15:30 Leopardstown

Friday 27 December 2024

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Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 2.30s

American Jukebox⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

7/1

Promising type. Fourth of 7 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 5/1) on NH debut 45 days ago, needing stiffer test. Up in trip and he's open to improvement.

Form: 24

Coolberrin Hill²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: N G Hynds

40/1

€24,000 3-y-o, Court Cave gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 25f) Mount Benbulben. Made it third time lucky in points when last seen in May.

Form: 33-1

Eclipse Chaser²⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

1/1

Jet Away gelding. Brother to fairly useful 2m hurdler winner Jet Powered, and half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/chaser Westerner Lady. In the lead when falling 2 out on sole point start. Top yard also saddles Leaky Cauldron.

Form: F-

God Help Me³²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

10/3

Joshua Tree gelding. Half-brother to useful 9f/9.5f winner in France Ironwithers. Dam unraced. Second in a maiden point in February and he's one to note in the betting.

Form: 2-

Karate Kid⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Ryan

18/1

Once-raced maiden. 6/1, second of 8 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good) on NH debut 81 days ago. Up in trip on debut for new yard. More will be needed if he's to go one better here.

Form: 2

Leaky Cauldron⁴³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E Ohgren⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

9/2

€42,000 3-y-o, Well Chosen gelding. Dam 2½m hurdle/chase winner. Did the job well when winning sole point start and it'll be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting, particularly in relation to stable companion Eclipse Chaser.

Form: 1-

Matter Of Opinion^t⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L A Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: William Harvey

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Respectable third of 8 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 6/1) 80 days ago. Back up in trip and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 54-0343

Katie's World⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A W O'Donnell⁽⁷⁾| T: K F O'Donnell

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 100/1, 109 lengths last of 13 to Aruntothequeen in listed bumper at Gowran (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 84 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Meetmeinstlouis²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Morris

40/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, tenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 20 days ago. Makes bumpers debut and steps up in trip.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Eclipse Chaser (1/1), God Help Me (10/3), Leaky Cauldron (9/2), American Jukebox (7/1), Karate Kid (18/1), Matter Of Opinion (33/1), Coolberrin Hill (40/1), Meetmeinstlouis (40/1), Katie's World (200/1)

Jockey bookings suggest that ECLIPSE CHASER is the Willie Mullins first-string and he is taken to make a winning Rules debut. The 4-y-o appeared to be holding all the aces when coming down at the second-last on his sole start between the flags in March. American Jukebox should come on for his spin at Fairyhouse last month and, with this stiffer test likely to be in his favour, he is feared most ahead of Eclipse Chaser's stablemate Leaky Cauldron. God Help Me is also shortlisted.