Geoff Scally's Centra Summerhill Beginners Chase – Kilbeggan

Kilbeggan

16:22

Geoff Scally's Centra Summerhill Beginners Chase

Date 2025-06-01

Distance 2m4f80y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 5m 0.50s (slow by 0.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Aspurofthemoment (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	5/2F	Won
2nd	St Cuthbert's Cave (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	8/1	3
3rd	Nouvotic (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/4	5.5
4th	Jumping Susie (IRE) Carl Millar · John C McConnell	17/2	3
5th	Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Ray Hackett	12/1	5.5
6th	Walhaan (IRE) E Walsh · Ciaran Murphy	40/1	8
7th	Beaufort Scale (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	11/2	12
8th	Karacole (FR) J J Slevin · James M Barcoe	125/1	4.5
9th	Desert Cave (IRE) John Shinnick · Cian Collins	40/1	33

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ennell Shadow (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · Ciaran Murphy	100/1
P.U.	Game On (GB) Donagh Meyler · Noel Meade	6/1
Fell	Lehaunstown (GB) Sean Flanagan · Barry Connell	33/1

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
1	Aspurofthemoment Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	03111-	-	-	-	50d	—	—	+1	32.9	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won a point and has followed up in two handicap hurdles; has momentum on chase debut
7	Nouvotic Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	166	h	2/414-	-	-	-	32d	—	—	-11	9.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Excellent fourth of 25 in a warm handicap hurdle latest; could make a useful chaser
9	St Cuthbert's Cave Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	23F1-3	-	-	-	20d	—	—	-7	7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Only 1-11 over hurdles but consistent and can raise his profile over fences
5	Game On Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	J:Donagh Meyler T:Noel Meade	166	t	/623-1	-	-	-	23d	—	—	+3	12.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Improver hurdler now sent chasing; may need good ground so weather needs monitoring
2	Beaufort Scale Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	U9100-	-	-	-	40d	—	—	-2	7.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dual hurdle winner; bred to do well over fences but watch the weather (likes good going)
8	Nowwhatdoyouthink Bay J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:Ray Hackett	166	—	0751-6	-	111	85	24d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-6	2.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won a maiden hurdle in March but then beaten 21l on switch to fences at Tipperary
11	Jumping Susie Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Carl Millar(5) T:John C McConnell	159	t	33158-	-	-	-	39d	—	—	+2	8.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Some of her hurdling form reads quite well in the context of today's company
6	Lehaunstown Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Barry Connell	166	—	/6028-	-	-	-	118d	—	—	+1	4.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed in a handicap hurdle; will need to improve plenty for fences to be winning this
3	Desert Cave Bay J:John Shinnick(3) T:Cian Collins	J:John Shinnick(3) T:Cian Collins	166	t	P30P-U	-	-	-	20d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Point/hurdle winner; running well when unseating last time; no easy starter over fences
10	Walhaan Grey J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	166	t	/8048-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Smart on the Flat and a winning hurdler (1-15); not bred for this belated chase debut
12	Karacole Bay J:J J Slevin T:James M Barcoe	J:J J Slevin T:James M Barcoe	159	—	33P06-	-	103	77	37d	—	—	0	1.1	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Flat winner who is 0-14 over hurdles and very opposable on recent chasing exploits
4	Ennell Shadow Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Ciaran Murphy	166	—	6966-	-	-	-	80d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Beaten 20l when running his best race in maiden hurdles (2m6f, heavy); still early days

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Aspurofthemoment	2/1	2/1	2/1
Nouvotic	11/4	3/1	3/1
St Cuthbert's Cave	11/2	11/2	11/2
Game On	7/1	15/2	7/1
Beaufort Scale	8/1	8/1	8/1
Nowwhatdoyouthink	11/1	11/1	11/1
Jumping Susie	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lehaunstown	33/1	28/1	28/1
Desert Cave	33/1	28/1	28/1
Walhaan	33/1	33/1	33/1
Karacole	100/1	80/1	80/1
Ennell Shadow	100/1	40/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aspurofthemoment

32.9

OR: 0 Form: 22.9 Odds: 10

2/1

2nd

Game On

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Nouvotic

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Jumping Susie

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Beaufort Scale

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 4.7 Odds: 2.5

8/1

St Cuthbert's Cave

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

Lehaunstown

4.3

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Nowwhatdoyouthink

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Karacole

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0.8 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Desert Cave

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Walhaan

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ennell Shadow

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aspurofthemoment	—	—	—
Nouvotic	—	—	—
St Cuthbert's Cave	—	—	—
Game On	—	—	—
Beaufort Scale	—	—	—
Nowwhatdoyouthink	—	111	85
Jumping Susie	—	—	—
Lehaunstown	—	—	—
Desert Cave	—	—	—
Walhaan	—	—	—
Karacole	—	103	77
Ennell Shadow	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
St Cuthbert's Cave	20d ago	Fit
Desert Cave	20d ago	Fit
Game On	23d ago	Fit
Nowwhatdoyouthink	24d ago	Fit
Nouvotic	32d ago	Fit
Karacole	37d ago	Fit
Jumping Susie	39d ago	Fit
Beaufort Scale	40d ago	Fit
Aspurofthemoment	50d ago	Fresh
Ennell Shadow	80d ago	Fresh
Lehaunstown	118d ago	Long break
Walhaan	—	—