Leopardstown (IRE)
14:45
O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase
Leopardstown (IRE) Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.75 Place: €1.20 €1.60 €2.30 Exacta: €18.80 Tricast: €122.71 Trifecta: €162.90
Non-Runners: Dancing On My Own (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 16 Backtonormal (IRE) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 139 lbs 11/4F Won Travelled strongly - midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - headway and went second going okay after 2 out - ridden to lead and stayed on after last - eased towards finish(op 10/3)
2nd 11 Sequestered (IRE) 6 G AVG Paul John Gilligan 146 lbs 5/1 3.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - midfield before 8th - headway and prominent 4 out - led going okay after 2 out - ridden and headed after last - kept on but no match for winner(op 6/1)
3rd 10 Monbeg Park (IRE) 7 G AVG Sean Thomas Doyle 147 lbs 9/1 0.3 Raced wide - midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 5th - headway approaching last - switched left and went third before last - kept on well when flashed tail repeatedly run-in(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
4th 14 Riaan (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 147 lbs 10/1 13 Raced wide - prominent - mistake 1st - joined leaders before 2 out - weakened before last(op 11/1 tchd 9/1)
5th 7 Adamantly Chosen (IRE) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 157 lbs 28/1 3.25 Jumped right on occasions - soon disputed lead - led narrowly after 2nd - headed after 2 out - weakened before last(op 33/1)
6th 17 Union Park (FR) 9 G Poor P J Rothwell 140 lbs 80/1 .75 Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - pushed along briefly after 7th - headway 3 out - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(tchd 66/1)
7th 15 Shantreusse (IRE) 8 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 147 lbs 20/1 .5 Soon led narrowly or disputed lead on inner - prominent and briefly disputed lead after 2nd - weakened before last(op 18/1)
8th 9 Hgranca De Thaix (FR) 8 G AVG Barry Connell 154 lbs 11/1 0.3 Raced wide - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - reminder when jumped slightly left 2 out - weakening when jumped slightly left last(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
9th 5 Horantzau d'Airy (FR) 8 G AVG W P Mullins 160 lbs 20/1 1.5 Raced wide - never better than midfield - in rear when headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on after last(op 25/1)
10th 6 Search For Glory (IRE) 7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 9/2 4.25 Prominent - not fluent and weakened 4 out(op 11/2)
11th 1 James Du Berlais (FR) 9 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 11/1 5.5 Raced wide - prominent - mistake 1st - joined leader 4th - bumped 8th - weakened after 2 out(op 10/1)
12th 13 Mars Harper (GB) 9 G Poor Gordon Elliott 149 lbs 28/1 4.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders on inner 9th - weakened 3 out(op 40/1)
13th 3 Pinkerton (IRE) 9 G AVG Noel Meade 163 lbs 7/1 13 Raced wide - midfield - not fluent 9th - weakened after 2 out(op 13/2)
14th 8 Life In The Park (IRE) 7 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 156 lbs 50/1 13 Prominent early - in touch with leaders 7th - weakened 3 out(op 40/1)
15th 4 Visionarian (IRE) 9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 33/1 18 Always behind - detached when jumped slightly right and slow jump 4 out(op 25/1)
99th 12 Aime Desjy (FR) 9 G AVG W P Mullins 149 lbs 33/1 - Never better than midfield - jumped left and mistake 10th - not fluent 4 out - not fluent and weakened 2 out - towards rear when eased and pulled up before last(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)