06 Feb 2022 13:20 Leopardstown
Winner: €150,000 (Penalty: €90,000); Distance: 2m 5f 61y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Ladbrokes Novice Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Galopin Des Champs (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2P611-1 / 9 | Jump (40) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mrs Audrey Turley | 4/9 | |
| tracked leader, led narrowly at 6th, headed before 7th, not fluent at 8th, led before 9th, increased advantage 3 out, travelled well before last, asserted run-in, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 9 L | Master Mcshee (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 175P-31 / 9 | Jump (42) | I J Power | P Corkery Mrs D Corkery | 12/1 | |
| in touch, 4th at 7th, improved to 2nd after 4 out, niggled along before last, ridden and no chance with winner run-in, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 5½ L | Gaillard Du Mesnil (FR) (gelding, not availiable, 11 10) | 1121-33 / 7 | Jump (21) | B J Cooper | W P Mullins Mrs J Donnelly | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, slight mistake at 4th, 5th at 8th, not fluent at 9th, progress to 3rd after 4 out, 4th 3 out, improved to 3rd before last where mistake, ridden and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 31 L | Fighter Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | P3307-2 / 9 | Jump (57) | Sean O'Keeffe | W P Mullins Prof Caroline Tisdall | 66/1 | |
| rear, slightly hampered at 6th, 6th at 8th, under pressure in 5th after 2 out, no impression in moderate 4th before last, weakened run-in, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 9½ L | Fury Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2PP-231 / 10 | Jump (39) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Sierra Pacific… | 9/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent in 3rd at 7th, mistake 4 out and dropped to 4th, 3rd 3 out, weakened in 4th before last, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 49 L | French Dynamite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 5124-51 / 10 | Jump (85) | Darragh O'Keeffe | M F Morris Shane Carmody | 33/1 | |
| led, not fluent at 5th, headed at 6th, led before 7th, headed before 9th, not fluent at 10th, dropped to 5th after 4 out, weakened and detached after 3 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Beacon Edge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 314F-21 / 11 | Jump (70) | Sean Flanagan | N Meade Cheeky Pups Syndicate | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, 5th at 6th where mistake and fell | ||||||||||
| UR | 2 |   | - | Capodanno (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 1341-12 / 9 | Jump (21) | Mark Walsh | W P Mullins John P McManus | 13/2 | |
| chased leader, 6th at 5th where mistake and unseated rider | ||||||||||
