Leopardstown (IRE) Races
Leopardstown (IRE)
13:10
Ladbrokes Novice Chase
Leopardstown (IRE)
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Chase
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €1.62
Place: €1.10 €1.90
Exacta: €5.50
Trifecta: €16.60
Non-Runners: Better Days Ahead (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Ballyburn (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 8/13F | Won | Took keen hold - pressed leaders - went second 3rd - led 2 out - soon faced challenge - briefly headed last - ridden and went clear final 110yds(op 4/7 tchd 8/15) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Croke Park (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 11/1 | 5 | Pressed leader - prominent 3rd - pressed winner after 2 out - briefly led last - no extra final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Impaire Et Passe (FR) | 6 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 11/4 | 5.5 | Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - outpaced before 2 out - rallied on turn before last - weakened run-in | ||
| 4th | 4 | Champ Kiely (IRE) | 9 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 164 lbs | 8/1 | 11 | Led narrowly - awkward jump 4th - headed 2 out - weakened before last(op 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Arctic Skua (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Vincent Laurence Halley | 164 lbs | 300/1 | 99 | Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - lost touch halfway(op 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Prairie Dancer (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 164 lbs | 125/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - fell 3rd |