Sunday 4 April · Cork, Eire

15:00 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Distance: 2m 4f 0y
Going: Good to Yielding
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 15500
Runners: 14

Race preview

A few decent sorts in this and THE VERY MAN can build on a promising debut over fences at Leopardstown last month. He finished third to Exit Poll in a decent contest then and, with Jordan Gainford taking a useful 7lb off his back now, he looks well placed to open his account over the larger obstacles. Rocket Lad was 20 lengths behind the selection last time so has a fair bit of ground to make up. Port Stanley sets a good standard with an official mark of 134 and, back in a beginners chase, he should get a lot closer than he did in handicap company last time.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	The Very Man	14U603	Jordan Gainford	Mrs D Foster	12 0	6-4
2	Port Stanley	1-33220	Sean O'Keeffe	Mrs J Harrington	12 0	5-4
3	Rocket Lad	5P6P-64	Brian Hayes	E Mullins	12 0	17-2
4	Bread And Butter	11P22P	C D Maxwell	G P Cromwell	12 0	12-1
5	The Second Coming	47/0-P3F	P J Cawley	Ciaran Murphy	12 0	28-1
6	Ask Aisling	069	R Deegan	N Lee	11 3	250-1
7	Zoffalee	11U-200	Simon Torrens	A McNamara	12 0	18-1
8	Well Chimed	15-P0	Mr T O'Connor	T O'Connor	12 0	200-1
9	Aces Full	2P6	Liam Quinlan	P Breen	12 0	250-1
10	Chesterville	0-68565	Gary Noonan	P Neville	12 0	250-1
11	Carrigeen Lactuca	066P6U	Miss E A Lalor	R H Lalor	11 7	250-1
12	Four Courts	P6-0007	D F O'Regan	B Cawley	12 0	150-1
-	Madison To Monroe	136/455	Mr B O'Neill	Mrs J Harrington	12 0	12-1
-	Imitation Game	PF312P	A McCurtin	R P Rath	11 7	40-1
NR	Storm Flight	0-72532	Reserve 1	C O'Dwyer	12 0
NR	Eversosaucy	73F65P	Reserve 2	C O'Dwyer	11 7
NR	Clancypantz	637556	Reserve 3	M Hourigan	11 7