Poolcourt Novice Chase – Wexford

Wexford

16:00

Poolcourt Novice Chase

Date 2023-05-20

Distance 2m

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,965

Winning Time 4m 5.40s (slow by 22.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Watch House Cross (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/4	Won
2nd	Senecia (IRE) Ian Power · Vincent Laurence Halley	13/8F	3.75
3rd	Galore Desassences (FR) Kieren Buckley · Gavin Cromwell	6/1	14
4th	The Banger Doyle (IRE) Ben Harvey · John Queally	17/2	3.25
5th	The Flier Begley (IRE) J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	12/1	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Uncle Phil (IRE) Jack Foley · W P Mullins	5/1

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Senecia Bay J:Ian Power T:Vincent Laurence Halley	J:Ian Power T:Vincent Laurence Halley	166	—	21F5-1	-	142	110	18d	—	—	-14	21.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Impressive Ballinrobe winner ideally may want further; big player nonetheless
6	Uncle Phil Bay J:Jack Foley T:W P Mullins	J:Jack Foley T:W P Mullins	160	ht	21P33-	-	-	-	22d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	12.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Keen sort could do better as a chaser if settling better; respected
2	The Banger Doyle Chestnut J:Ben Harvey(5) T:John Queally	J:Ben Harvey(5) T:John Queally	166	h	47UF1-	-	140	105	32d	—	—	+1	10.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Tipperary winner faces stiffer task and hood tried now for first time over fences
7	Watch House Cross Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	160	t	F5150-	-	114	70	66d	—	—	-8	9.9	0.75/1	4 25%
Talented hurdler but chase form so far disappointing; needs to jump better
3	The Flier Begley Bay J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	166	h	3326-1	-	137	100	19d	—	—	+5	11.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Down Royal win came at 2m4f, not sure this drop in trip will suit
4	Galore Desassences Bay J:Kieren Buckley(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley(3) T:Gavin Cromwell	160	—	1P620-	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-3	8.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
140-rated hurdler pulled up on only previous attempt chasing at Kempton in December
NR	Peaceful Sunday Bay J:TBC T:S R B Crawford	J: T:S R B Crawford	160	t	U0934-	-	124	99	64d	—	—	-3	3.8	16.25/1	66 2%
Often let down by jumping over fences; hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Senecia	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Uncle Phil	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
The Banger Doyle	7	8	15/2	15/2	7
Watch House Cross	4	4	4	4	4
The Flier Begley	14	12	11	12	12
Galore Desassences	15/2	13/2	7	7	7
Peaceful Sunday	66	50	50	50	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Senecia

21.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Uncle Phil

12.8

OR: 0 Form: 8.4 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

The Flier Begley

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

The Banger Doyle

10.9

OR: 0 Form: 8.2 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Watch House Cross

9.9

OR: 0 Form: 4.7 Odds: 5.2

Galore Desassences

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Peaceful Sunday

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 1.8 Odds: 2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Senecia	—	142	110
Uncle Phil	—	—	—
The Banger Doyle	—	140	105
Watch House Cross	—	114	70
The Flier Begley	—	137	100
Galore Desassences	—	—	—
Peaceful Sunday	—	124	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Senecia	18d ago	Fit
The Flier Begley	19d ago	Fit
Galore Desassences	21d ago	Fit
Uncle Phil	22d ago	Fit
The Banger Doyle	32d ago	Fit
Peaceful Sunday	64d ago	Fresh
Watch House Cross	66d ago	Fresh