13:20 Leopardstown

Friday 28 December 2018

All12:1012:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

Ballymaloe Foods Beginners Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 5m 18.20s

1^st

Gun Digger

611-12

3/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden entering straight, stayed on to dispute approaching last, narrow advantage when left well clear last, kept on run-in op 10/3

2^nd

Whisperinthebreeze

511-12

6/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Chased leader, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, ridden 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, left moderate 2nd and hampered last, kept on one pace op 7/1

3^rd

Tower Bridge

511-12

3/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Held up, slight mistake 2nd, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression 2 out, left moderate 3rd and hampered last op 7/2

4^th

Another Barney

511-12

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy

Chased leaders early, bad mistake 5th and dropped to rear, slight mistake next, ridden and no impression 2 out, soon no extra

Also Ran

Bacardys

711-12

9/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up in rear, slow 3rd, 5th from 5th, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, stayed on in 3rd before last, close 3rd when fell last op 2/1

Borderline Chatho

711-12

7/1

T: A FlemingJ: Donagh Meyler

Led, ridden early straight, joined approaching last, narrowly headed last when fell op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.30Pl:€1.70, €2.40EX:€19.20Trifecta:€57.40SF:€20.03

Forecasts

Bacardys (9/4), Gun Digger (3/1), Tower Bridge (3/1), Whisperinthebreeze (6/1), Borderline Chatho (7/1), Another Barney (25/1)

Perhaps not the strongest race and Gun Digger probably sets the standard on his two efforts in this sphere already. He should be bang there but BORDERLINE CHATHO had something in hand when winning over hurdles last time at Naas and it might be noteworthy connections point him straight over fences. He shapes as if this will be his game, and can now demonstrate it. Tower Bridge will have to jump better, but should be able to before long, while Whisperinthebreeze has improvement to find. Bacardys has not impressed as a chaser but it is eye-catching the Ruby Walsh throws over for the first time in a while and trusts his fencing to hold up.

Borderline Chatho
Gun Digger
Bacardys

Previous Winners

2017

Snow Falcon

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 7

J: Sean Flanagan | T: N Meade

11/8

Prize Money

1st: €10,780.002nd: €3,343.003rd: €1,592.004th: €718.005th: €280.00