Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Search For Glory (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Prominent - soon went second - headway halfway - not fluent 8th - 15 lengths down after 3 out - pushed along and headway from 2 out - led after last - pushed out and went clear run-in(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Sa Majeste (FR) | 7 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 2/1F | 8 | Midfield - still plenty to do 2 out - went modest fourth after last - ran on well against near rail and went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Mint Boy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 4/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - went third before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - briefly went second run-in - lost second final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Sequestered (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Jack G Gilligan
(5)lbs
|
Paul John Gilligan | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - headway disputing fourth 2 out - kept on run-in - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding made an abnormal respiratory noise from the top of the hill)(op 28/1) | |
| 5th | 10 | Sir Argus (GB) | 8 G | Poor | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 5/1 | 11 | Led - clear 2nd - reduced lead halfway - went clear again 5 out - not fluent 4 out - much reduced lead when not fluent last - soon headed - weakened run-in(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 11 | West Is Awake (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Edward Cawley | 166 lbs | 40/1 | 26 | In rear - some headway from 4 out - kept on run-in - never dangerous(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Pitwood Road (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Terence O'Brien | 159 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - jumped left 3 out - kept on run-in - never dangerous(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Hillsdale (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | J P Dempsey | 166 lbs | 125/1 | 9 | Towards rear - some headway into midfield 3 out - weakened from last(op 100/1 tchd 150/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Ik's Man (FR) | 8 G | Poor |
John Shinnick
(5)lbs
|
Terence O'Brien | 161 lbs | 66/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 40/1 and tchd 80/1) | |
| 10th | 2 | He's Home Again (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Edward Cawley | 166 lbs | 100/1 | 2 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 3rd - weakened from 4 out(tchd 125/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Maxi Mac Gold (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Paul Nolan | 166 lbs | 16/1 | 25 | Prominent - dropped to midfield halfway - weakened from 4 out - tailed off(op 20/1) | ||
| 12th | 1 | Arion Soldier (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Eamon Courtney | 166 lbs | 28/1 | 30 | Never better than midfield - towards rear halfway - weakened from 3 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 25/1) |
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