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LEOPARDSTOWN
Sunday, February 9.
3:40 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) 3miles. 1st - €97,700 , 2nd - €32,000 , 3rd - €16,000 , 4th - €6,400 6Declared
"After the slightly disappointing effort of Marlborough, who is a timely reminder to Best Mate fans of how hard a race the King George turned into at Christmas it's fair to say that the door of opportunity is slightly ajar for Beef Or Salmon, Colonel Braxton, Florida Pearl, Harbour Pilot or Rince Ri, to make a case for them landing the big prize in around five weeks time. Poor old Florida Pearl has been written off again after a couple of mediocre efforts this term. That said, going into this race he is without doubt the best of these and would win this if back in that frame of mind. Willie Mullins has unfortunately experienced several problems in preparing him for battle this season and whilst his obvious class could still "out", I couldn't suggest him to you with any confidence at all...I don't intend to. Harbour Pilot and Rince Ri both are fitted with first time out blinkers which presumably in both cases is intended to spark some enthusiasm...that reason alone is probably enough to pass both of them over. That leaves the two young pretenders, Beef Or Salmon and Colonel Braxton apparently looking to have the strongest claims. I have a similar view on both of these two horses as I wouldn't mind seeing both of them get "roughed up" here by the old pros and even turned over by one of them. It'll make connections realise exactly what will happen come the big day in March, however recent evidence suggests that isn't likely. There wasn't much to choose between these two in the Ericsson Chase at Christmas and I doubt there will be much to choose between them at the business end today. Unless they stretch him, it is difficult to see these rivals having the pace to beat Beef Or Salmon, although it would be useful to see how he coped if that did occur. We would be in a better position to judge how realistic his Gold Cup claims are".
Beef or Salmon advertises his Gold Cup claims with an emphatic win... another win for our "one To Jump" feature

LEOPARDSTOWN
Sunday, January 12.
1:50 Pierse Leopardstown H 'cap Chase (5yo+) Winner Ł42,207.79. (4800 m 0 G.B.P.) 3m. 1st - €65,000 , 2nd - €20,000 , 3rd - €10,000 , 4th - €4,000 11Declared
"Youlneverwalkalone, Eskimo Jack, Foxchapel King, Rince Rě, Macs Gildoran and Michael Mor are the horses to concentrate on in the third. The presence of top-weights Foxchapel King and Rince Ri truncates the long handicap and they should be capable of running well despite their big weights. Realistically though, they might struggle to beat Youlneverwalkalone and Eskimo Jack. If these two improvers take advantage off of their weights. I was impressed with Eskimo Jack last time where he won cosily at Navan, however he has never displayed the talent we probably know is possessed by Youlneverwalkalone and whilst he has a questionable temperament, he did impress when beating Be My Belle at Thurles before staying on strongly behind Fondmort and Folly Pleasant. He is not much of a price but in my view he is the most likely to prevail".
Youlneverwalkalone wins at odds of 7/2

2:20 Pierse Hurdle (Grade A Extended H 'cap) (4yo+,0-140) Winner Ł51,071.43. (3200 m 0 GBP)2m. 1st - €78,650 , 2nd - €26,000 , 3rd - €13,000 , 4th - €5,200 30Declared
"Xenophon - Lightly raced but potentially progressive gelding who split Clune River and Mr. Sneaky Boo at their seasonal reappearance at Punchestown in November".
"summary" - With a strong pace assured I like the look of those likeliest to come off of the pace. The lightly-raced Xenophon appeals most if he gets the run of the race. Janidou, Greywell and The Dark Flasher will probably follow him home.
Xenophon wins at odds of 12/1... The latest winner from our "one to Jump" feature

LEOPARDSTOWN
Sunday, January 12.
1:50 Pierse Leopardstown H 'cap Chase (5yo+) Winner Ł42,207.79. (4800 m 0 G.B.P.) 3m. 1st - €65,000 , 2nd - €20,000 , 3rd - €10,000 , 4th - €4,000 11Declared
"Youlneverwalkalone, Eskimo Jack, Foxchapel King, Rince Ri, Macs Gildoran and Michael Mor are the horses to concentrate on in the third. The presence of top-weights Foxchapel King and Rince Ri truncates the long handicap and they should be capable of running well despite their big weights. Realistically though, they might struggle to beat Youlneverwalkalone and Eskimo Jack. If these two improvers take advantage off of their weights. I was impressed with Eskimo Jack last time where he won cosily at Navan, however he has never displayed the talent we probably know is possessed by Youlneverwalkalone and whilst he has a questionable temperament, he did impress when beating Be My Belle at Thurles before staying on strongly behind Fondmort and Folly Pleasant. He is not much of a price but in my view he is the most likely to prevail".
Youlneverwalkalone wins at odds of 7/2

2:20 Pierse Hurdle (Grade A Extended H 'cap) (4yo+,0-140) Winner Ł51,071.43. (3200 m 0 GBP)2m. 1st - €78,650 , 2nd - €26,000 , 3rd - €13,000 , 4th - €5,200 30Declared
"Xenophon - Lightly raced but potentially progressive gelding who split Clune River and Mr. Sneaky Boo at their seasonal reappearance at Punchestown in November".

"SUMMARY"
With a strong pace assured I like the look of those likeliest to come off of the pace. The lightly-raced Xenophon appeals most if he gets the run of the race. Janidou, Greywell and The Dark Flasher will probably follow him home.
¦ THE WINNER?ą ¦:¬»-Xenophon
¦ 2nd place?˛ ¦:¬»-Greywell
¦ 3rd place?ł ¦:¬»-Janidou
¦ 4th place?ł ¦:¬»-The Dark Flasher (e/w)
Xenophon wins at odds of 12/1.

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