Paddy Power Chase
(Extended Handicap Chase)
Leopardstown 14:55
Grade B, €200,000 guaranteed
3m 50y, 5yo+  
Tuesday 27th December 2022

1 Real Steel 33/1
2 Diol Ker 40/1
3 Panda Boy 13/2
4 Aint That A Shame 9/2F
28 ran Distances: shd, ¾l, nk
Time: 6m 24.10s (slow by 39.60s)

Popular father-and-son Eric (trainer) and Conor (jockey) McNamara of Beechmount Stables in Rathkeale celebrated a famous, and thrilling win.

Real Steel, owned by Tadhg Moynihan, was bagged for £27,000 on the trainer’s advice earlier in the year.  McNamara and Moynihan met through a mutual friend, Sean Curran of Askeaton, at the Harvest Festival in Listowel. 

Only two years ago, Real Steel had finished a respectable sixth in the Gold Cup. 

“It was brilliant the way it worked out,” McNamara told the Racing Post. “A huge thanks to Tadhg. I picked him out at the sales and told him I didn’t want to go home without him. I bought him but Tadhg paid for him – and the horse paid for himself several times over today.

“He was well handicapped, if we could rekindle him we reckoned we could go places. He spent two years doing nothing in England, whatever went wrong there. We changed his routine when he came to us in Rathkeale and we were always very kind to him. We trained him like he was a real good horse.”

“Conor gave him a great ride and did everything right so it’s fantastic.”

McNamara’s win denied champion trainer Willie Mullins a clean sweep on the card.

The Paddy Power Steeplechase
Grade B, €200,000 guaranteed, 3m 50y, 5yo+
28 ran
Going: Yielding, Soft in places

POS. DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1     Real Steel 9 10-8 E McNamara Conor McNamara 33/1
2 shd Diol Ker 8 11-8 Noel Meade Kieren Buckley 40/1
3 ¾ Panda Boy 6 10-13 Martin Brassil J J Slevin 13/2
4 nk Ain't That A Shame 8 11-7 Henry De Bromhead Rachael Blackmore 9/2F
5 1¼ Foxy Jacks 8 11-0 M F Morris Shane Fenelon 28/1
6 1½ Gabbys Cross 7 11-6 Henry De Bromhead Peter Carberry 33/1
7 1 Ballyshannon Rose 9 11-5 P G Fahey Cian Cullinan 17/2
8 1 Farceur Du Large 7 10-13 Noel Meade B J Cooper 22/1
9 ½ Take All 7 11-0 Seamus Fahey Kevin Sexton 22/1
10 7½ Enjoy D'Allen 8 11-10 Ciaran Murphy Keith Donoghue 66/1
11 7 Carefully Selected 10 11-10 W P Mullins Sean O'Keeffe 16/1
12 2¾ Western Zara 6 10-7 Paul Nolan Richard Deegan 16/1
13 3 Early Doors 9 11-9 Joseph O'Brien Simon Torrens 33/1
14 2¾ A Wave Of The Sea 6 11-9 Joseph O'Brien Shane Fitzgerald 25/1
15 ½ Walking On Glass 7 10-10 Padraig Roche Aidan Kelly 50/1
16 9 Ciel De Neige 7 11-12 W P Mullins Paul Townend 10/1
17 3¾ Defi Bleu 9 11-2 Gordon Elliott Sam Ewing 50/1
18 21 Born By The Sea 8 10-13 Paul John Gilligan Jack G Gilligan 50/1
19 1¾ Gallant John Joe 9 11-1 Oliver McKiernan Richard Condon 11/1
20 6 Recite A Prayer 7 11-5 W P Mullins Danny Mullins 33/1
FELL 64421U Captain Kangaroo 7 10-9 W P Mullins Kieran Callaghan 28/1
FELL /12RP- Mr Incredible 6 11-3 W P Mullins Brian Hayes 7/1
PU Death Duty 11 11-3 Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy 14/1
PU Battleoverdoyen 9 11-10 Gordon Elliott Carl Millar 40/1
PU Egality Mans 8 10-12 W P Mullins Michael O'Sullivan 22/1
PU Stones And Roses 8 10-9 W P Mullins Jack Foley 66/1
PU Fighter Allen 7 11-7 W P Mullins Mr B W Harvey 50/1
UR Donkey Years 8 10-11 E McNamara Mark Walsh 10/1

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PREVIOUS WINNERS:
PADDY POWER HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE

YEAR       WINNER AGE TRAINER JOCKEY
2021 Schoolboy Hours 8 Noel Meade Sean Flanagan
2020 Castlebawn West 7 Willie Mullins Paul Townend
2019 Roaring Bull 6 Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy
2018 Auvergnat 8 E Bolger D J McInerney
2017 Anibale Fly 7 Tony Martin D Meyler
2016 Noble Endeavor 7 Gordon Elliott Davy Russell
2015 Minella Foru 6 Edward Harty Barry Geraghty
2014 Living Next Door 8 Tony Martin Denis O’Regan
2013 Rockyaboya 9 Willie Mullins Ruby Walsh
2012 Colbert Station  8 Ted Walsh AP McCoy
2011 Cross Appeal        5 Noel Meade Paul Carberry
2010 Majestic Concorde 7 Dermot Weld Mr Robbie McNamara
2009 Oscar Time 8 Martin Lynch Robbie Power
2008 Wheresben 9 Seamus Fahey Mr Jarlath Fahey
2007 Newbay Prop 8 Tony Martin Ross Geraghty

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