16:43 Navan

Saturday 28 February 2026

All13:1813:5014:2515:0015:3516:0816:43

Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Mares Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 6m 12.00s

1^st

Savante

711-11

4/5f

T: Colm MurphyJ: Brian Hayes

Held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, closer and slight mistake 3 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, disputed 2 out, led and asserted before last, easily op 11/10

2^nd

Me Wee Bonnie Lass

711-12

15/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Eoghan Finegan (7)

Held up in rear, ridden in 4th 2 out, stayed on into 2nd last, kept on same pace run-in, no impression on winner op 5/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Femme Magnifique

811-6

16/1

T: P KielyJ: Cian Quirke

Tracked leader, jumped slightly right at times, mistake 4 out, pressed leader 3 out, disputed next, ridden in 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 14/1

4^th

6 ½

Butty O Brien

1010-6

7/1

T: P MageeJ: Eoin Walsh

Led, not fluent 6 out, pressed 3 out, ridden and joined next when slight mistake, headed and no extra before last op 8/1

Also Ran

Sophia Rose

711-5

3/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Settled behind leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up before last op 5/2

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Non-Runners

Getaways Charm⁶¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: Daniel King

Phils Choice²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Hardy Diamond²⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Carl Millar

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.80Pl:€1.10, €2.90EX:€10.80Trifecta:€23.30SF:€7.19

Forecasts

Savante (4/5), Sophia Rose (3/1), Butty O Brien (7/1), Me Wee Bonnie Lass (15/2), Hardy Diamond (10/1), Femme Magnifique (16/1), Getaways Charm (33/1), Phils Choice (33/1)

SAVANTE's opening chase mark is 5 lb lower than the one she nearly won a big-field Leopardstown hurdle from earlier in the month and she's taken to capitalise. Sophia Rose is an obvious threat after a string of good efforts since switching to fences. Hardy Diamond could also get involved if reacting well to blinkers.

SAVANTE (IRE)
SOPHIA ROSE (IRE)
HARDY DIAMOND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Lilian Bland

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 9

J: R Deegan | T: N P Hennessy

9/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00