29 Aug 2017 19:25 Ballinrobe
Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €7,392); Distance: 2m 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.
Connaught Telegraph Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Major Destination (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
17P123 / 13 |
Jump (5) | S W Flanagan | N Meade W W Dennison |
7/4 | |
| soon led and clear, jumped slightly left at times, not fluent and reduced lead 3 out, pressed from next, pushed out and stayed on well to assert run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1 L |
Logical Song (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
222F-77 / 10 |
Jump (27) | D E Mullins | Ms M Mullins D Furini |
7/2 | |
| mid-division early, 5th from 9th, 4th at next, 3rd before 3 out, challenged from 2 out, kept on without matching winner run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 2 L |
Lilywhite Gesture (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) |
P-14433 / 8 |
Jump (9) | D N Russell | G Elliott M C Fahy |
6/1 | |
| soon raced in 3rd, 4th before 3 out, ridden to close from next, kept on without matching 1st 2 from last | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 10 L |
Double Speak (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 12) |
047185 / 10 |
Jump (17) | R Loughran | Mrs D A Love Melanie Love |
14/1 | |
| soon raced in 2nd, mistake 2nd, slightly slow 6th and 4 out, no extra approaching last, one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 3¾ L |
Rosie Alice (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 5) |
P70-522 / 7 |
Jump (15) | P Townend | C Byrnes Byrnsey Boys Syndicate |
11/4 | |
| held up, moderate 6th approaching 5 out, 5th from next, no extra approaching last, one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Star Counsel (IRE) (mare, brown, 11 5) |
18578-9 / 10 |
Jump (9) | P T Enright | E Kent Edmond Kent |
33/1 | |
| mid-division early, slightly slow 6th, moderate 7th approaching 5 out, slightly slow 4 out, no impression from before 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| NS |
Think Of Me (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) |
0-609F6 / 9 |
Jump (7) | P J Cawley | B Cawley Christopher Moran |
33/1 | |
| towards rear for most, no impression approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 14 L |
Pablo San (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
786/0-P0 / 5 |
Flat (5), Jump (23) |
A E Lynch | I Madden I Madden |
66/1 | |
| soon towards rear, no extra approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 7½ L |
A Year To Remember (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
078-010 / 4 |
Flat (379), Jump (12) |
J S McGarvey | J P O'Brien John P McManus |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, not always fluent jumping, 4th from 9th, 5th at next, mistake 5 out, no extra approaching 2 out | ||||||||||