Sky Bet Club Beginners Chase

1st

Banter At The Bar (GB) ^p

No. 3

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Gavin Brouder · T: M F Morris

6 11-12 –

Gavin Brouder

M F Morris

6:18.60

Settled in midfield early - up behind the front group by halfway - moved through to hit the front 3 out - opened up a big advantage soon after - kept finding more to win going away

2nd

John The Diva (FR)

No. 6

9yo, 11-12, OR 112

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: M A Cahill

9 11-12 112

Sean O'Keeffe

M A Cahill

5

Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 5th with five left - up into 3rd with three to go - driven into 2nd but blundered two out - unable to threaten the winner - stayed on to the line

3rd

Mighty Jeremy (IRE) ^ht

No. 7

12yo, 11-12, OR 106

J: Simon Torrens · T: Patrick T Foley

12 11-12 106

Simon Torrens

Patrick T Foley

30

Held up early - improved into contention 5 out - up to 5th 4 out - urged along and into 4th by 3 out - couldn't get closer late for 3rd

4th

Silver King (IRE) ^ht

No. 10

10yo, 11-12, OR 103

J: Phillip Enright · T: Oliver McKiernan

10 11-12 103

Phillip Enright

Oliver McKiernan

2¼

Sat close up early - slipped back through the pack by halfway - down in 8th with four to go - pushed along into the straight - fifth and unbalanced at the second-last then unable to close on the front runners

5th

Katie Daniels (IRE)

No. 12

7yo, 10-12, OR –

J: Kevin Healy (7) · T: Cian Collins

7 10-12 –

Kevin Healy (7)

Cian Collins

2

Settled towards the back of the pack - clipped fence second and hesitant at third then error four out running seventh - pushed along soon after but unable to close and well held at the finish

6th

Themanintheboots (IRE) ^b

No. 11

8yo, 11-12, OR 112

J: Jack Kennedy · T: Gordon Elliott

8 11-12 112

Jack Kennedy

Gordon Elliott

20

Shared front spot early - lost that spot 3rd then regained it 11th - upped tempo to command from 13th - pressed for effort but yielded 3 out - dropped away quickly to finish sixth

F

Enge Hazard (SWE) ^t

No. 5

8yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Andrew McNamara

8 11-12 –

Darragh O'Keeffe

Andrew McNamara

-

Handy early - departed at the opening fence

PU

Bajan Excell (IRE)

No. 2

10yo, 11-7, OR 110

J: Patrick M O'Brien (5) · T: Ms Claire O'Connell

10 11-7 110

Patrick M O'Brien (5)

Ms Claire O'Connell

-

Settled midpack early - suffered a heavy check at the first and slipped to the back - lost touch from 4 out - eased out of contention before 2 out

PU

Rajsalad (FR)

No. 9

10yo, 11-7, OR –

J: Charlie O'Dwyer (5) · T: Conor O'Dwyer

10 11-7 –

Charlie O'Dwyer (5)

Conor O'Dwyer

-

Struggled from the outset - hampered at the opening fence - made no headway from 5 out and pulled up before 4 out

PU

Brucejack (IRE)

No. 4

9yo, 11-12, OR 112

J: Danny Mullins · T: P A Fahy

9 11-12 112

Danny Mullins

P A Fahy

-

Settled handy early - hit the front from 3rd - blundered at the 4th - upsides again by the 11th - pressed for effort and lost the advantage at the 13th - slipped back to 6th four out - faded and eased out of contention before 2 out

PU

Additional Time (IRE) ^p

No. 1

7yo, 11-12, OR 116

J: Alex Harvey · T: John C McConnell

7 11-12 116

Alex Harvey

John C McConnell

-

Shared front spot early before giving up top spot at the 3rd and tracked closely - jumped a touch loose 10th and 12th - pushed along in 5th then hit the fence 3 out - lost pace in a hurry - eased and pulled up around 7th approaching 2 out

PU

Mistyburn (IRE)

No. 8

6yo, 11-9, OR –

J: Tiernan Power Roche (3) · T: P J Rothwell

6 11-9 –

Tiernan Power Roche (3)

P J Rothwell

-

Held up at the rear throughout - dropped away with no impression made - eased and pulled up before 2 out