16:10 Leopardstown

Saturday 3 February 2024

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Ryanair Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed)

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 4m 17.70s

1^st

Madara

510-10

4/1j

T: Mrs S LeechJ: James Reveley

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3 out, pushed along and headway to lead approaching last, edged left run-in and soon asserted, kept on well tchd 7/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Path D'oroux

711-1

9/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Flanagan

Towards rear, headway after 2 out and pushed along to go 2nd before last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace tchd 4/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Solness

611-12

4/1j

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division on outer, pecked 5 out, 5th and some headway 3 out, pushed along and no impression approaching last, 3rd and ridden early run-in, kept on one pace op 5/1

4^th

3 ½

Pats Choice

710-9

11/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division early, tracked leaders and headway to dispute lead 6th, pushed along and headed approaching last, ridden and no impression in 4th run-in, kept on one pace op 12/1

5^th

Rebel Gold

1111-9

22/1

T: P T FoleyJ: Conor Stone-Walsh (5)

Towards rear early, mid-division halfway, 7th 3 out and pushed along approaching straight, 6th before last, ridden and no impression run-in tchd 18/1

6^th

1 ¼

Typical Thomas

710-7

22/1

T: J FaheyJ: Mark McDonagh (3)

Led, joined 5th, pushed along after 2 out and headed approaching last, 3rd and slight mistake last, ridden and no extra run-in op 16/1

7^th

The Big Chap

711-2

17/2

T: P W FlynnJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead briefly 5 out, 3rd 3 out, pushed along and lost place after next, 7th and no impression before last, no extra op 15/2 tchd 9/1

8^th

The Folkes Tiara

810-9

7/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division early, dropped towards rear before 5th, no threat from 2 out, kept on one pace tchd 8/1

9^th

3 ¼

The Little Yank

910-0

40/1

T: J P RyanJ: Daniel King (3)

Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 2 out op 50/1

10^th

Grey Diamond

1011-1

18/1

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan (5)

Mid-division, mistake 4th, 6th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and towards rear after next, no extra op 10/1

Also Ran

Henn See

710-2

11/2

T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Tracked leader, headway to dispute lead when slight mistake 5th, slight mistake 5 out and headed, dropped towards rear approaching 2 out, soon no extra and eased, pulled up before last op 7/1 tchd 15/2

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Final Orders⁷⁷

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Embittered³⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: G Elliott J: Carl Millar

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€1.70, €1.80, €1.60EX:€26.80Trifecta:€132.70Tricast:€78.67SF:€23.33

Forecasts

Madara (4/1), Solness (4/1), Path D'oroux (9/2), Henn See (11/2), The Folkes Tiara (7/1), The Big Chap (17/2), Pats Choice (11/1), Final Orders (12/1), Grey Diamond (18/1), Embittered (20/1), Rebel Gold (22/1), Typical Thomas (22/1), The Little Yank (40/1)

Plenty to consider but French-recruit MADARA is coming good for this yard so could be the answer after his decisive win at Cheltenham. Henn See disappointed at Limerick on Boxing Day but starts life in handicaps off a fair-looking mark, while Solness won a similar event in good style at Fairyhouse 9 weeks ago.

MADARA (FR)
HENN SEE (FR)
SOLNESS (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Final Orders

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 7

J: Keith Donoghue | T: G P Cromwell

9/2

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00