14:20 Fairyhouse
Sunday 2 April 2017
All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:10
Normans Grove Chase (Grade 2)
- 5YO plus  |  Class 1  |  2m 1f  |  Soft to Heavy  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:20Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 29.0s
T:Â W P MullinsJ:Â Ruby Walsh
Led, joined and disputed from 2nd, led entering straight, asserted before last, ridden run-in and strongly pressed, all out close home op 2/1 tchd 9/4
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â B J Cooper
Settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd entering straight, ridden after 2 out, no impression on leader before last, stayed on well to press leader run-in, held close home tchd 11/10
T:Â Anthony CurranJ:Â B M Cash
Settled behind leaders, closer in 3rd halfway, improved to dispute after 6th, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace tchd 22/1
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â D F O'Regan
Held up in rear, some progress into moderate 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace
T:Â H De BromheadJ:Â D J Mullins
Held up, 6th halfway, rear from 7th, no impression before 3 out, weakened op 14/1
T:Â M S Sandra HughesJ:Â R Loughran
Chased leader, disputed and slight mistake 2nd, slight mistake 5th, slight mistake 6th and dropped to 3rd, 4th from 5 out, weakened after next op 11/1 tchd 9/1
Also Ran
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â J W Kennedy
Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, mistake 6th, weakened 4 out, pulled up op 11/1
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Non-Runners
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Tell Us More16
Weight: 11-7|Â Â Age: 8
T: G Elliott  J: D N Russell
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€2.50Pl:€1.40, €1.10EX:€4.00Trifecta:€23.30SF:€4.67
Forecasts
Ball D'Arc (6/5), Ballycasey (15/8), Tell Us More (8/1), Nearly Nama'd (10/1), Devils Bride (12/1), The Game Changer (12/1), Flemenstar (20/1), Realt Mor (25/1)
The champion trainer has an excellent record in this contest, winning five of the previous seven renewals, and he should have leading claims again with Ballycasey. He is a proven performer but might just find this trip shorter than ideal. Instead, it is the champion trainer-elect that may prevail with the improving BALL D'ARC, who is shaping up to be a smart chaser and has won back-to-back Grade 3 contests in good style suggesting there should be more to come from him. Nearly Nama'd ran a fine race on his comeback at Navan last month and is capable of building on that while Tell Us More can put a disappointing Cheltenham spin over hurdles behind him now in blinkers for the first time.
- Ball D'arc
- Tell Us More
- Nearly Nama'd
Prize Money
1st: €25,075.002nd: €8,075.003rd: €3,825.004th: €1,700.005th: €849.006th: €425.00
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