Full Result 3.10 Down Royal (IRE) | 2 November 2012

Porter & Co. Beginners Chase

(4yo+) 2m4f Yielding To Soft 13 fences

1st €8,625 2nd €2,000 3rd €875 4th €500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Benefficient (IRE) 13/8F Paul Townend A J Martin	Paul Townend A J Martin	6	1112	–	119	132	–
ch g Beneficial - Supreme Breda (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Made all, 3 lengths clear halfway, reduced advantage 4 out where slight mistake, pressed 2 out, soon clear again and kept on well from last, easily (op 15-8)

2 4¾	4. El Fontan (FR) 5/1 B J Cooper D T Hughes	B J Cooper D T Hughes	7	1112	–	114	125	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Valeriane (FR) (Hamas)
Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5 out, closer next and pressed winner 2 out, soon no extra, kept on (op 9-1)

3 3¾ [8½]	6. Lookoutnow (IRE) 25/1 M P Butler ⁵ Eoin Doyle	M P Butler ⁵ Eoin Doyle	7	117	–	110	121	–
b g Beneficial - Rose Ana (IRE) (Roselier)
Held up in mid-division, headway into 5th 3 out, ridden and kept on well into never dangerous 3rd final strides (op 20-1)

4 nk [8¾]	9. Johannisberger (IRE) 7/2 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	1111	–	109	120	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Housekeeping (Dansili)
Chased leader in 3rd, mistake 6th and lost place, ridden and went never dangerous 3rd approaching last where bad mistake, denied 3rd final strides (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that the gelding was tired when it made a mistake at the last and made a noise in running and did not expect a challenger on the outside; trainer said gelding has had two winds ops and does not produce much under pressure) (op 7-2 tchd 3-1)

5 8½ [17¼]	12. Toner D'Oudairies (FR) 11/4 Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	Davy Russell Gordon Elliott	5	1111 t	–	101	111	–
b g Polish Summer - Iroise D'Oudairies (FR) (Passing Sale)
Held up in touch, 4th when slight mistake 4th and next, closer in 3rd after 4 out, pressed leader briefly 2 out, soon no extra, weakening when slightly hampered last (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

6 13 [30¼]	5. Liszt (IRE) 14/1 Michael Darcy Mervyn Torrens	Michael Darcy Mervyn Torrens	6	1112	–	88	99	–
gr g Galileo (IRE) - Corrine (IRE) (Spectrum)
Towards rear when hampered 1st, mistake 3rd, some modest headway before 3 out, kept on (op 16-1)

7 8½ [38¾]	1. As De Pique (IRE) 40/1 Robbie Colgan Thomas McGivern	Robbie Colgan Thomas McGivern	7	1112	–	80	91	–
b g Woods Of Windsor (USA) - Casheral (Le Soleil)
Held up in rear of mid-division, mistake 4th, some headway when not fluent 3 out, never a threat

8 22 [60¾]	10. Merrydown Vintage (IRE) 50/1 Mark Enright ⁵ D T Hughes	Mark Enright ⁵ D T Hughes	5	116	–	56	68	–
ch g Ballingarry (IRE) - Cure The Blues (IRE) (Phardante)
Towards rear when hampered 1st, slight mistake 3rd, never a threat

9 2¾ [63½]	8. Whisky Galore 25/1 Derek Fox ⁷ Mark Michael McNiff	Derek Fox ⁷ Mark Michael McNiff	6	115 t	–	54	66	–
ch g Kyllachy - Owdbetts (IRE) (High Estate)
Always towards rear, never a factor

10 43 [106½]	3. Doctor Deejay (IRE) 33/1 Tim Carroll ⁵ T G McCourt	Tim Carroll ⁵ T G McCourt	6	117	–	6	23	–
b g Hawk Wing (USA) - Scenaria (IRE) (Scenic)
Towards rear throughout, slightly hampered 1st, tailed off

F	11. North Star Lad (IRE) 16/1 Davy Condon Noel Meade	Davy Condon Noel Meade	5	1111	–	–	–	–
b g Stardan (IRE) - Forever Silver (IRE) (Roselier)
Fell 1st (op 14-1 tchd 12-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:12:36 Winning time: 4m 59.80s (slow by 11.80s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: SoitoldyouI (stiff)
1st owner: A Shiels/Niall Reilly (Benefficient) 1st breeder: Peter Tomany
2nd owner: Mrs P Sloan (El Fontan)
3rd owner: Damien Carroll (Lookoutnow)
Tote win: €2.90 PL: €1.20 €1.70 €9.20 Ex: €20.90 CSF: €11.71 Trifecta: €64.75

3:10 Down Royal (IRE) 2 Nov 2012

Porter & Co. Beginners Chase