17:00 Downpatrick

Sunday 29 March 2026

All14:0714:4215:1715:5216:2717:0017:30

Caherty Stables Beginners Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 3f 100y  |   Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:01  |   Winning time: 5m 8.90s
1st
Horse silk
6
8/1
T: M A MolloyJ: Daniel King
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, closer in 5th after 2 out, ridden in 3rd before last, stayed on to lead early run-in, kept on strongly closing stages op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
10
10/3c
T: J P DempseyJ: Keith Donoghue
Held up towards rear, closer in 5th 3 out, improved to challenge before last, disputed last, ridden and headed early run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages, kept on same pace tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
17/2
T: M BrassilJ: Ricky Doyle
Mid-division early, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd before 3 out, led narrowly before last, joined and slight mistake last, ridden and headed early run-in, no extra in 3rd closing stages, kept on same pace op 10/1 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
10
4
12/1
T: T CooperJ: Jordan Gainford
Soon prominent, led before 2nd, ridden and headed before last, 4th and mistake last, no extra op 11/1 tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
2
11/1
T: G ElliottJ: Josh Williamson (5)
Mid-division early, tracked leaders from 3rd, 3rd halfway, ridden before 2 out, no extra after 2 out op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
20
5
611-12
10/3c
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Danny Mullins
Disputed briefly, tracked leaders after 1st, 2nd halfway, slightly slow 2 out, soon ridden in 4th, no extra before last, weakened op 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
9/1
T: P J RothwellJ: Tiernan Power Roche (3)
Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division 3rd, towards rear before next, reminders after 4th, ridden and no extra after 4 out, pulled up before next op 11/1 tchd 8/1
UR
Horse silk
7
50/1
T: P CluskeyJ: Liam McKenna (5)
Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 3rd op 40/1 tchd 66/1
PU
Horse silk
8
711-12
10/3c
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Disputed early, tracked leader before 2nd, 4th halfway, dropped towards rear 4 out, pulled up before next op 5/2
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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Torquay Road73
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 7
T: C Collins  J: Danny Gilligan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.30, £1.40, £3.00EX:£39.90Trifecta:£1,169.90SF:£37.07

Forecasts

Dee's Lady (10/3), Karafon (10/3), Strutter (10/3), Littlefoot (8/1), Torquay Road (8/1), Great Universe (17/2), Billy Lee Swagger (9/1), Find A Fortune (11/1), Icare D'aubrelle (12/1), Mercury Mission (50/1)

Verdict

KARAFON has had excuses since splitting a couple of next-time-out winners at Ayr so is worth another chance. Find A Fortune performed with credit on his belated chase bow at Leopardstown and is another to consider along with Dee's Lady, who looks the type to make a better chaser.

  1. KARAFON (FR)
  2. FIND A FORTUNE (IRE)
  3. DEE'S LADY

Previous Winners

2025
Ballysax Hank
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
11/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €626.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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