IE - Leopardstown - Race 5

Thoroughbred

4 Runners

24.5f

Group 1 Chase

Turf

Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)

117.0K

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Verdict

BETTER DAYS AHEAD claimed the notable scalp of Slade Steel in making a successful switch to chasing at Navan on his reappearance and appeals as the sort to take high rank in the 2½m-3m novice division this winter, so he's narrowly preferred to his stablemate Croke Park, who held on gamely to land the Drinmore at the beginning of the month. Stellar Story was hardly impressive in landing the odds in the Florida Pearl but is surely capable of a good deal better.

Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
1	1st Pick 1 Better Days Ahead (Ire) Jockey: D. J. Gilligan Trainer: Gordon Elliott, Ireland J: D. J. Gilligan T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	99	-	-	-	63%
2	2 Buddy One (Ire) Jockey: Jack G. Gilligan Trainer: Paul John Gilligan, Ireland J: Jack G. Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan, Ireland	91	-	-	-	10%
3	2nd Pick 3 Croke Park (Ire) Jockey: Sam Ewing Trainer: Gordon Elliott, Ireland J: Sam Ewing T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	100	-	-	-	29%
4	3rd Pick 4 Stellar Story (Ire) Jockey: Keith Donoghue Trainer: Gordon Elliott, Ireland J: Keith Donoghue T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland	94	-	-	-	29%

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