13:20 Leopardstown

Sunday 28 December 2025

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

Ballymaloe Relish Rising Stars Beginners Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 5f 70y  |   Yielding  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:20  |   Winning time: 5m 30.2s
1st
Horse silk
4
11/4
T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Disputed lead, led after 1st, wandered slightly before 2nd, increased advantage before 7th, travelled well and asserted before last where clear, ran on strongly run-in, very easily tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
21
3
511-12
2/1f
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Disputed lead, headed after 1st and tracked leader, 3rd before 7th, improved to 2nd 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression on leader before last, kept on one paced in moderate 2nd run-in op 7/4 tchd 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
4
7
5/1
T: T M WalshJ: Mark Walsh
In touch, 5th before 7th, 4th after 9th, improved to 3rd before last where no impression on leader, one paced in moderate 3rd run-in op 4/1 tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
40/1
T: W P MullinsJ: Sam Ewing
Mid-division, dropped to 6th before 7th, effort in 5th 3 out, no impression in moderate 4th last, one paced run-in op 50/1 tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
10
6
13/2
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy
Towards rear, took closer order after 2nd, 4th before 7th, 5th after 9th, dropped to 6th 3 out, weakened after 2 out, jumped right last op 15/2 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
½
2
18/1
T: P FentonJ: Brian Hayes
Prominent, 2nd before 7th, 3rd 3 out, lost place and weakened before last where slow jump in moderate 5th op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
12
9
22/1
T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan
Rear, 7th before 7th, under pressure after 4 out, no impression 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 25/1 tchd 18/1
8th
Horse silk
38
5
80/1
T: P NolanJ: Sean Flanagan
Rear, slightly detached 5th, 8th before 7th, weakened after 3 out, never a factor, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
11/2
T: E MullinsJ: Keith Donoghue
Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, jumped right 6th, dropped to 9th before 7th, weakened and pulled up before next op 6/1 tchd 5/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.30, €1.30, €1.70EX:€9.30Trifecta:€52.30SF:€9.30

Forecasts

Kiss Will (2/1), Koktail Divin (11/4), Shuffle The Deck (5/1), Soldier In Milan (11/2), Patter Merchant (13/2), Karl Des Tourelles (18/1), The Wallpark (22/1), C'est Ta Chance (40/1), Maxi Mac Gold (80/1)

Verdict

Willie Mullins has won this with Galopin des Champs and Fact To File in recent years and KISS WILL gets the vote to build on his promising chase debut third at Fairyhouse last month. Koktail Divin and Patter Merchant have shown enough to think they'll be winning over fences soon and ought to be on the premises, while point winner Soldier In Milan is another interesting runner switched straight to fences on the back of a promising bumper success in the spring.

  1. KISS WILL (FR)
  2. KOKTAIL DIVIN (FR)
  3. PATTER MERCHANT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Dee Capo
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 5
15/2

Prize Money

1st: €10,500.002nd: €3,501.003rd: €1,750.004th: €875.005th: €525.006th: €350.00

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