Saturday, 3rd Feb 2024
GOING: Soft. (Hurdle), Yielding to Soft, yielding in places (Chase). Dry Friday. Mostly cloudy with occasional bright spells and the chance of patchy drizzle at times through Saturday and Sunday. Breezy with temperatures of around 12C. Chase rail is set 4 yards out from the innermost chase line. Day 1 Hurdle rail is set 25 yards out from the innermost line. Day 2 Hurdle rail is set 20 yards out from the innermost line. Start positions amended accordingly. Distances as advertised, with the exception of the 3m 104y Hurdle on Day 1, which is now 3m 59y.
The Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup of EUR250,000 (Grade 1). (Generously sponsored by Paddy Power) Winner will receive EUR142,500 (Penalty Value: EUR140,000) Second will receive EUR50,000 Third will receive EUR25,000 Fourth will receive EUR12,500 Fifth will receive EUR7,500 Sixth will receive EUR5,000 Seventh will receive EUR3,750 Eighth will receive EUR3,750
Last 3 runs:
05th Apr 2025 Aintree |GS |Jordan Gainford |11-2 |p.u. |4m2f74ydsHcpCh |
13th Mar 2025 Cheltenham |GS |Mr Robert James |11-7 |8th |2m4f127ydsHcpCh |
01st Feb 2025 Leopardstown | | Rated 158 | Sam Ewing 11-10 |10th Winner: Galopin Des Champs (FR) |3m70ydsCh |
Last 3 runs:
24th Nov 2024 Punchestown | | Rated 171 | D. O'Connor 11-12 |T/S. |4th Winner: Fact To File (FR) |2m3f150ydsCh |
01st May 2024 Punchestown | | Rated 170 | J.J. Slevin 11-10 |T/S. |1st|3m213ydsCh |
15th Mar 2024 Cheltenham |S |J. J. Slevin |11-10 | |3m2f70ydsCh |
Last 3 runs:
14th Mar 2025 Cheltenham |GS |P. Townend |11-10 |2nd |3m2f70ydsCh |
01st Feb 2025 Leopardstown | | Rated 177 | P. Townend 11-10 |1st|3m70ydsCh |
28th Dec 2024 Leopardstown | | Rated 177 | P. Townend 11-10 |1st|3m100ydsCh |
Last 3 runs:
05th Apr 2025 Aintree |GS |P. Townend |11-12 |2nd |4m2f74ydsHcpCh |
01st Feb 2025 Leopardstown | | Rated 169 | J.S. McGarvey 11-10 |8th Winner: Galopin Des Champs (FR) |3m70ydsCh |
28th Dec 2024 Leopardstown | | Rated 169 | J.S. McGarvey 11-10 |p.u. Winner: Galopin Des Champs (FR) |3m100ydsCh |
C: winner at course, D: winner over distance, CD: winner over distance at this course, C D: winner at course and winner over distance (not at this course)
Forecast Betting: Conflated 10/1, Fastorslow (FR) 11/4, Galopin Des Champs (FR) 2/5, I Am Maximus (FR) 33/1
2023: Galopin Des Champs (FR) 7 11-10, P. Townend, W.P. Mullins
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