Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase – Navan

Navan

15:15

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Date 2023-11-18

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,145

Winning Time 4m 52.40s (slow by 36.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Facile Vega (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	8/15F	Won
2nd	Inthepocket (GB) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	15/8	3.75
3rd	Saint Felicien (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	9/1	5.5
4th	Spillane's Tower (IRE) Mark Walsh · James Joseph Mangan	25/1	10
5th	Dreal Deal (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · John C McConnell	50/1	9.5
6th	Verdant Place (IRE) Simon Torrens · Patrick T Foley	66/1	18
7th	Ahead Of The Posse (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	125/1	1.75
8th	Kates Hill (IRE) Donagh Meyler · J P Dempsey	100/1	0.3
9th	Hands Of Gold (IRE) Ricky Doyle · A L T Moore	80/1	21
10th	Jump The Shark (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Gavin Cromwell	80/1	5.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Rumoroso (GB) A P Heskin · C A McBratney	200/1
Fell	Sa Fureur (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	22/1

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Facile Vega Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	11521-	-	-	-	207d	—	—	-20	38.5	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Champion bumper horse won two Grade 1 novice hurdles; sets the standard on chasing bow
5	Inthepocket Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	11241-	-	-	-	218d	—	—	-3	26.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
High-class novice hurdler last year, winning a Grade 1; won a point so knows how to jump
9	Saint Felicien Brown J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	1/12P/	-	-	-	612d	—	—	-1	10.3	2.25/1	10 10%
Classy sort; stable jockey aboard and can run well if ready for chasing debut on comeback
8	Sa Fureur Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	2111P-	-	-	-	248d	—	—	+12	15.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Disappointing in the Coral Cup but has the ability to run well on chasing debut
10	Spillane's Tower Bay J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	166	—	21U2-4	-	128	39	21d	—	—	-2	0.9	6.75/1	28 4%
Decent 4th in a Galway novice chase (7/4 fav') but will have to improve plenty from that
2	Dreal Deal Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	166	t	48/3-3	132	141	83	—	—	—	+24	26.1	16.25/1	66 2%
The best of three chase starts when 3rd at Tipperary in April; run respectably if at best
11	Verdant Place Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	166	—	120-55	-	115	70	11d	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Ran well enough on chasing debut at Fairyhouse but was below that level back there since
6	Jump The Shark Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	4324-9	-	-	-	150d	—	—	-2	0.6	31.00/1	125 1%
Maiden is rated 104 after eight hurdle starts and is out of his depth
4	Hands Of Gold Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:A L T Moore	J:Ricky Doyle T:A L T Moore	166	—	7117-5	-	119	29	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	16.25/1	66 2%
Beaten 16l in a Galway novice chase on return and has to improve loads on that
1	Ahead Of The Posse Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	5-4236	-	105	95	52d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.00/1	125 1%
Third in a Tramore novice chase but tailed-off at Sligo since; out of his depth today
12	Kates Hill Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:J P Dempsey	J:Donagh Meyler T:J P Dempsey	159	—	264-37	-	105	61	11d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.25/1	150 1%
Well beaten on chasing debut; out of her depth in this company
7	Rumoroso Brown J:A P Heskin T:C A McBratney	J:A P Heskin T:C A McBratney	166	t	/9/31/	-	-	-	858d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Won a maiden hurdle in July 2021 when trained by Willie Mullins but unseen since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Facile Vega	4/7	1/2	8/15	8/15	4/9
Inthepocket	2	15/8	15/8	15/8	7/4
Saint Felicien	10	9	10	10	10
Sa Fureur	25	22	22	22	22
Spillane's Tower	28	22	25	25	25
Dreal Deal	66	50	50	50	50
Verdant Place	100/1	66	66	80	100
Jump The Shark	100	66	80	100	125
Hands Of Gold	66	66	50	66	66
Ahead Of The Posse	125	125	125	125	125
Kates Hill	150	100	125	100	125
Rumoroso	200/1	200	200	200	200

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Facile Vega

38.5

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 20

4/7

2nd

Inthepocket

26.4

OR: 0 Form: 17.5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

3rd

Dreal Deal

26.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0.5

Sa Fureur

15.6

OR: 0 Form: 14.5 Odds: 1.1

Saint Felicien

10.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

Spillane's Tower

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Verdant Place

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Jump The Shark

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

125

Hands Of Gold

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

Ahead Of The Posse

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Kates Hill

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

Rumoroso

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dreal Deal	132	141	83
Facile Vega	—	—	—
Inthepocket	—	—	—
Saint Felicien	—	—	—
Sa Fureur	—	—	—
Spillane's Tower	—	128	39
Verdant Place	—	115	70
Jump The Shark	—	—	—
Hands Of Gold	—	119	29
Ahead Of The Posse	—	105	95
Kates Hill	—	105	61
Rumoroso	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Verdant Place	11d ago	Quick return
Kates Hill	11d ago	Quick return
Spillane's Tower	21d ago	Fit
Hands Of Gold	21d ago	Fit
Ahead Of The Posse	52d ago	Fresh
Jump The Shark	150d ago	Long break
Facile Vega	207d ago	Long break
Inthepocket	218d ago	Long break
Sa Fureur	248d ago	Long break
Saint Felicien	612d ago	Long break
Rumoroso	858d ago	Long break
Dreal Deal	—	—