15:15 Navan

Saturday 18 November 2023

All11:5012:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 52.40s

1^st

Facile Vega

611-12

8/15f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul 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

2^nd

3 ¾

Inthepocket

611-12

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

3^rd

5 ½

Saint Felicien

611-12

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack 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

4^th

Spillane's Tower

511-12

25/1

T: J J ManganJ: Mark Walsh

Chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer and left 4th 3 out, no impression after 2 out and slow last, kept on one pace

5^th

9 ½

Dreal Deal

811-12

50/1

T: J C McConnellJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, 6th halfway, closer and left 5th 3 out, no impression after 2 out, no extra

6^th

Verdant Place

511-12

66/1

T: P T FoleyJ: Simon Torrens

Towards rear, hampered 2nd, moderate 7th 4 out and left 6th next, no extra after 2 out, never a factor op 100/1

7^th

1 ¾

Ahead Of The Posse

611-12

125/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Rear of mid-division and well off pace, left moderate 7th 3 out, no extra after next, never a factor

8^th

Kates Hill

811-5

100/1

T: J P DempseyJ: Donagh Meyler

Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 4 out op 150/1

9^th

Hands Of Gold

511-12

80/1

T: A L T MooreJ: Ricky Doyle

Rear of mid-division and well off pace, 6th 4 out, no extra after 3 out op 50/1

10^th

5 ½

Jump The Shark

511-12

80/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Sean Flanagan

Always towards rear, slightly hampered 2nd, never a factor, no threat from 4 out op 150/1

Also Ran

Rumoroso

811-12

200/1

T: C A McBratneyJ: A P Heskin

Rear of mid-division when fell 2nd op 125/1

Sa Fureur

611-12

22/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jordan 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)

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.

FACILE VEGA (IRE)
INTHEPOCKET
SAINT FELICIEN (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Hollow Games

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

7/4

Prize Money

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