Ellie Mac may ultimately never hit the heights yet rarely in racing history can there have been a more popular 50-1 winner than she was at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day. AdvantageThey included the 14-1 shot Dounikos in Limerick’s Grade Two feature, the McMahon Builders Novice Chase. English jockey Bryony Frost secured a Grade One victory in the Kauto Star Novice Chase aboard Black Corton. Betting figures on Day One of Leopardstown were slightly down on last year. The Day Two feature at the Dublin track is the €190,000 Paddy Power Chase, the Christmas festival’s richest prize, due off at 3.00.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2017 18:00 UTC