Dennison Commercials Opportunity Beginners Chase – Downpatrick

Downpatrick

16:20

Dennison Commercials Opportunity Beginners Chase

Date 2023-08-28

Distance 2m3f55y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Rexem Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C Mcconnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C Mcconnell	166	—	1646-2	-	123	85	17d	—	—	-25	20	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Bumper and hurdles winner here; back from a break when second on chase debut at Wexford
2	Gentleman Joe Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	07U-12	-	123	55	20d	—	—	-10	4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Maiden hurdle winner at Clonmel in May; decent start over fences when second at Roscommon
3	Grand Roi Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gordon Elliott	166	b	FP790-	-	136	87	125d	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Smart hurdler tried chasing last year, second at Listowel but jumping issues thereafter
4	Grozni Bay J:Philip Byrnes(2) T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes(2) T:C Byrnes	166	p	-53433	-	129	106	10d	—	—	-9	12.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Three-time winning hurdler; fair efforts in four starts over fences this year
8	Weddell Sea Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(4) T:Andrew Mcnamara	J:Shane O'Callaghan(4) T:Andrew Mcnamara	166	tp	2-3204	-	-	-	15d	—	—	-1	5.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Came from the Flat in France and fair handicapper over hurdles; makes chasing debut
5	Plains Indian Chestnut J:Cian Quirke(2) T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke(2) T:Andrew Slattery	166	—	3415-5	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Three wins over hurdles last year; returned from long break in July and now goes chasing
1	Douglas Dc Bay J:Gavin Brouder(2) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Gavin Brouder(2) T:Gordon Elliott	166	p	3F67-9	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Maiden hurdle winner has been running well on the Flat this summer; chasing debut
7	Typical Thomas Bay J:Peter Smithers(4) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Peter Smithers(4) T:James Andrew Fahey	166	—	-0785P	-	93	50	18d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Has a good bit to find on hurdles form; well beaten on chase debut at Ballinrobe in May

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Rexem	1	5/6	11/10	1	1
Gentleman Joe	6	11/2	6/1	6	6/1
Grand Roi	5/1	4	9/2	9/2	9/2
Grozni	9/2	7/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
Weddell Sea	18	14	14	14/1	16/1
Plains Indian	14	12/1	14	14	14
Douglas Dc	16	16	16/1	16	16/1
Typical Thomas	50	50	50	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Rexem

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 15

11/10

2nd

Grozni

12.2

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 6.2

9/2

3rd

Weddell Sea

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

Grand Roi

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Gentleman Joe

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Plains Indian

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Douglas Dc

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Typical Thomas

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rexem	—	123	85
Gentleman Joe	—	123	55
Grand Roi	—	136	87
Grozni	—	129	106
Weddell Sea	—	—	—
Plains Indian	—	—	—
Douglas Dc	—	—	—
Typical Thomas	—	93	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grozni	10d ago	Quick return
Weddell Sea	15d ago	Fit
Rexem	17d ago	Fit
Typical Thomas	18d ago	Fit
Gentleman Joe	20d ago	Fit
Plains Indian	21d ago	Fit
Douglas Dc	21d ago	Fit
Grand Roi	125d ago	Long break