Lough Gill Beginners Chase – Sligo

Sligo

13:50

Lough Gill Beginners Chase

Date 2024-10-02

Distance 2m1f120y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 4m 26.40s (slow by 3.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cossack Chach (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2/1F	Won
2nd	Hypotenus (GB) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	3/1	3.75
3rd	Wandering Rocks (GB) Oakley Brown · William Durkan	22/1	2.5
4th	Valsorpresa (GB) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	5/1	.75
5th	If You Let Me (GB) Kieren Buckley · Gavin Cromwell	15/2	1.75
6th	Perfect Pupil (IRE) Sean Flanagan · Stephen McConville	80/1	4.5
7th	Brazil (IRE) Mark Walsh · Padraig Roche	4/1	22

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
2	Hypotenus Chestnut J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	1636-4	-	119	92	128d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Mistakes on chase debut, can race keenly, in good hands but not one for maximum faith
1	Brazil Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Padraig Roche	J:Mark Walsh T:Padraig Roche	166	t	/P00-9	-	105	91	—	—	—	-16	6.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Well-beaten on chase debut and last time on Flat, classy but current form a major worry
7	Cossack Chach Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	157	t	6P-297	-	100	57	41d	—	—	-17	7.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Maiden hurdle winner well-beaten both chases, drops in trip, chance if on a going day
5	Valsorpresa Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	-83742	-	124	105	23d	—	—	-5	10.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Maiden hurdle winner in April, pleasing chasing debut at Perth, chance if rain stays away
3	If You Let Me Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	166	h	6-1323	-	106	92	—	—	—	-9	3.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Rated 119 over timber, Donoghue prefers Hypotenus but he can't be discounted
6	Wandering Rocks Chestnut J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	J:Oakley Brown(5) T:William Durkan	166	tp	7-1400	-	-	-	54d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Disappointing over hurdles since winning at Ballinrobe, best watched on chasing debut
4	Perfect Pupil Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Stephen McConville	J:Sean Flanagan T:Stephen McConville	166	—	9U18-0	-	75	49	138d	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Beaten 44l in latest chase at Kilbeggan, down in trip but up against it in this company

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Hypotenus	11/4	5/2	11/4
Brazil	7/2	3/1	7/2
Cossack Chach	5/2	5/2	5/2
Valsorpresa	5/1	9/2	5/1
If You Let Me	15/2	15/2	15/2
Wandering Rocks	20/1	14/1	18/1
Perfect Pupil	100/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Valsorpresa

10.3

OR: 0 Form: 5.9 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Cossack Chach

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Hypotenus

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Brazil

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

If You Let Me

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Wandering Rocks

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Perfect Pupil

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hypotenus	—	119	92
Brazil	—	105	91
Cossack Chach	—	100	57
Valsorpresa	—	124	105
If You Let Me	—	106	92
Wandering Rocks	—	—	—
Perfect Pupil	—	75	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Valsorpresa	23d ago	Fit
Cossack Chach	41d ago	Fit
Wandering Rocks	54d ago	Fresh
Hypotenus	128d ago	Long break
Perfect Pupil	138d ago	Long break
Brazil	—	—
If You Let Me	—	—