23 Sep 2017 16:05 Navan
Winner: €14,500 (Penalty: €8,932); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Call The Taxie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 222331- / 14 | Jump (212) | Rachael Blackmore | Miss Ellmarie Holden Oliver Barden | 2/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved into 2nd 5 out, challenged and slight mistake 3 out, ridden to lead before 2 out, kept on well from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 9 L | A Sizing Network (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 24-4422 / 9 | Jump (29) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Ann & Alan Potts… | 5/1 | |
| disputed early, headed 3rd and chased leader, disputed briefly 7th, ridden in 3rd after 4 out, soon under pressure, stayed on to dispute 2nd last, 2nd and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 7½ L | Bel Ami De Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 115P8-2 / 10 | Jump (145) | Sean Flanagan | N Meade Aidan J O'Ryan… | 6/4 | |
| chased leaders, led 3rd, pressed 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra before last, 3rd and kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 4 L | Little Haarth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 584403 / 11 | Jump (26) | G N Fox | D McDonogh P E I Newell | 25/1 | |
| held up, well off pace from halfway, went moderate 5th 3 out, kept on run-in to go 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | ½ L | Ballela Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0-1434U / 8 | Jump (9) | Keith Donoghue | G Elliott Thomas J Maher | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, dropped off leaders in 5th halfway, slight mistakes 7th and 8th, ridden into moderate 4th 4 out, kept on one pace straight, lost 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 62 L | Diggin Deep (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | U578-00 / 12 | Jump (135) | D J McInerney | M McCullagh Killian Carroll | 100/1 | |
| held up towards rear, well off pace from halfway, never a factor, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 14 L | Flycorn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2P9/55R / 11 | Jump (9) | A E Lynch | S R B Crawford J J Devlin | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders early, dropped to mid-division from 4th, well off pace from halfway, weakened before 3 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 2¾ L | Star Counsel (IRE) (mare, brown, 11 5) | 578-964 / 10 | Jump (13) | Phillip Enright | E Kent Edmond Kent | 50/1 | |
| towards rear, jumped right 1st, well off pace from halfway, trailing before 5 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 1 L | Rebelion Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 61307F / 8 | Jump (5) | M J Bolger | Mrs J Harrington Brian Kearney | 33/1 | |
| held up and slightly hampered 1st, soon mid-division, ran freely to chase leaders before 3rd, mid-division before 6th, moderate 6th before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Marakoush (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 2146/6P- / 8 | Flat (1124), Jump (177) | D F O'Regan | A Fleming Carol Hogan | 10/1 | |
| led and disputed, headed 3rd, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th after 5 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Django Du Pecos (FR) (gelding, baybrown, 11 1) | 00-000 / 9 | Jump (91) | L P Dempsey | N Madden Miss Aine Bernadette… | 66/1 | |
| always towards rear, well off pace from halfway, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
