Guinness Beginners Chase – Galway

Galway

14:10

Guinness Beginners Chase

Date 2024-08-01

Distance 2m6f111y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €10,030

Winning Time 5m 45.01s (slow by 17.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pink In The Park (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	9/2	Won
2nd	Dartan (GB) James Smith · Matthew J Smith	4/1	1.25
3rd	What Path (FR) Danny Mullins · Sophie Leech	16/1	.5
4th	Lisnamult Lad (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Ian Patrick Donoghue	12/1	0.05
5th	Stuzzikini (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	100/30F	.5
6th	Franciscan Rock (IRE) Ricky Doyle · M F Morris	11/2	22
7th	Cloughroe (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	50/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Ambitious Fellow (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Peter Fahey	10/1
U.R.	Faux Fur (FR) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	18/1
U.R.	Just Three (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	80/1
P.U.	Sempo (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/1

Runners (11)

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
8	Stuzzikini Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	p	P0-262	123	124	104	20d	—	—	+5	24	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Can take time to get going but stays well and every chance of going close here
11	Pink In The Park Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	159	—	24850-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-11	6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Second in a Grade 3 at Leopardstown in December but disappointing since; chasing debut
3	Dartan Grey J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	J:James Smith(7) T:Matthew J Smith	166	tb	/1719-	-	-	-	257d	—	—	-1	14.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not seen since down the field in a 3m handicap hurdle at Cheltenham in November
4	Franciscan Rock Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:M F Morris	J:Ricky Doyle T:M F Morris	166	tp	4756-3	-	136	-	27d	—	—	-7	7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Completed on the second of his two starts over fences last autumn at Naas; each-way shout
7	Sempo Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	t	/5/28-	-	130	-	92d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Sets the standard at his best and this is a good opportunity if he can produce
1	Ambitious Fellow Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Peter Fahey	J:Keith Donoghue T:Peter Fahey	166	p	PF0-3P	-	126	26	19d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Cheekpieces tried here and respected if the return to Ballybrit lights a spark
6	Lisnamult Lad Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Donagh Meyler T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	166	—	14-228	-	82	54	45d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not a factor on his chase debut at Kilbeggan in June; should improve a good deal for that
9	What Path Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Sophie Leech	J:Danny Mullins T:Sophie Leech	166	t	3400-3	-	118	99	70d	—	—	-2	4.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Third when trying to make all on his chase debut at Limerick; debuts for Sophie Leech
10	Faux Fur Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	159	—	P10-72	-	118	93	55d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second in a 2m Clonmel beginners chase in June suggests she could be a better chaser
2	Cloughroe Bay J:Danny Gilligan(3) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Danny Gilligan(3) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	t	9-5527	-	-	-	24d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Chase debut here and his hurdle rating of 93 leaves him with loads to find
5	Just Three Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	38-685	-	93	32	13d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Tailed off on chase debut at Killarney two weeks ago over too short a trip; up against it

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Stuzzikini	7/2	7/2	7/2	9/2	7/2
Pink In The Park	9/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Dartan	9/2	9/2	5/1	11/2	9/2
Franciscan Rock	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Sempo	8/1	10/1	17/2	9/1	10/1
Ambitious Fellow	10/1	10/1	17/2	9/1	10/1
Lisnamult Lad	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
What Path	12/1	14/1	14/1	10/1	14/1
Faux Fur	20/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Cloughroe	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	40/1
Just Three	80/1	66/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Stuzzikini

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

2nd

Dartan

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Franciscan Rock

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

Pink In The Park

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 5

9/2

What Path

4.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Sempo

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ambitious Fellow

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Lisnamult Lad

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Faux Fur

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Cloughroe

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Just Three

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Stuzzikini	123	124	104
Pink In The Park	—	—	—
Dartan	—	—	—
Franciscan Rock	—	136	—
Sempo	—	130	—
Ambitious Fellow	—	126	26
Lisnamult Lad	—	82	54
What Path	—	118	99
Faux Fur	—	118	93
Cloughroe	—	—	—
Just Three	—	93	32

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Just Three	13d ago	Quick return
Ambitious Fellow	19d ago	Fit
Stuzzikini	20d ago	Fit
Cloughroe	24d ago	Fit
Franciscan Rock	27d ago	Fit
Lisnamult Lad	45d ago	Fit
Faux Fur	55d ago	Fresh
What Path	70d ago	Fresh
Sempo	92d ago	Long break
Dartan	257d ago	Long break
Pink In The Park	—	—