Latin Quarter Beginners Chase – Galway

Galway

17:40

Latin Quarter Beginners Chase

Date 2023-08-01

Distance 2m2f54y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,030

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
5	Sharjah Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	t	2424-2	-	-	-	26d	—	—	-36	25	0.09/1	4/11 73%
High-class hurdler should be able to take this if jumping soundly on chasing debut
2	Mars Harper Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	p	9206-F	131	135	111	18d	—	—	+9	24.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Disappointing on last few starts and fell early in the Midlands National; needs best
6	Walnut Beach Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Patrick J Flynn	166	—	00-522	-	136	90	—	—	—	-9	3.6	1.25/1	6 17%
Solid efforts on both chase starts; will find Sharjah tough but can run well again
1	Flaming Moon Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Matthew J Smith	J:Keith Donoghue T:Matthew J Smith	166	—	F1280-	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	7.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Listed novice hurdle winner here a year ago; poor on the Flat when last seen; needs best
3	Pale Blue Dot Bay J:Daniel King(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	166	—	-5U035	101	102	63	11d	—	—	+13	14.9	16.25/1	66 2%
Well beaten both chase runs; this is too tough and will be better off in handicap company
7	Intersky Sunset Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	159	—	3210-P	-	76	40	11d	—	—	-1	0.4	49.75/1	200 1%
Suffered a slipped saddle last time but still has loads to find on previous form
4	Shackleton Island Chestnut J:Robbie Geoghegan(7) T:I Madden	J:Robbie Geoghegan(7) T:I Madden	166	—	/0-0PP	-	-	-	43d	—	—	-1	0.2	124.75/1	500 0%
Poor maiden is way out of his depth in this company

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Sharjah	1/3	1/3	4/11	1/3	1/3
Mars Harper	11/2	5	9/2	5	5
Walnut Beach	6	6	5	6	6
Flaming Moon	14	12	12	12	12
Pale Blue Dot	66	66	66	66	66
Intersky Sunset	200	100	100	100	100
Shackleton Island	500	250	250	250	200

Predictor

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

1st

Sharjah

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Mars Harper

24.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Pale Blue Dot

14.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 1.7 Odds: 0.5

Flaming Moon

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.2 Odds: 1.9

Walnut Beach

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Intersky Sunset

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200

Shackleton Island

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

500

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mars Harper	131	135	111
Pale Blue Dot	101	102	63
Sharjah	—	—	—
Walnut Beach	—	136	90
Flaming Moon	—	—	—
Intersky Sunset	—	76	40
Shackleton Island	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pale Blue Dot	11d ago	Quick return
Intersky Sunset	11d ago	Quick return
Mars Harper	18d ago	Fit
Sharjah	26d ago	Fit
Shackleton Island	43d ago	Fit
Walnut Beach	—	—
Flaming Moon	—	—