2024-12-28 Leopardstown 13:20
Leopardstown

Ballymaloe Relish Rising Stars Beginners Chase

Distance: 2m5f70y

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €10,325

Runners: 7

Winning time: 5m 33.10s (slow by 13.10s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

6 Dee Capo

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:15/2

Held up in rear - raced in last but going easily 3 out - pushed along and good headway approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - led towards finish - just prevailed(op 11/1)

2 nk

5 Chapeau De Soleil

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:9/1

Led - not fluent 6th - pecked on landing 10th - faced challenge 3 out - headed last - kept on well run-in - led again final 110yds - headed towards finish - ran on(op 13/2)

3 ½ ¾

7 Quai De Bourbon

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:8/11F

Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - not fluent 6th - bad mistake 7th - not fluent 8th - pressed leader 10th - lost ground 4 out - pressed leader 2 out - led narrowly last - headed final 110yds - kept on - did well in the circumstances(op 8/15)

4 9 9¾

4 Captain Cody

J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:20/1

Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - slow jump 5th - headway 3 out - outpaced approaching last - hung left but kept on run-in(tchd 22/1)

5 hd 10

2 Anyway

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:David Kenneth Budds

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:16/1

Prominent - mistake and nearly lost jockey 2nd - briefly went second 4 out - pressed leaders home turn - outpaced when not fluent last - soon weakened(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)

6 11 21

1 An Tobar

J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:5/1

In touch with leaders - lost position approaching last - weakened run-in(op 17/2)

7 ½ 21½

3 Black Bamboo

J:Sean Flanagan T:John Joseph Murphy

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:18/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced 2 out - lost position approaching last - hung left and weakened run-in(op 22/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €8.50

Tote place: €2.40 €2.80

Exacta: €68.50

Trifecta: €126.40

CSF: €64.25