21 Jan 2017 15:20 Navan
Winner: €13,000 (Penalty: €7,995); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Flower Hill Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Acapella Bourgeois (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 11-4F34 / 15 | Jump (24) | R Loughran | M S Sandra Hughes Slaneyville Syndicate | 2/1 | |
| made all, jumped right, slight mistake 4th and again 3 out, ridden from 2 out, strongly pressed at last, stayed on well on stands' side run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 4¾ L | Arbre De Vie (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2203-02 / 8 | Jump (20) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 10/11 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd throughout, ridden after 3 out, strongly pressed winner at last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 26 L | Moonshine Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4P/U24U / 9 | Jump (26) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Brendan Scully | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, slight mistakes 1st and 2nd, moderate 5th when slight mistake 4 out, remote 4th 3 out, soon ridden, went remote 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 4½ L | Burgas (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 13P-323 / 8 | Jump (26) | Sean Flanagan | N Meade Gigginstown House… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd for most, ridden in moderate 3rd 3 out, soon no impression, dropped to remote 4th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 25 L | Steamboat Bill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 214866 / 7 | Jump (26) | Keith Donoghue | G Elliott Mr Harry Smyth | 28/1 | |
| tracked leaders in moderate 4th, slight mistake 7th, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 13 L | Twiss's Hill (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 5) | 211-P05 / 9 | Jump (23) | P E Corbett | D H Kelly Eamonn Durack | 66/1 | |
| always behind, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Dont Kick Nor Bite (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 1-42245 / 10 | Jump (21) | Mark Walsh | R Tyner John P McManus | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear, remote 5th halfway, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 39 L | Dorkas (GB) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 2221/7 / 9 | Jump (13) | B T O'Connell | J R Finn J R Finn | 66/1 | |
| always behind, no impression from 4 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Robin De Roost (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | P1/4-438 / 15 | Jump (35) | J M Moore | T Gibney High Horse Syndicate | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, slight mistake 5th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
