Ballymaloe Relish Rising Stars Beginners Chase – Leopardstown

Leopardstown

13:20

Ballymaloe Relish Rising Stars Beginners Chase

Date 2025-12-28

Distance 2m5f70y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,325

Winning Time 5m 30.20s (slow by 10.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Koktail Divin (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/4	Won
2nd	Kiss Will (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	2/1F	21
3rd	Shuffle The Deck (IRE) Mark Walsh · T M Walsh	5/1	4
4th	C'Est Ta Chance (FR) Sam Ewing · W P Mullins	40/1	3.75
5th	Patter Merchant (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	13/2	10
6th	Karl Des Tourelles (FR) Brian Hayes · Philip Fenton	18/1	.5
7th	The Wallpark (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	22/1	12
8th	Maxi Mac Gold (FR) Sean Flanagan · Paul Nolan	80/1	38

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Soldier In Milan (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Emmet Mullins	11/2

Runners (9)

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
3	Kiss Will Bay Roan J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	/171-3	-	139	103	37d	—	—	-16	11.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Dual hurdles winner, promising third on chase debut latest, leading contender
4	Koktail Divin Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	314-22	-	142	140	36d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Course maiden hurdle winner, beaten 3l in 3m Gr 2 Novice latest, big chance back in trip
7	Shuffle The Deck Bay J:Mark Walsh T:T M Walsh	J:Mark Walsh T:T M Walsh	166	—	31P1-4	-	140	110	36d	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2-4 over hurdles, solid chase debut on unsuitable ground last month, interesting
6	Patter Merchant Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	495-32	132	139	109	37d	—	—	+12	23.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Course bumper winner, touched off last time at Fairyhouse, best form on testing ground
8	Soldier In Milan Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Emmet Mullins	J:Keith Donoghue T:Emmet Mullins	166	—	1/1-	-	-	-	240d	—	—	+8	20.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Bumper and point winner, worth a market check on chase debut for shrewd connections
9	The Wallpark Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	434-00	-	138	78	29d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Classy hurdler, disappointing efforts in first two chases, Walsh prefers Shuffle The Deck
2	Karl Des Tourelles Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	166	—	374-64	133	136	88	22d	—	—	+18	21.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
140 rated hurdler, well beaten both chase starts at Navan, others appeal more
1	C'Est Ta Chance Bay J:Sam Ewing T:W P Mullins	J:Sam Ewing T:W P Mullins	166	—	4440-5	-	132	86	37d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Peak rating of 135 over timber, midfield on chase debut latest, improvement needed
5	Maxi Mac Gold Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	166	—	04820-	-	130	-	290d	—	—	+2	4.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Rated 126 over timber, well beaten both previous chase starts, h'caps beckon after this

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kiss Will	2/1	15/8	9/4
Koktail Divin	3/1	3/1	10/3
Shuffle The Deck	9/2	9/2	4/1
Patter Merchant	11/2	11/2	6/1
Soldier In Milan	11/2	11/2	6/1
The Wallpark	22/1	22/1	20/1
Karl Des Tourelles	25/1	25/1	25/1
C'Est Ta Chance	66/1	40/1	50/1
Maxi Mac Gold	150/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Patter Merchant

23.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.4

6/1

2nd

Karl Des Tourelles

21.9

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

3rd

Soldier In Milan

20.6

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Kiss Will

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Koktail Divin

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Shuffle The Deck

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Maxi Mac Gold

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

150/1

The Wallpark

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

C'Est Ta Chance

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Karl Des Tourelles	133	136	88
Patter Merchant	132	139	109
Kiss Will	—	139	103
Koktail Divin	—	142	140
Shuffle The Deck	—	140	110
Soldier In Milan	—	—	—
The Wallpark	—	138	78
C'Est Ta Chance	—	132	86
Maxi Mac Gold	—	130	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Karl Des Tourelles	22d ago	Fit
The Wallpark	29d ago	Fit
Koktail Divin	36d ago	Fit
Shuffle The Deck	36d ago	Fit
Kiss Will	37d ago	Fit
Patter Merchant	37d ago	Fit
C'Est Ta Chance	37d ago	Fit
Soldier In Milan	240d ago	Long break
Maxi Mac Gold	290d ago	Long break