2024-12-28 Leopardstown 14:35
Leopardstown

Savills Chase (Grade 1)

Distance: 3m100y

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €103,250

Runners: 9

Winning time: 6m 17.20s (slow by 6.20s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 1

3 Galopin Des Champs

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:177 SP:5/6F

Made all - travelled strongly - steadied 4th - jumped slightly right 6th - pushed along before last - ridden and went clear when stayed on run-in - won going away - impressive(op 10/11 tchd 4/5)

2 7½

2 Fact To File

J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:169 SP:13/8

Jumped right on occasions - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 6th - mistake 9th - went second going okay after 2 out - pushed along before last - no extra when ridden run-in - no match for winner(op 15/8)

3 5 12½

4 Gentlemansgame

J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:M F Morris

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:160 SP:28/1

Pressed winner - not fluent 2nd - jumped slightly right 12th - lost second after 2 out - no extra run-in - no match for first two(op 33/1)

4 2½ 15

6 Heart Wood

J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:154 SP:18/1

Midfield - headway and prominent from 3 out - weakened run-in(op 20/1)

5 nk 15¼

8 Inothewayurthinkin

J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:158 SP:11/1

Raced wide - towards rear - mistake 10th - headway before 2 out - no extra after last(op 10/1)

6 8 23¼

5 Grangeclare West

J:Michael O'Sullivan T:W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:159 SP:33/1

In touch with leaders - weakened before last(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)

7 5½ 28¾

1 Conflated

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:10 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:163 SP:50/1

Prominent - lost position when slow jump 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 40/1)

8 12 40¾

9 Minella Cocooner

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:158 SP:66/1

In rear throughout - weakened after 2 out(op 80/1)

7 I Am Maximus

J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins

Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:169 SP:25/1

Jumped left - in rear - not fluent 7th - detached 8th - tailed off when pulled up before 5 out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €1.84

Tote place: €1.02 €1.40 €4.10

Exacta: €2.40

Trifecta: €17.10

Tricast: €17.31

CSF: €2.61