Chipsrdown takes Leopardstown

Chipsrdown landed the 18:50 1878 At 3Arena Handicap at Leopardstown on Thursday evening (1m 1f, €12,000), winning at 7/2 favourite under Andrew Slattery. Held up in the early stages, the gelding tracked the leaders, was third with two furlongs to run and ridden in fourth a furlong out, before producing a good late run to lead inside the final furlong and stay on well to beat Half Nutz by a length and a half. A confident step up on his recent third at Gowran — and another winner for the father-and-son combination.