20:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 17 July 2025

All16:4517:1517:4518:2018:5219:2519:5520:30

Irish Champions Festival Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 2m 46.97s

1^st

(5)

Tatum

48-9

11/4f

T: N MeadeJ: Chris Hayes

Mid-division, 4th halfway, ridden along to lead 2f out, faced challenge inside final furlong, kept on well, just held on final strides op 5/2

2^nd

(6)

Louiescall

48-12

20/1

T: D H KellyJ: Jimmy Dalton (10)

Mid-division, 5th halfway, raced wide approaching straight, ridden along over 1f out, went clear with winner inside final furlong, kept on but just held final strides op 12/1

3^rd

5 ½

(9)

Miss Nifty

38-8

4/1

T: S LaveryJ: Rory Cleary

Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway to 4th over 2f out, switched left 2f out and bumped rival, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 6/1

4^th

2 ¾

(2)

Ob La Di

410-0

3/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Towards rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to 5th when ridden over 2f out, bumped 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 10/3

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Nita

59-3

50/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: James Ryan (3)

Towards rear, pushed along under 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, switched right and ridden under 2f out, kept on one pace tchd 66/1

6^th

(7)

Pearl Jewel

49-9

7/1

T: C TimmonsJ: Colin Keane

Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, led briefly, weakened quickly under 2f out, no extra op 9/1

7^th

7 ½

(8)

Pavilion End

59-12

22/1

T: C O'BrienJ: Keithen Kennedy (5)

Settled towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along under 4f out, badly hampered under 2f out, no extra, tailed off tchd 25/1

8^th

2 ¼

(10)

Super Exceed

49-1

9/1

T: T MullinsJ: Seamie Heffernan

Slowly into stride, in rear, 2 lengths detached and ridden over 3f out, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1

9^th

2 ¼

(4)

La Dame Blanche

69-13

8/1

T: Dermot KilmartinJ: Ronan Whelan

Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened quickly over a furlong out, tailed off op 11/2

Also Ran

(1)

Los Toldos

49-10

22/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Gavin Ryan

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along 3f out, clipped heels and unseated rider when short of room under 2f out tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.70, €4.40, €1.70EX:€62.20Trifecta:€457.40Tricast:€226.70SF:€64.02

Forecasts

Tatum (11/4), Ob La Di (3/1), Miss Nifty (4/1), Pearl Jewel (7/1), La Dame Blanche (8/1), Super Exceed (9/1), Louiescall (20/1), Pavilion End (22/1), Los Toldos (22/1), Nita (50/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but TATUM looks the way to go on the back of her excellent second in a big-field Fairyhouse handicap last time out. In-form top-weight Ob La Di is next on the list with Super Exceed, La Dame Blanche and Miss Nifty all in the picture too. Pearl Jewel completes the shortlist.

TATUM (IRE)
OB LA DI (IRE)
SUPER EXCEED (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Cloud Seeker

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: Andrew Slattery | T: A Slattery

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00