Guinness Novice Hurdle – Galway

Galway

17:05

Guinness Novice Hurdle

Date 2025-07-31

Distance 2m4f156y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €12,980

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
8	Cameletta Vega Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	151	—	1748-1	-	137	123	82d	—	—	-16	22.5	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Course bumper winner a year ago, limitations exposed later on, won well on hurdling debut
5	Strong Link Brown J:Donagh Meyler T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Donagh Meyler T:Ross O'Sullivan	158	—	232-11	-	134	118	28d	—	—	-17	7.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Backed up bumper win with a maiden hurdle win at Tipperary, a lot more on his plate now
9	Keep Up Bay J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:W P Mullins	J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:W P Mullins	151	—	15-1	-	135	107	53d	—	—	-2	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Bumper winner, good enough to get away with untidy jumping on hurdling debut
4	I Am River Bay J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins	158	—	P/1	-	132	85	60d	—	—	0	12.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Returned from long absence to make all in a maiden at Kilbeggan, hard to assess
1	Cinammon Roll Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	1-7111	-	132	65	18d	—	—	0	9.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Not seriously tested for a bumper win and two hurdle wins, must cope with bigger challenge
2	Kamikaz Du Plessis Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	/2-211	125	133	99	16d	—	—	+17	24.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
On a hat-trick after Wexford and Downpatrick wins, stablemate Cinnamon Roll appeals more
3	Carrigg Island Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	158	h	1-52	123	129	65	55d	—	—	+23	26	10.00/1	40/1 2%
66-1 debut winner, poor run at Killarney in May, much better at Clonmel. tough task here
7	Bobbysingindablues Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	154	—	7F57-P	100	120	98	34d	—	—	+11	13	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Modest form in maidens, unlikely to make any impression in a race of this standard
10	The Cheeky Pup Chestnut J:Sean Flanagan T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Sean Flanagan T:John Joseph Hanlon	149	—	00	-	53	25	20d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
No sign of worthwhile form in two maiden outings, completely out of his depth
NR	Sunny South West Brown J:Phillip Enright T:Edward F Power	J:Phillip Enright T:Edward F Power	158	h	15-114	119	131	104	9d	—	—	—	17.3	—	—
Above-average bumper winner, won on hurdling debut, recent Ballinrobe defeat raises doubts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cameletta Vega	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8
Strong Link	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Keep Up	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
I Am River	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1
Cinammon Roll	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	17/2
Kamikaz Du Plessis	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Carrigg Island	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Bobbysingindablues	100/1	80/1	80/1	40/1	80/1
The Cheeky Pup	300/1	300/1	300/1	250/1	250/1
Sunny South West	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Carrigg Island

OR: 18.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

40/1

2nd

Kamikaz Du Plessis

24.2

OR: 18.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Cameletta Vega

22.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 12.5

6/4

Sunny South West

17.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Keep Up

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5

9/2

Bobbysingindablues

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

I Am River

12.3

OR: 0 Form: 9 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Cinammon Roll

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Strong Link

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

The Cheeky Pup

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kamikaz Du Plessis	125	133	99
Carrigg Island	123	129	65
Sunny South West	119	131	104
Bobbysingindablues	100	120	98
Cameletta Vega	—	137	123
Strong Link	—	134	118
Keep Up	—	135	107
I Am River	—	132	85
Cinammon Roll	—	132	65
The Cheeky Pup	—	53	25

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sunny South West	9d ago	Quick return
Kamikaz Du Plessis	16d ago	Fit
Cinammon Roll	18d ago	Fit
The Cheeky Pup	20d ago	Fit
Strong Link	28d ago	Fit
Bobbysingindablues	34d ago	Fit
Keep Up	53d ago	Fresh
Carrigg Island	55d ago	Fresh
I Am River	60d ago	Fresh
Cameletta Vega	82d ago	Fresh