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Saturday 18 November 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f  |   Soft to Heavy  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:15  |   Winning time: 4m 52.4s
1st
Horse silk
3
8/15f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Chased leader, not fluent 1st, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 7th, headway to dispute lead 3 out, led after 2 out, asserted run-in and kept on well op 1/2 tchd 4/7
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
15/8
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Chased leader, 3rd halfway, 4th and closer when slight mistake 4 out, 3rd next, pushed along and went 2nd early run-in, kept on one pace op 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
9
9/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Led and soon clear, mistake 4th and 5 lengths clear halfway, jumped left 3 out and joined, jumped left next and soon headed, pushed along and dropped to 3rd run-in, no extra op 8/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
10
10
25/1
T: J J ManganJ: M P Walsh
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer and left 4th 3 out, no impression after 2 out and slow last, kept on one pace
5th
Horse silk
9 ½
2
50/1
T: J C McConnellJ: D J O'Keeffe
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, closer and left 5th 3 out, no impression after 2 out, no extra
6th
Horse silk
18
11
66/1
T: P T FoleyJ: S D Torrens
Towards rear, hampered 2nd, moderate 7th 4 out and left 6th next, no extra after 2 out, never a factor op 100/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
125/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Rear of mid-division and well off pace, left moderate 7th 3 out, no extra after next, never a factor
8th
Horse silk
nk
12
100/1
T: J P DempseyJ: D Meyler
Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 4 out op 150/1
9th
Horse silk
21
4
80/1
T: A L T MooreJ: R A Doyle
Rear of mid-division and well off pace, 6th 4 out, no extra after 3 out op 50/1
10th
Horse silk
5 ½
6
80/1
T: G P CromwellJ: S W Flanagan
Always towards rear, slightly hampered 2nd, never a factor, no threat from 4 out op 150/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
7
811-12
200/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: A P Heskin
Rear of mid-division when fell 2nd op 125/1
F
Horse silk
8
611-12
22/1
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Chased leader, 4th halfway, 3rd and closer 4 out, 4th when fell next tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.54Pl:€1.02, €1.20, €1.30EX:€2.20Trifecta:€6.20SF:€2.05

Forecasts

Facile Vega (8/15), Inthepocket (15/8), Saint Felicien (9/1), Sa Fureur (22/1), Spillane's Tower (25/1), Dreal Deal (50/1), Verdant Place (66/1), Hands Of Gold (80/1), Jump The Shark (80/1), Kates Hill (100/1), Ahead Of The Posse (125/1), Rumoroso (200/1)

Verdict

Maiden chases don't come much better than this. FACILE VEGA has won a combined 4 Grade 1s in his bumper and novice hurdle seasons and is likely to go to very top over fences too but Inthepocket was only 3 lengths behind him in the Supreme at the Cheltenham Festival and should also take high rank among this season's novice chasers. And don't forget Saint Felicien who also has the potential to be really smart in this new discipline.

  1. FACILE VEGA (IRE)
  2. INTHEPOCKET
  3. SAINT FELICIEN (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Hollow Games
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
7/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,300.002nd: €3,100.003rd: €1,550.004th: €775.005th: €466.006th: €310.00

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