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Chacun Pour Soi eliminated the combined challenge of Notebook and Put The Kettle on with ease to clinch two wins in the same number of hurdle starts this season in the Grade 1 Paddy Bounty Club Hunt.
The eight-year-old trained by Willie Mullins already held pole position in the Queen Mother Champion Chase market, and his latest success caused his price to contract even further with the sportsbooks.
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Coral offers 6-4 (5-2), while Paddy Power reduced Chacun Pour Soi to the favorite 7-4 (11-4) for the Cheltenham Festival Grade 1.
Last season, Chacun Pour Soi fell short of expectations in this race when he was defeated by A Plus Tard, but this time there were no such dramas.
1.10 Leopardstown: complete result and replay of the race
The stable Annamix took the field of six forts, but the three main contenders had moved to the front approaching the last pair of fences.
The low sun led to the omission of the final fence, but once Chacun Pour Soi had completed his jump, Paul Townend strode away effortlessly, leaving behind the pair of Notebook and Put The Kettle On trained by Henry of Bromhead.
Mullins said: “I was impressed. Today, it looked like a different horse. It was full of spring and it just went down to its fences and attacked. It flew around the last turn and you could see it a little idle, and Paul just put it together and he topped the last one, had a lot in store.
“It pleased me and it pleased Paul, he did what he tells us he can do at home. He will probably come back here for the Dublin Racing Festival.”
Appreciating him fills the void of Ferny Hollow as a top favorite
Willie Mullins may have taken a hit earlier in the week when Champion Bumper winner Ferny Hollow was ruled out for the season, but Appreciate It took the baton seamlessly with victory in the Grade 1 Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle. Sunday.
Appreciate It had only found its too good stablemate in the Champion Bumper, and an easy debut win over hurdles in Cork followed with success at the highest level.
1.45 Leopardstown: full score and replay of the race
The six-year-old now has a maximum price of 5-1 for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, and the bookies cut his price again after his initial reactions.
Paddy Power was 5-1 (up from 6) but then went 11-4, with his moves mirrored by several other firms.
The low sun caused the last flight to be missed, but Appreciate It was well up a fair distance from home, with the market’s main rival, Ballyadam, disappearing down the straight while Irascible and Keskonrisk took the places.
‘The race couldn’t have been better’
Winning driver Paul Townend said: “It was very simple. The race couldn’t have worked better for him and it was very impressive. I guess that will open more doors for him.” [with regards trip] but I could go further. ”
Appreciate It’s Cork’s victory got a boost later on the card when Master McShee won the 2-meter steeplechase handicap.
The Paddy Corkery-trained six-year-old is now two out of two since finishing runner-up on Appreciate It, and did light work with a starting mark of 132 under Ian Power.
Holden’s hot streak continues as Frenchman Aseel rampages to earn Triumph quotes
At the beginning of the week, coach Ellmarie Holden didn’t have a winner for the season, but how quickly things can change.
On Tuesday, Darwell Lion hit Lingfield to give Holden his first British hit, and now he could have a Triumph Hurdle contender live following French Aseel’s impressive backyard debut at Leopardstown on Sunday.
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Previously trained at the Flat in France, French Aseel was bought at the sale for € 62,000 and generated an immediate return on that investment when he ran out of a 22-length winner in the first 3-year-old 2-meter obstacle course.
The bookies reacted quickly to the victory, and Frenchman Aseel is now just 8-1 for the Triumph with BetVictor, although he can back himself up to twice the odds with Paddy Power and Betfair Sportsbook.
Owner Paul Holden said: “He is a good horse. We bought him from Arqana at the beginning of the year. He gained more than 1,600 meters [1m] in France and also handles soft terrain. We were just waiting to do well for a youth hurdle because we knew he had the ability. We will seek a graduate degree now. “
The favorite for the Triumph is Zanahiyr, trained by Gordon Elliott, who was in winning action at Leopardstown on Saturday in the Grade 2 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle.
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