Result 15:30 · Leopardstown (IRE)

Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase

Grade 13m 110ySoft5yo+ · 12 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 29.60s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Fact To File (FR)	Mark Walsh	W P Mullins	—	5.50	6.39
2	Gaelic Warrior (GER)	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins	5L	5.00	6.13
3	Galopin Des Champs (FR)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	13½L	2.88	3.32
4	Firefox (IRE)	S Bowen	Gordon Elliott	13¾L	34.0	46.1
5	I Am Maximus (FR)	Jack Kennedy	W P Mullins	24¾L	10.0	12.0
6	Montys Star (IRE)	Darragh OKeeffe	Henry De Bromhead	25½L	41.0	48.4
7	Champ Kiely (IRE)	J J Slevin	W P Mullins	28L	67.0	140.0
8	Grangeclare West (IRE)	Brian Hayes	W P Mullins	74L	26.0	42.9
F	Inothewayurthinkin (IRE)	Keith Donoghue	Gavin Cromwell	—	17.0	29.0
PU	Affordale Fury (IRE)	Donagh Meyler	Noel Meade	—	9.00	11.2
PU	Lecky Watson (IRE)	Sean OKeeffe	W P Mullins	—	41.0	65.0
PU	Spindleberry (IRE)	Danny Mullins	W P Mullins	—	12.0	15.8

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Affordale Fury (IRE)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 166

522211 J Donagh Meyler T Noel Meade —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	1/11	—	8.00
27 Nov 25	Thurles	2m 6f	Good To Yielding	C1	1/6	—	1.73
01 Nov 25	Down Royal	3m	Good To Yielding	C1	2/5	3¾L	5.50

5 wins from 13 · placed 10

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Champ Kiely (IRE)

10yo · 11-10 · OR 157

1312S5 J J J Slevin T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Jan 26	Tramore	2m 7f	Soft	C1	5/7	34¼L	3.00
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	SU	—	12.0
09 Nov 25	Naas	2m	Soft	C1	2/5	shd	4.20

7 wins from 15 · placed 11

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Fact To File (FR)

9yo · 11-10 · OR 171

231426 J Mark Walsh T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 25	Kempton Park	3m	Good	C1	6/8	9¾L	4.00
23 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft To Heavy	C1	2/10	nk	2.38
29 Apr 25	Punchestown	2m 110y	Yielding	—	4/6	38¼L	2.10

6 wins from 14 · placed 12

Course winner: 3 wins from 6 here

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Firefox (IRE) t11

8yo · 11-10 · OR 154

236212 J S Bowen T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Dec 25	Ascot	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C2	2/3	4¾L	1.61
01 Nov 25	Down Royal	2m 3f 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	1/5	—	1.73
20 Apr 25	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Soft To Heavy	—	2/6	4½L	7.00

6 wins from 18 · placed 15

1 run here without a win

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Gaelic Warrior (GER) h,t

8yo · 11-10 · OR 172

231113 J Mr P W Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 25	Kempton Park	3m	Good	C1	3/8	shd	3.25
23 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft To Heavy	C1	1/10	—	2.62
26 Apr 25	Sandown Park	2m 6f 110y	Good	C1	1/9	—	1.83

10 wins from 17 · placed 16

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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Galopin Des Champs (FR)

10yo · 11-10 · OR 175

311213 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	3/11	3¼L	2.20
30 Apr 25	Punchestown	3m 1f	Yielding	—	1/4	—	1.83
14 Mar 25	Cheltenham	3m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/9	6L	1.61

14 wins from 24 · placed 21

Course winner: 7 wins from 9 here

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Grangeclare West (IRE)

10yo · 11-10 · OR 164

253584 J Brian Hayes T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	4/11	6¼L	34.0
23 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft To Heavy	C1	8/10	67¾L	41.0
26 Apr 25	Sandown Park	3m 4f 110y	Good	C1	5/19	11½L	15.0

5 wins from 15 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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I Am Maximus (FR)

10yo · 11-10 · OR 168

1P8292 J Jack Kennedy T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	2/11	2½L	51.0
23 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft To Heavy	C1	9/10	80¾L	21.0
05 Apr 25	Aintree	4m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	2/34	2½L	8.00

6 wins from 20 · placed 13

7 runs here without a win

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8yo · 11-10 · OR 175

754159 J Keith Donoghue T Gavin Cromwell —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	9/11	41¼L	7.50
23 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft To Heavy	C1	5/10	52¾L	19.0
14 Mar 25	Cheltenham	3m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	1/9	—	8.50

5 wins from 17 · placed 9

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Lecky Watson (IRE)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 158

111F77 J Sean OKeeffe T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	7/11	13¾L	21.0
23 Nov 25	Punchestown	2m 3f 110y	Soft To Heavy	C1	7/10	66L	15.0
29 Apr 25	Punchestown	3m 1f	Good To Yielding	—	F	—	5.50

4 wins from 16 · placed 9

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

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Montys Star (IRE)

9yo · 11-10 · OR 158

254305 J Darragh OKeeffe T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 25	Leopardstown	3m 110y	Good To Yielding	C1	5/11	8¾L	29.0
29 Nov 25	Newbury	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C1	14/24	41L	26.0
30 Apr 25	Punchestown	3m 1f	Yielding	—	3/4	24¼L	7.50

2 wins from 14 · placed 8

Won 2 of 8 at around this trip

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Spindleberry (IRE)

8yo · 11-3 · OR 154

511111 J Danny Mullins T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Dec 25	Doncaster	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	1/5	—	2.20
06 Nov 25	Clonmel	2m 5f	Soft	C1	1/6	—	1.40
20 Apr 25	Fairyhouse	2m 4f	Soft To Heavy	—	1/6	—	4.00

6 wins from 9 · placed 8

First time at this course and trip

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