Galway City Beginners Chase – Galway

Galway

18:15

Galway City Beginners Chase

Date 2023-09-11

Distance 2m2f54y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Winning Time 4m 41.00s (slow by 17.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Calico (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	10/11F	Won
2nd	Rexem (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	9/4	2.5
3rd	Kiki Badger (IRE) A P Heskin · Anthony McCann	9/1	4.5
4th	Ally Cay (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Paul W Flynn	100/1	9.5
5th	Annexation (FR) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	9/2	3.75
6th	Out The Gap (GB) Philip Donovan · Patrick G Kelly	100/1	7.5
7th	Bravo Team (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	16/1	9
8th	Tony's Pet (FR) Michael O'Sullivan · Barry Connell	50/1	23
9th	Shackleton Island (IRE) Cian Quirke · I Madden	250/1	34

Runners (10)

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
10	Calico Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	149	t	521302	-	-	-	14d	—	—	-20	25.5	0.25/1	1/1 50%
Rated 128 over hurdles, weight allowance gives her a big chance if she takes to chasing
5	Rexem Bay J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C Mcconnell	J:Ben Harvey(3) T:John C Mcconnell	166	—	646-24	-	123	85	14d	—	—	-18	8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Fair 123-rated hurdler, promising chase debut at Wexford, beaten favourite at Downpatrick
1	Annexation Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	839-92	-	-	-	29d	—	—	-10	4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Flat winner, rated 130 over hurdles winning twice, should be well primed for chase debut
NR	Hazelhatch Lady Grey J:TBC T:James Andrew Fahey	J: T:James Andrew Fahey	159	—	1P-P11	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-7	2.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
33-1 when winning a maiden hurdle at Roscommon, backed that up at Sligo, progressive
3	Kiki Badger Bay J:A P Heskin T:Anthony Mccann	J:A P Heskin T:Anthony Mccann	166	—	14550-	-	-	-	154d	—	—	-5	4.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Failed to build on bumper and maiden hurdle wins last autumn, hard to have much faith
2	Bravo Team Chestnut J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	166	tp	134-UP	-	-	-	91d	—	—	-4	1.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Lost his way over hurdles after Down Royal win 15 months ago, needs to provide reassurance
7	Tonys Pet Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Barry Connell	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Barry Connell	166	—	8000-9	-	81	-	59d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Soundly beaten in four hurdle starts, 33-1 when last of nine finishers on chasing debut
4	Out The Gap Bay J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Patrick G Kelly	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Patrick G Kelly	166	t	7760-5	-	104	48	69d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.25/1	150 1%
91-rated hurdler, fair chasing debut at Tipperary but will need to gain further experience
8	Ally Cay Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul W Flynn	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul W Flynn	159	—	87/8-7	-	93	-	22d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
Flat/hurdles winner, has struggled in two outings since returning from a long absence
6	Shackleton Island Chestnut J:Cian Quirke(5) T:I Madden	J:Cian Quirke(5) T:I Madden	166	—	-0PP7P	77	54	-	34d	—	—	+6	7.1	124.75/1	500 0%
Either pulled-up or tailed off in seven starts since 2020, can be left out of calculations

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Calico	10/11	1/1	10/11	10/11	10/11
Rexem	9/4	9/4	17/8	9/4	9/4
Annexation	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Hazelhatch Lady	8	8	9	8	17/2
Kiki Badger	11	17/2	10	11	11
Bravo Team	16	14/1	16	16	14
Tonys Pet	66	50	50	50	50
Out The Gap	150	100	80	100/1	80
Ally Cay	150	125	100	125/1	80
Shackleton Island	500	300/1	250	250	200

Predictor

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

1st

Calico

25.5

OR: 0 Form: 10.5 Odds: 15

1/1

2nd

Rexem

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Shackleton Island

7.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

500

Kiki Badger

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

Annexation

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Hazelhatch Lady

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.6

17/2

Bravo Team

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Tonys Pet

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Out The Gap

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150

Ally Cay

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shackleton Island	77	54	—
Calico	—	—	—
Rexem	—	123	85
Annexation	—	—	—
Hazelhatch Lady	—	—	—
Kiki Badger	—	—	—
Bravo Team	—	—	—
Tonys Pet	—	81	—
Out The Gap	—	104	48
Ally Cay	—	93	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Calico	14d ago	Fit
Rexem	14d ago	Fit
Ally Cay	22d ago	Fit
Annexation	29d ago	Fit
Hazelhatch Lady	32d ago	Fit
Shackleton Island	34d ago	Fit
Tonys Pet	59d ago	Fresh
Out The Gap	69d ago	Fresh
Bravo Team	91d ago	Long break
Kiki Badger	154d ago	Long break