14:30 Fairyhouse

Saturday 7 October 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 41.30s

1^st

Flanking Maneuver

811-12

5/4f

T: N MeadeJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Rear of mid-division, 5th after 8th, took closer order 4 out, closed in 3rd 3 out, improved to lead 2 out, asserted before last, ran on well, easily op 6/4

2^nd

Digby

811-12

7/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell

Close up, mistake at 1st and dropped to rear of mid-division, not fluent at 2nd, 4th after 8th, not fluent in 5th 3 out, stayed on to 3rd last, soon 2nd, kept on well, no chance with winner op 9/1

3^rd

Carrig Rock

811-12

25/1

T: P CrokeJ: J J Slevin

Prominent on inner, 3rd after 8th, 4th 3 out, effort after 2 out, improved to 2nd last where mistake, dropped to 3rd and no extra run-in op 16/1

4^th

So Des Flos

611-12

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Soon disputed lead, headed after 3rd, not fluent in 2nd at 5th, not fluent 4 out, led narrowly before 3 out, headed 2 out, dropped to 4th last, weakened run-in op 6/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

Verdant Place

511-12

10/1

T: P T FoleyJ: Simon Torrens

Rear, 8th after 8th, no impression before last, kept on run-in, never on terms op 15/2

6^th

Genois

711-12

4/1

T: E BolgerJ: Mark Walsh

Soon disputed lead, led after 3rd, slight mistake 4 out, headed before 3 out, dropped to 3rd 2 out, lost place and weakened before last where mistake tchd 9/2

7^th

2 ¾

La Malmason

511-5

13/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Towards rear, progress before 8th, 6th after 8th, mistake at 9th, no impression in 7th 2 out, weakened before last where slow jump op 7/1 tchd 6/1

Also Ran

Merrion Gate

611-5

200/1

T: P A FahyJ: Mr L J Carberry (7)

Soon mid-division, mistake at 4th, lost place before 8th, 7th after 8th, dropped to rear and under pressure after 9th, mistake 4 out and detached, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.25Pl:€1.30, €1.20, €6.40EX:€13.50Trifecta:€184.50SF:€11.40

Forecasts

Flanking Maneuver (5/4), Genois (4/1), So Des Flos (13/2), La Malmason (13/2), Digby (7/1), Verdant Place (10/1), Carrig Rock (25/1), Merrion Gate (200/1)

FLANKING MANEUVER's jumping went to pieces in the second half of the race when a well-held third at Naas on his final start of last season. However, he previously shaped very well indeed on his chase debut following a lengthy absence in a Navan Grade 2 and will be very hard to beat if reproducing form akin to that here. So des Flos, successful over hurdles at Limerick in March, gets the nod for forecast purposes ahead of Genois.

FLANKING MANEUVER (IRE)
SO DES FLOS (FR)
GENOIS (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Amirite

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

6/4

Prize Money

1st: €8,400.002nd: €2,800.003rd: €1,400.004th: €699.005th: €420.006th: €280.00