26 Dec 2024 14:20 Leopardstown
Winner: €100,001 (Penalty: €60,000); Distance: 3m 100y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places).
Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Croke Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
117P-11 / 7 |
Jump (25) | Sam Ewing | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
7/2 | |
| led, slow 1st and jumped right 2nd, headed after 7th, led again from 10th, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in, just held on close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| HD |
Better Days Ahead (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
14213-1 / 7 |
Jump (39) | Danny Gilligan | G Elliott Bective Stud |
10/11 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd after 4 out, 2nd and ridden after 2 out, no impression on winner last, kept on well closing stages, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 19 L |
Buddy One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
424-134 / 8 |
Flat (527), Jump (41) |
J G Gilligan | P J Gilligan E Lynch & T C Quinn… |
11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along in rear after 4 out and no impression after 2 out, moderate 3rd at last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 26 L |
Stellar Story (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
32414-1 / 8 |
Jump (33) | Keith Donoghue | G Elliott Gigginstown House… |
11/4 | |
| tracked leader, mistake 3rd, headway to lead after 7th, bad mistake 10th and headed, niggled along before 4 out, pushed along and no impression in 3rd after 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||