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