Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase – Galway

Galway

13:30

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Date 2024-10-27

Distance 2m6f111y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,145

Winning Time 5m 59.50s (slow by 31.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Search For Glory (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	11/4	Won
2nd	Sa Majeste (FR) Mark Walsh · W P Mullins	2/1F	8
3rd	Mint Boy (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	4/1	1.5
4th	Sequestered (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	16/1	0.1
5th	Sir Argus (GB) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	5/1	11
6th	West Is Awake (IRE) Kieren Buckley · Edward Cawley	40/1	26
7th	Pitwood Road (GB) Michael O'Sullivan · Terence O'Brien	22/1	.5
8th	Hillsdale (IRE) E Walsh · J P Dempsey	125/1	9
9th	Ik's Man (FR) John Shinnick · Terence O'Brien	66/1	5.5
10th	He's Home Again (IRE) Philip Byrnes · Edward Cawley	100/1	2
11th	Maxi Mac Gold (FR) Sean O'Keeffe · Paul Nolan	16/1	25
12th	Arion Soldier (IRE) Ricky Doyle · Eamon Courtney	28/1	30

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
7	Sa Majeste Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	166	—	6/106-	-	-	-	183d	—	—	-18	8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Winning return at Limerick last term; couldn't build on that in Britain but respected
8	Search For Glory Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	tp	31417-	-	-	-	226d	—	—	-7	18.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won 2 Grade 3 novice hurdles last term before Albert Bartlett 7th; type to make a chaser
6	Mint Boy Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	15217-	-	-	-	211d	—	—	-2	17.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Progressive hurdler last term, winning off mark of 126; could be more to come over fences
10	Sir Argus Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	166	—	213/2-	-	135	-	451d	—	—	-8	10.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Bumper/maiden hurdle winner who produced promising chase debut over C&D in 2023; off since
5	Maxi Mac Gold Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	166	tp	33-143	-	102	22	22d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Justified favouritism at Cork in May; low-key chase debut latest but cheekpieces may help
1	Arion Soldier Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Eamon Courtney	J:Ricky Doyle T:Eamon Courtney	166	—	0831-	-	-	-	209d	—	—	+8	13.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Getting better with each run and landed maiden hurdle when last seen; chase debut
12	Pitwood Road Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Terence O'Brien	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Terence O'Brien	159	b	6121-P	-	-	-	167d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won twice in Britain at the start of the year but big step forward required on chase debut
9	Sequestered Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	4090-8	-	89	-	19d	—	—	-3	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Didn't kick on last term after win at this meeting; recent chase debut here was low-key
11	West Is Awake Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley	J:Kieren Buckley T:Edward Cawley	166	h	0625-F	-	-	-	153d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Dual hurdle winner but looks up against it on chase debut returning from 153 days off
4	Ik's Man Bay J:John Shinnick(5) T:Terence O'Brien	J:John Shinnick(5) T:Terence O'Brien	166	t	2452P/	-	-	-	550d	—	—	+1	3.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Point winner; tough ask when pulled up when last seen and off 550 days
2	He's Home Again Bay J:Philip Byrnes T:Edward Cawley	J:Philip Byrnes T:Edward Cawley	166	—	6P2P1-	-	-	-	210d	—	—	+10	11.5	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Won a handicap hurdle off 96 when last seen and makes his chase debut here; plenty to find
3	Hillsdale Bay J:E Walsh T:J P Dempsey	J:E Walsh T:J P Dempsey	166	h	3810-7	-	-	-	159d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Off the mark in h'cap hurdle off 94 last term before lesser runs; tough ask on chase debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sa Majeste	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Search For Glory	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	5/2
Mint Boy	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Sir Argus	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Maxi Mac Gold	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Arion Soldier	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1
Pitwood Road	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Sequestered	25/1	20/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
West Is Awake	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Ik's Man	66/1	50/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
He's Home Again	125/1	80/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Hillsdale	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Search For Glory

18.2

OR: 0 Form: 10.6 Odds: 7.6

3/1

2nd

Mint Boy

17.2

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.7

9/2

3rd

Arion Soldier

13.7

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.6

22/1

He's Home Again

11.5

OR: 0 Form: 11 Odds: 0.5

125/1

Sir Argus

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5.4

9/2

Sa Majeste

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Ik's Man

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Maxi Mac Gold

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Pitwood Road

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Sequestered

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

West Is Awake

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Hillsdale

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sa Majeste	—	—	—
Search For Glory	—	—	—
Mint Boy	—	—	—
Sir Argus	—	135	—
Maxi Mac Gold	—	102	22
Arion Soldier	—	—	—
Pitwood Road	—	—	—
Sequestered	—	89	—
West Is Awake	—	—	—
Ik's Man	—	—	—
He's Home Again	—	—	—
Hillsdale	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sequestered	19d ago	Fit
Maxi Mac Gold	22d ago	Fit
West Is Awake	153d ago	Long break
Hillsdale	159d ago	Long break
Pitwood Road	167d ago	Long break
Sa Majeste	183d ago	Long break
Arion Soldier	209d ago	Long break
He's Home Again	210d ago	Long break
Mint Boy	211d ago	Long break
Search For Glory	226d ago	Long break
Sir Argus	451d ago	Long break
Ik's Man	550d ago	Long break