Busselton Horse Racing Form | Leopardstown 15:20 04th February 2024

Busselton' Form | 04th February 2024

04th February 2024 O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Age
7
Weight
10-11
Trainer
J P O'Brien
(Last 14 Days: 3-15, 20%)
Owner
Friendship Partnership
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Aleyrion Bloodstock Ltd
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2017-04-29
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
Ground
Soft
Distance
2m 5f 107y
Runners
25
Prize Money
£150,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Busselton Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2023-12-27 15:00 Leopardstown / 1 / 3m 0f 100y / Chase Turf / 200K
Chase, Handicap, Listed
11-4
Blinkers
Heavy 6 /27 - btn 12.5 Meetingofthewaters 10-7 6m 37.9s

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd after 2 out, ridden entering straight, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on one pace

J P O'Brien
C Stone-Walsh
34 42.51
9.2
146
1 2023-11-18 14:05 Navan / 1 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 50K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-3 Soft To Heavy 4 /5 - btn 27.25 Bob Olinger 11-3 5m 45.55s

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and pushed along after 2 out, no impression approaching last, soon no extra

J P O'Brien
R Deegan
51 175.75
30
132
2 2023-05-15 18:55 Killarney / 1 / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 28.5K
Chase, Grade, Grade 3
11-0
Blinkers
Good To Yielding 5 /7 - btn 41.75 Saint Sam 11-3 5m 24.291s

tracked leader, not fluent at 1st, 2nd before 9th, 3rd at 10th, under pressure and dropped to 4th 4 out, soon weakened in 5th

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
8 9.2
2.4
148
3 2023-04-10 17:00 Fairyhouse / 3m 5f 0y / Chase Turf / 500K
Chase, Grade, Grand, Handicap, National, Grade A
10-12
Blinkers
Yielding P /27 - btn I Am Maximus 11-1 -

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, lost place when slight mistake 16th, no extra and pulled up before next

J P O'Brien
S Fitzgerald
51 133.28
17.96
149
4 2023-03-20 15:25 Navan / 1 / 2m 4f 90y / Chase Turf / 36.5K
Chase, Cup, Grade, Grade 2
11-6
Cheekpieces
Heavy 4 /5 - btn 18.5 Any Second Now 11-6 5m 59.6s

tracked leader in 2nd early, disputed lead from 2nd, jumped right at times, ridden and headed 3 out, soon no impression on leaders in 3rd, mistake 2 out, dropped to moderate 4th before last, no extra

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
4.5 5.35
2.14
149
5 2022-11-26 15:05 Newbury / 1 / 3m 1f 214y / Chase Turf / 250K
Chase, Cup, Gold, Handicap
11-3
Blinkers
Good 5 /15 - btn 16.5 Le Milos 11-0 6m 28.85s

slight lead until 5th, pressed leader, distracted by loose horse 8th, led again 4 out until 3 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened between last two

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
8.5 8.35
2.5
149
6 2022-09-21 16:20 Listowel / 3m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 200K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, National, Grade A
10-5
Blinkers
Good 1 /16 - win 2.75 Recite A Prayer 10-2 5m 39.02s

tracked leader, led after 1st, joined at 11th, led before 12th, ridden before 2 out, joined last where left clear, driven out

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
7.5 8
2.44
142
7 2022-07-29 18:00 Galway / 2m 6f 111y / Chase Turf / 80K
Chase, Handicap
11-12 Good To Yielding 2 /20 - btn 2.25 Gabbys Cross 11-9 5m 42.909s

close up and disputed at times, 2nd after 3 out, disputed last, soon ridden, headed before straight, under pressure in 2nd entering straight, kept on without matching winner

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
4.5 5.37
2.1
140
8 2022-06-28 20:10 Roscommon / 1m 4f 0y / Flat Turf / 11.5K
Ladies, Maiden
9-9 Soft To Heavy 1 /16 - win 0.5 Thousand Tears 9-9 2m 48.25s

tracked leaders, headway to lead on outer 2f out, soon ridden, clear 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, reduced advantage and stayed on well close home

J P O'Brien
D P McDonogh
3.25 4.07
1.55
9 2022-06-18 17:40 Down Royal / 1m 4f 175y / Flat Turf / 11K
Maiden
9-9 Yielding 3 /9 - btn 8.75 Dancila 9-9 2m 55.708s

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace

J P O'Brien
D P McDonogh
2.38 2.5
1.16
10 2022-04-29 16:15 Punchestown / 2m 5f 0y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Novice, Grade A
10-12
Cheekpieces
Good To Yielding 2 /15 - btn 6 El Barra 10-9 5m 34.791s

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 3 out, no impression on leader in 2nd last, kept on same pace

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
10 9.81
3.5
138
11 2022-03-17 13:30 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 3f 168y / Chase Turf / 175K
Chase, Gold, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-2 Soft 2 /4 - btn 40 Bob Olinger 11-4 5m 15.65s

chased leaders, getting adrift from front pair 3rd, slow 6th, tailed off 10th, left 2nd last

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
51 72.19
10
138
12 2022-02-05 14:10 Leopardstown / 1 / 2m 1f 43y / Chase Turf / 150K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-10 Yielding 4 /6 - btn 15.25 Blue Lord 11-12 4m 21.25s

always towards rear, detached in rear before 6th, ridden and moderate 4th after 2 out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
41 60.75
12.73
137
13 2021-12-18 14:20 Navan / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 21K
Chase, Novice
11-4 Good To Yielding 2 /8 - btn 4 Ciel De Neige 11-9 5m 28.327s

led, joined from 4th, headed 4 out, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, kept on in 2nd run-in

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
5 6.2
1.79
137
14 2021-11-23 12:00 Punchestown / 2m 3f 150y / Chase Turf / 16K
Chase, Novice
11-4 Good To Yielding 1 /5 - win 0.75 Indiana Jones 11-5 5m 10.9s

tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 9th and pushed along, ridden in 3rd with plenty to do entering straight, improved into disputing 2nd when short of room on inner approaching last, switched left and ridden run-in, stayed on well to lead close home

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
2.62 2.77
1.74
130
15 2021-10-17 15:40 Cork / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 18.5K
Chase, Novice
11-2 Good 1 /2 - win 42 Coach Carter 11-12 5m 14.7s

led and clear, slight mistake at 5th, not fluent at 6th, increased advantage after 8th, not fluent at 9th, kept on well, eased run-in, very easily

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
1.33 1.4
130
16 2021-10-03 15:45 Tipperary / 1 / 2m 3f 170y / Chase Turf / 27.5K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 3
10-8 Soft 3 /6 - btn 15.25 Gin On Lime 11-3 5m 8.35s

disputed until headed after 2nd, 3rd at 7th, slight mistake 9th, mistake 4 out and soon pushed along in 4th, left 3rd at next, soon ridden and no impression, pecked last, kept on one pace

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
3.5 3.75
2.07
17 2021-09-22 17:00 Listowel / 2m 6f 0y / Chase Turf / 12.5K
Beginners, Chase
11-3 Good 1 /12 - win 13 The Bosses Oscar 12-0 5m 15.6s

disputed lead early, soon led, not fluent 8th, ridden and went on from before straight, stayed on well

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
4.5 5.08
1.7
18 2021-08-20 18:00 Killarney / 2m 7f 0y / Chase Turf / 11K
Beginners, Chase
11-2 Yielding 2 /8 - btn 2.5 Karl Der Grosse 12-0 5m 52.7s

led, headed briefly after 5th, pushed along when slight mistake 2 out and headed, no impression on winner from before last, kept on one pace

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
3.75 3.99
1.61
19 2021-07-30 18:05 Galway / 2m 2f 54y / Chase Turf / 12.5K
Beginners, Chase
11-2 Good 2 /7 - btn 5.5 Grand Bornand 12-0 4m 26.417s

disputed, 4th at 3rd, 5th at 7th, improved to 4th 3 out, progress to 3rd 2 out, left 2nd after last, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
4 4.18
1.59
20 2021-04-05 14:40 Fairyhouse / 1 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 35K
Grade, Hurdle, Juvenile, Grade 2
11-2
Blinkers
Yielding 4 /7 - btn 15 Jeff Kidder 11-2 4m 5.827s

led, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, soon no impression in 4th and no extra before last

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
7.5 8.2
1.83
133
21 2021-03-16 16:15 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 0f 87y / Hurdle Turf / 60K
Grade, Handicap, Hurdle, Juvenile, Grade 3
11-4
Cheekpieces
Good To Soft 19 /22 - btn 55.05 Jeff Kidder 10-8 4m 7.779s

chased leaders, weakened taile doff

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
7.5 8.4
2.64
135
22 2021-02-07 13:40 Leopardstown / 1 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 125K
Grade, Hurdle, Juvenile, Grade 1
11-2 Soft 3 /6 - btn 10.25 Quilixios 11-2 4m 7.05s

settled behind leader early, held up in 4th from 3rd, slight mistake 3 out, 3rd before next, ridden and no impression on leaders after 2 out, kept on same pace from before last

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
19 23.52
6.54
23 2020-12-26 13:05 Leopardstown / 1 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 35K
Grade, Hurdle, Juvenile, Grade 2
11-0 Yielding 2 /7 - btn 3.75 Zanahiyr 11-3 4m 10.35s

led or disputed lead, headed before 4th, pushed along and disputed lead after 2 out, headed before last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in

J P O'Brien
J J Slevin
19 21.87
6.4