O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
13th	1	—	Croke Park (G) P Smart course winner. 5/1 and cheekpieces on first time, respectable 23½ lengths third of 7 to Heart Wood in New Year's Day Chase at Tramore (23f, soft). A high-class will be needed to defy top weight.	27-3330	Josh Williamson G Elliott	8	75.3kg	13 12/1
8th	2	—	Ile Atlantique (G) T Smart chaser. Good 8½ lengths second of 7 to Heart Wood in New Year's Day Chase at Tramore (23f, soft, 11/2). Enters calculations.	5UF-328	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	8	75.3kg	7.50 13/2
4th	3	—	Dee Capo (G) Resumed with a career best when readily winning 8-runner handicap chase at Punchestown (21f, soft) in November. Running a little below that form when unseating at the last at Limerick over Christmas …	0-1U402	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	7	74.4kg	17 16/1
—	4	—	Blizzard Of Oz (G) Pulled Up Latest win in listed chase at Wexford in October but down the field in a 3m course handicap over Christmas. Bounce back needed.	P0P1P-5	J J Slevin W P Mullins	8	73kg	34 33/1
11th	5	—	Harry Des Ongrais (G) P Creditable third on Navan reappearance but pulled up in Thyestes at Gowran since. First-time cheekpieces need to help spark a revival.	2P/3P07-	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	9	71.7kg	34 33/1
12th	6	—	O'Moore Park (G) T Useful chaser. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Creditable fifth of 28 in handicap chase at this course (24.5f, good, 33/1) 36 days ago.	205067/	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	9	70.3kg	21 20/1
—	7	—	You Oughta Know (G) Pulled Up T Useful novice chaser but has failed to complete or run poorly on all 3 attempts in large-field handicap chases, including here over Christmas.	FP20P2	Anna McGuinness W P Mullins	8	70.3kg	51 50/1
—	8	—	Thecompanysergeant (G) Pulled Up Has yet to fire this season but his yard is back among the winners and he's well treated on the form he showed when second in the Plate at last season's Cheltenham Festival. Considered.	6P0P-21	Eoin Staples G P Cromwell	9	69.9kg	29 28/1
17th	9	—	Kinturk Kalanisi (G) FAV Useful chaser. Creditable third of 28 in course handicap (24.5f, good) on reappearance over Christmas. Shorter trip now no problem. Likely to be on the premises if in a similar mood.	2UP-307	James Smith T Gibney	8	68.9kg	6.50 11/2
—	10	—	Sa Majeste (G) Pulled Up Useful hurdler/chaser (third in last season's Kim Muir at Cheltenham). Fair fourth on Punchestown return in November but well beaten here over Christmas. Bounce back needed under Cobden.	P-40P3P	H Cobden W P Mullins	8	68.9kg	19 18/1
10th	11	—	Dreal Deal (G) T Latest win in chase at Killarney in July. Sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (2½m, soft, 11/2) 79 days ago. Others are more obvious.	60037-2	Tiernan Power Roche P J Rothwell	11	66.7kg	126 125/1
—	12	—	Prends Garde A Toi (G) Fell P Came good over fences in maiden at Naas in December. Bit laboured when below-form fourth of 6 in novice chase back there 23 days ago. Cheekpieces are added now handicapping for the first time in this…	P14F4P	Danny Gilligan G Elliott	7	66.7kg	17 16/1
6th	13	—	Where's My Jet (G) Yet to match his useful hurdle form over fences but he wasn't disgraced when tenth of 20 in 2m course handicap over Christmas. This step back up in trip should benefit him.	F060P-0	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	7	66.7kg	34 33/1
16th	14	—	Chosen Witness (G) T 13/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Cork (28f, good to soft) on reappearance 91 days ago, folding tamely after 4 out. Down in trip. Risky proposition at present.	UP0-P0P	Mr Elliot Ohgren W P Mullins	9	66.2kg	81 80/1
7th	15	—	Ballybawn Belter (M) Useful hurdler/chaser. 6/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Limerick (19.4f, heavy) 35 days ago by 11 lengths from Uncle Pat. A 7 lb rise may be enough to find him out.	261763-	Simon Torrens Liz Doyle	8	65.8kg	13 12/1
2nd	16	—	Win Some Lose Some (G) Useful chaser. Sixth of 9 in handicap chase (12/1) at Naas (2m, soft) 23 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip.	08/3876	Aidan Kelly P Roche	7	65.8kg	34 33/1
3rd	17	—	Waterford Whispers (G) Useful hurdler/chaser. Didn't get close to justifying strong market support (11/8 favourite) when 20½ lengths sixth of 8 to Dee Capo in handicap chase at Punchestown (21f, soft) 71 days ago but Mark …	7-43638	Mark Walsh H De Bromhead	8	65.3kg	8 7/1
5th	18	—	Kim Roque (G) Fairly useful chaser. Shaped as if still in good form when fourth of 10 in December Gold Cup at Cheltenham (20.5f, good) 50 days ago. Still early days with this yard and likely has a bigger performan…	422454	Conor Stone-Walsh J P O'Brien	6	64.4kg	7.50 13/2
14th	19	—	A Wave Of The Sea (G) Course winner. Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in September. Good fourth of 14 in handicap chase (11/1) at Thurles (21f, good to soft) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort.	0400-57	Charlie O'Dwyer J P Broderick	10	63.5kg	41 40/1
1st	20	—	Backmersackme (G) T Fourteen runs since last win in 2024 and only nineteenth of 28 in 24.5f course handicap over Christmas. However, it's always dangerous to rule out one from this yard and Sean Bowen rides. Also tongue…	-78201	S Bowen E Mullins	7	63.5kg	15 14/1
9th	21	—	Pride Of Place (G) P Fairly useful chaser. Below-form ninth of 15 in handicap chase (8/1) at Limerick (3m, heavy) 105 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces on first time.	9998-1P	Michael Kenneally E Bolger	7	63.5kg	26 25/1
15th	22	—	Buachaillbocht (G) BT Novice chase winner last spring and 2 creditable efforts in handicaps this winter, including sixth of 28 here (24.5f, good) last month.	1-360P3	Gavin Brouder T M Walsh	8	63.5kg	17 16/1
—	23	—	Uncle Pat (G) Unseated Rider Fairly useful chaser. 4/1, creditable 11 lengths second of 8 to Ballybawn Belter in handicap chase at Limerick (19.5f, heavy) 35 days ago, inadequate test. 3 lb out of handicap.	2U221-7	Sean Cleary-Farrell W P Mullins	8	63.5kg	13 12/1

Betting forecast: Kinturk Kalanisi (11/2), Kim Roque (13/2), Ile Atlantique (13/2), Waterford Whispers (7/1), Ballybawn Belter (12/1), Croke Park (12/1), Uncle Pat (12/1), Backmersackme (14/1), Dee Capo (16/1), Buachaillbocht (16/1), Prends Garde A Toi (16/1), Sa Majeste (18/1), O'Moore Park (20/1), Pride Of Place (25/1), Thecompanysergeant (28/1), Win Some Lose Some (33/1), Where's My Jet (33/1), Harry Des Ongrais (33/1), Blizzard Of Oz (33/1), A Wave Of The Sea (40/1), You Oughta Know (50/1), Chosen Witness (80/1), Dreal Deal (125/1)