14:55 Down Royal

Tuesday 23 January 2024

All12:4013:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:00

Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Rated Novice Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 115y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:55  |   Winning time: 4m 23.1s
1st
Horse silk
2
5/1
T: C CollinsJ: C P Millar (7)
Led, headed after 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, under pressure before last, stayed on into 2nd last, led again run-in, kept on strongly to assert closing stages op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
6 ½
3
6/4f
T: P J RothwellJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headed run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages op 5/4
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
4/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 2nd, 4th halfway, improved into 2nd after 3 out, ridden 2 out and slight mistake, no impression on leader before last, 3rd and kept on one pace from last op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
5
1
9/4
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division, mistake 1st, slight mistakes 2nd and 3rd, 5th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, ridden 3 out, no impression in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace op 15/8
5th
Horse silk
4
6
1011-3
50/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (5)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th after 3 out, no extra before next op 40/1
6th
Horse silk
18
4
11/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Held up towards rear, ridden in 6th and no impression 3 out, never a factor op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
18
7
150/1
T: R K WatsonJ: D Meyler
Towards rear, ridden and no impression before 3 out, weakened op 200/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
150/1
T: C A McBratneyJ: S W Flanagan
Tracked leaders early, towards rear from before 5th where slight mistake, rear and slight mistake 6th, slight mistake 5 out, trailing next, pulled up before 3 out op 200/1 tchd 125/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.60, £1.10, £1.10EX:£12.90Trifecta:£46.80SF:£14.31

Forecasts

Captains Nephew (6/4), Ask Anything (9/4), Bleu D'enfer (4/1), Irish Blaze (5/1), Hurricane Cliff (11/1), Deployed (50/1), Ivar The Boneless (150/1), Rumoroso (150/1)

Verdict

Boasting a progressive profile over hurdles, ASK ANYTHING has continued that theme over fences, off the mark in a 13-runner novice here (20f) 4 weeks ago. Open to further improvement in this sphere, he's expected to make another bold bid back down in trip. Captains Nephew and Irish Blaze are also expected to play prominent roles.

  1. ASK ANYTHING (IRE)
  2. CAPTAINS NEPHEW (IRE)
  3. IRISH BLAZE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Limerick Lace
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
8/11

Prize Money

1st: €11,100.002nd: €3,700.003rd: €1,850.004th: €925.005th: €555.006th: €370.00

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