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Caherty Stables Beginners Chase
Downpatrick · 30 March 2025
- TypeChase
- Distance2m 3f 100y
- GoingGood
- SurfaceTurf
- Runners7
Ballysax Hank (IRE) (11/2) won the Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 30 March 2025, beating Heroes Rise (IRE) by 1¼ lengths under Keith Donoghue for trainer Gavin Cromwell. 7 ran on Good going over 2m 3f 100y; the winning time was 4m 55.20s (slow by 8.20s). The 2/1 favourite, Heroes Rise (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten 1¼ lengths.
On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market
| Pos | Horse | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | OR | KTB | Spd | Time | Prize | SP | BSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ballysax Hank (IRE) h 6g Mid-division Held up in the pack early - moving comfortably approaching three out - into contention just behind the front two by two out - shaken up to hit the front at the last and stayed on strongly to score | Keith Donoghue | Gavin Cromwell | 11-12 | — | 130B | 86A | 4:55.20 | 6,490 | 11/2 | 6.89 | |
| 2nd | Heroes Rise (IRE) 5g Prominent Up with the front group - not clean over the second - 3rd at halfway - dropped to 4th approaching 3 out - moved into 2nd at the following fence - pressed to the front before the last and soon overtaken - battled on over 150 yards out but found little in the closing stages to finish second | 1¼ | Sam Ewing | Gordon Elliott | 11-12 | — | 129B | 85A | 4:55.45 | 2,090 | 2/1 fav | 3.81 |
| 3rd | Step Out (IRE) t 6g Held up Held up towards the back - midfield around halfway - urged into contention approaching 3 out - moved into 3rd after the last and stayed on to the line | 7 | J J Slevin | S R B Crawford | 11-12 | 113 | 121B | 80A | 4:56.85 | 990 | 7/1 | 8.84 |
| 4th | Digby (IRE) b 10g Led Sent to front early - lost command soon after - down in 4th by halfway - urged into 3rd approaching 3 out - given further encouragement before the following fence - slipped back to 4th on the run-in and held to finish 4th | ½ | Patrick M O'Brien(7) | Dermot A McLoughlin | 11-5 | 117 | 113B | 80A | 4:56.95 | 440 | 20/1 | 24.44 |
| 5th | Your Honor (IRE) 6g Prominent Settled behind the front-runner early - hit the front after the 1st then lost that spot at the 6th - up into 2nd 3 out - driven into 4th nearing the following fence - asked for effort in 5th after the last - held that spot with nothing more to offer to the line | 11 | Gavin Brouder(3) | J A Nash | 11-9 | — | 105B | 73A | 4:59.15 | 220 | 12/1 | 16.50 |
| 6th | True Testimony (IRE) 6m Mid-division Settled midfield early - moved into second by halfway before hitting the front at the 6th - driven on after three out - blundered two out and lost the advantage soon after - had nothing left and dropped away before the last | 1¼ | Harry Sexton(7) | P A Fahy | 10-12 | — | 93B | 72A | 4:59.40 | 110 | 4/1 | 5.30 |
| UR | Tell Nobody Nothin (IRE) p 5g Prominent Sat close to the pace early - parted company with rider at the 5th | — | Donagh Meyler | Noel Meade | 11-12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/1 | 5.40 |
Quick answers
- Who won the Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick in 2025?
- Ballysax Hank (IRE) won the Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick on 30 March 2025, ridden by Keith Donoghue and trained by Gavin Cromwell.
- What was the finishing order of the 2025 Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
- 1st Ballysax Hank (IRE) (11/2), 2nd Heroes Rise (IRE) (2/1F), 3rd Step Out (IRE) (7/1).
- What price was the winner of the 2025 Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
- Ballysax Hank (IRE) returned a starting price of 11/2, with a Betfair SP of 6.89.
- How many horses ran in the 2025 Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
- 7 horses ran in the 2025 Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick.
- What was the winning time of the 2025 Caherty Stables Beginners Chase at Downpatrick?
- The winning time was 4m 55.20s (slow by 8.20s).