Foxrock Handicap Chase (Listed Race) – Navan

Navan

14:17

Foxrock Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

Date 2023-12-09

Distance 2m4f100y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €23,600

Winning Time 5m 51.10s (slow by 38.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Embittered (IRE) Carl Millar · Gordon Elliott	16/1	Won
2nd	Shantreusse (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	4/1F	9
3rd	Genois (FR) Simon Torrens · E Bolger	5/1	0.1
4th	The Little Yank (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	11/1	16
5th	Mars Harper (GB) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	6/1	1.5
6th	Fakiera (FR) Ricky Doyle · Eoin Griffin	18/1	1.5
7th	Any Second Now (IRE) Mark Walsh · T M Walsh	9/1	9.5
8th	Eklat De Rire (FR) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	8/1	8.5
9th	Fire Attack (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	17/2	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	All Those Years (GB) Phillip Enright · C Byrnes	16/1
P.U.	The Flier Begley (IRE) Peter Carberry · S R B Crawford	13/2

Runners (13)

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
4	Mars Harper Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	157	tp	F21102	141	155	110	14d	—	—	+26	41.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Two wins before below-par Limerick run, more like it again when second at Punchestown
7	Shantreusse Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	148	—	/4259-	132	148	126	264d	—	—	+12	27.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Grade 3 novice hurdle winner two seasons ago, stays 3m, yet to convince as a chaser
NR	Union Park Bay J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	140	t	4-6151	124	156	85	13d	—	—	+11	21.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won off his lower hurdles mark at Cork, 2lb out of the handicap, rider's claim is an asset
2	Eklat De Rire Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	1P0/4-	148	165	-	366d	—	—	+16	27.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Useful chaser in 2021, only one run since disappointing display in the 2022 Thyestes Chase
10	The Flier Begley Bay J:Peter Carberry T:S R B Crawford	J:Peter Carberry T:S R B Crawford	141	h	6-1593	125	144	119	21d	—	—	+12	21.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Good effort off his much lower hurdles mark last time, should be sharper for the run
1	Any Second Now Bay J:Mark Walsh T:T M Walsh	J:Mark Walsh T:T M Walsh	166	b	/241P-	150	162	81	238d	—	—	+22	36	1.50/1	7 14%
Twice placed in the Grand National, pulled up in last season's edition, may need this
11	The Little Yank Bay J:Daniel King(3) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King(3) T:John Patrick Ryan	141	—	27944P	125	158	118	6d	—	—	+13	21.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Just the one win over fences for this heavily-raced individual, hard to be confident
12	All Those Years Bay J:Phillip Enright T:C Byrnes	J:Phillip Enright T:C Byrnes	140	p	-964FP	124	155	88	48d	—	—	+15	19.7	4.25/1	18 6%
No sign of best form since Limerick win in March, jumping an issue on his last two starts
9	Genois Bay J:Simon Torrens T:E Bolger	J:Simon Torrens T:E Bolger	143	p	365-26	127	157	89	63d	—	—	+11	22.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has shown jumping frailties untypical of horses from this yard, premature to write off
5	Fire Attack Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	154	—	F5U8-0	138	154	68	127d	—	—	+16	24.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Won over 2m5f at Punchestown last year, has been plagued by jumping problems since then
NR	El Barra Brown J:TBC T:Conor O'Dwyer	J: T:Conor O'Dwyer	163	—	U16F-P	147	161	70	42d	—	—	+14	28.2	9.75/1	40 3%
Third in last year's Galway Plate, pulled up on debut for this stable in a handicap hurdle
8	Fakiera b/br J:Ricky Doyle T:Eoin Griffin	J:Ricky Doyle T:Eoin Griffin	145	tb	420PP-	129	157	131	251d	—	—	+16	21.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Lost his way for Gordon Elliott last season, stays a lot further than this, stable debut
6	Embittered Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Gordon Elliott	153	t	26P-07	137	153	95	13d	—	—	+19	22.8	5.25/1	22 5%
Over two years since his last win for Joseph O'Brien, made little impact on stable debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mars Harper	9/2	4	9/2	4	4
Shantreusse	11/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Union Park	6	6	13/2	6	13/2
Eklat De Rire	6	13/2	13/2	13/2	6
The Flier Begley	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Any Second Now	5	7	7	7	7
The Little Yank	8	17/2	8	17/2	17/2
All Those Years	18	18	18	18	18
Genois	13/2	6	6	6	13/2
Fire Attack	17/2	12	14	12	12
El Barra	40	33	33	33	33
Fakiera	16	14	12	16	16
Embittered	22	20	20	22	22

Predictor

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

1st

Mars Harper

41.2

OR: 22.8 Form: 14 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Any Second Now

OR: 25 Form: 7 Odds: 4

3rd

El Barra

28.2

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.9

Eklat De Rire

27.8

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Shantreusse

27.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Fire Attack

24.2

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Embittered

22.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Genois

22.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Union Park

21.6

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

The Flier Begley

21.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Fakiera

21.4

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

The Little Yank

21.1

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

All Those Years

19.7

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Any Second Now	150	162	81
Eklat De Rire	148	165	—
El Barra	147	161	70
Mars Harper	141	155	110
Fire Attack	138	154	68
Embittered	137	153	95
Shantreusse	132	148	126
Fakiera	129	157	131
Genois	127	157	89
The Flier Begley	125	144	119
The Little Yank	125	158	118
Union Park	124	156	85
All Those Years	124	155	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Little Yank	6d ago	Quick return
Union Park	13d ago	Quick return
Embittered	13d ago	Quick return
Mars Harper	14d ago	Fit
The Flier Begley	21d ago	Fit
El Barra	42d ago	Fit
All Those Years	48d ago	Fresh
Genois	63d ago	Fresh
Fire Attack	127d ago	Long break
Any Second Now	238d ago	Long break
Fakiera	251d ago	Long break
Shantreusse	264d ago	Long break
Eklat De Rire	366d ago	Long break