Ballymore Group Irish EBF Kilbegnet Novice Steeplechase

1st

A Snow White Park (IRE)

No. 3

5yo, 10-8, OR 112

J: Danny Mullins · T: Ms Margaret Mullins

5 10-8 112

Danny Mullins

Ms Margaret Mullins

4:07.20 £25,199

Sat handy early - in touch in midfield around halfway - jumped better into 6th and 7th though not perfect - went in front before 3 out with an untidy leap - wobbled at 2 out - driven up and overtaken nearing the final fence - back in command after jumping it - battled on strongly to the finish and prevailed

2nd

Femme Magnifique (IRE)

No. 4

8yo, 10-8, OR 125

J: Cian Quirke · T: David Harry Kelly

8 10-8 125

Cian Quirke

David Harry Kelly

4¼ £8,400

Up with the front group in 3rd - still 3rd at halfway and never travelling strongly - close up 4 out and moved to 2nd - angled right 2 out before dropping back to 3rd approaching the last - rallied into 2nd in the closing stages and plugged on at one rate

3rd

Miss Fourie (IRE) ^p

No. 5

9yo, 10-8, OR –

J: Danny Gilligan · T: Gordon Elliott

9 10-8 –

Danny Gilligan

Gordon Elliott

½ £4,200

Held up towards the back - blundered at the first with rider nearly unshipped - deliberate over the second - into contention after 4 out - driven into 3rd spot after the following fence - drifted right 2 out - upsides for second approaching the final fence - hit the front but ran green and stirrups slipped last time - soon overtaken - 3rd inside the final furlong - unable to fight back

4th

Wild Bill Hickok (IRE)

No. 2

4yo, 10-11, OR 133

J: Eoghan Finegan · T: Ciaran Murphy

4 10-11 133

Eoghan Finegan

Ciaran Murphy

60 £2,101

Sent straight into command - opened up a big margin by halfway - stumbled at the 6th which cut the gap - scratchy over the following fence - driven up but overtaken approaching 3 out - blundered there and slipped back through the field - scratchy again 2 out - lost all momentum from there - finished well beaten in 4th