Racing Post Handicap Chase – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

14:55

Racing Post Handicap Chase

Date 2024-12-26

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €17,700

Winning Time 4m 14.03s (slow by 1.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	An Peann Dearg (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Paul Nolan	10/1	Won
2nd	The Folkes Tiara (IRE) Ethan O'Sullivan · Henry De Bromhead	6/1	0.1
3rd	The King Of Prs (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	11/2	0.3
4th	One Last Tango (IRE) Charlie O'Dwyer · Eoin Griffin	4/1F	.5
5th	Tuckmill (IRE) Jake Coen · Peter Fahey	20/1	0.1
6th	Mr Saxobeat (IRE) Anna McGuinness · Thomas Gibney	12/1	.75
7th	Railway Hurricane (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Gavin Cromwell	25/1	1.75
8th	Canal End (IRE) Simon Torrens · Peter Fahey	6/1	6.5
9th	Bowmore (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead	18/1	0.3
10th	Broomfield Bijou (IRE) Sam Ewing · J P Dempsey	7/1	.75
11th	Final Orders (GB) Jack Kearney · Gavin Cromwell	16/1	4

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	San Salvador (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5/1

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
13	One Last Tango Chestnut J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Eoin Griffin	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Eoin Griffin	140	—	-65446	114	131	58	23d	—	—	+3	21.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Recent handicap debut effort at Clonmel leaves him with a lot to find
9	Broomfield Bijou Bay J:Sam Ewing T:J P Dempsey	J:Sam Ewing T:J P Dempsey	150	—	-1P326	124	140	122	25d	—	—	+16	28.7	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Excuses latest; drop back in trip to suit and don't rule out
6	The Folkes Tiara Bay J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Henry De Bromhead	157	t	18P0-1	131	140	131	26d	—	—	+22	33.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Comeback Fairyhouse win over The Kings Of Prs augurs well; rider's claim a positive too
7	The King Of Prs Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	156	t	36F4-2	130	142	133	26d	—	—	+17	28.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Fairyhouse comeback second to The Folkes Tiara; bit more needed at these weights
10	Canal End Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Peter Fahey	J:Simon Torrens T:Peter Fahey	145	—	79-575	119	135	97	16d	—	—	+10	20.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Potential improver entering handicaps but may want a bit further
11	An Peann Dearg Chestnut J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	142	ht	846342	116	144	126	60d	—	—	+16	25.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Needs to improve and trip/ground possibly not ideal
2	San Salvador Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	163	—	741144	137	146	126	40d	—	—	+22	32.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Career-best despite some iffy jumping at Cheltenham latest; needs to jump better
3	Bowmore Brown J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	162	—	30-13F	136	137	112	—	—	—	+15	23.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Not out of it when faller two out behind San Salvador in Grade 3 at Roscommon; stiff mark
12	Mr Saxobeat Chestnut J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Thomas Gibney	142	t	45322U	116	145	108	19d	—	—	+17	23.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Consistent in lower-grade handicaps than this but drop in trip may not be ideal
14	Tuckmill Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	140	b	-41261	114	137	124	55d	—	—	+28	32.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Down Royal winner 4lb wrong here so fair bit to find for a follow-up win
4	Final Orders Bay J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Jack Kearney(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	-04470	135	143	132	124d	—	—	+18	22.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
2022 winner but on a long losing run; handicapper relenting but others preferred
5	Railway Hurricane Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	158	tb	140334	132	143	134	26d	—	—	+21	25.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Recent staying-on fourth to The Folkes Tiara at Fairyhouse puts him in the mix
NR	Affordale Fury Bay J:Mr R James(7) T:Noel Meade	J:Mr R James(7) T:Noel Meade	171	—	22/15-	145	140	109	397d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Unexposed but can only be watched on return from 13 months absence over inadequate trip
NR	Grange Walk Chestnut J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:John Patrick Ryan	152	b	508644	126	124	106	49d	—	—	—	19	—	—
2021 winner but out of form of late and hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
One Last Tango	9/2	7/2	4/1
Broomfield Bijou	6/1	6/1	6/1
The Folkes Tiara	7/1	13/2	13/2
The King Of Prs	6/1	6/1	13/2
Canal End	8/1	8/1	8/1
An Peann Dearg	8/1	15/2	8/1
San Salvador	8/1	15/2	8/1
Bowmore	9/1	17/2	9/1
Mr Saxobeat	14/1	11/1	12/1
Tuckmill	25/1	20/1	20/1
Final Orders	20/1	16/1	18/1
Railway Hurricane	33/1	25/1	28/1
Affordale Fury	-	-	-
Grange Walk	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

The Folkes Tiara

33.6

OR: 20.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Tuckmill

32.7

OR: 16 Form: 15.5 Odds: 1.2

25/1

3rd

San Salvador

32.6

OR: 21.8 Form: 8 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Broomfield Bijou

28.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 6.6 Odds: 3.6

6/1

The King Of Prs

28.3

OR: 20 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

An Peann Dearg

25.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Railway Hurricane

25.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1

33/1

Bowmore

23.9

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Affordale Fury

23.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mr Saxobeat

23.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 5.4 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Final Orders

22.6

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

One Last Tango

21.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Canal End

20.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Grange Walk

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Affordale Fury	145	140	109
San Salvador	137	146	126
Bowmore	136	137	112
Final Orders	135	143	132
Railway Hurricane	132	143	134
The Folkes Tiara	131	140	131
The King Of Prs	130	142	133
Grange Walk	126	124	106
Broomfield Bijou	124	140	122
Canal End	119	135	97
An Peann Dearg	116	144	126
Mr Saxobeat	116	145	108
One Last Tango	114	131	58
Tuckmill	114	137	124

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Canal End	16d ago	Fit
Mr Saxobeat	19d ago	Fit
One Last Tango	23d ago	Fit
Broomfield Bijou	25d ago	Fit
The Folkes Tiara	26d ago	Fit
The King Of Prs	26d ago	Fit
Railway Hurricane	26d ago	Fit
San Salvador	40d ago	Fit
Grange Walk	49d ago	Fresh
Tuckmill	55d ago	Fresh
An Peann Dearg	60d ago	Fresh
Final Orders	124d ago	Long break
Affordale Fury	397d ago	Long break
Bowmore	—	—