Morvan (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
5452F6- / 10 |
Flat (1331), Jump (287) |
S A Shortall | J P O'Brien M L Bloodstock… |
40/1 | |
| soon led, clear of remainder with one rival from 9th, reduced lead and slight mistake 2 out, headed into straight, soon no extra, one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
26 |
| 4 L |
Phil's Magic (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 10 3) |
431235 / 8 |
Jump (40) | D F O'Regan | A J Martin Lyreen Syndicate |
20/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, 6th at 7th, moderate 5th approaching 3 out, 6th again into straight, kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
7th |
23 |
| HD |
Full Cry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
4P-5025 / 10 |
Jump (39) | R Loughran | H De Bromhead Garristown Aintree… |
40/1 | |
| held up, 19th at 7th, moderate 10th approaching 3 out and progress, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
8th |
8 |
| 5 L |
Thunder And Roses (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 3) |
226U4-P / 11 |
Jump (24) | Ms L O'Neill | M F Morris I N S Racing |
40/1 | |
| soon prominent, 2nd at 7th, clear of remainder with leader from 9th, came back to field and dropped to 3rd into straight, soon no extra, one pace | ||||||||||
9th |
25 |
| ¾ L |
Space Cadet (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
20277-6 / 13 |
Jump (31) | B Hayes | G Elliott Gearoid O'Loughlin |
25/1 | |
| held up, 17th at 7th, moderate 12th at 9th, progress from before 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening straight | ||||||||||
10th |
24 |
| ¾ L |
Out Sam (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6) |
F34PP9- / 12 |
Jump (262) | L P Dempsey | G Elliott D Charlesworth |
20/1 | |
| held up, impeded 9th, progress from before 2 out, kept on same pace without threatening straight | ||||||||||
11th |
5 |
| 4¼ L |
Polidam (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
67137-1 / 10 |
Jump (18) | P Townend | W P Mullins Mr Simon Munir/mr… |
6/1 | |
| mid-division early, 14th at 7th, moderate 9th approaching 3 out, 7th into straight, no impression and impeded at last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
12th |
9 |
| 1½ L |
General Principle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
6115-47 / 12 |
Jump (31) | J W Kennedy | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
16/1 | |
| mid-division early, 13th at 7th, moderate 8th approaching 3 out, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
13th |
7 |
| ½ L |
Apache Stronghold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
12F3/34 / 10 |
Jump (18) | J M Moore | N Meade Mrs Patricia Hunt |
33/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out | ||||||||||
14th |
3 |
| 5 L |
Pleasant Company (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
3P/1419- / 12 |
Jump (263) | D J Mullins | W P Mullins Malcolm C Denmark |
16/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out | ||||||||||
15th |
20 |
| 3¼ L |
Texas Jack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
771PU-7 / 11 |
Jump (39) | B J Cooper | N Meade Robert Watson |
50/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from 2 out | ||||||||||
16th |
16 |
| 3¾ L |
On Fiddlers Green (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
09-108P / 7 |
Jump (60) | D Robinson | H De Bromhead Declan Ganley |
33/1 | |
| soon prominent, 4th at 7th, no extra straight | ||||||||||
17th |
1 |
| 2½ L |
Road To Riches (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
P285-09 / 12 |
Jump (105) | A W Short | N Meade Mr David Maxwell |
33/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, 7th at 7th, no extra straight | ||||||||||
18th |
13 |
| 20 L |
Flaxen Flare (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
1/3U-232 / 11 |
Flat (1572), Jump (32) |
D N Russell | G Elliott Mrs P Sloan |
16/1 | |
| held up, 16th at 7th, some headway but no impression when bad mistake last, weakened | ||||||||||
19th |
11 |
| 14 L |
Bay Of Freedom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
14P-433 / 10 |
Jump (58) | K C Sexton | Peter Fahey Paul Leech |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 9th at 7th, moderate 7th at 9th, weakened straight | ||||||||||
20th |
14 |
| 5 L |
Oscar Knight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
363U-01 / 11 |
Jump (46) | M P Walsh | T Mullins John P McManus |
7/1 | |
| held up, soon mid-division, no extra from before straight | ||||||||||
21st |
10 |
| 23 L |
Three Stars (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
5P5-355 / 9 |
Jump (46) | R M Power | H De Bromhead Robert Finnegan |
33/1 | |
| mid-division early, 11th at 7th, moderate 9th at 9th, under pressure 13th, soon no danger | ||||||||||
PU |
28 |
| - |
Tesseract (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
216615 / 11 |
Jump (31) | R C Colgan | J P O'Brien John P McManus |
28/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, impeded 9th, pulled up before 10th | ||||||||||
FE |
29 |
| - |
Teacher's Pet (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 0) |
2-5U113 / 8 |
Jump (25) | Reserve 1 | J P Dempsey John P McManus |
25/1 | |
| held up, 18th at 7th, fell 11th | ||||||||||
27 |
| - |
Baily Moon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) |
F-21419 / 7 |
Jump (159) | S J Crimin | M F Morris R A Scott |
0/0 | ||
30 |
| - |
He Rock's (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 13) |
32U-383 / 11 |
Jump (24) | Reserve 2 | S J Mahon T C Quinn |
0/0 | ||
PU |
17 |
| - |
Woods Well (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) |
32P8-12 / 9 |
Jump (28) | Andrew Ring | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
25/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, impeded 9th, pulled up next | ||||||||||
PU |
12 |
| - |
Bonny Kate (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 12) |
333PP-3 / 8 |
Jump (31) | S W Flanagan | N Meade Mrs Patricia Hunt |
10/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, impeded 9th, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
FE |
15 |
| - |
Call The Taxie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
331-135 / 9 |
Jump (38) | Rachael Blackmore | Miss Ellmarie Holden Oliver Barden |
16/1 | |
| mid-division early, 10th at 7th, fell 10th | ||||||||||
UR |
19 |
| - |
Forever Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
2182-F2 / 13 |
Jump (24) | C D Timmons | E Cawley Edward Cawley |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th at 7th, moderate 4th approaching 3 out, no impression when mistake and unseated rider last | ||||||||||
FE |
18 |
| - |
Dromnea (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 10 8) |
240-166 / 11 |
Jump (58) | M A Enright | M F Morris Mrs A M Daly |
33/1 | |
| mid-division early, 15th at 7th, fell 9th | ||||||||||
31 |
| - |
Magic Of Light (IRE) (mare, bay, 9 13) |
1-321F2 / 10 |
Jump (25) | Reserve 3 | Mrs J Harrington Ann & Alan Potts… |
0/0 | ||