Conway Piling Beginners Chase – Punchestown

Punchestown

12:48

Conway Piling Beginners Chase

Date 2023-11-25

Distance 2m2f200y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,670

Winning Time 5m 0.30s (slow by 22.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gaelic Warrior (GER) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	4/11F	Won
2nd	Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) Mark Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	4/1	15
3rd	Senior Chief (GB) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	9/1	3.25
4th	Cool Survivor (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	8/1	6
5th	An Epic Song (FR) J J Slevin · Martin Brassil	18/1	28
6th	Figaroc (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	40/1	3.25
7th	Daily Present (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Paul Nolan	100/1	23
8th	Celebrating Katie (IRE) Simon Torrens · Noel C Kelly	250/1	40
9th	Bushmans Pass (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	250/1	17

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	One Horse Army (IRE) Aidan Kelly · Padraig Roche	250/1
U.R.	Soldaro (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	125/1

Runners (12)

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	Gaelic Warrior Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	11121-	-	-	-	213d	—	—	-19	43.5	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Smart novice hurdler; took out 3m Grade 1 here when last seen; has a clear class edge
7	Inothewayurthinkin Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	1434-2	-	140	108	18d	—	—	-8	10.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Useful novice hurdler; highly promising start to his chase career when 2nd this month
3	Cool Survivor Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	240F-2	-	131	3	34d	—	—	-3	8.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Smart form over timber and highly promising chase debut last month; should progress
9	Senior Chief Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	/2113-	-	-	-	213d	—	—	+11	18.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Point winner; won maiden hurdle here and novice hurdle last term; should take to fences
NR	Shanbally Kid Bay J:TBC T:W P Mullins	J: T:W P Mullins	166	—	1/418-	-	-	-	253d	—	—	-5	11.7	3.75/1	16 6%
Looking promising in maiden hurdle win; interesting he's sent over fences this term
1	An Epic Song Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	166	h	/0029-	-	-	-	210d	—	—	0	4.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Won h'cap hurdle at this venue; narrowly denied in last year's Coral Cup; chase debut
5	Figaroc Brown J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	—	P814C-	-	-	-	212d	—	—	+3	5.4	12.25/1	50 2%
Maiden hurdle winner; bright prospect but plenty to find and yard's second-string
4	Daily Present Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	166	—	11P/47	-	95	67	13d	—	—	-1	0.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Beat Bronn in novice hurdle 2 seasons ago; tailed off in 2 starts over fences
12	Soldaro Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	159	t	119-86	-	127	69	15d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.25/1	250 0%
Some minor promise in beginners' company this term but would need a major step forward
8	One Horse Army Bay J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Padraig Roche	166	—	0/839-	-	48	45	257d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.25/1	250 0%
Tailed off on chase debut when last seen and well below the level of form required
2	Bushmans Pass Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	166	—	/10-59	-	67	-	34d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.25/1	250 0%
Bumper winner but shown little since and tailed off in two runs over fences this season
11	Celebrating Katie Chestnut J:Simon Torrens T:Noel C Kelly	J:Simon Torrens T:Noel C Kelly	159	—	90-0U9	-	100	-	15d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.25/1	250 0%
Shown very little under rules so far including since going over fences on last two starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gaelic Warrior	1/3	4/11	2/5	4/11	3/10
Inothewayurthinkin	4	4	7/2	4	9/2
Cool Survivor	10	15/2	7	15/2	13/2
Senior Chief	11	10	11	10	9
Shanbally Kid	16	12	12	12	12
An Epic Song	20	16	14	16	16
Figaroc	50	33	33	33	33
Daily Present	100	80	66	66	66
Soldaro	250	125	150	150	150
One Horse Army	250	200	200	200	200
Bushmans Pass	250	250	250	250	250
Celebrating Katie	250	250	250	250	250

Predictor

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

1st

Gaelic Warrior

43.5

OR: 0 Form: 23.5 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

Senior Chief

18.7

OR: 0 Form: 16.5 Odds: 2.2

3rd

Shanbally Kid

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 4.7

Inothewayurthinkin

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5.4

9/2

Cool Survivor

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

Figaroc

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 4.7 Odds: 0.7

An Epic Song

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

Daily Present

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Soldaro

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250

One Horse Army

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250

Bushmans Pass

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250

Celebrating Katie

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gaelic Warrior	—	—	—
Inothewayurthinkin	—	140	108
Cool Survivor	—	131	3
Senior Chief	—	—	—
Shanbally Kid	—	—	—
An Epic Song	—	—	—
Figaroc	—	—	—
Daily Present	—	95	67
Soldaro	—	127	69
One Horse Army	—	48	45
Bushmans Pass	—	67	—
Celebrating Katie	—	100	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Daily Present	13d ago	Quick return
Soldaro	15d ago	Fit
Celebrating Katie	15d ago	Fit
Inothewayurthinkin	18d ago	Fit
Cool Survivor	34d ago	Fit
Bushmans Pass	34d ago	Fit
An Epic Song	210d ago	Long break
Figaroc	212d ago	Long break
Gaelic Warrior	213d ago	Long break
Senior Chief	213d ago	Long break
Shanbally Kid	253d ago	Long break
One Horse Army	257d ago	Long break