19:55 Leopardstown

Thursday 10 July 2025

All17:0017:3518:1018:4519:2019:5520:30

Irish Champions Festival Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 20:09 | Winning time: 1m 53.44s

1^st

(12)

Unterberg

610-2

15/2

T: Laura HouriganJ: M W Hassett (3)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and headway on inner to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and 3 lengths early final furlong, kept on well op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

2^nd

(3)

Thegooseiscooked

89-4

7/2f

T: G KeaneJ: C T Keane

Rear of mid-division, some headway entering straight, 6th and pushed along over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd closing stages op 4/1

3^rd

(21)

Master Garvey

59-3

33/1

T: Joseph MurrayJ: L T McAteer

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden over 1f out, soon no impression on winner and dropped to 3rd closing stages op 28/1

4^th

1 ¾

(16)

Famous Enough

58-10

18/1

T: P T FoleyJ: N G McCullagh

Mid-division, 7th and pushed along entering straight, 7th and ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home op 14/1

5^th

(19)

Leabaland

89-3

33/1

T: M M LynchJ: J A Heffernan

Led, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd and ridden 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 28/1

6^th

nse

(5)

Galician Girl

49-8

66/1

T: J C McConnellJ: D W O'Connor

Towards rear, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on well on outer inside final furlong to go 6th on line op 40/1

7^th

(6)

Harseva

59-4

16/1

T: P MageeJ: J J G Ryan (3)

Reared from stalls and slowly away, in rear, pushed along and closer towards rear 1 1/2f out, kept on well between horses inside final furlong, nearest at finish tchd 14/1

8^th

(9)

Gianh River

58-10

40/1

T: P G FaheyJ: Jessica O'Gorman (7)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd entering straight and soon pushed along, 4th and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 66/1

9^th

(13)

Carvalhal

49-13

8/1

T: R P BurnsJ: Nicola Burns (7)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 15/2

10^th

nse

(7)

Flier

69-12

15/2

T: Mrs D FosterJ: B M Coen

Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on well between horses inside final 150 yards, never a factor op 6/1 tchd 8/1

11^th

(17)

Goldsmith

610-2

100/1

T: H D McGuiganJ: A J Slattery

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression early straight, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor op 40/1

12^th

(8)

Fleetfootsoldier

59-7

16/1

T: J C McConnellJ: R Coakley

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression early straight, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1

13^th

(11)

Sobriety Blue

49-9

22/1

T: A SlatteryJ: S Coen (7)

Tracked leaders early, mid-division headway, pushed along entering straight, 8th and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 28/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1

14^th

(15)

Tara Power

79-6

33/1

T: K H ClarkeJ: R Whearty (3)

Tracked leaders early, mid-division and pushed along early straight, no extra from over 1f out op 40/1

15^th

(20)

Noble Andy

49-12

9/1

T: M FaheyJ: J E Harnett (10)

Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat in straight op 10/1 tchd 12/1

16^th

1 ¾

(1)

Harbanaker

89-3

9/1

T: William HarveyJ: J M Sheridan

Rear of mid-division early, ridden and some headway on inner early straight, 5th and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 14/1

17^th

(2)

Glencullen

59-1

8/1

T: Ms J MorganJ: D McMonagle

Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat in straight op 15/2 tchd 13/2

18^th

(14)

Cleopatra's Needle

79-6

10/1

T: H RogersJ: Adam Caffrey

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight and no extra over 1f out, weakened tchd 11/1

19^th

7 ½

(4)

Blue Wood

98-11

25/1

T: K SmithJ: W Joyce (3)

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1

20^th

(10)

Malaysian

79-6

80/1

T: H D McGuiganJ: S Foley

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place approaching straight, soon no extra and eased over 1f out, tailed off op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(18)

Share The Treasure¹⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: T Hogan J: R Donaghue-Leahy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.30Pl:€3.00, €1.70, €7.90, €4.80EX:€51.90Trifecta:€1,822.10Tricast:€907.27SF:€34.62

Forecasts

Thegooseiscooked (7/2), Unterberg (15/2), Flier (15/2), Carvalhal (8/1), Glencullen (8/1), Noble Andy (9/1), Harbanaker (9/1), Cleopatra's Needle (10/1), Harseva (16/1), Fleetfootsoldier (16/1), Share The Treasure (16/1), Famous Enough (18/1), Sobriety Blue (22/1), Blue Wood (25/1), Master Garvey (33/1), Leabaland (33/1), Tara Power (33/1), Gianh River (40/1), Galician Girl (66/1), Malaysian (80/1), Goldsmith (100/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but the vote goes to CARVALHAL who rates just the pick of the weights and is taken to edge out recent C&D second Flier. Noble Andy, Unterberg and Cleopatra's Needle all need factoring in too. Blue Wood completes the shortlist.

CARVALHAL (IRE)
FLIER
NOBLE ANDY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Hokusai

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 4

J: N J Ryan | T: N Meade

14/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00

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