15:50
Racing Post Steeplechase (Grade 2)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m3½f, Chase, 4yo+, €42,000, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 50.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry de Bromhead
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Back from a 205-day break
Koktail Divin heads our ratings on 144, three pounds ahead of Kala Conti on 141, and that narrow edge is enough to make him the pick over this 20-furlong trip on good to soft. Kala Conti is the chief danger, with Jacob's Ladder only a pound further back on 140 and Break My Soul on 136 still firmly in the mix. The three at the bottom of our ratings look to be playing for minor honours, so this is essentially a four-horse contest, and the margins are slim. Koktail Divin gets the nod.
Result
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott
Went to the front from the start - jumped untidily at the 4th - two lengths clear at halfway - drifted right under challenge before the last was bypassed - shaken up soon after and pulled clear on the run-in - kept up the effort to win
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Sat just behind the front runner - 2nd at halfway - shaken up and moved left before the final fence - challenged hard on the run-in - stayed on but outpaced near the line to finish 2nd
Harry Sexton
Patrick Griffin
Raced in the pack early and 3rd at halfway - gained ground before 2 out then short of room - urged on approaching the last - no more to give towards the finish in 3rd
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien
Held up at the back early - up to fourth at the midway point - error 3 out - clumsy at the last - niggled 2 out without making ground - left behind after the final fence and fought no more on the run-in to finish 4th
Alex Harvey
R K Watson
held up at the back - mistake 3 out - jumped poorly at the last - shaken up before the next-to-last flight was bypassed - tired before the final fence was bypassed - finished 5th well held
Non-runners: Break My Soul, Koktail Divin
Racecard
Koktail Divin Tip D
205 days, Non-runner
6yo, 12-0, OR 151 22151-
J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry de Bromhead
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 6/33
Koktail Divin won last time out and was also a winner three starts back, with a second and another second on the other runs in the last five bar a fifth, and he has run over today's trip and going. Top-rated on our figures, he's the one to beat, though 205 days off and 168 lb are the only quibbles.
- Sire
- Masked Marvel (GB)
- Dam
- Divine Sainte (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- Barry Maloney
- Foaled
- 22 May 2020
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 33 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 144
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott 6/36
Jacob's Ladder arrives with two wins in his last five starts, a third last time out, and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 184-day absence, with 161 lb to carry off an official mark of 148.
- Sire
- Mount Nelson (GB)
- Dam
- Pocket Call (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- Gigginstown House Stud
- Foaled
- 4 May 2019
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 36 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 141
Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott 6/36
Kala Conti won two of her last four starts and was second two starts back, while she has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 141 ranks her second of seven. The risk is a 203-day absence and a fall last time out, plus 157 lb on her back.
- Sire
- Karaktar (IRE)
- Dam
- Rolibie De Vindecy (FR) by Roli Abi
- Owner
- Robcour
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 36 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 141
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien 0/2
Mic Drop arrives in fine heart, third last time out, a second two starts back and has run over this sort of ground and trip before, but he carries 154 lb off a mark of 112 and our rating of 108 ranks him sixth of seven, so he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Is Herself About (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Peter Tarrant
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 56%
- Ratings
- Perf 108
175 days, Non-runner
7yo, 10-11, OR 137 723P-2
J: Conor Stone-Walsh · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue
Conor Stone-Walsh
Ian Patrick Donoghue 1/7
Runner-up last time out and a third and second in the two completed runs before that, Break My Soul has the profile of a leading threat, having run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 175-day absence, with 151 lb on her back.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Ayleoola (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Matthew Rogers
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Clonalvy, County Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 136
Alex Harvey
R K Watson 0/3
Stretchemout is hard to fancy, pulled up last time and again three starts back, and winless in her last five, with 106 days off since that run. She has run over today's trip and going, and the best of her recent form is a fourth five starts back, but she carries 151 lb and is rated seventh of seven on our figures.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Chevalier Jet (IRE) by Chevalier
- Owner
- Trainors At Dans Partnership
- Foaled
- 20 May 2020
- Stable
- Killylea, Co Armagh
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
Harry Sexton
Patrick Griffin 0/0
Herja arrives a last-time-out winner, with a third and a second in the two runs before that, and has run over today's trip and going, but she carries 147 lb and our rating of 109 ranks her only fifth of seven.
- Sire
- Policy Maker (IRE)
- Dam
- Crofton Trail (IRE) by Heron Island
- Owner
- Gerry Mcgladery
- Foaled
- 24 May 2020
- Stable
- Oldtown, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.