Romeo Coolio hangs on to deny Kargese in Irish Arkle
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Mon 2 Feb 2026
Romeo Coolio was made to fight for victory in the Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown.
Gordon Elliott’s 4-9 favourite was one of only three horses in the two-mile-one-furlong Grade One event, with the outsider Downmexicoway detached from an early stage.
It was effectively a match between the market leader and the Willie Mullins-trained mare Kargese, with Romeo Coolio eventually getting on top in the hands of Jack Kennedy, only for Kargese to rally under Paul Townend and close right to the line, which in her case came half a length too soon.
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