McHale Tiger Roll Beginners Chase – Ballinrobe

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McHale Tiger Roll Beginners Chase

Date 2025-05-26

Distance 2m1f54y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 4m 4.00s (fast by 7.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Westport Cove (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	6/5F	Won
2nd	Itsalladream (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	8/1	5.5
3rd	Le Coq Hardi (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	3/1	13
4th	Talk In The Park (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Ross O'Sullivan	14/1	25
5th	Midnight Moonshine (IRE) Ben Harvey · William Harvey	100/1	5
6th	Al Gasparo (FR) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	11/4	57
7th	Evesham Road (IRE) Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	125/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	An Mhi (IRE) Mike O'Connor · R K Watson	40/1
U.R.	Fromquintotulla (IRE) Mr Andrew Burke-Ott · Patrick J F Hassett	150/1
P.U.	Rockandrose (IRE) Jordan Gainford · D M Christie	150/1

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	Westport Cove Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	ht	44224-	140	146	133	35d	—	—	-7	47.2	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Hard to win with, reproduction of neck second to Aspire Tower at Wexford might be enough
1	Al Gasparo Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	31010-	-	-	-	75d	—	—	-5	17.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Made all for three wins over hurdles last year, should make a useful novice chaser.
6	Le Coq Hardi Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	3125-2	-	128	106	18d	—	—	-12	12.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Made a competent start over fences when second to stablemate of Westport Cove at Tipperary
9	Talk In The Park Bay J:Donagh Meyler T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Donagh Meyler T:Ross O'Sullivan	166	—	1186-4	-	118	93	18d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Finished a little over 10l behind runner-up Le Coq Hardi on chasing debut at Tipperary
5	Itsalladream Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Danny Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	14P0-5	-	116	91	18d	—	—	-4	1.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Not disgraced when 50-1 at Tipperary on chase debut, well held by runner-up Le Coq Hardi
2	An Mhi Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:R K Watson	J:Mike O'Connor T:R K Watson	166	t	15/26-	-	-	-	201d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Four-time hurdles winner for Gordon Elliott in 2023, back in Ireland after spell in France
3	Evesham Road Brown J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes T:C Byrnes	166	—	U8/P-0	-	71	-	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Pulled up on chasing debut at Down Royal a year ago, struggled at Tipperary on return
7	Midnight Moonshine Bay J:Ben Harvey T:William Harvey	J:Ben Harvey T:William Harvey	166	—	41349-	-	87	32	35d	—	—	+4	4.7	31.25/1	125/1 1%
1-6 in points, remote ninth in a hunters' chase at Cork, up against it in this company
8	Rockandrose Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:D M Christie	J:Jordan Gainford T:D M Christie	166	t	F13/0-	-	-	-	70d	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Point winner, jumped badly and tailed off in a maiden hurdle at Down Royal on rules debut
4	Fromquintotulla Bay J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Patrick J F Hassett	J:Mr Andrew Burke-Ott(7) T:Patrick J F Hassett	166	—	P54PP-	-	-	-	60d	—	—	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Weak form in points, huge price when pulled up in a beginners' chase at Clonmel in March

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Westport Cove	evn	evn	evn	evn	5/6
Al Gasparo	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	10/3
Le Coq Hardi	3/1	3/1	3/1	5/2	5/2
Talk In The Park	12/1	10/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Itsalladream	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	20/1
An Mhi	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Evesham Road	125/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	50/1
Midnight Moonshine	125/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	100/1
Rockandrose	100/1	80/1	100/1	80/1	80/1
Fromquintotulla	200/1	200/1	200/1	100/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Westport Cove

47.2

OR: 22.5 Form: 6 Odds: 18.7

5/6

2nd

Al Gasparo

17.3

OR: 0 Form: 10.6 Odds: 6.7

10/3

3rd

Le Coq Hardi

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Midnight Moonshine

4.7

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Talk In The Park

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Itsalladream

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

An Mhi

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Evesham Road

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Rockandrose

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Fromquintotulla

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Westport Cove	140	146	133
Al Gasparo	—	—	—
Le Coq Hardi	—	128	106
Talk In The Park	—	118	93
Itsalladream	—	116	91
An Mhi	—	—	—
Evesham Road	—	71	—
Midnight Moonshine	—	87	32
Rockandrose	—	—	—
Fromquintotulla	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Le Coq Hardi	18d ago	Fit
Talk In The Park	18d ago	Fit
Itsalladream	18d ago	Fit
Evesham Road	18d ago	Fit
Westport Cove	35d ago	Fit
Midnight Moonshine	35d ago	Fit
Fromquintotulla	60d ago	Fresh
Rockandrose	70d ago	Fresh
Al Gasparo	75d ago	Fresh
An Mhi	201d ago	Long break