2025-07-17 Leopardstown 20:30
Leopardstown

Irish Champions Festival Handicap

Distance: 1m4f180y

Going: Good

Prize: €11,800

Runners: 10

Winning time: 2m 46.97s (slow by 4.47s)

Age: 3yo+

Class:

9 Tatum

J: Chris Hayes T: Noel Meade

Age:4 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:61 SP:11/4F

In touch with leaders - smooth headway challenging 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - faced challenge final 110yds - kept on well(op 5/2)

2 hd

8 Louiescall

J: Jimmy Dalton(10) T: David Harry Kelly

Age:4 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:64 SP:20/1

Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 2f out - went second over 1f out - challenging and went clear with winner final 110yds - kept on(op 12/1)

3 5½ 5¾

10 Miss Nifty

J: Rory Cleary T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Age:3 Weight:8st 8lbs

OR:71 SP:4/1

Midfield - headway going easily when switched left and bumped rival 2f out - disputing second over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 6/1)

4 2¾ 8½

1 Ob La Di

J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh

Age:4 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:80 SP:3/1

Midfield - keeping on when bumped under 2f out - went fourth 1f out - soon no extra (jockey said filly got tight for room on the turn in)(op 10/3)

5 1¼ 9¾

6 Nita

J: James Ryan(3) T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:69 SP:50/1

Towards rear - headway against far rail when hampered under 2f out - kept on final furlong - not reach leaders(tchd 66/1)

6 4 13¾

5 Pearl Jewel

J: Colin Keane T: Chris Timmons

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:75 SP:7/1

Prominent - soon went second - briefly led under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 9/1)

7 7½ 21¼

3 Pavilion End

J: Keithen Kennedy(5) T: Charles O'Brien

Age:5 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:78 SP:22/1

Towards rear - badly hampered under 2f out - soon no extra(tchd 25/1)

8 2¼ 23½

7 Super Exceed

J: Seamie Heffernan T: Thomas Mullins

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:67 SP:9/1

Towards rear throughout(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1)

9 2¼ 25¾

2 La Dame Blanche

J: Ronan Whelan T: Dermot Kilmartin

Age:6 Weight:9st 13lbs

OR:79 SP:8/1

Led - hung right and headed 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said mare ran off the bend turning in)(op 11/2)

4 Los Toldos

J: Gavin Ryan T: John Joseph Hanlon

Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:76 SP:22/1

Prominent - weakening when bumped and unseated 2f out(tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €3.75

Tote place: €1.70 €4.40 €1.70

Exacta: €62.20

Trifecta: €457.40

Tricast: €226.70

CSF: €64.02