13:55 Leopardstown

Saturday 29 December 2018

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Neville Hotels Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 6m 2.30s

1^st

Delta Work

511-10

8/15f

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

2^nd

Mortal

611-10

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark 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

3^rd

Blow By Blow

711-10

10/1

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

4^th

Moonshine Bay

511-10

14/1

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

5^th

Judgement Day

611-10

10/1

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

6^th

Nick Lost

611-10

14/1

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

Ben Dundee

611-10

16/1

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

2017

Shattered Love

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 6

J: Mark Walsh | T: G Elliott

10/1

Prize Money

1st: €59,000.002nd: €19,000.003rd: €9,000.004th: €4,000.005th: €2,000.006th: €1,000.00