Leopardstown (IRE) Races
Leopardstown (IRE)
17:55
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Leopardstown (IRE)
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.80
Place: €1.50 €1.70 €3.20
Exacta: €23.70
Tricast: €229.79
Trifecta: €250.30
Non-Runners: Hell Left Loose (stone bruise)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Altimara (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Ross O'Sullivan | 140 lbs | 100/30F | Won | Midfield - headway 2f out - led 1f out - clear with one other and faced challenge final 110yds - just did enough | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Lady Pagasa (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | J P Murtagh | 140 lbs | 9/2 | 0.1 | Towards rear - headway 2f out - went second inside final furlong - clear with one other and challenging final 110yds - just held(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Bowman (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | C Byrnes | 136 lbs | 16/1 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - in rear - headway on outer from 2f out - went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Purring Along (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Jack Cleary
(5)lbs
|
P G Fahey | 129 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - no chance but kept on and went fourth post(op 13/2) | |
| 5th | 4 | Still She Blooms (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Chris Timmons | 138 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Prominent early - soon led - headed 1f out - weakened gradually and lost three places inside final furlong(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Rising Sky (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Anthony McCann | 130 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - prominent over 3f out - went third over 1f out - soon lost position - no extra final furlong(op 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Clever And Classy (IRE) | 2 F | Poor | J S Bolger | 130 lbs | 15/2 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 2f out - weakened 1f out (jockey said filly anticipated the start)(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Lovely (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Diego Dias | 139 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | Towards rear - no impression from over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 9th | 13 | Blue Wood (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Patrick McGettigan
(7)lbs
|
Kevin Michael Smith | 112 lbs | 33/1 | 2 | Led early - soon prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 28/1) | |
| 10th | 12 | Monzoon (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Rory Mulligan
(7)lbs
|
P Sweeney | 113 lbs | 25/1 | .75 | Soon prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 22/1) | |
| 11th | 11 | Big Baby Bull (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Nicola Burns
(7)lbs
|
Sean Hayes | 117 lbs | 11/1 | 2.75 | Towards rear throughout(op 15/2) | |
| 12th | 7 | Timana (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Ms Joanna Morgan | 134 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | In rear throughout | ||
| 13th | 8 | Happy For Evva (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Alan McIntyre | 131 lbs | 22/1 | 16 | Awkward start - in rear - lost touch over 2f out - eased over 1f out - tailed off(op 16/1) |