11 Feb 2015 14:00 Down Royal
Winner: €11,000 (Penalty: €7,590); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.
Rodney Watson Memorial Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Rocky Wednesday (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 090476 / 8 | Flat (476), Jump (25) | D J Condon | G Elliott Gigginstown House… | 11/2 | |
| prominent early, 5th from 4th, closer order 4 out, 2nd next, soon challenged travelling smoothly, led 2 out where left clear, stayed on well, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Blue Bicycle (USA) (gelding, baybrown, 11 12) | 5/424-34 / 10 | Jump (45) | Adrian Heskin | M S Sandra Hughes Miss Rachel O'Neill | 15/8 | |
| chased leaders, 4th from 4th, closer order 4 out, 3rd 3 out, soon pushed along, slightly impeded 2 out where left 2nd, no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 1½ L | Nosey Box (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 27P222 / 10 | Jump (18) | S Fox | N C Kelly Halffore Syndicate | 9/4 | |
| prominent, mistake 2nd and rider briefly lost iron, lost place, 6th from 4th, dropped to last but in touch before 9th, improved 4 out, soon pushed along, 5th 3 out, soon no impression, impeded and left 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 30 L | Rudolf (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 642-659 / 7 | Jump (45) | R Loughran | M S Sandra Hughes Horsplay Syndicate | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd from 4th, lost place 9th, dropped to last 4 out, behind from before next, left 4th from 2 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Aladdins Cave (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 18-0002 / 12 | Flat (54), Jump (24) | Sean Flanagan | R K Watson R K Watson | ||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Colms Dream (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 90-084P / 10 | Jump (83) | G N Fox | K Thornton Colm's Dream Team… | ||
| 4 |   | - | Leighinmohr (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 14/50F3 / 8 | Jump (47) | A E Lynch | I R Ferguson B M Kearney & James… | |||
| UR | 5 |   | - | Redclue (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 622-009 / 9 | Flat (918), Jump (11) | A J Fox | C Cannon Mrs Gillian Callaghan | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Royal Sea Breeze (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2P7504 / 6 | Jump (19) | Robbie Colgan | S R B Crawford Philip Shelton | ||
