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Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase

Navan · 23 September 2017
  • TypeChase
  • Distance2m 4f
  • GoingYielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners11

Call The Taxie (IRE) (2/1) won the Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan on 23 September 2017, beating A Sizing Network (FR) by 9 lengths under Rachael Blackmore for trainer Miss Ellmarie Holden. 11 ran on Yielding going over 2m 4f; the winning time was 5m 28.20s (slow by 22.20s). The 6/4 favourite, Bel Ami De Sivola (FR), finished 3rd, beaten 16½ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 11 — The market

Winner Call The Taxie (IRE)
SP: 2/1KTB Rating 138AKTB Speed 59B J: Rachael Blackmore T: Miss Ellmarie Holden
Won by 9 lengthsFav: Bel Ami De Sivola (FR) 6/4 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Call The Taxie (IRE) 6g Rachael Blackmore Miss Ellmarie Holden 11-12 —138A59B 5:28.20 8,932 2/1
2nd A Sizing Network (FR) 7g 9 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington 11-12 120128A52B 5:30.45 2,769.50 5/1
3rd Bel Ami De Sivola (FR) 6g 7½ Sean Flanagan Noel Meade 11-12 —119A46B 5:32.32 1,319.50 6/4 fav
4th Little Haarth (IRE) 7g 4 Ger Fox Desmond McDonogh 11-12 —115A43B 5:33.32 594.50 25/1
5th Ballela Boy (IRE) 6g ½ Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott 11-12 —114A42B 5:33.45 232 10/1
6th Diggin Deep (IRE) 7g 62 Donal McInerney(7) Michael McCullagh 11-5 —97C-5C 5:48.95 — 100/1
7th Flycorn (IRE) 11g 14 A E Lynch S R B Crawford 11-12 112104C-16C 5:52.45 — 50/1
8th Star Counsel (IRE) 9m 2¾ Phillip Enright Edmond Kent 11-5 10097C-18C 5:53.14 — 50/1
9th Rebelion Boy (IRE) ht 7g 1 Mark Bolger Mrs John Harrington 11-12 —104C-19C 5:53.39 — 33/1
PU Marakoush (IRE) 6g — Denis O'Regan Alan Fleming 11-12 ——— — — 10/1
PU Django Du Pecos (FR) 4g — L P Dempsey Niall Madden 11-1 ——— — — 66/1

Winning time 5m 28.20s (slow by 22.20s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 5m 23.88s. This race ran 4.32s (1.3% slower); the day's other races here ran 3.1% faster (N 5). Net of the day: 4.5% slower. As at 3 Oct 2026.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 11 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (9 of 11 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan in 2017?
Call The Taxie (IRE) won the Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan on 23 September 2017, ridden by Rachael Blackmore and trained by Miss Ellmarie Holden.
What was the finishing order of the 2017 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
1st Call The Taxie (IRE) (2/1), 2nd A Sizing Network (FR) (5/1), 3rd Bel Ami De Sivola (FR) (6/4F).
What price was the winner of the 2017 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
Call The Taxie (IRE) returned a starting price of 2/1.
How many horses ran in the 2017 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
11 horses ran in the 2017 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan.
What was the winning time of the 2017 Emerald Facility Services Beginners Chase at Navan?
The winning time was 5m 28.20s (slow by 22.20s).

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