31 Oct 2014 15:15 Down Royal
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €8,626); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Good in places).
Porter & Co. Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Apache Stronghold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 33/114-2 / 10 | Jump (182) | Paul Carberry | N Meade Mrs Patricia Hunt | 3/10 | |
| made all, not fluent 1st, travelling well when jumped slightly left 2 out, pushed out briefly after last, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 3 L | Thunder And Roses (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 12) | 1221F-7 / 11 | Jump (184) | B J Cooper | D T Hughes I N S Racing | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd throughout, ridden 2 out, no impression on winner from last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 30 L | Quickasyoucan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 3442-31 / 10 | Jump (169) | N P Madden | C A McBratney Mrs Paula McGurk… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, jumped left at 5th, ridden in 3rd before 3 out, kept on one paced in 3rd from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 14 L | Shershewill (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 5-PB5P2 / 9 | Jump (14) | J S McGarvey | A Stronge Mrs Loretta McCausland | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, some modest progress into remote 5th 4 out, soon ridden, went moderate 4th next, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | ½ L | Leighinmohr (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1114/ / 8 | Jump (907) | A E Lynch | I R Ferguson B M Kearney & James… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in moderate 4th 4 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 34 L | Donatis Comet (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 431944 / 9 | Flat (463), Jump (8) | D N Russell | P A Fahy Terence Honniball | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, slight mistake 8th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 7½ L | Ardmillan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P4/P1-P8 / 10 | Jump (146) | Robbie Colgan | S R B Crawford Miss Leanne Green | 66/1 | |
| always towards rear, bad mistake 1st, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Plan A (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 9PP/2-75 / 7 | Flat (152), Jump (30) | Mark Walsh | G Elliott John P McManus | |||
| 8 |   | - | Vive La France (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 10) | 31/1-098 / 7 | Jump (119) | Adrian Heskin | A J Martin Barry Connell | |||
