15:30 Leopardstown

Sunday 2 February 2020

All12:5513:2513:5514:3015:0015:3016:0016:35

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 6m 26.60s

1^st

Delta Work

711-10

5/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up in 6th, 5th 4 out, close 4th 2 out, ridden entering straight, improved to lead narrowly approaching last, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ½

Kemboy

811-10

5/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 1st, mistake 12th, slight mistake 13th and dropped to 3rd, improved to dispute lead 2 out, soon ridden, headed narrowly before last, slight mistake at last, kept on under pressure inside final furlong op 6/5 tchd 11/10

3^rd

3 ¼

Presenting Percy

911-10

10/3

T: P G KellyJ: D N Russell

Held up in rear, last and niggled briefly after 7th, good headway 3 out, improved to dispute lead on inner and slight mistake 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, 3rd at last, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

4 ¾

Jett

911-10

40/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, not fluent at 5th, went 2nd at 13th, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon 4th, no impression straight op 50/1

5^th

La Bague Au Roi

911-3

14/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Mark Walsh

Led, joined 4th, headed 5th, dropped to 4th and mistake 4 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, no impression straight

6^th

Bellshill

1011-10

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Always in rear, off pace early, ridden at 9th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor tchd 12/1

7^th

Cadmium

811-10

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead at 4th, led next, headed 4 out, 2nd and mistake next, ridden and weakened from 2 out

8^th

Anibale Fly

1011-10

25/1

T: A J MartinJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leaders, not fluent at 10th and pushed along, ridden next, soon weakened op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Chris's Dream⁷⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: R M Power

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.30Pl:€1.20, €1.02, €1.30EX:€6.90Trifecta:€14.60Tricast:€9.96SF:€6.55

Forecasts

Kemboy (5/4), Delta Work (5/2), Presenting Percy (10/3), Chris's Dream (6/1), La Bague Au Roi (14/1), Bellshill (14/1), Anibale Fly (25/1), Cadmium (33/1), Jett (40/1)

DELTA WORK had a few re-opposing rivals behind when staying on strongly under pressure on the run-in to beat Monalee ahead in the Grade 1 Savils chase over C&D in December. The Gordon Elliott-trained seven-year-old should be suited by the early pace of either Kemboy or Jett in the early stages of the contest. The highest rated in the race, Kemboy is the clear and obvious danger to the selection ahead of Presenting Percy the mount of jockey Davy Russell. Bellshill, out of form this term landed the spoils here 12 months ago and could go well at a price if dramatically rediscovering his form.

Delta Work
Kemboy
Presenting Percy

Previous Winners

2019

Bellshill

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 9

J: Ruby Walsh | T: W P Mullins

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €142,500.002nd: €50,000.003rd: €24,999.004th: €12,500.005th: €7,500.006th: €5,000.007th: €3,750.00