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Going - Hurdle - Soft Chase - Yielding to Soft (After R1 Hurdle - Soft to Heavy Chase - Soft) (After R5 Chase - Soft to Heavy Bumper - Heavy). Overcast and showery
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Formscan By Alan Magee - ASPIRE TOWER appears to have found a good opportunity to open his account over fences. The Henry de Bromhead-trained gelding was a smart sort over hurdles winning twice at Grade 2 level and has been placed on both outings over fences at Thurles this year behind high class rivals. He made a bold bid to make all when collared close home by Zanahiyr last month. Horantzau D’airy, second in a valuable handicap hurdle at the Listowel Festival with Thecompanysergeant five lengths back in fourth, is an interesting recruit to fences while Ambitious Fellow also switches to the larger obstacles but needs to bounce back after a couple of disappointing efforts and may find this trip too sharp.

1
15-p
Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 8,b g 11-12

Fame And Glory (GB)-Native Beauty(King's Theatre)

(30) (Bernadette Leigh)

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ambitious Fellow (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Thecompanysergeant (GB)1
5th Aug 2023 Galway(2m 6f 108yds, Hcap Hurdle, NH: Soft. Flat: Heavy) Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 1st (14/1 11-1 Rated 131) Sam Ewing Thecompanysergeant (GB) pulled up (15/2 11-1 Rated 131) Donagh Meyler (16 ran)
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Horantzau D'airy (FR)1
29th Apr 2023 Punchestown(2m 3f 30yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding, yielding in places X-country - Good, good to yielding in places) Horantzau D'airy (FR) 4th (10/1 10-7 Rated 129) D E Mullins 27.14L in front of Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 14th (40/1 10-12 Rated 134) S D Torrens (18 ran)
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2
34-2
Aspire Tower (IRE) 8,b g 11-12

Born To Sea (IRE)-Red Planet(Pivotal)

(20) c1 (Mr J Fyffe)
Rated 146

3
46-4
Cadatharla (IRE) 6,b g 11-12

Flemensfirth (USA)-There Is No Point(Galileo)

(63) (John P McManus)

4
742/
Gua Du Large (FR) 8,b g 11-12

Kapgarde (FR)-Kayagua(Kahyasi)

ts6hd7(505) (West Loudoun Racing Club)

5
227-
Horantzau D'airy (FR) 7,b g 11-12

Legolas (JPN)-Panzara D'airy(Cadoubel)

ts9(92) (Mr Jim Gill)

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Horantzau Dairy (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Ambitious Fellow (IRE)1
29th Apr 2023 Punchestown(2m 3f 30yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Yielding, yielding in places X-country - Good, good to yielding in places) Horantzau D'airy (FR) 4th (10/1 10-7 Rated 129) D E Mullins 27.14L in front of Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 14th (40/1 10-12 Rated 134) S D Torrens (18 ran)
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Thecompanysergeant (GB)1
22nd Sep 2023 Listowel(2m , Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to soft) Horantzau D'airy (FR) 2nd (13/2 10-7 Rated 130) P Townend 5.00L in front of Thecompanysergeant (GB) 4th (6/1 10-2 Rated 130) D King (17 ran)
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6
88-5
Marelly (IRE) 7,b g 11-12

Sageburg (IRE)-Uppertown Misty(Saddlers' Hall)

(40) (Give Her Welly Marelly Syndicate)

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Marelly (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Je T'ai Porte (IRE)1
24th Jan 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 50yds, Chase, Heavy) Marelly (IRE) 5th (9/1 11-9) J P O'Sullivan 27.25L in front of Je T'ai Porte (IRE) 7th (40/1 11-5) Shane Fitzgerald (9 ran)
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Sammy Smart (GB)1
24th Jan 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 50yds, Chase, Heavy) Marelly (IRE) 5th (9/1 11-9) J P O'Sullivan 48.25L in front of Sammy Smart (GB) 8th (22/1 11-12) D J O'Keeffe (9 ran)
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7
45-4
Paul Marvel (FR) 7,gr g 11-12

Masked Marvel (GB)-Paulmie(Soldier Of Fortune)

(16) (N&K Richards, L&B Doyle, M&K Shore)

8
25/8
Sammy Smart (GB) 8,b g 11-12

Kalanisi (IRE)-Fancy Fisher(Clerkenwell)

(40) (Haigney Bloodstock Ltd)

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sammy Smart (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Je T'ai Porte (IRE)1
24th Jan 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 50yds, Chase, Heavy) Je T'ai Porte (IRE) 7th (40/1 11-5) Shane Fitzgerald 21.00L in front of Sammy Smart (GB) 8th (22/1 11-12) D J O'Keeffe (9 ran)
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Marelly (IRE)1
24th Jan 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 50yds, Chase, Heavy) Marelly (IRE) 5th (9/1 11-9) J P O'Sullivan 48.25L in front of Sammy Smart (GB) 8th (22/1 11-12) D J O'Keeffe (9 ran)
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9
400-
Thecompanysergeant (GB) 7,b g 11-12

Kayf Tara (GB)-Shuil Gealach(Flemensfirth)

(80) (John J Brennan, David Flynn & Danny Kearns)

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Thecompanysergeant (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Ambitious Fellow (IRE)1
5th Aug 2023 Galway(2m 6f 108yds, Hcap Hurdle, NH: Soft. Flat: Heavy) Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 1st (14/1 11-1 Rated 131) Sam Ewing Thecompanysergeant (GB) pulled up (15/2 11-1 Rated 131) Donagh Meyler (16 ran)
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Horantzau D'airy (FR)1
22nd Sep 2023 Listowel(2m , Hcap Hurdle, Yielding to soft) Horantzau D'airy (FR) 2nd (13/2 10-7 Rated 130) P Townend 5.00L in front of Thecompanysergeant (GB) 4th (6/1 10-2 Rated 130) D King (17 ran)
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10
u-70
Je T'ai Porte (IRE) 6,b f 11-5

Footstepsinthesand (GB)-Hasanza(Mr Greeley)

(29) (Poetry In Motion Syndicate)

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Je Tai Porte (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Marelly (IRE)1
24th Jan 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 50yds, Chase, Heavy) Marelly (IRE) 5th (9/1 11-9) J P O'Sullivan 27.25L in front of Je T'ai Porte (IRE) 7th (40/1 11-5) Shane Fitzgerald (9 ran)
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Sammy Smart (GB)1
24th Jan 2024 Fairyhouse(2m 50yds, Chase, Heavy) Je T'ai Porte (IRE) 7th (40/1 11-5) Shane Fitzgerald 21.00L in front of Sammy Smart (GB) 8th (22/1 11-12) D J O'Keeffe (9 ran)
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First Time - Over Fences Horantzau D'airy, Ambitious Fellow» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 6/5 Aspire Tower, 9/4 Horantzau D'airy, 8/1 Gua Du Large, Ambitious Fellow, 10/1 Paul Marvel, 14/1 Thecompanysergeant, 20/1 Marelly, Cadatharla, 33/1 Je T'ai Porte, 66/1 Sammy Smart.

Previous Years
2023 Solness 5 11-12 J J Slevin 4/5Fav (Joseph Patrick O'Brien)
2022 Mt Leinster 8 11-12 P Townend 2/11Fav (W P Mullins)
2021 Exit Poll 7 12-0 Mr D O'Connor 10/3 (Mrs John Harrington)

Symbols Explained

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The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
W P Mullins/P Townend
8
24
33

W P Mullins/B Hayes
2
9
22

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
W P Mullins
32
182
17

Henry De Bromhead
14
108
12

Gavin Patrick Cromwell
5
52
9

Denis Gerard Hogan
3
51
5

P J Rothwell
2
43
4

Peter Fahey
2
6
33

C A Murphy
1
1
100

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
P Townend
8
24
33

B Hayes
3
15
20

S D Torrens
1
16
6

Donagh Meyler
1
10
10

K E Buckley
1
7
14

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Leopardstown

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
W P Mullins
304
1591
19

Henry De Bromhead
51
583
9

Gavin Patrick Cromwell
18
268
7

C A Murphy
18
159
11

P J Rothwell
9
213
4

Denis Gerard Hogan
3
87
3

Peter Fahey
2
104
2

Thomas Gibney
1
50
2

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Leopardstown

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
P Townend
107
453
24

Rachael Blackmore
22
243
9

Sam Ewing
11
84
13

Donagh Meyler
10
140
7

A P Heskin
6
101
6

S D Torrens
4
100
4

B Hayes
4
169
2

K E Buckley
1
29
3

J P O'Sullivan
0
13
0

Shane Fitzgerald
0
8
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Leopardstown

Horse
Wins
Runs
Aspire Tower (IRE)
1
3
Horantzau D'airy (FR)
0
2
Je T'ai Porte (IRE)
0
2
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