Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Galway

14:10

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 2m2f54y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €23,600

Runners (11)

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
8	Westport Cove Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	155	ht	4224-1	140	158	144	66d	—	—	+11	42	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Front-runner easily beat Itsalladream at Ballinrobe; vulnerable at this level though
1	Pied Piper Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	162	tp	F51-11	150	153	98	52d	—	—	+15	29	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Three soft wins over fences; much stiffer task now conceding weight to better-class rivals
3	Gold Dancer Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	155	t	4/P0-1	-	145	121	84d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Jumped well for Tipperary win; much stiffer task here and would appreciate any rain
11	Gale Mahler Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Brian Hughes T:Adrian Paul Keatley	148	tp	10-312	-	156	135	32d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Winning hurdler here last year; recent chase form gives her major claims if jumping okay
10	Birdie Or Bust Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mark Walsh T:Henry De Bromhead	148	—	459-1U	132	151	115	52d	—	—	+14	23	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Killarney winner unseated early at Roscommon; needs to improve to play a major role
4	Intellotto Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	155	t	14/3-1	-	153	74	70d	—	—	+6	14.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Quite impressive Limerick chase debut winner on good; should go well
7	Special Cadeau Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	155	—	2015-2	140	152	141	13d	—	—	+23	29.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has taken well to chasing although more needed upped in grade here
5	Itsalladream Chestnut J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	155	—	P0-521	130	133	124	52d	—	—	+17	21.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Gifted Roscommon novice last time; considerably stiffer task here
6	Runcok Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	155	h	156-F1	140	153	139	30d	—	—	+20	23.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Tipperary winner a work in progress as a chaser and will have to jump better in this grade
2	Fine Margin Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	155	—	11P5-1	-	141	85	27d	—	—	+7	11	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Fine comeback run to win on chasing debut at Wexford on favoured good ground; interesting
9	Belle The Lioness Chestnut J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	J:Phillip Enright T:S Curling	148	t	P-9212	116	141	101	14d	—	—	+15	16.9	20.00/1	80/1 1%
In-foal mare steadily improved of late but looks out of her depth here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Westport Cove	7/4	7/4	15/8	7/4	2/1
Pied Piper	11/2	5/1	11/2	6/1	9/2
Gold Dancer	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Gale Mahler	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Birdie Or Bust	8/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Intellotto	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Special Cadeau	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Itsalladream	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Runcok	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Fine Margin	28/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Belle The Lioness	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Westport Cove

OR: 22.5 Form: 10 Odds: 9.5

2/1

2nd

Special Cadeau

29.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Pied Piper

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Runcok

23.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Birdie Or Bust

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Itsalladream

21.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Belle The Lioness

16.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Intellotto

14.5

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Gold Dancer

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Fine Margin

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

28/1

Gale Mahler

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pied Piper	150	153	98
Westport Cove	140	158	144
Special Cadeau	140	152	141
Runcok	140	153	139
Birdie Or Bust	132	151	115
Itsalladream	130	133	124
Belle The Lioness	116	141	101
Gold Dancer	—	145	121
Gale Mahler	—	156	135
Intellotto	—	153	74
Fine Margin	—	141	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Special Cadeau	13d ago	Quick return
Belle The Lioness	14d ago	Fit
Fine Margin	27d ago	Fit
Runcok	30d ago	Fit
Gale Mahler	32d ago	Fit
Pied Piper	52d ago	Fresh
Birdie Or Bust	52d ago	Fresh
Itsalladream	52d ago	Fresh
Westport Cove	66d ago	Fresh
Intellotto	70d ago	Fresh
Gold Dancer	84d ago	Fresh