Mullins’ runner makes all in Leopardstown highlight. By Press Association Sunday 7 Feb 2021, 4:34 PM Feb 7th 2021, 4:34 PM 2,211 Views 2 Comments
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
KEMBOY MADE EVERY yard of the running to win the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown.
Agonisingly caught close home by A Plus Tard in the Savills Chase at Christmas, this time he was allowed to dominate throughout.
Ridden by Danny Mullins, with Paul Townend preferring the claims of the unplaced Melon, Kemboy only briefly looked in danger on the run to the second last.
Rachael Blackmore moved the favourite Minella Indo to within a length of Kemboy but hit the fence hard, handing back the initiative to Kemboy and he never looked likely to relinquish it.
UPDATED 8:43PM, JAN 31 2021
The countdown to the Dublin Racing Festival is on, with the two-day meeting at Leopardstown attracting some of the most talented horses, trainers and jockeys in Irish jump racing.
Held each February, there are seven races on the Saturday card, highlighted by the Grade 1 Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle, while Sunday showcases an eight-race fixture, spearheaded by the prestigious Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup.
When and where does the Dublin Racing Festival take place?
First introduced in 2018, the Dublin Racing Festival has quickly become a vital element of the Irish jump racing calendar, held at Leopardstown racecourse, just 8km south of the capital s city centre.