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BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap

Leopardstown · 9 July 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance7f50y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Watch Tower (IRE) (4/1) won the BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap at Leopardstown on 9 July 2026, beating Invincible Will (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Colin Keane for trainer G M Lyons. 10 ran on Good going over 7f50y; the winning time was 1m 29.04s.

Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt OR PR SR Time SP BSP
1 5 Watch Tower (IRE) 3 Prominent Raced handy in 2nd - driven and made rapid progress to hit the front 1 1/2f out - battled on strongly in the final furlong though the margin was cut near the line Colin Keane G M Lyons 9-0 73 77 72 1:29.04 4/1 5.97
2 4 Invincible Will (IRE) ht 3 Held up Hesitant to begin - held up towards the back - shaken up in an ordinary 10th 2f out - driven and moved up to 4th 1f out - made further progress into 2nd and pursued the winner inside the final furlong - battled on strongly near the line without getting any closer 1¼ Jack Kearney(3) Gavin Cromwell 9-11 87 89 71 1:29.25 18/1 33.10
3 7 Chapel Lane (IRE) v 3 Held up Slow to begin - held up towards the back - shaken up in 8th 2f out - soon driven - up to 7th out wide 1f out - made rapid progress into 3rd inside the final furlong - battled on strongly near the line without getting any closer nk Wayne Lordan W McCreery 8-12 71 72 71 1:29.29 16/1 26.44
4 1 Zenford (IRE) h 3 Prominent Sat handy behind the pace-setters - driven in 3rd 2f out - moved into 2nd 1f out but found nothing more for 4th near the line 1¼ Ben Coen J P Murtagh 9-10 83 82 70 1:29.50 6/4F 2.60
5 9 Time Bender (IRE) 2 Prominent Sat handy behind the pace-setters - shaken up 2f out - driven and moved into 2nd 1 1/2f out - slipped to 3rd 1f out with nothing more in the final furlong 2 Adam Caffrey William Durkan 9-10 83 78 68 1:29.83 28/1 46.00
6 8 Dark Leader (IRE) 3 Held up Held up towards the back of the pack - driven in 7th 2f out - stayed on but never got on terms with those in front in the final furlong nk Andrew Slattery J A Stack 9-3 76 70 68 1:29.87 18/1 32.00
7 6 Dawn Romance (IRE) v 3 Prominent Sat handy behind the pace-setters - driven in 5th 2f out - unable to make any dent 1¾ Jamie Powell M D O'Callaghan 9-5 78 69 66 1:30.16 50/1 130.00
8 2 Mighty Danu (IRE) t 3 Held up Slow to begin - held up towards the back of the pack on the inner - found running tight for a stride 2f out - soon shaken up - checked once more 1f out but continued at a gradual clip ½ Gary Carroll Gavin Cromwell 9-5 78 68 65 1:30.25 33/1 41.67
9 10 Caitouna (IRE) 3 Raced in the pack - driven in 6th 2f out - faded ¾ Dylan Browne McMonagle Paul W Flynn 9-0 73 61 65 1:30.37 10/3 5.15
10 3 Venetian Star (IRE) 3 Led Set the pace - driven 2f out - overtaken 1 1/2f out and began to fade - allowed to coast home in the final furlong 7½ Luke McAteer Patrick T Foley 9-1 74 47 58 1:31.62 15/2 10.50

Winning time 1m 29.04s

Quick answers

Who won the BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap at Leopardstown in 2026?
Watch Tower (IRE) won the BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap at Leopardstown on 9 July 2026, ridden by Colin Keane and trained by G M Lyons.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap?
1st Watch Tower (IRE) (4/1), 2nd Invincible Will (IRE) (18/1), 3rd Chapel Lane (IRE) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap?
Watch Tower (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/1, with a Betfair SP of 5.97.
How many horses ran in the 2026 BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap?
10 horses ran in the 2026 BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap at Leopardstown.
What was the winning time of the 2026 BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap?
The winning time was 1m 29.04s.