01 Feb 2025 15:30 Leopardstown
Winner: €250,001 (Penalty: €142,500); Distance: 3m 70y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Good to Yielding in places).
Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Galopin Des Champs (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1112-31 / 9 |
Jump (35) | P Townend | W P Mullins Mrs Audrey Turley |
1/2 | |
| prominent and led after 4th, 2 lengths clear halfway, pushed along early straight, kept on well run-in and drew clear closing stages | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 4¾ L |
Grangeclare West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
61/11-P6 / 9 |
Jump (35) | B Hayes | W P Mullins Cheveley Park Stud |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along after 2 out and headway into 3rd when jumped left at last, ridden and kept on run-in to go 2nd close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| SHD |
Fact To File (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2111-12 / 8 |
Jump (35) | M P Walsh | W P Mullins Mr John P McManus |
10/3 | |
| towards rear, slight mistake 6 out, headway into 5th after 4 out, pushed along after 2 out and 2nd approaching last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, dropped to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 2½ L |
Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3911-75 / 7 |
Jump (35) | K M Donoghue | G P Cromwell Mr John P McManus |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, 8th before 3 out and pushed along after 2 out, went 6th before last, kept on one pace run-in to go 4th close home | ||||||||||
5th |
10 |
| NK |
Monty's Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
P/3122-2 / 8 |
Jump (31) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Mr Barry Maloney |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along after 2 out and dropped to 4th before last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in, no impression closing stages | ||||||||||
6th |
2 |
| 3 L |
Embassy Gardens (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
6/112P-1 / 9 |
Jump (31) | M J M O'Sullivan | W P Mullins Sean & Bernardine… |
16/1 | |
| prominent early and led briefly 2nd, tracked leader and 3rd halfway, pushed along after 2 out and 5th before last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 1¾ L |
Hewick (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
63-2325 / 10 |
Jump (35) | J C Gainford | Miss T L Cogan Mr T J McDonald |
33/1 | |
| prominent early, led briefly when slight mistake 3rd, 4th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, 7th and no impression when slight mistake last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 4½ L |
I Am Maximus (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
14311-P / 9 |
Jump (35) | J S McGarvey | W P Mullins Mr John P McManus |
28/1 | |
| always towards rear, jumped left 2nd and 4th, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, 8th when jumped badly left at last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 15 L |
Minella Cocooner (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3631-58 / 9 |
Jump (35) | D E Mullins | W P Mullins Mr David Bobbett |
100/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 2 out, towards rear when slightly hampered at last, no extra | ||||||||||
10th |
1 |
| 8½ L |
Conflated (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
26-U587 / 11 |
Flat (1249), Jump (35) |
Sam Ewing | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
150/1 | |
| tracked leaders early, dropped towards rear before halfway, no impression before 2 out and no extra in straight | ||||||||||