13:55 Leopardstown
Saturday 29 December 2018
All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40
Neville Hotels Novice Chase (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 3m | Good | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 6m 2.3s
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Towards rear, slight mistake 1st, hampered 5th, some headway after 7th and 3rd halfway, slight mistake 10th, progress to lead 3 out, edged right approaching last, ridden to assert run-in and drew clear closing stages op 4/7 tchd 8/13
T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Walsh
Towards rear, headway after 3 out and went 2nd after 2 out, switched left and pushed along approaching last where mistake, ridden and no impression on winner run-in op 8/1 tchd 13/2
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slow 10th and reminder after 5 out, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no impression in 3rd approaching last, no extra run-in op 9/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along before 2 out and no impression approaching last, no extra, kept on one pace op 16/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Mid-division, pushed along in rear after 4 out, ridden after 2 out and moderate 5th before last, kept on one pace
T: H De BromheadJ: D Robinson
Led, headed 3 out, soon pushed along and lost place after next, no extra in rear early straight, weakened, slight mistake last
Also Ran
T: G ElliottJ: M A Enright
Tracked leaders, fell 5th op 20/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€1.40Pl:€1.10, €2.20EX:€4.70Trifecta:€19.80SF:€5.36
Forecasts
Delta Work (8/15), Mortal (7/1), Blow By Blow (10/1), Judgement Day (10/1), Moonshine Bay (14/1), Nick Lost (14/1), Ben Dundee (16/1)
The Gigginstown team virtually monopolise this event with five of the seven runners including RSA hopeful DELTA WORK who puts his unbeaten chase record on the line. In so doing he charts the same course as No More Heroes who won this for Gordon Elliott three years ago having taken the Drinmore en-route. That form has been boosted since by Joseph O'Brien's Le Richebourg and the Kilkenny handler saddles the main threat here. Mortal got the better of 143-rated Any Second Now at Fairyhouse and that rival had a fitness advantage too. The longer trip is expected to bring out more and he looks the most potent threat to the selection.
- Delta Work
- Mortal
- Blow By Blow
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €59,000.002nd: €19,000.003rd: €9,000.004th: €4,000.005th: €2,000.006th: €1,000.00
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