Paddy Power Chase Leopardstown Form

The Paddy Power Chase is run over 3miles at Leopardstown at Xmas and is one of the main races where potential Grand National horses would have one of their final races before the Grand National weights are released.

Leopardstown takes plenty of jumping and with a big field nearly always in attendance, this race can be a good mid season test for the top Irish Handicappers.

Recent Grand National Runners who fan in the Paddy Power Chase

Since 1998, two Grand National winners have run in that season's Paddy Power Chase:

2006 Numbersixvalverde won the Grand National after being Brought Down at Leopardstown

1999 BobbyJo won the Grand National after finishing 13th at Leopardstown

Papillon had also previously run in the Paddy Power Chase so it may well be worth keeping an eye on horses from previous years.

In the last three years the following horses have gone on from the Paddy Power Chase to run in the Grand National:

2008/09 = Preists Leap, Chelsea Harbour
2007/08 = No Full, Black Apalachi, Baily Breeze, Point Barrow, Chelsea Harbour
2006/07 = Jack High, Point Barrow, Homer Wells

2009 Grand National Tips from The Paddy Power Chase

Strangely there were very few contenders engaged in the Grand National that ran in the Paddy Power at Leopardstown in 2009 and the two that did run both failed to complete. However, that looks to be a minor blip with this race as it has a fine tradition as a premier handicap in Ireland and as such will undoubtedly throw up some horses who will go on to run in the Grand National.