12:35 Leopardstown

Wednesday 27 December 2023

All12:0512:3513:1013:4514:2015:0015:35

Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 4m 22.90s

1^st

Marine Nationale

611-12

1/2f

T: B ConnellJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Disputed early, led after 1st, asserted entering straight, quickened clear run-in, impressive tchd 4/7

2^nd

8 ½

Firm Footings

511-12

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, moderate 3rd before 4th, 4th halfway, pushed along briefly 3 out, soon closer, ridden into 2nd entering straight, no impression on leader before last, kept on one pace op 15/2

3^rd

Walk With Paul

711-5

22/1

T: M BrassilJ: C Brassil (5)

Held up, progress into moderate 4th 4 out, closer after 3 out, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression before last, kept on one pace op 33/1

4^th

Monbeg Park

611-12

8/1

T: S DoyleJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders early, dropped towards rear 5th, moderate 6th and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace into moderate 4th last op 10/1

5^th

Feu Du Bresil

811-12

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Disputed early, tracked leader after 1st, not fluent 2nd, reached for 6th, 2nd halfway, no extra entering straight, weakened before last where mistake op 17/2 tchd 8/1

6^th

4 ¾

Dreal Deal

811-12

50/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Brian Hayes

Held up towards rear, no impression from 4 out, never a factor

7^th

Dutch Schultz

611-12

66/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Held up in rear, not fluent early, trailing halfway, tailed off

Also Ran

Ho My Lord

511-12

11/2

T: W P MullinsJ: J S McGarvey

Prominent early, pecked 1st and soon held up behind leaders, progress into moderate 3rd halfway, jumped right at 7th, closer after 3 out, bad mistake and unseated rider 2 out tchd 5/1 and 6/1

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Non-Runners

Reversal¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Colm Murphy J: Sarah Kavanagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.50Pl:€1.10, €2.50, €3.60EX:€9.70Trifecta:€61.80SF:€6.31

Forecasts

Marine Nationale (1/2), Ho My Lord (11/2), Firm Footings (8/1), Monbeg Park (8/1), Feu Du Bresil (9/1), Walk With Paul (22/1), Dreal Deal (50/1), Dutch Schultz (66/1), Reversal (100/1)

All eyes will be on MARINE NATIONALE, who maintained his unbeaten record with a fine performance in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March and he is already ante-post favourite with several firms for the Arkle at this season's Festival. Granted a clean round of jumping, he will prove very hard to beat. Ho My Lord shaped with plenty of promise behind a smart stablemate on his chase debut at Thurles and is preferred to Firm Footings for forecast purposes.

MARINE NATIONALE (IRE)
HO MY LORD (FR)
FIRM FOOTINGS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Dysart Dynamo

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

2/5

Prize Money

1st: €10,500.002nd: €3,500.003rd: €1,750.004th: €875.005th: €525.006th: €350.00