led narrowly, hit 10th, mistake and headed 11th, not fluent 12th, 3 lengths behind when hit 4 out, soon pushed along, ridden and well held from before 2 out
prominent, jumped well in the main, pressed leader after 4th, not fluent 8th, led 11th, shaken up and in command before 2 out, coasted home, comfortably
chased front pair, mistake 8th, behind from 4 out, never on terms
BEAUPORT was very impressive beating useful and more experienced rivals in a Listed chase at Carlisle on his fencing bow. He looks to have a bright future and can give weight to his two rivals, both of whom lack a recent run. Quel Destin was a Grade 1 winner over hurdles in 2018, however, while Ballygrifincottage has won three times between the flags so should make a chaser.
Beauport (IRE) 5-2jfav (10-12) Handy, headway 2 out, led last, ridden and soon strongly challenged run-in, kept on gamely, just held on, won at Carlisle 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Oct beating Millers Bank (11-10) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Ballygrifincottage (IRE) 28-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, steady headway but still well off the pace 4 out, ridden 2 out, switched to near rail before last, stayed on strongly flat, 4th of 16, 13 1/4l behind The Nice Guy (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m (1) gs in Mar.
Quel Destin (FR) 2-1 (9-10) In touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, no threat to leading pair, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Ravenscar (9-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
