November 02 / 15.20 Down Royal

15.20

Good To Yielding

Bottlegreen Ladies Day 2024 Chase (Grade 2)

  • Prize money: £25652.17
  • 2m 3f 120y
  • 5 runners
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Bottlegreen Ladies Day 2024 Chase (Grade 2)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

11/10 (Won)

  • Win: £2.10
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 21221- CD

Last run: 203 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 155

Form & Verdict
A top 2m novice last season; won Grade 1s, over 2m1f at Leopardstown at Christmas, and 2m at Aintree in April, following second to Gaelic Warrior in the Arkle; made all to land a beginner's event over C&D here a year ago; trip not an issue, but the concession of 14lb to a race-fit Pinkerton could be problematic
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3

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

13:10 Leopardstown

Found A Fifty

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

5-8 over fences and has never finished out of the first two; has won his last three, a Grade 1 Novice at Aintree (2m, good to soft) in April and Grade 2s at Down Royal (19.5f, good to yielding) and Navan (2m, yielding) last month (beat Solness by a neck despite jumping and hanging right); no match for Gaelic Warrior in the Arkle and hard to see him turning that around.

4/1

3

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

13:10 Leopardstown

Found A Fifty

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

5-8 over fences and has never finished out of the first two; has won his last three, a Grade 1 Novice at Aintree (2m, good to soft) in April and Grade 2s at Down Royal (19.5f, good to yielding) and Navan (2m, yielding) last month (beat Solness by a neck despite jumping and hanging right); no match for Gaelic Warrior in the Arkle and hard to see him turning that around.

4/1

5/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3511-1 C

Last run: 94 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 147

Form & Verdict
Completed a chasing hat-trick in winning the Galway Plate off a mark of 138, an excellent performance, significant for proving that he stays effectively; previous chase wins had been obtained at around 2m; warmed up for this with a third placing in a Flat maiden at Navan ten days ago; suited by the race-conditions, though Found A Fifty is greatly respected.
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3rd

6

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Pinkerton

11st 9lb

J: Mr R James

T: Noel Meade

visibility reduced by fog, towards rear, hampered by faller 5th

16/1

3rd

6

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Pinkerton

11st 9lb

J: Mr R James

T: Noel Meade

visibility reduced by fog, towards rear, hampered by faller 5th

16/1

2nd

5

2nd Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 120y

15:20 Down Royal

Pinkerton

11st 0lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

Completed a chasing hat-trick in winning the Galway Plate off a mark of 138, an excellent performance, significant for proving that he stays effectively; previous chase wins had been obtained at around 2m; warmed up for this with a third placing in a Flat maiden at Navan ten days ago; suited by the race-conditions, though Found A Fifty is greatly respected.

5/4

OUR TIP

Form: 4232-3 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 142

Form & Verdict
3-6 over hurdles; 3-14 fences; ended last season with a sequence of runs in small-field Grade 2/3 races; despite a less-than-fluent round of jumping, made a bright start to the new campaign when third behind the front-running Flooring Porter in the Kerry National; trip-versatile; capable of holding his own here.
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8

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders

33/1

8

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

visibility reduced by fog, in touch with leaders

33/1

6th

4

7th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 150y

14:17 Navan

Lucid Dreams

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Competitively campaigned in the past year, often in small-field conditions race; third in the Kerry National and filled the same position in a Grade 2 at Down Royal; out of his depth in a 2m Grade 3 event at Naas before an excellent display in finishing second in the Troytown Chase.

8/1

Form: 073301 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 140

Form & Verdict
Won twice as a novice chaser last season; takes a big step up in class now after a career-best display in winning a 2m3f handicap at Limerick 13 days ago; promoted 7lb for that but has more to find now; meets Pinkerton on 11lb worse than handicap terms.
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1

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

14:15 Limerick

The Big Chap

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Paul W Flynn

Outran his 80-1 odds when third at Navan three weeks ago (2m4f, soft) but looks to have little margin for error off this mark.

12/1

1

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

14:15 Limerick

The Big Chap

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Paul W Flynn

Outran his 80-1 odds when third at Navan three weeks ago (2m4f, soft) but looks to have little margin for error off this mark.

12/1

3rd

5

7th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 150y

14:17 Navan

The Big Chap

11st 6lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Paul W Flynn

4-12 over fences; gained latest success in a four-runner 2m handicap chase at Gowran early last month; dropped away from two out in 2m1f Fairyhouse last time; has never won beyond 2m3f.

20/1

Form: 566-79

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Never in the first three in 12 races; in rear off a low mark in a handicap at Sligo a month ago; completely out of his depth.
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4

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 3f 93y

13:25 Punchestown

Ivar The Boneless

11st 2lb

J: Niall Moore

T: R K Watson

Best chase run was when beaten 10l in a Down Royal handicap in April; little since and now tried in new headgear combo.

50/1

4

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 3f 93y

13:25 Punchestown

Ivar The Boneless

11st 2lb

J: Niall Moore

T: R K Watson

Best chase run was when beaten 10l in a Down Royal handicap in April; little since and now tried in new headgear combo.

50/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €3.00
Straight Forecast €3.13
Trifecta €5.40

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Found A Fifty

SPOTLIGHT:

Pinkerton

TOPSPEED:

Found A Fifty

POSTDATA:

Found A Fifty

The Irish Sun:

Found A Fifty