McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 6m 16.5s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Popong

11/4

5/2

Shady Operator

4/1

7/2

Optical Confusion

9/2, 5/1, 11/2, 6/1

11/2

The Dabbler

14/1, 12/1, 11/1

10/1

Agent Boru

11/1, 10/1, 11/1

12/1

Western Victory

12/1

Dromore Lad

12/1

14/1

Castlebrook

16/1, 18/1, 16/1, 18/1, 18/1

16/1

Fitzhenry

16/1

Definite Soldier

18/1

20/1

Dounikos

28/1

25/1

Alpha Des Obeaux

28/1

33/1

Auvergnat

50/1, 40/1, 50/1

40/1

SP Book Percentage 123.07

Non-Runners

Contingency²⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: W P Mullins J: Danny Mullins

Konitho¹⁸⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: J P O'Brien J: J S McGarvey

Forecasts

Popong (5/2), Shady Operator (7/2), Optical Confusion (11/2), The Dabbler (10/1), Konitho (10/1), Agent Boru (12/1), Western Victory (12/1), Contingency (12/1), Dromore Lad (14/1), Castlebrook (16/1), Fitzhenry (16/1), Definite Soldier (20/1), Dounikos (25/1), Alpha Des Obeaux (33/1), Auvergnat (40/1)

A deserved success awaits POPONG, who may well have won had she remained on all fours at Leopardstown on Boxing Day (going well when falling at the last) and she encountered traffic problems at a crucial stage when third at the Punchestown Festival. Shady Operator, who produced much his best effort to date at Killarney 15 days ago, and hat-trick seeker Optical Confusion rate the main dangers.