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12:30 Thurles (IRE)

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 218y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • €14,000 added
  • Winner: €8,400
  • 2nd: €2,800
  • 3rd: €1,399
  • 4th: €700
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 50.50s
  • Off Time: 12:30:14
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - YELLOW, royal blue stars, royal blue sleeves, royal blue cap, yellow stars
200/1
  • Form 51-P0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0

rear of mid-division, slight mistake 6th, 6th halfway, no extra and detached 5 out, fell next

2
Silk - White, emerald green stars, emerald green sleeves, white stars, orange cap
200/1
  • Form 277FU7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-0

always towards rear, mistake 7th, detached when mistake 5 out, weakened, completely tailed off

3
Silk - Royal blue & white hoops, maroon sleeves & cap
  • Form 23110-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out and led entering straight, soon asserted and clear approaching last, kept on well, easily

4
Silk - CERISE
  • Form 26-2465
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-0

tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 10th and dropped to 5th before 4 out, soon no extra, kept on one pace in straight

5
Silk - MAROON, white star & armlet, maroon cap, white star

Fakir (FR)

30 t
15/2
  • Form 761U1-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-0

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 9th, 3rd 4 out, soon pushed along, 4th and no extra entering straight, weakened

6
Silk - White, Red stars, Red sleeves, Red stars on cap
  • Form 24-PP2P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 135

disputed lead early and led after 2nd, slight mistake 6th, pressed 2 out, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon no impression on winner, ridden and kept on one pace run-in

7
Silk - Maroon, white star & armlet, white cap
13/8
  • Form 27/529-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 130

prominent early, tracked leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along after 4 out, 3rd and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace

8
Silk - RED, light blue spots, light blue sleeves, red spots, red cap, light blue spots
  • Form 5P515U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

towards rear, slight mistakes 7th and 8th, mistake 9th, soon pushed along and detached, weakened, pulled up before 5 out

In depth

Verdict

Ministerforsport has now had a dozen starts over fences without winning. He followed a narrow defeat by Home By The Lee at Limerick by pulling up behind that winner in a Cork Grade 3. The latter is trained by Joseph O'Brien, who has Fakir engaged here. A smart and progressive hurdler, he took a while to warm up on his chasing bow at Gowran but was returning from a long break and will have come on markedly for the run. Mormon ran a fine race in the Troytown and would be difficult to keep out of the frame on that form but this can go to ESCARIA TEN, a winning point-to-pointer and hurdler, who made a very encouraging chasing debut behind the exciting Monkfish at Fairyhouse.

Formwatch

Black Samurai 250-1 (12-0) Always towards rear, mistake 2nd, never a factor, 10th of 11, dist behind Monkfish (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f sft in Nov.

Comporta 200-1 (12-0) Rear of mid-division, mistake 8th, no impression from 4 out, remote 9th entering straight, never a factor, 7th of 17, dist behind Captain Guinness (12-0) at Punchestown 2m hvy in Dec.

Escaria Ten (FR) 14-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, 4th and mistake 3 out, soon ridden, disputed 2nd briefly 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, moderate 5th at last, no extra, 5th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Monkfish (12-0) at Fairyhouse 2m 5f sft in Nov.

Face The Odds (IRE) 100-1 (12-0) Slight mistake 1st and pushed along briefly, soon mid-division, 7th at 5th, one pace from before 4 out, 5th of 12, 28 3/4l behind Conflated (12-0) at Navan 2m 4f sft in Dec.

Fakir (FR) 7-1 (12-0) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, not fluent 3rd, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression in moderate 5th 3 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, dist behind Energumene (12-0) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hvy in Nov.

Ministerforsport (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Waited with in rear, closer in 5th from 6th, not fluent 9th and reminders, no extra from 5 out, soon pulled up, at Cork 2m 4f (1) sft in Nov.

Mormon (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Waited with towards rear, 20th at 8th, slight mistake 10th, some headway but no impression and slight mistake 3 out, kept on without threatening after, 5th of 22, 25l behind The Jam Man (10-6) at Navan 3m hcp Soft - Heavy in Nov.

Nothinbuttime (IRE) 200-1 (11-7) In rear, unseated rider 2nd, at Navan 2m 4f sft in Dec.