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SoftWillie Gibbons Celebrating 38 Years At Leopardstown Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £7439.13
- 3m 4f 61y
- 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
11/4 (Won)
- Win: £5.20
- Place: £2.50
Form: /33912
Last run: 25 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 6lb |
Three-time chase winner; out of form; pulled up at Navan and Leopardstown on last two starts. |
33/1 |
|
11 |
2nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 4f 61y |
11st 7lb |
Three-time chase winner has not been at his best this season; pulled up at Navan 66-1 last time; new blinkers need to work a miracle. |
50/1 |
|
9 |
8th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Has won four times at Fairyhouse; only other success gained over 3m4f at Leopardstown the season before last; soundly beaten in three outings during November/December; trainer probably has a better chance with Mighty Oak Lad. |
20/1 |
10/1
- Place: £4.20
Form: P14856
Last run: 106 days
W: 11st 4lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
4th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 116y |
11st 8lb |
Seven-time winner, including four over fences; made all to win Wexford handicap chase last August; runner-up in the 4m1f La Touche Cup after a break at Punchestown in May; struggled off this sort of mark when last seen hurdling. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 4m 1f 11y |
12st 3lb |
Seven-time winner, including four over fences; ran a fine race over the orthodox fences when second in a 3m7f handicap at last season's festival; made all to win a Wexford handicap last August before pulling up in the Kerry National; remote seventh behind Desertmore House here in November. |
25/1 |
|
10th 8 |
14th Oct 2025 Good 2m 7f 22y |
11st 9lb |
Seven-time winner including three over timber; made all to win a Wexford handicap chase easily in August before pulling up in the Kerry National; now bids to exploit 20lb lower hurdles mark and has won here over fences; chance. |
15/2 |
20/1
- Place: £5.80
Form: 2U/4-4
Last run: 25 days
W: 10st 12lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 |
16th May 2026 Good To Yielding 3m 1f 100y |
11st 6lb |
Dual chase winner has been below his best the last twice but has run well in defeat at this track and his yard is in form so he can't be ruled out. |
11/2 |
|
5th 4 |
24th Apr 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 210y |
11st 8lb |
Two handicap chase wins, including over C&D in July 2024; fine comeback run after 16 months' absence at Leopardstown when a staying-on third behind Harbour Highway over 2m6f (yielding); ground may been too testing at Limerick more recently. |
6/1 |
|
4th 6 |
22nd Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 3m 0f 150y |
10st 12lb |
Two handicap chase wins include over 2m4f at Kilbeggan in summer of 2024; fine comeback run after 16 months' absence at Leopardstown recently when staying-on third over 2m6f (yielding) without his usual cheekpieces; big player if backing that up. |
3/1 |
12/1
Form: -45147
Last run: 21 days
W: 12st 1lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 126
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
7th Jul 2025 Good 2m 4f 125y |
12st 0lb |
Tough task over hurdles last time and wasn't pulling up any trees in handicap chases before that; sights are now lowered considerably but all his three wins have come in the mud. |
5/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
28th May 2025 Good To Firm 3m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
Moderate form in handicaps over fences last season; 35lb inferior to Ash Three Meadow on current chase ratings; very tough task against his stablemate in the circumstances. |
10/1 |
12/1
Form: 4-0P67
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
17th Jul 2026 Good 2m 7f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won a pair of chases for Charles Byrnes, the latest of them over three years ago; not shown much in hunter chases for this yard and weakened when tried in blinkers in a handicap last time. |
28/1 |
|
7th 4 |
21st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 176y |
11st 4lb |
More than three years since his last racecourse win; okay run in a Cork hunters' chase when a 22l fifth but tailed off at Punchestown last time; blinkers go on now but unlikely. |
22/1 |
33/1
Form: P7-PP0
Last run: 101 days
W: 10st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
2nd May 2025 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 4 |
12st 4lb |
led, raced in second when headed 12th, lost second after 14th, weakening when hit 17th, soon pulled up |
33/1 |
|
2 |
2nd May 2025 Good 3m 2f 70y Class 4 |
12st 4lb |
led, raced in second when headed 12th, lost second after 14th, weakening when hit 17th, soon pulled up |
33/1 |
|
13th 6 |
14th Apr 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 9lb |
jumped left on occasions, didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, pressed leader 4th, lost second when mistake 4 out, weakened before 3 out |
14/1 |
8/1
Form: 7/09P2
Last run: 15 days
W: 12st 3lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
8th Jun 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 150y |
12st 2lb |
Bumper/hurdle/chase winner but a veteran now and nothing like the force of old; opposable. |
33/1 |
|
10 |
30th Apr 2026 Yielding 4m 1f 11y |
11st 7lb |
Veteran six-time winner; a shadow of his former self in points and cross-country races, though not disgraced at 100-1 in a handicap chase at Galway last September. |
100/1 |
|
17 |
4th Apr 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 5f 45y |
10st 2lb |
Veteran six-time winner; a shadow of his former self in points and cross-country races, though not disgraced at 100-1 in a handicap chase at Galway last October. |
50/1 |
5/1
Form: 8-6341
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 8lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 119
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 14 |
26th Apr 2024 Yielding 3m 4f 165y |
10st 4lb |
midfield |
20/1 |
|
9th 14 |
26th Apr 2024 Yielding 3m 4f 165y |
10st 4lb |
midfield |
20/1 |
|
7th 4 |
11th Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Rolled back the years to win over fences at Navan in February but didn't stay 4m2f last time in the Uttoxeter Midlands National; races off his last winning hurdle mark, so not ruled out. |
14/1 |
6/1
Form: -4255U
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 82y |
11st 2lb |
On a long losing run and his fourth here when last seen in April was a remote one; blinkers now replace cheekpieces; his record when fresh suggests he'll need this run. |
11/1 |
|
5 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 82y |
11st 2lb |
On a long losing run and his fourth here when last seen in April was a remote one; blinkers now replace cheekpieces; his record when fresh suggests he'll need this run. |
11/1 |
|
5 |
4th Nov 2025 Soft 3m 0f 82y |
11st 2lb |
On a long losing run and his fourth here when last seen in April was a remote one; blinkers now replace cheekpieces; his record when fresh suggests he'll need this run. |
11/1 |
20/1
Form: -90425
Last run: 40 days
W: 10st 11lb
11 yo Mare
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
3rd Mar 2024 Soft 3m 4f 61y |
10st 11lb |
Four-time winner; completely tailed off at Down Royal in January but better judged on her previous second in a veterans' chase at Limerick; each-way chance. |
20/1 |
|
5th 6 |
23rd Jan 2024 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Most recent of her four wins was over hurdles in April 2022; the stable is enjoying a fine season and positives can be taken from her second in a five-runner veterans' contest at Limerick. |
5/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
29th Dec 2023 Heavy 2m 6f 120y |
10st 12lb |
Never really involved at Roscommon albeit she stuck to her guns really well to bag a modest fourth; jumping left a bit to be desired on that occasion and if she has ironed out those frailties, she should hold her own here. |
5/2 |
8/1
Form: -U8154
Last run: 36 days
W: 10st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 70y |
12st 0lb |
Two-time winner over hurdles and stays very well; chase form is more patchy; looked like being involved when unseating two out in a 3m4f handicap chase at Leopardstown in March was probably his best effort; remote fourth in a beginners chase at Killarney last month; blinkers left off today. |
8/1 |
|
1 |
15th Nov 2024 Good 3m 0f 70y |
12st 0lb |
Two-time winner over hurdles and stays very well; chase form is more patchy; looked like being involved when unseating two out in a 3m4f handicap chase at Leopardstown in March was probably his best effort; remote fourth in a beginners chase at Killarney last month; blinkers left off today. |
8/1 |
|
4th 5 |
6th Oct 2024 Good 2m 7f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Has had six starts over fences and is rated 101; won a handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse last December off 99 (2m7f, heavy); best chase effort a 5.75l fourth at Fairyhouse off 102 back in January; heavy ground suits and he's a contender in first-time blinkers. |
15/2 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €146.90 |
| Straight Forecast | €113.05 |
| Tricast | €2230.18 |
| Trifecta | €1278.60 |
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