George And Joan McCourt Memorial Beginners Chase – Roscommon

Roscommon

18:38

George And Joan McCourt Memorial Beginners Chase

Date 2025-06-09

Distance 2m5f150y

Class

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 5m 25.10s (slow by 14.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Boston Rover (IRE) Kevin Sexton · Gordon Elliott	4/1J	Won
2nd	Iamagetaway (IRE) Kieren Buckley · James Andrew Fahey	12/1	5
3rd	One Night Standard (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · Gavin Cromwell	4/1J	5.5
4th	Born Bright (IRE) James Smith · Ms Claire O'Connell	10/1	1.75
5th	Gorgeous Suspect (FR) Peter Smithers · Aidan Anthony Howard	11/2	5
6th	On Lovers Walk (IRE) Tom Harney · Ross O'Sullivan	7/1	7.5
7th	Presenting Max (IRE) Liam Quinlan · A J Martin	8/1	11
8th	Jhentong Enki (FR) James O'Sullivan · Paul Nolan	33/1	.5
9th	Miss Dishy (IRE) E Walsh · Ciaran Murphy	50/1	5.5
10th	Ballybrittas (IRE) Dylan Robinson · P J Rothwell	14/1	4.5
11th	Lehaunstown (GB) Ben Harvey · Barry Connell	33/1	5
12th	Shotgun Jack (IRE) Charlie O'Dwyer · Patrick G Kelly	50/1	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Chiefs Kingdom (IRE) Gavin Brouder · Paul Nolan	14/1
Fell	Ollie La Ba Ba (IRE) G B Noonan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	10/1

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 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	Boston Rover Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	6423-2	-	122	96	18d	—	—	-9	10.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Rated 107 over hurdles, fine effort on chase debut after break, improve for that, chance
9	On Lovers Walk Bay J:Tom Harney(5) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Tom Harney(5) T:Ross O'Sullivan	166	t	2U433-	110	116	99	57d	—	—	+11	24.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Rated 110, good efforts last twice, has an experience edge over some of these, go well
R17	One Night Standard Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	159	—	6672-8	103	108	100	28d	—	—	-14	26.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Hurdles winner, rated 103 over fences, improve for latest run after break, chance; reserve
4	Gorgeous Suspect Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Aidan Anthony Howard	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Aidan Anthony Howard	166	ht	81F/5-	-	117	65	398d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
109 rated hurdler, caught the eye of stewards latest (May 2024), tongue tied, check market
10	Presenting Max Brown J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:A J Martin	J:Liam Quinlan(3) T:A J Martin	166	t	08773-	105	108	89	45d	—	—	+10	19.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Rated 105 over fences, good effort in h'cap at Kilbeggan, step up in trip a plus, chance
14	Born Bright Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	J:James Smith(5) T:Ms Claire O'Connell	159	p	160-7F	-	122	75	18d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
2-8 over hurdles, fell when running decent race on latest, place chance with clear round
8	Ollie La Ba Ba Chestnut J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	166	tp	7652-6	-	101	76	24d	—	—	-6	2.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
1-12 over hurdles and rated 110, may have needed latest on chase debut, not discounted
1	Ballybrittas Bay J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	166	—	1622-9	110	117	100	24d	—	—	+9	17.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Rated 110 after three chase starts, jumping lacked fluency latest, needs to bounce back
5	Iamagetaway Chestnut J:Kieren Buckley T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Kieren Buckley T:James Andrew Fahey	166	t	55177-	-	-	-	84d	—	—	-23	18.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
108 rated hurdler, out of form recently, back with James Fahey, watch on chase debut
3	Chiefs Kingdom Bay J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:Paul Nolan	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:Paul Nolan	166	t	4/52-U	106	108	95	17d	—	—	-14	27.3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
108 rated maiden hurdler, beaten 25l and unseated last two chase starts, needs more
7	Lehaunstown Bay J:Ben Harvey T:Barry Connell	J:Ben Harvey T:Barry Connell	166	—	6028-F	-	-	-	8d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
0-5 over hurdles and rated 109, fell early on chase debut last week, probably best watched
6	Jhentong Enki Bay J:James O'Sullivan T:Paul Nolan	J:James O'Sullivan T:Paul Nolan	166	t	54/5-F	-	-	-	24d	—	—	-2	0.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Point winner, rated 103 over hurdles, could improve for fences but needs to
11	Shotgun Jack Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Patrick G Kelly	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Patrick G Kelly	166	t	68/0-9	-	-	-	27d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Winning hurdler, out of form recently, dam won over fences but watch on chase debut
16	Miss Dishy Bay J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	159	—	1830-6	-	-	-	10d	—	—	-2	0.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
107 rated hurdler, chase debutante, beaten 36l over hurdles latest, others preferred
NR	The Electrical Kid Chestnut J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	2/364/	-	-	-	502d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Showed ability over hurdles, new yard, check market on chase debut after long layoff
NR	Betty Dutton Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:E J O'Grady	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:E J O'Grady	159	—	253-44	-	115	88	9d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Course winner over hurdles, beaten 17l on chase debut, this trip more suitable, needs more
NR	Lady Nightingale Grey J:Ryan Treacy T:Paul Stephen Kiely	J:Ryan Treacy T:Paul Stephen Kiely	159	p	276-P0	-	-	-	2d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Maiden, pulled up in h'cap hurdle latest, cheekpieces on for chase bow, others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Boston Rover	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1	7/2
On Lovers Walk	11/2	6/1	11/2	13/2	11/2
One Night Standard	9/2	5/1	9/2	13/2	5/1
Gorgeous Suspect	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Presenting Max	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1	17/2
Born Bright	10/1	10/1	10/1	8/1	10/1
Ollie La Ba Ba	11/1	12/1	11/1	8/1	11/1
Ballybrittas	12/1	12/1	12/1	8/1	11/1
Iamagetaway	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Chiefs Kingdom	18/1	18/1	18/1	12/1	18/1
Lehaunstown	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Jhentong Enki	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Shotgun Jack	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Miss Dishy	50/1	50/1	50/1	80/1	50/1
The Electrical Kid	-	-	-	-	-
Betty Dutton	-	-	-	-	-
Lady Nightingale	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Chiefs Kingdom

27.3

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

18/1

2nd

One Night Standard

26.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

13/2

3rd

On Lovers Walk

24.3

OR: 15 Form: 5.7 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Presenting Max

19.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Iamagetaway

18.3

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 13.3

16/1

Ballybrittas

17.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Boston Rover

10.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

The Electrical Kid

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Gorgeous Suspect

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Born Bright

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ollie La Ba Ba

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Lehaunstown

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Jhentong Enki

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Shotgun Jack

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Miss Dishy

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Betty Dutton

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lady Nightingale

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
On Lovers Walk	110	116	99
Ballybrittas	110	117	100
Chiefs Kingdom	106	108	95
Presenting Max	105	108	89
One Night Standard	103	108	100
Boston Rover	—	122	96
Gorgeous Suspect	—	117	65
Born Bright	—	122	75
Ollie La Ba Ba	—	101	76
Iamagetaway	—	—	—
Lehaunstown	—	—	—
Jhentong Enki	—	—	—
Shotgun Jack	—	—	—
Miss Dishy	—	—	—
The Electrical Kid	—	—	—
Betty Dutton	—	115	88
Lady Nightingale	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lady Nightingale	2d ago	Quick return
Lehaunstown	8d ago	Quick return
Betty Dutton	9d ago	Quick return
Miss Dishy	10d ago	Quick return
Chiefs Kingdom	17d ago	Fit
Boston Rover	18d ago	Fit
Born Bright	18d ago	Fit
Ollie La Ba Ba	24d ago	Fit
Ballybrittas	24d ago	Fit
Jhentong Enki	24d ago	Fit
Shotgun Jack	27d ago	Fit
One Night Standard	28d ago	Fit
Presenting Max	45d ago	Fit
On Lovers Walk	57d ago	Fresh
Iamagetaway	84d ago	Fresh
Gorgeous Suspect	398d ago	Long break
The Electrical Kid	502d ago	Long break