| R4 IRE - LEOPARDSTOWN | 08 February 2015 |
| Flogas Novice Chase (Grade 1) G1 5U NCHSE ($123,830), 4224m 5:23.60 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | 1. APACHE STRONGHOLD (IRE) 7yo Gelding | NOEL MEADE P A CARBERRY | 74.5 $5.50 | |||||||
| MILAN (GB) - FIRST BATTLE (IRE) | ||||||||||
| MRS PATRICIA HUNT | 2nd | 8. VALSEUR LIDO (FR) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS BRYAN J COOPER | 74.5 $2.25 | ||||||
| ANZILLERO (GER) - LIBIDO ROCK (FR) | ||||||||||
| GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE STUD | 3rd | 9. ADRIANA DES MOTTES (FR) 5yo Mare | WILLIE MULLINS R WALSH | 66.5 $7.50 | ||||||
| NETWORK (GER) - DAISY DES MOTTES (FR) | ||||||||||
| MRS S RICCI | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7. THE TULLOW TANK (IRE) 7yo Gelding | D T HUGHES MR A P HESKIN | 74.5 $10.00 | |||||||
| 5th | 5. RULE THE WORLD (GB) 8yo Gelding | M F MORRIS BRIAN O'CONNELL | 74.5 $23.00 | |||||||
| 6th | 2. DRAYCOTT PLACE (IRE) 6yo Gelding | JOHN PATRICK RYAN PAUL TOWNEND | 74.5 $101.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 3. JARRY D'HONNEUR (FR) 6yo Gelding | WILLIE MULLINS A P MCCOY | 74.5 $13.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 4. LE VENT D'ANTAN (FR) 6yo Gelding | ELIZABETH DOYLE DAVY RUSSELL | 74.5 $8.00 | |||||||
| 99th | 6. SHANAHAN'S TURN (IRE) 7yo Gelding | HENRY DE BROMHEAD JONATHAN BURKE | 74.5 $17.00 | |||||||
Apache Stronghold reversed the Drinmore form with Valseur Lido - the pair had been first and second in the Fairhouse contest before Christmas. Both horses surely have big futures and will be leading players at Cheltenham whichever target they choose.
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